Import/export HS code 901710: Drafting tables and machines

Drafting tables and machines, including automatic and non-automatic types, used for technical drawing and design

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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 £
Netherlands 240,002
China 209,523
India 114,933
United States 96,678
Germany 59,803

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 £
Netherlands 0 240,002 +240,002
China 41,424 168,099 +126,675
India 74,243 40,690 -33,553
United States 43,996 52,682 +8,686
Germany 22,355 37,448 +15,093
France 26,917 17,208 -9,709
Belgium 14,634 22,901 +8,267
Switzerland 4,269 26,529 +22,260
Poland 24,313 0 -24,313
Finland 22,509 0 -22,509

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 265,568
Netherlands 150,002
India 114,933
Poland 114,313
United States 90,423

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 62,348 203,220 +140,872
Netherlands 0 150,002 +150,002
India 74,243 40,690 -33,553
Poland 24,313 90,000 +65,687
United States 55,352 35,071 -20,281
United Kingdom 49,003 6,698 -42,305
Germany 19,105 17,423 -1,682
Thailand 15,268 14,518 -750
Switzerland 1,262 25,002 +23,740
Spain 4,659 12,692 +8,033

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
West Midlands 3
West Yorkshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2

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
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 0 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 432,383
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 311,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 210,809

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 £
Air transport 184,747 247,636 +62,889
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,545 274,654 +238,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,025 89,784 -31,241

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 245,206
London Stansted Airport 154,996
Southampton 123,953
East Midlands Airport 116,387
Felixstowe 69,454

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,134 237,072 +228,938
London Stansted Airport 54,997 99,999 +45,002
Southampton 82,355 41,598 -40,757
East Midlands Airport 78,097 38,290 -39,807
Felixstowe 22,641 46,813 +24,172
London Heathrow Airport 14,708 45,080 +30,372
Birmingham Airport 35,566 22,065 -13,501
Dover 17,571 21,050 +3,479
Eurotunnel 9,840 16,532 +6,692
Belfast Airport 0 25,002 +25,002

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 11
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5
Other manufacturing 3
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
2025-05 3
2025-03 3

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 18
54m+ 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 333,626
Singapore 212,636
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 147,906
France 147,131
Netherlands 146,585

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 177,046 156,580 -20,466
Singapore 187,622 25,014 -162,608
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 147,906 0 -147,906
France 135,093 12,038 -123,055
Netherlands 96,225 50,360 -45,865
Germany 71,541 17,800 -53,741
Japan 72,506 3,049 -69,457
Italy 36,285 31,498 -4,787
Australia 50,300 7,890 -42,410
South Korea 30,941 15,605 -15,336

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,664,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,074
Road transport 3,621

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 £
Air transport 1,173,850 490,428 -683,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,423 44,610 +14,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,409 12,665 -38,744
Road transport 3,621 0 -3,621

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 769,680
London Heathrow Airport 485,518
Manchester Airport 242,838
ZLC 146,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,611

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 £
East Midlands Airport 527,573 242,107 -285,466
London Heathrow Airport 359,800 125,718 -234,082
Manchester Airport 179,335 63,503 -115,832
ZLC 101,639 44,842 -56,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,609 26,002 -607
London Gateway Port 35,100 7,890 -27,210
Immingham Docks 0 18,608 +18,608
London Stansted Airport 8,026 8,565 +539
Southampton 10,940 4,775 -6,165
Glasgow Airport 0 5,693 +5,693

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 901710

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

Description: Drafting tables and machines, including automatic and non-automatic types, used for technical drawing and design