Import/export HS code 846594: Bending or assembling machines for wood

Machines used to bend wood or assemble wooden parts

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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 13,321,158
China 5,374,709
United States 2,290,276
Italy 2,100,790
Czechia 1,200,016

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 10,469,008 2,852,150 -7,616,858
China 2,444,887 2,929,822 +484,935
United States 2,139,979 150,297 -1,989,682
Italy 1,368,164 732,626 -635,538
Czechia 459,348 740,668 +281,320
Austria 1,003,771 105,015 -898,756
France 212,290 214,272 +1,982
Taiwan 254,158 131,931 -122,227
Spain 82,828 239,594 +156,766
Greece 0 287,017 +287,017

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 £
Germany 11,977,053
China 5,376,845
United States 2,262,215
Italy 2,166,478
Austria 2,120,252

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 £
Germany 10,178,279 1,798,774 -8,379,505
China 2,516,807 2,860,038 +343,231
United States 2,111,918 150,297 -1,961,621
Italy 1,397,406 769,072 -628,334
Austria 1,344,945 775,307 -569,638
Czechia 459,348 740,668 +281,320
Taiwan 182,389 212,762 +30,373
France 156,847 196,835 +39,988
Greece 0 287,017 +287,017
Denmark 49,995 221,508 +171,513

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 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
West Midlands 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4

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 7 12 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 2 -4
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 4 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 1 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 2 2 +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) 18,425,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,989,246
Air transport 404,123
Other 240,296
Road transport 28,554

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) 13,588,652 4,837,071 -8,751,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,087,556 3,901,690 -1,185,866
Air transport 87,064 317,059 +229,995
Other 143,731 96,565 -47,166
Road transport 6,104 22,450 +16,346

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,234,653
Killingholme 4,798,318
Felixstowe 4,567,737
Immingham Docks 2,835,843
London Gateway Port 1,933,286

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 3,728,215 2,506,438 -1,221,777
Killingholme 4,798,318 0 -4,798,318
Felixstowe 2,411,680 2,156,057 -255,623
Immingham Docks 1,754,508 1,081,335 -673,173
London Gateway Port 1,019,734 913,552 -106,182
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,449,776 482,039 -967,737
Liverpool Docks 1,379,969 332,634 -1,047,335
Eurotunnel 688,078 617,607 -70,471
Hull 824,258 164,149 -660,109
Harwich 328,805 103,992 -224,813

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 21
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 10
2025-10 11
2025-09 8
2025-08 4

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 27
54m+ 22
0-1m 17
15m-54m 13
Other 8

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 £
China 1,772,068
United States 762,965
Denmark 698,971
Ireland 546,996
Philippines 316,550

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 £
China 1,429,847 342,221 -1,087,626
United States 522,954 240,011 -282,943
Denmark 0 698,971 +698,971
Ireland 289,859 257,137 -32,722
Philippines 316,550 0 -316,550
Panama 313,870 0 -313,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 283,500 +283,500
Poland 223,791 40,258 -183,533
Ukraine 0 241,431 +241,431
Germany 73,786 133,317 +59,531

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 2,121

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 0 2,121 +2,121

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) 3,953,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,784,727
Air transport 653,414
Other 2,121

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) 2,666,705 1,287,066 -1,379,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 594,879 1,189,848 +594,969
Air transport 202,346 451,068 +248,722
Other 0 2,121 +2,121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,723,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 933,500
Immingham Docks 723,579
London Gateway Port 714,774
London Heathrow Airport 413,798

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 £
Southampton 1,604,956 118,069 -1,486,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 115,584 817,916 +702,332
Immingham Docks 22,318 701,261 +678,943
London Gateway Port 340,942 373,832 +32,890
London Heathrow Airport 146,118 267,680 +121,562
Grangemouth Docks 403,480 0 -403,480
Holyhead 263,977 134,372 -129,605
Liverpool Docks 213,393 107,751 -105,642
Dover 8,148 146,964 +138,816
Harwich 151,069 1,264 -149,805

Quick facts

HS code: 846594

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

Description: Machines used to bend wood or assemble wooden parts