Import/export HS code 847930: Wood processing machines

Presses and other machines for making particle boards, fiberboards, or treating wood and cork

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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 7,933,590
Netherlands 2,166,252
China 2,140,423
Denmark 2,026,570
Italy 1,986,433

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 7,184,354 749,236 -6,435,118
Netherlands 692,492 1,473,760 +781,268
China 427,762 1,712,661 +1,284,899
Denmark 1,398,276 628,294 -769,982
Italy 1,506,568 479,865 -1,026,703
Norway 920,000 0 -920,000
Spain 443,265 385,181 -58,084
Czechia 284,620 296,189 +11,569
Ireland 170,013 294,361 +124,348
United States 216,463 210,547 -5,916

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 6,858,438
China 2,217,682
Denmark 2,121,209
Netherlands 2,069,725
Italy 1,991,494

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 6,384,801 473,637 -5,911,164
China 441,990 1,775,692 +1,333,702
Denmark 1,499,378 621,831 -877,547
Netherlands 683,503 1,386,222 +702,719
Italy 1,511,629 479,865 -1,031,764
United States 1,082,271 576,479 -505,792
Czechia 745,417 551,131 -194,286
Spain 575,431 372,265 -203,166
Belgium 500,146 20,403 -479,743
Ireland 165,777 290,122 +124,345

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Inner London - West 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10
Greater Manchester 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +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) 15,262,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,002,072
Air transport 1,478,578
Other 230,676
Road transport 21,175

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) 11,478,782 3,783,399 -7,695,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,523,167 2,478,905 +955,738
Air transport 900,479 578,099 -322,380
Other 117,110 113,566 -3,544
Road transport 0 21,175 +21,175

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,053,702
Killingholme 3,161,219
Immingham Docks 2,234,120
Tyne 1,710,880
Felixstowe 984,989

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 3,429,203 1,624,499 -1,804,704
Killingholme 2,257,637 903,582 -1,354,055
Immingham Docks 1,653,792 580,328 -1,073,464
Tyne 1,550,862 160,018 -1,390,844
Felixstowe 290,306 694,683 +404,377
London Gateway Port 10,870 927,245 +916,375
Aberdeen Docks 920,000 0 -920,000
Eurotunnel 784,029 68,494 -715,535
Southampton 143,671 664,932 +521,261
Birmingham Airport 250,354 330,800 +80,446

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 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 14
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 10
2025-10 13
2025-09 11
2025-08 9

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 68
54m+ 51
15m-54m 17
0-1m 16
Other 9

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 £
United States 4,284,737
Malaysia 1,382,341
China 1,024,726
Ireland 980,543
Luxembourg 861,848

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 £
United States 3,500,389 784,348 -2,716,041
Malaysia 9,518 1,372,823 +1,363,305
China 980,760 43,966 -936,794
Ireland 625,668 354,875 -270,793
Luxembourg 219,813 642,035 +422,222
France 163,042 445,866 +282,824
Norway 29,618 366,381 +336,763
Germany 190,214 140,068 -50,146
Denmark 218,956 59,174 -159,782
Australia 6,780 250,502 +243,722

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 1,700,037

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 405,611 1,294,426 +888,815

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) 7,942,532
Air transport 2,049,855
Other 1,767,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,666,409
Road transport 20,585

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) 4,841,374 3,101,158 -1,740,216
Air transport 1,169,114 880,741 -288,373
Other 472,779 1,294,426 +821,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 817,293 849,116 +31,823
Road transport 20,585 0 -20,585

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,745,949
000 1,767,205
London Gateway Port 1,761,861
Liverpool Docks 1,095,702
London Heathrow Airport 1,005,961

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 2,010,376 1,735,573 -274,803
000 472,779 1,294,426 +821,647
London Gateway Port 1,642,742 119,119 -1,523,623
Liverpool Docks 862,361 233,341 -629,020
London Heathrow Airport 569,485 436,476 -133,009
Dover / Eurotunnel 346,916 515,582 +168,666
ZLC 460,881 180,403 -280,478
Felixstowe 94,473 460,463 +365,990
Holyhead 317,930 105,185 -212,745
Aberdeen Docks 7,162 367,255 +360,093

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 847930

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

Description: Presses and other machines for making particle boards, fiberboards, or treating wood and cork