Import/export HS code 845710: Machining centres for metal

Machines that perform multiple cutting tasks on metal in one setup

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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 £
Germany 64,122,702
Japan 39,944,929
United States 24,813,087
Taiwan 19,056,046
Netherlands 16,858,354

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 42,973,173 21,149,529 -21,823,644
Japan 16,269,802 23,675,127 +7,405,325
United States 12,306,097 12,506,990 +200,893
Taiwan 9,261,374 9,794,672 +533,298
Netherlands 8,943,713 7,914,641 -1,029,072
Belgium 6,864,879 8,759,702 +1,894,823
Switzerland 7,927,690 3,848,166 -4,079,524
Italy 4,478,449 3,138,812 -1,339,637
Sweden 2,710,638 2,141,275 -569,363
France 1,825,457 1,815,806 -9,651

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 £
Japan 61,056,252
Germany 52,708,563
Taiwan 32,005,301
United States 26,059,626
Switzerland 9,218,223

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 £
Japan 27,496,680 33,559,572 +6,062,892
Germany 34,083,477 18,625,086 -15,458,391
Taiwan 18,164,614 13,840,687 -4,323,927
United States 13,072,200 12,987,426 -84,774
Switzerland 5,852,211 3,366,012 -2,486,199
Italy 4,876,446 3,170,927 -1,705,519
China 3,935,821 3,062,773 -873,048
Sweden 2,710,638 2,917,487 +206,849
Spain 3,579,819 546,660 -3,033,159
Austria 156,398 2,885,613 +2,729,215

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
West Midlands 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Northern Ireland 6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 13 +3
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Northern Ireland 0 6 +6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0

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) 124,570,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,957,182
Other 13,430,040
Road transport 1,402,960
Air transport 1,034,390

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) 74,716,402 49,854,447 -24,861,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,542,242 44,414,940 +9,872,698
Other 9,173,873 4,256,167 -4,917,706
Road transport 548,055 854,905 +306,850
Air transport 569,617 464,773 -104,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 59,981,597
Dover 50,477,307
Eurotunnel 14,915,619
ZLC 13,863,006
000 13,430,040

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 £
Southampton 27,206,700 32,774,897 +5,568,197
Dover 29,742,998 20,734,309 -9,008,689
Eurotunnel 11,072,778 3,842,841 -7,229,937
ZLC 8,748,391 5,114,615 -3,633,776
000 9,173,873 4,256,167 -4,917,706
Felixstowe 6,087,370 7,130,802 +1,043,432
Harwich 3,547,394 6,656,271 +3,108,877
Immingham Docks 2,725,517 5,906,539 +3,181,022
Killingholme 7,657,476 71,190 -7,586,286
Belfast Port 2,770,480 4,807,618 +2,037,138

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 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 18
2025-09 20
2025-08 15
2025-07 17

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
54m+ 44
1m-15m 41
0-1m 14
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 £
Belgium 73,351,091
Germany 31,534,484
Turkey 6,665,379
Spain 6,481,517
Ireland 6,414,061

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 £
Belgium 40,386,483 32,964,608 -7,421,875
Germany 21,500,877 10,033,607 -11,467,270
Turkey 3,988,067 2,677,312 -1,310,755
Spain 3,558,103 2,923,414 -634,689
Ireland 2,117,580 4,296,481 +2,178,901
Sweden 2,750,385 2,038,575 -711,810
Italy 2,832,621 1,504,246 -1,328,375
France 3,019,122 862,377 -2,156,745
Hungary 1,290,620 1,158,779 -131,841
Netherlands 1,311,955 854,542 -457,413

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) 105,761,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,522,578
Air transport 912,032
Road transport 2,791

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) 53,787,855 51,973,811 -1,814,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,920,224 18,602,354 -18,317,870
Air transport 746,701 165,331 -581,370
Road transport 2,791 0 -2,791

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 52,636,307
Harwich 40,022,327
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,027,012
Immingham Docks 7,373,197
Portsmouth 4,852,731

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 29,420,863 23,215,444 -6,205,419
Harwich 25,940,085 14,082,242 -11,857,843
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,649,869 14,377,143 -4,272,726
Immingham Docks 4,075,746 3,297,451 -778,295
Portsmouth 2,306,426 2,546,305 +239,879
London Gateway Port 1,355,581 2,932,097 +1,576,516
Purfleet 2,020,976 1,688,034 -332,942
Holyhead 595,583 2,690,094 +2,094,511
Dover 2,314,106 583,589 -1,730,517
Southampton 659,441 1,673,306 +1,013,865

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 845710

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

Description: Machines that perform multiple cutting tasks on metal in one setup