Import/export HS code 846599: Various machines for working wood

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 26,442,096
China 8,853,185
Spain 5,248,028
France 4,288,383
Austria 2,280,500

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 15,258,949 11,183,147 -4,075,802
China 4,028,352 4,824,833 +796,481
Spain 1,440,557 3,807,471 +2,366,914
France 979,574 3,308,809 +2,329,235
Austria 903,861 1,376,639 +472,778
Germany 1,357,907 627,557 -730,350
Sweden 215,743 1,265,662 +1,049,919
Taiwan 849,902 607,451 -242,451
Netherlands 421,816 932,677 +510,861
Belgium 514,640 613,933 +99,293

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 26,206,428
China 9,273,567
Spain 7,967,701
Austria 2,358,775
Taiwan 1,764,052

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 15,072,044 11,134,384 -3,937,660
China 4,110,527 5,163,040 +1,052,513
Spain 1,353,657 6,614,044 +5,260,387
Austria 995,373 1,363,402 +368,029
Taiwan 1,055,611 708,441 -347,170
France 843,317 735,135 -108,182
Sweden 169,150 1,229,212 +1,060,062
Germany 899,681 472,098 -427,583
Netherlands 297,746 902,366 +604,620
Belgium 509,074 560,355 +51,281

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 22
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
West Midlands 14
Greater Manchester 13

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 18 13 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 12 +4
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Essex 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 9 3 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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) 44,270,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,481,305
Air transport 3,976,326
Other 518,798
Road transport 137,972

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) 21,821,570 22,448,817 +627,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,387,286 6,094,019 +706,733
Air transport 2,041,768 1,934,558 -107,210
Other 479,594 39,204 -440,390
Road transport 25,459 112,513 +87,054

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 29,249,423
Felixstowe 5,946,117
Portsmouth 4,884,420
Eurotunnel 3,977,233
Immingham Docks 3,199,392

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 14,856,022 14,393,401 -462,621
Felixstowe 2,897,154 3,048,963 +151,809
Portsmouth 1,289,097 3,595,323 +2,306,226
Eurotunnel 1,815,394 2,161,839 +346,445
Immingham Docks 1,551,973 1,647,419 +95,446
Southampton 1,255,283 632,630 -622,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,254,546 193,451 -1,061,095
London Heathrow Airport 576,766 762,223 +185,457
London Gateway Port 294,934 919,003 +624,069
East Midlands Airport 579,867 331,800 -248,067

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 75
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Other manufacturing 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Manufacture of furniture 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 40
2025-10 37
2025-09 38
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 108
54m+ 66
0-1m 59
15m-54m 28
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 £
Italy 4,925,580
Ireland 3,313,110
United Republic of Tanzania 1,547,986
United States 1,131,622
Thailand 872,128

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 4,650,030 275,550 -4,374,480
Ireland 1,034,663 2,278,447 +1,243,784
United Republic of Tanzania 0 1,547,986 +1,547,986
United States 946,054 185,568 -760,486
Thailand 110,229 761,899 +651,670
Netherlands 305,987 269,839 -36,148
Germany 136,766 213,698 +76,932
Canada 101,539 231,039 +129,500
France 40,777 241,098 +200,321
Saudi Arabia 48,590 172,500 +123,910

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 14,130
Ireland 6,255
Italy 1,720
XI 288

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 13,856 274 -13,582
Ireland 5,088 1,167 -3,921
Italy 1,720 0 -1,720
XI 100 188 +88

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) 9,667,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,227,910
Air transport 1,973,130
Other 22,491
Road transport 7,802

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) 6,514,648 3,152,522 -3,362,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,267,060 2,960,850 +1,693,790
Air transport 1,023,548 949,582 -73,966
Other 20,799 1,692 -19,107
Road transport 3,500 4,302 +802

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,812,605
London Gateway Port 2,052,300
Liverpool Docks 1,525,426
Holyhead 1,269,621
Felixstowe 733,465

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 4,881,237 931,368 -3,949,869
London Gateway Port 124,214 1,928,086 +1,803,872
Liverpool Docks 716,727 808,699 +91,972
Holyhead 624,218 645,403 +21,185
Felixstowe 162,517 570,948 +408,431
London Heathrow Airport 367,044 363,485 -3,559
East Midlands Airport 156,491 276,873 +120,382
Heysham 223,959 196,218 -27,741
Dover 309,438 78,005 -231,433
London Stansted Airport 220,926 140,448 -80,478

Quick facts

HS code: 846599

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

Description: Other woodworking machines not covered by specific codes