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 39,206,051
China 22,300,693
Germany 18,583,307
Austria 5,798,705
Taiwan 2,994,047

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 21,096,414 18,109,637 -2,986,777
China 10,682,642 11,618,051 +935,409
Germany 9,031,710 9,551,597 +519,887
Austria 3,454,510 2,344,195 -1,110,315
Taiwan 1,226,960 1,767,087 +540,127
Belgium 1,276,682 1,679,147 +402,465
Sweden 359,203 2,154,944 +1,795,741
Poland 973,417 1,125,470 +152,053
Spain 1,742,220 282,266 -1,459,954
Netherlands 913,752 965,972 +52,220

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 26,996,198
Italy 19,438,188
Germany 13,231,021
Austria 5,732,473
Taiwan 5,679,489

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 13,193,677 13,802,521 +608,844
Italy 8,911,537 10,526,651 +1,615,114
Germany 6,320,968 6,910,053 +589,085
Austria 3,365,400 2,367,073 -998,327
Taiwan 2,464,049 3,215,440 +751,391
Czechia 1,604,259 1,711,756 +107,497
Sweden 380,256 2,174,190 +1,793,934
Poland 981,854 1,061,935 +80,081
Spain 1,740,734 262,869 -1,477,865
Switzerland 603,861 632,201 +28,340

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 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 10 10 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 4 8 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 5 4 -1
Kent 5 3 -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) 53,253,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,755,353
Other 20,737,898
Air transport 2,205,349
Road transport 1,518,291

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) 26,855,046 26,398,778 -456,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,443,637 16,311,716 +2,868,079
Other 12,494,592 8,243,306 -4,251,286
Air transport 986,265 1,219,084 +232,819
Road transport 689,861 828,430 +138,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,093,775
000 20,737,898
Purfleet 12,460,806
Felixstowe 12,222,204
Southampton 10,666,960

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 12,457,700 10,636,075 -1,821,625
000 12,494,592 8,243,306 -4,251,286
Purfleet 4,663,940 7,796,866 +3,132,926
Felixstowe 5,937,303 6,284,901 +347,598
Southampton 5,173,412 5,493,548 +320,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,633,013 3,362,379 -1,270,634
Eurotunnel 1,716,144 1,574,514 -141,630
London Gateway Port 620,539 2,630,075 +2,009,536
Immingham Docks 622,873 1,671,803 +1,048,930
Thamesport 916,582 974,292 +57,710

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 34
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
2025-11 50
2025-10 42
2025-09 42
2025-08 34
2025-07 41

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 91
0-1m 45
54m+ 39
15m-54m 17
Other 17

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 5,542,539
Netherlands 1,210,870
United States 1,030,387
Germany 1,013,457
Poland 736,395

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 2,992,692 2,549,847 -442,845
Netherlands 257,149 953,721 +696,572
United States 576,622 453,765 -122,857
Germany 737,526 275,931 -461,595
Poland 565,803 170,592 -395,211
France 531,531 162,368 -369,163
New Zealand 263,665 349,177 +85,512
Belgium 435,299 47,775 -387,524
Lithuania 383,438 2,823 -380,615
Canada 164,960 163,802 -1,158

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 541,655
Italy 267,446
Germany 164,318
Taiwan 77,609
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 293,513 248,142 -45,371
Italy 117,315 150,131 +32,816
Germany 5,528 158,790 +153,262
Taiwan 38,486 39,123 +637
Ireland 47,053 14,744 -32,309
XU 21,835 12,238 -9,597
XI 7,870 13,193 +5,323
United States 1,959 496 -1,463

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) 10,566,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,595,607
Other 1,170,416
Air transport 616,663
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) 6,396,706 4,170,272 -2,226,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,951,648 1,643,959 -307,689
Other 533,559 636,857 +103,298
Air transport 305,037 311,626 +6,589
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 4,020,005
Holyhead 3,066,133
Immingham Docks 1,306,373
Southampton 1,282,732
Liverpool Docks 1,261,260

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 2,999,433 1,020,572 -1,978,861
Holyhead 1,702,685 1,363,448 -339,237
Immingham Docks 373,210 933,163 +559,953
Southampton 591,067 691,665 +100,598
Liverpool Docks 567,023 694,237 +127,214
000 533,559 636,857 +103,298
London Gateway Port 532,347 496,228 -36,119
London 541,717 124,906 -416,811
Heysham 264,954 168,052 -96,902
Felixstowe 371,452 42,163 -329,289

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