Import/export HS code 845811: Computer-controlled lathes

Lathes operated by computers for precise metal cutting

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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 32,811,994
South Korea 31,029,224
Belgium 27,965,945
Japan 24,653,174
Netherlands 21,451,704

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 22,535,631 10,276,363 -12,259,268
South Korea 18,835,082 12,194,142 -6,640,940
Belgium 17,078,784 10,887,161 -6,191,623
Japan 9,514,933 15,138,241 +5,623,308
Netherlands 15,033,435 6,418,269 -8,615,166
Taiwan 8,572,030 5,584,343 -2,987,687
Austria 3,481,963 9,005,550 +5,523,587
United States 4,902,716 3,153,142 -1,749,574
Spain 1,403,527 5,170,396 +3,766,869
Italy 2,193,620 1,462,255 -731,365

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 57,367,307
South Korea 34,185,455
Germany 30,000,573
Taiwan 17,714,090
Thailand 12,591,813

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 33,423,164 23,944,143 -9,479,021
South Korea 19,647,670 14,537,785 -5,109,885
Germany 21,621,122 8,379,451 -13,241,671
Taiwan 10,610,170 7,103,920 -3,506,250
Thailand 6,613,932 5,977,881 -636,051
Austria 3,576,104 9,014,197 +5,438,093
United States 5,633,818 3,239,678 -2,394,140
Spain 1,373,472 5,258,649 +3,885,177
Italy 2,059,121 943,965 -1,115,156
China 1,298,457 1,281,952 -16,505

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 13
West Midlands 4
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 10 +0
West Midlands 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 100,052,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,699,106
Road transport 6,361,154
Other 6,145,874
Air transport 1,250,067

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) 56,017,370 44,035,124 -11,982,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,980,356 32,718,750 -11,261,606
Road transport 4,240,694 2,120,460 -2,120,234
Other 4,058,402 2,087,472 -1,970,930
Air transport 989,725 260,342 -729,383

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 51,425,716
Dover 45,618,455
Felixstowe 32,945,445
Eurotunnel 15,197,696
Immingham Docks 7,678,807

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 29,109,817 22,315,899 -6,793,918
Dover 24,618,466 20,999,989 -3,618,477
Felixstowe 25,154,122 7,791,323 -17,362,799
Eurotunnel 6,925,470 8,272,226 +1,346,756
Immingham Docks 1,996,798 5,682,009 +3,685,211
ZLC 5,127,465 2,228,603 -2,898,862
000 4,058,402 2,087,472 -1,970,930
Purfleet 2,815,207 2,301,279 -513,928
London 2,969,393 2,039,858 -929,535
Harwich 2,438,068 1,368,984 -1,069,084

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 23
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of basic metals 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 12
2025-10 13
2025-09 12
2025-08 13

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 29
54m+ 27
15m-54m 8
Other 6
0-1m 4

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 51,053,808
Ireland 9,618,031
Germany 7,495,629
United States 4,867,593
Spain 3,075,736

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 29,067,930 21,985,878 -7,082,052
Ireland 5,938,874 3,679,157 -2,259,717
Germany 5,217,040 2,278,589 -2,938,451
United States 806,094 4,061,499 +3,255,405
Spain 1,655,025 1,420,711 -234,314
Norway 733,140 1,859,929 +1,126,789
France 1,196,403 1,218,157 +21,754
Sweden 1,375,848 951,059 -424,789
Poland 783,006 1,461,849 +678,843
Netherlands 765,827 1,453,286 +687,459

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 £
China 2,612

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 £
China 2,612 0 -2,612

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) 91,893,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,045,857
Air transport 992,335
Other 2,612
Road transport 1,108

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) 50,265,276 41,628,014 -8,637,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,273,391 7,772,466 +3,499,075
Air transport 524,956 467,379 -57,577
Other 2,612 0 -2,612
Road transport 1,108 0 -1,108

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,271,266
Immingham Docks 7,667,522
Holyhead 7,420,665
London 5,223,048
Liverpool Docks 3,648,061

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 33,667,991 30,603,275 -3,064,716
Immingham Docks 3,680,484 3,987,038 +306,554
Holyhead 4,012,379 3,408,286 -604,093
London 3,491,181 1,731,867 -1,759,314
Liverpool Docks 371,123 3,276,938 +2,905,815
London Gateway Port 587,353 1,593,579 +1,006,226
Southampton 656,341 1,351,053 +694,712
Harwich 1,423,822 340,400 -1,083,422
Felixstowe 1,239,853 424,514 -815,339
Grangemouth Docks 737,116 545,020 -192,096

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 845811

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

Description: Lathes operated by computers for precise metal cutting