Import/export HS code 845650: Water-jet cutting machines

Machines that use high-pressure water jets to cut materials

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 £
Germany 4,211,920
Sweden 1,834,229
United States 1,686,388
Iceland 1,647,470
China 1,405,166

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 £
Germany 1,859,250 2,352,670 +493,420
Sweden 812,849 1,021,380 +208,531
United States 694,123 992,265 +298,142
Iceland 1,647,470 0 -1,647,470
China 732,257 672,909 -59,348
Italy 455,195 871,291 +416,096
Spain 385,593 0 -385,593
Switzerland 354,709 3,513 -351,196
France 3,457 251,146 +247,689
Netherlands 126,612 43,854 -82,758

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 £
Germany 4,157,594
United States 1,915,209
Sweden 1,894,229
Iceland 1,647,470
China 1,458,937

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 £
Germany 1,795,571 2,362,023 +566,452
United States 732,778 1,182,431 +449,653
Sweden 812,849 1,081,380 +268,531
Iceland 1,647,470 0 -1,647,470
China 732,257 726,680 -5,577
Italy 456,400 874,149 +417,749
Spain 469,937 0 -469,937
Austria 226,068 2,944 -223,124
Turkey 0 205,335 +205,335
Switzerland 131,260 3,513 -127,747

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Inner London - West 3
Lancashire 3

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 Yorkshire 5 1 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Lancashire 2 2 +0
North Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 3 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 2 +2

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) 7,670,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,924,297
Air transport 569,251

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) 3,545,209 4,124,927 +579,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,436,299 2,487,998 -948,301
Air transport 316,141 253,110 -63,031

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,482,767
Dover 2,983,411
Southampton 1,690,753
Eurotunnel 1,122,578
Felixstowe 1,107,658

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,951,237 1,531,530 -419,707
Dover 1,432,013 1,551,398 +119,385
Southampton 685,915 1,004,838 +318,923
Eurotunnel 1,032,766 89,812 -942,954
Felixstowe 403,895 703,763 +299,868
Aberdeen Docks 0 700,223 +700,223
Middlesbrough 508,132 164,544 -343,588
ZLC 354,709 63,065 -291,644
Tyne 0 303,351 +303,351
London Heathrow Airport 161,275 102,713 -58,562

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 5
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 2
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 4

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 21
54m+ 14
15m-54m 7
0-1m 2
Other 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 £
Germany 876,699
United States 433,153
France 179,962
Australia 159,911
Ireland 125,525

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 345,898 530,801 +184,903
United States 243,614 189,539 -54,075
France 21,472 158,490 +137,018
Australia 106,945 52,966 -53,979
Ireland 94,839 30,686 -64,153
Switzerland 92,800 3,905 -88,895
Sweden 56,090 16,094 -39,996
Iceland 0 66,788 +66,788
Italy 9,724 50,433 +40,709
Netherlands 57,815 2,190 -55,625

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Nicaragua 20,963
China 2,575

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Nicaragua 0 20,963 +20,963
China 1,312 1,263 -49

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,650,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 633,353
Air transport 93,145
Other 23,538

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 728,028 922,055 +194,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 360,882 272,471 -88,411
Air transport 70,434 22,711 -47,723
Other 1,312 22,226 +20,914

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,238,387
Liverpool Docks 326,371
Felixstowe 203,704
Dover 98,866
London Gateway Port 95,897

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 550,169 688,218 +138,049
Liverpool Docks 216,827 109,544 -107,283
Felixstowe 173,738 29,966 -143,772
Dover 0 98,866 +98,866
London Gateway Port 42,931 52,966 +10,035
Southampton 2,800 79,995 +77,195
Middlesbrough 1,650 66,788 +65,138
Immingham Docks 56,090 0 -56,090
London Heathrow Airport 46,008 3,500 -42,508
Portsmouth 0 47,801 +47,801

Quick facts

HS code: 845650

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

Description: Machines that use high-pressure water jets to cut materials