Import/export HS code 845522: Cold rolling mills

Machines used to roll metal at room temperature for precision shaping

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  • 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 £
Taiwan 3,228,859
China 1,732,491
New Zealand 1,161,077
United States 941,905
Turkey 294,678

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 £
Taiwan 711,138 2,517,721 +1,806,583
China 1,088,556 643,935 -444,621
New Zealand 1,159,464 1,613 -1,157,851
United States 106,050 835,855 +729,805
Turkey 294,678 0 -294,678
India 7,547 44,231 +36,684
France 26,981 962 -26,019
Germany 0 23,968 +23,968
Italy 18,236 0 -18,236
Spain 17,875 20 -17,855

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 £
Taiwan 3,291,358
China 1,732,953
New Zealand 1,161,077
United States 823,798
Turkey 298,245

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 £
Taiwan 773,637 2,517,721 +1,744,084
China 1,026,057 706,896 -319,161
New Zealand 1,159,464 1,613 -1,157,851
United States 108,799 714,999 +606,200
Turkey 294,678 3,567 -291,111
Netherlands 0 63,196 +63,196
India 7,547 44,231 +36,684
Poland 26,981 0 -26,981
Germany 0 23,968 +23,968
Spain 17,875 0 -17,875

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2
West Yorkshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 1

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
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Norfolk 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,805,332
Air transport 325,302
Road transport 294,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 109,054

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,958,461 3,846,871 +888,410
Air transport 115,989 209,313 +93,324
Road transport 294,678 0 -294,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,056 27,998 -53,058

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,675,514
Southampton 2,235,171
Liverpool Docks 790,337
London Gateway Port 689,925
Belfast Port 689,643

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 1,337,157 1,338,357 +1,200
Southampton 604,796 1,630,375 +1,025,579
Liverpool Docks 204,098 586,239 +382,141
London Gateway Port 689,925 0 -689,925
Belfast Port 407,199 282,444 -124,755
Manchester Airport 19,863 188,207 +168,344
London Heathrow Airport 81,753 4,918 -76,835
Dover 29,730 27,978 -1,752
Eurotunnel 36,915 0 -36,915
London 16,888 5,889 -10,999

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 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of basic metals 3
Specialised construction activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy 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 3
2025-07 1
2025-06 1

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 12
54m+ 9
0-1m 2
15m-54m 2
Other 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 £
United States 3,398,449
Ireland 1,216,089
Belgium 864,440
New Zealand 684,913
Spain 415,390

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 581,651 2,816,798 +2,235,147
Ireland 672,848 543,241 -129,607
Belgium 309,716 554,724 +245,008
New Zealand 77,805 607,108 +529,303
Spain 388,739 26,651 -362,088
Australia 57,318 152,002 +94,684
Thailand 16,037 117,500 +101,463
Dominican Republic 129,766 0 -129,766
Mexico 52,263 57,849 +5,586
Israel 47,748 60,845 +13,097

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) 4,377,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,859,833
Air transport 951,191
Road transport 1,166

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) 855,030 3,522,320 +2,667,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,559,796 1,300,037 -259,759
Air transport 436,011 515,180 +79,169
Road transport 1,166 0 -1,166

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,572,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,183,925
Holyhead 977,686
Southampton 888,821
London Heathrow Airport 611,284

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 £
Liverpool Docks 133,352 2,438,998 +2,305,646
Dover / Eurotunnel 487,605 696,320 +208,715
Holyhead 644,445 333,241 -311,204
Southampton 178,512 710,309 +531,797
London Heathrow Airport 231,046 380,238 +149,192
London Gateway Port 282,409 311,668 +29,259
Felixstowe 263,112 271,120 +8,008
Dover 381,000 32,000 -349,000
East Midlands Airport 172,510 63,391 -109,119
London Stansted Airport 18,000 49,373 +31,373

Quick facts

HS code: 845522

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

Description: Machines used to roll metal at room temperature for precision shaping