Import/export HS code 845380: Various leather and shoe-making machines

Additional machinery used in leatherworking or shoe production, not covered by other codes

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 £
Italy 543,769
China 374,635
Spain 143,522
Bulgaria 20,280
United States 18,128

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 £
Italy 186,097 357,672 +171,575
China 233,180 141,455 -91,725
Spain 105,711 37,811 -67,900
Bulgaria 20,280 0 -20,280
United States 14,869 3,259 -11,610
Israel 0 12,750 +12,750
France 11,561 899 -10,662
Japan 0 8,149 +8,149
Denmark 0 5,768 +5,768
South Korea 0 4,870 +4,870

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 £
Italy 543,769
China 385,459
Spain 136,696
Bulgaria 20,280
United States 18,128

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 £
Italy 186,097 357,672 +171,575
China 233,180 152,279 -80,901
Spain 105,711 30,985 -74,726
Bulgaria 20,280 0 -20,280
United States 14,869 3,259 -11,610
Israel 0 12,750 +12,750
France 11,561 0 -11,561
Japan 0 8,149 +8,149
Denmark 0 6,667 +6,667
South Korea 0 4,870 +4,870

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
South East Wales 2
West Midlands 2

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
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
South East Wales 2 0 -2
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 704,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 291,976
Air transport 152,468

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 247,655 457,146 +209,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 224,378 67,598 -156,780
Air transport 100,581 51,887 -48,694

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 370,922
Eurotunnel 279,067
Dover 221,443
Thamesport 79,524
Manchester Airport 71,964

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 £
Felixstowe 228,757 142,165 -86,592
Eurotunnel 9,887 269,180 +259,293
Dover 143,994 77,449 -66,545
Thamesport 54,024 25,500 -28,524
Manchester Airport 66,742 5,222 -61,520
London Heathrow Airport 13,874 17,748 +3,874
Birmingham Airport 9,488 19,890 +10,402
London 21,263 8,077 -13,186
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,820 2,373 -7,447
East Midlands Airport 6,350 5,768 -582

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of leather and related products 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-07 3
2025-06 2
2025-05 2

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 10
0-1m 6
54m+ 6
15m-54m 2

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 £
France 89,254
Italy 62,677
Germany 37,548
Spain 19,532
Uganda 10,410

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 £
France 89,254 0 -89,254
Italy 62,677 0 -62,677
Germany 4,788 32,760 +27,972
Spain 17,128 2,404 -14,724
Uganda 0 10,410 +10,410
Netherlands 1,487 8,673 +7,186
Egypt 5,187 0 -5,187
India 0 3,800 +3,800
Kazakhstan 0 2,275 +2,275
XS 1,779 0 -1,779

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,080
Air transport 49,324

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,441 14,210 -80,231
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,080 1,000 -85,080
Air transport 3,212 46,112 +42,900

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 89,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,292
London Stansted Airport 33,435
London Gateway Port 19,397
ZLC 12,510

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 £
499 89,254 0 -89,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,292 0 -81,292
London Stansted Airport 0 33,435 +33,435
London Gateway Port 5,187 14,210 +9,023
ZLC 1,433 11,077 +9,644
Eurotunnel 4,788 0 -4,788
East Midlands Airport 1,779 1,600 -179
Hull 0 1,000 +1,000

Quick facts

HS code: 845380

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

Description: Additional machinery used in leatherworking or shoe production, not covered by other codes