Import/export HS code 846261: Hydraulic presses

Machines that use hydraulic power to shape or compress metal

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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 £
Italy 6,084,165
Spain 4,039,474
Germany 3,682,102
Turkey 3,556,980
China 3,178,670

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 £
Italy 5,324,394 759,771 -4,564,623
Spain 3,971,344 68,130 -3,903,214
Germany 2,689,974 992,128 -1,697,846
Turkey 1,561,389 1,995,591 +434,202
China 1,754,623 1,424,047 -330,576
France 2,004,399 261,469 -1,742,930
Netherlands 359,368 1,102,835 +743,467
Portugal 67,854 711,452 +643,598
Austria 1,207 752,282 +751,075
Finland 286,321 272,010 -14,311

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 £
Italy 7,650,504
Spain 4,246,290
Germany 3,933,772
Turkey 3,672,984
China 3,330,487

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 £
Italy 6,302,312 1,348,192 -4,954,120
Spain 4,136,162 110,128 -4,026,034
Germany 2,910,644 1,023,128 -1,887,516
Turkey 1,551,449 2,121,535 +570,086
China 1,843,469 1,487,018 -356,451
France 1,005,752 208,811 -796,941
Portugal 72,436 708,284 +635,848
Austria 0 738,037 +738,037
Poland 292,270 396,312 +104,042
Finland 286,321 307,817 +21,496

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 14
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Greater Manchester 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Essex 9

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 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 6 -3
Greater Manchester 3 9 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Essex 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +1
South East Wales 3 4 +1
Mid and South West Wales 2 3 +1

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) 16,473,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,878,198
Road transport 1,657,697
Air transport 1,638,295
Other 207,818

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) 12,063,649 4,410,064 -7,653,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,642,842 2,235,356 -4,407,486
Road transport 105,407 1,552,290 +1,446,883
Air transport 646,355 991,940 +345,585
Other 130,833 76,985 -53,848

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,583,177
Southampton 4,193,940
Immingham Docks 2,550,733
ZLC 1,747,113
Killingholme 1,703,403

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 7,359,094 1,224,083 -6,135,011
Southampton 4,070,137 123,803 -3,946,334
Immingham Docks 778,996 1,771,737 +992,741
ZLC 188,582 1,558,531 +1,369,949
Killingholme 1,642,924 60,479 -1,582,445
Felixstowe 641,717 717,109 +75,392
Eurotunnel 578,402 473,708 -104,694
Harwich 366,281 586,758 +220,477
London 637,887 295,196 -342,691
Newhaven 59,922 701,782 +641,860

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 47
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 29
2025-09 21
2025-08 23
2025-07 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 75
54m+ 42
0-1m 14
15m-54m 13
Other 10

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 £
Saudi Arabia 11,298,785
United States 1,218,715
India 406,817
United Arab Emirates 366,858
Spain 333,711

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 £
Saudi Arabia 11,298,785 0 -11,298,785
United States 955,230 263,485 -691,745
India 401,421 5,396 -396,025
United Arab Emirates 10,065 356,793 +346,728
Spain 171,952 161,759 -10,193
Slovakia 28,156 299,310 +271,154
Ireland 228,028 95,599 -132,429
Australia 8,080 259,603 +251,523
Israel 0 256,000 +256,000
Belgium 163,193 79,033 -84,160

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 42,182
France 15,458

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 23,343 18,839 -4,504
France 861 14,597 +13,736

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) 13,491,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,445,102
Air transport 782,637
Other 57,640
Road transport 1,643

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) 12,744,764 747,103 -11,997,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,321,687 1,123,415 -198,272
Air transport 358,355 424,282 +65,927
Other 24,204 33,436 +9,232
Road transport 1,643 0 -1,643

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
WEY 11,293,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,476,535
Southampton 939,831
London Gateway Port 743,716
London Heathrow Airport 683,744

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 £
WEY 11,293,000 0 -11,293,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 995,438 481,097 -514,341
Southampton 570,283 369,548 -200,735
London Gateway Port 497,148 246,568 -250,580
London Heathrow Airport 275,382 408,362 +132,980
Immingham Docks 45,176 352,673 +307,497
Dover 257,348 125,665 -131,683
Liverpool Docks 88,879 154,622 +65,743
Holyhead 105,193 24,770 -80,423
Felixstowe 80,220 4,865 -75,355

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 846261

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

Description: Machines that use hydraulic power to shape or compress metal