Import/export HS code 845929: Various drilling machines

Non-computer-controlled drilling machines for metalworking

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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 £
China 6,091,350
United States 1,639,252
Germany 786,534
Spain 780,795
Italy 564,148

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 2,948,468 3,142,882 +194,414
United States 92,562 1,546,690 +1,454,128
Germany 436,208 350,326 -85,882
Spain 73,118 707,677 +634,559
Italy 545,382 18,766 -526,616
Belgium 392,068 86,217 -305,851
France 235,551 225,653 -9,898
Netherlands 306,831 123,847 -182,984
Taiwan 257,088 125,223 -131,865
Turkey 21,914 273,702 +251,788

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 6,996,146
United States 2,113,935
Spain 780,795
Italy 573,018
Taiwan 437,411

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 3,460,768 3,535,378 +74,610
United States 489,049 1,624,886 +1,135,837
Spain 73,118 707,677 +634,559
Italy 538,193 34,825 -503,368
Taiwan 247,782 189,629 -58,153
Germany 157,156 160,747 +3,591
Netherlands 261,973 38,531 -223,442
Turkey 21,914 273,702 +251,788
United Kingdom 229,941 44,661 -185,280
United Arab Emirates 235,627 9,366 -226,261

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
North Eastern Scotland 7

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 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 3 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
North Eastern Scotland 3 5 +2
Kent 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,365,088
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,644,463
Air transport 1,095,189
Other 125,452
Road transport 12,133

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) 3,466,165 4,898,923 +1,432,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,865,438 1,779,025 -86,413
Air transport 683,589 411,600 -271,989
Other 72,901 52,551 -20,350
Road transport 11,252 881 -10,371

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,673,911
Southampton 1,494,687
Liverpool Docks 1,484,279
Dover 1,268,492
London 1,210,284

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 1,525,460 1,148,451 -377,009
Southampton 795,868 698,819 -97,049
Liverpool Docks 38,586 1,445,693 +1,407,107
Dover 982,191 286,301 -695,890
London 574,268 636,016 +61,748
London Gateway Port 125,241 617,610 +492,369
Portsmouth 0 643,494 +643,494
Eurotunnel 456,298 140,405 -315,893
Immingham Docks 111,313 308,388 +197,075
Thamesport 273,792 111,010 -162,782

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 43
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 22
2025-10 24
2025-09 15
2025-08 21

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 51
54m+ 44
0-1m 14
15m-54m 12
Other 11

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 £
France 10,947,763
India 6,476,682
United States 3,716,231
Ireland 1,248,231
Netherlands 1,052,623

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 £
France 6,906,489 4,041,274 -2,865,215
India 6,411,768 64,914 -6,346,854
United States 440,850 3,275,381 +2,834,531
Ireland 637,399 610,832 -26,567
Netherlands 64,539 988,084 +923,545
Saudi Arabia 450,080 218,202 -231,878
Norway 280,853 361,164 +80,311
China 206,212 366,732 +160,520
Spain 432,953 102,355 -330,598
Canada 236,576 292,017 +55,441

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 167,922
Spain 17,318
Ireland 5,277
Germany 58

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 92,398 75,524 -16,874
Spain 17,286 32 -17,254
Ireland 5,277 0 -5,277
Germany 0 58 +58

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) 12,290,420
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,076,574
Road transport 6,734,510
Air transport 3,589,708
Other 192,747

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) 8,564,737 3,725,683 -4,839,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,449,763 6,626,811 +4,177,048
Road transport 6,734,510 0 -6,734,510
Air transport 1,255,909 2,333,799 +1,077,890
Other 115,785 76,962 -38,823

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 6,707,407
Felixstowe 4,264,588
Middlesbrough 3,751,642
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,719,088
Tyne 2,621,422

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 £
499 6,707,407 0 -6,707,407
Felixstowe 4,022,648 241,940 -3,780,708
Middlesbrough 4,164 3,747,478 +3,743,314
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,462,807 1,256,281 -206,526
Tyne 2,617,620 3,802 -2,613,818
Southampton 196,801 1,827,137 +1,630,336
London Gateway Port 762,607 664,518 -98,089
Liverpool Docks 488,777 727,993 +239,216
Manchester Airport 218,268 986,883 +768,615
London Heathrow Airport 433,684 502,985 +69,301

Quick facts

HS code: 845929

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

Description: Non-computer-controlled drilling machines for metalworking