Import/export HS code 845410: Converters for metal processing

Machines used to convert raw metal into usable forms in metallurgy

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* 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 3,282,210
Netherlands 537,735
Czechia 240,699
United States 155,545
Germany 116,603

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 3,221,684 60,526 -3,161,158
Netherlands 521,644 16,091 -505,553
Czechia 187,280 53,419 -133,861
United States 33,891 121,654 +87,763
Germany 97,461 19,142 -78,319
France 33,301 0 -33,301
Ireland 26,445 0 -26,445
Norway 21,749 0 -21,749
Taiwan 10,809 9,790 -1,019
India 13,458 0 -13,458

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 4,034,903
United States 160,809
Germany 122,837
Taiwan 40,178
France 33,301

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 3,927,196 107,707 -3,819,489
United States 47,527 113,282 +65,755
Germany 109,355 13,482 -95,873
Taiwan 12,079 28,099 +16,020
France 33,301 0 -33,301
United Kingdom 25,952 1,803 -24,149
Malaysia 0 24,846 +24,846
India 13,458 0 -13,458
Japan 972 8,395 +7,423
Poland 5,149 0 -5,149

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Inner London - West 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 0 -1
Kent 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,711,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 429,244
Air transport 263,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,531

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 £
Other 3,660,840 50,511 -3,610,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 367,975 61,269 -306,706
Air transport 114,879 148,148 +33,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,296 40,235 -8,061

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,711,351
Dover 386,283
London Stansted Airport 158,904
Thamesport 58,305
East Midlands Airport 43,407

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 £
000 3,660,840 50,511 -3,610,329
Dover 331,611 54,672 -276,939
London Stansted Airport 44,977 113,927 +68,950
Thamesport 43,896 14,409 -29,487
East Midlands Airport 40,324 3,083 -37,241
London Heathrow Airport 16,713 14,934 -1,779
Holyhead 26,445 0 -26,445
Southampton 0 24,926 +24,926
499 1,190 11,009 +9,819
London 4,569 5,204 +635

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 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 1
2025-08 1
2025-07 2
2025-04 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
54m+ 6
15m-54m 5
Other 3
0-1m 1

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 £
Germany 109,123
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 93,732
United States 71,279
Georgia 68,116
Turkey 55,216

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 £
Germany 97,982 11,141 -86,841
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 93,732 0 -93,732
United States 63,893 7,386 -56,507
Georgia 66,521 1,595 -64,926
Turkey 0 55,216 +55,216
Ireland 14,886 26,471 +11,585
Qatar 40,586 0 -40,586
Norway 18,383 20,596 +2,213
Netherlands 13,931 12,552 -1,379
Saudi Arabia 14,116 11,000 -3,116

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 429,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 236,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,002
Road transport 17,429

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 330,448 99,147 -231,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,634 103,422 -29,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,669 3,333 -13,336
Road transport 17,429 0 -17,429

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 191,901
East Midlands Airport 130,954
Poole 93,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,361
ZLC 73,255

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 170,898 21,003 -149,895
East Midlands Airport 111,298 19,656 -91,642
Poole 93,732 0 -93,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,145 55,216 +26,071
ZLC 34,969 38,286 +3,317
London Stansted Airport 30,712 6,293 -24,419
Holyhead 5,501 23,321 +17,820
Immingham Docks 0 16,000 +16,000
Warton Aerodrome 0 11,000 +11,000
Dover 1,083 8,885 +7,802

Quick facts

HS code: 845410

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

Description: Machines used to convert raw metal into usable forms in metallurgy