Import/export HS code 846150: Sawing or cutting-off machines

Machines used to saw or cut materials into pieces

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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 11,486,603
China 9,334,361
Italy 6,791,321
Taiwan 4,447,305
South Korea 3,404,032

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 7,482,529 4,004,074 -3,478,455
China 5,005,230 4,329,131 -676,099
Italy 3,470,923 3,320,398 -150,525
Taiwan 2,274,854 2,172,451 -102,403
South Korea 3,368,832 35,200 -3,333,632
Netherlands 1,691,477 1,503,276 -188,201
Turkey 1,153,397 1,069,186 -84,211
Czechia 849,856 755,572 -94,284
Austria 1,288,236 230,188 -1,058,048
Norway 368,599 837,506 +468,907

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 10,093,907
Germany 9,894,835
Italy 6,933,617
Taiwan 4,850,487
South Korea 3,387,386

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 5,458,920 4,634,987 -823,933
Germany 6,670,817 3,224,018 -3,446,799
Italy 3,596,386 3,337,231 -259,155
Taiwan 2,589,486 2,261,001 -328,485
South Korea 3,368,832 18,554 -3,350,278
Netherlands 1,348,784 998,627 -350,157
Turkey 1,110,613 1,069,186 -41,427
Czechia 1,026,924 1,057,758 +30,834
Singapore 1,226,314 598,914 -627,400
United States 1,384,049 439,995 -944,054

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 29
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Greater Manchester 17
West Yorkshire 15

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 16 22 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 13 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 14 +3
Greater Manchester 7 12 +5
West Yorkshire 13 8 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 5 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 11 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
North Eastern Scotland 7 5 -2
Kent 7 5 -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) 25,574,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,396,925
Air transport 4,958,129
Road transport 609,185
Other 196,808

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) 15,486,052 10,088,242 -5,397,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,653,482 8,743,443 -3,910,039
Air transport 3,326,334 1,631,795 -1,694,539
Road transport 363,234 245,951 -117,283
Other 97,344 99,464 +2,120

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,991,442
Felixstowe 8,664,124
Eurotunnel 5,269,108
Southampton 4,628,149
Tyne 3,417,787

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 £
Dover 6,999,621 4,991,821 -2,007,800
Felixstowe 4,843,516 3,820,608 -1,022,908
Eurotunnel 3,220,403 2,048,705 -1,171,698
Southampton 2,935,303 1,692,846 -1,242,457
Tyne 3,417,787 0 -3,417,787
Immingham Docks 1,961,326 1,261,889 -699,437
London Gateway Port 624,559 1,532,770 +908,211
Birmingham Airport 870,182 705,503 -164,679
London 660,986 796,460 +135,474
Aberdeen Airport 1,014,377 422,801 -591,576

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 102
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 37
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Other manufacturing 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 40
2025-10 48
2025-09 35
2025-08 39

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 146
54m+ 77
0-1m 38
15m-54m 27
Other 18

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 £
Italy 2,155,335
Netherlands 1,363,713
Sweden 1,227,346
Ireland 1,189,885
United States 1,172,509

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 £
Italy 199,758 1,955,577 +1,755,819
Netherlands 824,869 538,844 -286,025
Sweden 73,846 1,153,500 +1,079,654
Ireland 775,788 414,097 -361,691
United States 587,838 584,671 -3,167
Poland 963,730 31,735 -931,995
Norway 266,597 582,454 +315,857
Spain 508,575 15,928 -492,647
Germany 308,509 193,339 -115,170
Singapore 322,912 147,450 -175,462

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 £
XI 680,644
China 112,585
Italy 28,626
Ireland 1,541
Nicaragua 1,348

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 £
XI 627,029 53,615 -573,414
China 59,052 53,533 -5,519
Italy 28,626 0 -28,626
Ireland 1,160 381 -779
Nicaragua 1,348 0 -1,348
United States 3 44 +41
Taiwan 30 0 -30

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) 7,889,355
Air transport 2,902,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,316,628
Other 831,444
Road transport 37,835

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) 3,360,464 4,528,891 +1,168,427
Air transport 1,249,968 1,652,502 +402,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,268,053 1,048,575 -219,478
Other 719,746 111,698 -608,048
Road transport 37,835 0 -37,835

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,299,291
Hull 1,588,618
Manchester Airport 1,176,264
London Heathrow Airport 888,455
000 831,444

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 1,865,275 2,434,016 +568,741
Hull 435,118 1,153,500 +718,382
Manchester Airport 251,701 924,563 +672,862
London Heathrow Airport 541,900 346,555 -195,345
000 719,746 111,698 -608,048
Aberdeen Docks 201,458 535,477 +334,019
Holyhead 527,491 125,768 -401,723
Liverpool Docks 237,303 273,018 +35,715
London Gateway Port 252,164 198,990 -53,174
Felixstowe 281,558 96,350 -185,208

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 846150

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

Description: Machines used to saw or cut materials into pieces