Import/export HS code 846591: Sawing machines for wood

Machines used to cut wood using saws

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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 39,043,969
China 22,464,602
Germany 18,377,869
Austria 5,562,673
Taiwan 3,049,352

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 20,045,594 18,998,375 -1,047,219
China 10,868,987 11,595,615 +726,628
Germany 9,135,425 9,242,444 +107,019
Austria 3,117,214 2,445,459 -671,755
Taiwan 1,486,934 1,562,418 +75,484
Sweden 382,743 2,584,367 +2,201,624
Belgium 1,189,298 1,628,345 +439,047
Poland 1,000,840 1,126,827 +125,987
Spain 1,743,370 281,116 -1,462,254
Netherlands 903,252 1,014,905 +111,653

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 27,078,137
Italy 19,703,227
Germany 13,152,410
Taiwan 5,670,212
Austria 5,501,212

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 13,304,591 13,773,546 +468,955
Italy 8,798,956 10,904,271 +2,105,315
Germany 6,491,213 6,661,197 +169,984
Taiwan 2,698,910 2,971,302 +272,392
Austria 3,080,448 2,420,764 -659,684
Czechia 1,697,173 1,550,855 -146,318
Sweden 408,693 2,597,778 +2,189,085
Poland 1,016,824 1,060,278 +43,454
Spain 1,740,734 262,869 -1,477,865
Switzerland 704,953 594,679 -110,274

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
West Midlands 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
West Yorkshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 12 -3
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 4 8 +4
Kent 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 5 5 +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) 53,593,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,773,018
Other 20,321,106
Air transport 2,176,280
Road transport 1,592,844

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) 26,594,057 26,999,694 +405,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,777,034 15,995,984 +2,218,950
Other 11,505,445 8,815,661 -2,689,784
Air transport 993,802 1,182,478 +188,676
Road transport 790,953 801,891 +10,938

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,337,661
000 20,321,106
Purfleet 12,301,794
Felixstowe 12,014,463
Southampton 10,785,345

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 12,458,724 10,878,937 -1,579,787
000 11,505,445 8,815,661 -2,689,784
Purfleet 4,490,694 7,811,100 +3,320,406
Felixstowe 5,930,511 6,083,952 +153,441
Southampton 5,434,171 5,351,174 -82,997
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,698,901 3,222,491 -1,476,410
London Gateway Port 717,506 2,769,165 +2,051,659
Eurotunnel 1,641,905 1,688,220 +46,315
Immingham Docks 556,323 2,157,143 +1,600,820
Thamesport 915,677 893,411 -22,266

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 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 50
2025-10 42
2025-09 42
2025-08 34

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 94
0-1m 44
54m+ 38
15m-54m 16
Other 16

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 £
Ireland 5,540,236
Netherlands 1,423,221
Germany 1,276,437
United States 1,178,869
Poland 746,400

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 £
Ireland 2,948,089 2,592,147 -355,942
Netherlands 412,273 1,010,948 +598,675
Germany 786,180 490,257 -295,923
United States 634,965 543,904 -91,061
Poland 559,712 186,688 -373,024
New Zealand 263,665 349,177 +85,512
France 444,607 162,308 -282,299
Belgium 432,782 85,929 -346,853
Lithuania 383,438 20,765 -362,673
Canada 165,439 163,323 -2,116

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 524,681
Italy 270,390
Germany 188,909
Taiwan 74,864
Ireland 61,797

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 292,239 232,442 -59,797
Italy 118,518 151,872 +33,354
Germany 5,528 183,381 +177,853
Taiwan 33,888 40,976 +7,088
Ireland 47,053 14,744 -32,309
XI 6,672 13,193 +6,521
United States 1,492 496 -996

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) 11,205,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,631,283
Other 1,170,063
Air transport 620,645
Road transport 2,098

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) 6,446,276 4,759,329 -1,686,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,806,117 1,825,166 +19,049
Other 519,056 651,007 +131,951
Air transport 377,914 242,731 -135,183
Road transport 2,098 0 -2,098

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,411,578
Holyhead 3,046,638
Immingham Docks 1,508,113
Liverpool Docks 1,295,627
Southampton 1,202,371

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 2,906,838 1,504,740 -1,402,098
Holyhead 1,620,369 1,426,269 -194,100
Immingham Docks 550,591 957,522 +406,931
Liverpool Docks 577,147 718,480 +141,333
Southampton 504,706 697,665 +192,959
000 519,056 651,007 +131,951
London Gateway Port 494,286 561,871 +67,585
London 541,717 131,159 -410,558
Felixstowe 368,324 159,082 -209,242
Heysham 281,760 167,836 -113,924

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 846591

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

Description: Machines used to cut wood using saws