Import/export HS code 845290: Sewing machine parts and accessories

Furniture, bases, covers, and other parts for sewing machines

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 1,858,965
Germany 1,570,542
Taiwan 1,021,473
United States 850,548
Japan 552,517

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 1,260,061 598,904 -661,157
Germany 830,714 739,828 -90,886
Taiwan 585,754 435,719 -150,035
United States 543,433 307,115 -236,318
Japan 285,975 266,542 -19,433
Viet Nam 172,857 378,044 +205,187
Switzerland 430,021 120,451 -309,570
Italy 270,075 183,056 -87,019
Netherlands 269,212 113,349 -155,863
France 111,338 244,799 +133,461

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 2,362,577
Taiwan 1,575,504
Germany 825,214
Japan 760,400
United States 692,743

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 1,545,615 816,962 -728,653
Taiwan 846,178 729,326 -116,852
Germany 416,690 408,524 -8,166
Japan 390,048 370,352 -19,696
United States 466,262 226,481 -239,781
Viet Nam 190,067 389,979 +199,912
Thailand 263,739 202,777 -60,962
Italy 261,934 178,285 -83,649
Switzerland 250,636 110,909 -139,727
United Kingdom 205,169 53,066 -152,103

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Lancashire 13
West Yorkshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Greater Manchester 14 11 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Lancashire 8 11 +3
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Essex 5 3 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,131,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,314,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,397,735
Road transport 256,660
Other 14,678

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 2,378,748 1,752,427 -626,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,971,042 1,343,574 -627,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 868,508 529,227 -339,281
Road transport 17,432 239,228 +221,796
Other 3,609 11,069 +7,460

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,678,955
Southampton 1,557,590
London Stansted Airport 1,189,460
Felixstowe 1,173,006
Dover 876,334

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 1,042,792 636,163 -406,629
Southampton 789,988 767,602 -22,386
London Stansted Airport 704,629 484,831 -219,798
Felixstowe 850,557 322,449 -528,108
Dover 566,786 309,548 -257,238
London Heathrow Airport 295,722 180,998 -114,724
Birmingham Airport 170,925 278,426 +107,501
Thamesport 270,913 122,457 -148,456
ZLC 62,447 239,228 +176,781
Eurotunnel 166,786 125,838 -40,948

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of textiles 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 16
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 36
2025-09 25
2025-08 31
2025-07 26

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 68
54m+ 49
15m-54m 23
0-1m 19
Other 8

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 371,998
Sri Lanka 275,087
Ireland 225,562
Netherlands 69,360
Ghana 63,495

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 285,300 86,698 -198,602
Sri Lanka 121,024 154,063 +33,039
Ireland 193,872 31,690 -162,182
Netherlands 15,055 54,305 +39,250
Ghana 37,888 25,607 -12,281
Trinidad and Tobago 3,898 54,479 +50,581
Pakistan 44,420 13,073 -31,347
Germany 41,651 14,806 -26,845
Brazil 10,846 37,063 +26,217
Chile 10,994 36,079 +25,085

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,474,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 385,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,821
Road transport 4,411

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 844,962 629,712 -215,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,767 85,598 -214,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,018 79,803 +28,785
Road transport 4,411 0 -4,411

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 862,423
London Heathrow Airport 416,769
Holyhead 185,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,199
ZLC 92,625

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 424,651 437,772 +13,121
London Heathrow Airport 297,663 119,106 -178,557
Holyhead 169,452 16,195 -153,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,993 46,206 -19,787
ZLC 43,465 49,160 +5,695
London Stansted Airport 64,361 12,989 -51,372
Southampton 2,470 66,913 +64,443
Dover 48,485 9,100 -39,385
London Gateway Port 29,886 9,516 -20,370
Manchester Airport 19,233 2,990 -16,243

Quick facts

HS code: 845290

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Furniture, bases, covers, and other parts for sewing machines