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 7,929,446
China 2,264,607
Netherlands 2,164,253
Italy 2,040,898
Denmark 2,012,945

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 5,712,166 2,217,280 -3,494,886
China 593,975 1,670,632 +1,076,657
Netherlands 689,245 1,475,008 +785,763
Italy 1,526,651 514,247 -1,012,404
Denmark 1,424,654 588,291 -836,363
Norway 920,000 0 -920,000
Spain 387,014 438,296 +51,282
Czechia 341,122 236,377 -104,745
Ireland 149,362 293,047 +143,685
United States 223,036 203,985 -19,051

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 6,858,353
China 2,341,866
Denmark 2,107,584
Netherlands 2,073,169
Italy 2,045,959

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 4,928,852 1,929,501 -2,999,351
China 608,203 1,733,663 +1,125,460
Denmark 1,525,756 581,828 -943,928
Netherlands 680,256 1,392,913 +712,657
Italy 1,531,712 514,247 -1,017,465
United States 1,088,844 569,917 -518,927
Czechia 791,375 501,863 -289,512
Spain 382,955 557,546 +174,591
Belgium 498,923 16,183 -482,740
Ireland 145,126 288,808 +143,682

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 3 -2
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) 15,374,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,146,495
Air transport 1,465,034
Other 230,676

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) 9,982,758 5,391,433 -4,591,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,736,747 2,409,748 +673,001
Air transport 890,509 574,525 -315,984
Other 117,110 113,566 -3,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,102,102
Killingholme 3,215,684
Immingham Docks 2,224,970
Tyne 1,710,880
Southampton 973,199

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 3,300,833 1,801,269 -1,499,564
Killingholme 1,036,487 2,179,197 +1,142,710
Immingham Docks 1,653,792 571,178 -1,082,614
Tyne 1,550,862 160,018 -1,390,844
Southampton 341,773 631,426 +289,653
Felixstowe 274,910 673,806 +398,896
London Gateway Port 12,018 913,559 +901,541
Aberdeen Docks 920,000 0 -920,000
Eurotunnel 840,531 68,494 -772,037
Dover / Eurotunnel 434,750 135,779 -298,971

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 37
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 13
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 13
2025-09 11
2025-08 9
2025-07 20

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 69
54m+ 51
15m-54m 18
0-1m 17
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 £
United States 4,283,224
Malaysia 1,382,341
Ireland 1,292,003
China 1,024,726
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 3,500,389 782,835 -2,717,554
Malaysia 9,518 1,372,823 +1,363,305
Ireland 934,325 357,678 -576,647
China 980,760 43,966 -936,794
Luxembourg 219,813 642,035 +422,222
France 312,099 367,821 +55,722
Norway 29,618 366,381 +336,763
Denmark 319,509 59,174 -260,335
Germany 185,815 152,759 -33,056
Australia 2,578 254,704 +252,126

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 2,146,601
XU 67,168

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 938,952 1,207,649 +268,697
XU 67,168 0 -67,168

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) 7,943,261
Other 2,213,769
Air transport 2,091,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,690,900
Road transport 40,246

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) 4,863,378 3,079,883 -1,783,495
Other 1,006,120 1,207,649 +201,529
Air transport 1,189,782 901,264 -288,518
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 833,430 857,470 +24,040
Road transport 40,246 0 -40,246

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,719,178
000 2,213,769
London Gateway Port 1,761,861
Liverpool Docks 1,087,952
London Heathrow Airport 990,827

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 1,708,802 -301,574
000 1,006,120 1,207,649 +201,529
London Gateway Port 1,637,917 123,944 -1,513,973
Liverpool Docks 862,361 225,591 -636,770
London Heathrow Airport 549,485 441,342 -108,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 372,796 516,038 +143,242
ZLC 458,141 196,151 -261,990
Felixstowe 121,302 461,134 +339,832
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