Import/export HS code 845011: Fully-automatic washing machines

Washing machines that operate fully automatically, requiring no manual intervention during the wash cycle

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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 £
China 293,852,406
Poland 234,858,482
Turkey 193,029,263
Italy 125,534,585
Germany 89,064,817

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 £
China 150,342,808 143,509,598 -6,833,210
Poland 129,258,927 105,599,555 -23,659,372
Turkey 126,798,626 66,230,637 -60,567,989
Italy 77,765,378 47,769,207 -29,996,171
Germany 36,591,676 52,473,141 +15,881,465
Romania 5,882,630 10,952,740 +5,070,110
Netherlands 8,396,275 752,386 -7,643,889
Spain 3,869,614 2,804,809 -1,064,805
Ireland 2,221,064 2,514,666 +293,602
Czechia 2,327,069 1,656,771 -670,298

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 295,881,200
Poland 214,866,794
Turkey 214,263,615
Italy 130,386,284
Germany 51,153,639

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 148,976,214 146,904,986 -2,071,228
Poland 132,964,766 81,902,028 -51,062,738
Turkey 130,284,438 83,979,177 -46,305,261
Italy 81,075,466 49,310,818 -31,764,648
Germany 29,012,333 22,141,306 -6,871,027
Slovakia 10,320,086 29,934,592 +19,614,506
Romania 5,841,755 10,859,006 +5,017,251
Spain 5,592,335 6,914,320 +1,321,985
United States 3,640,111 2,077,205 -1,562,906
Viet Nam 593,364 1,690,710 +1,097,346

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5

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
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Suffolk 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 658,903,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 328,777,395
Other 6,231,695
Road transport 2,036,796
Air transport 291,376

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 350,649,641 308,253,508 -42,396,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 199,241,113 129,536,282 -69,704,831
Other 3,255,524 2,976,171 -279,353
Road transport 875,192 1,161,604 +286,412
Air transport 248,766 42,610 -206,156

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 449,029,012
London Gateway Port 98,485,976
Harwich 96,188,756
London 76,297,102
Immingham Docks 61,930,078

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 £
Felixstowe 240,284,262 208,744,750 -31,539,512
London Gateway Port 36,616,383 61,869,593 +25,253,210
Harwich 72,143,585 24,045,171 -48,098,414
London 43,661,637 32,635,465 -11,026,172
Immingham Docks 35,710,012 26,220,066 -9,489,946
Dover 28,720,380 20,482,338 -8,238,042
Southampton 21,505,244 16,635,158 -4,870,086
Liverpool Docks 22,819,963 11,184,799 -11,635,164
Purfleet 15,428,572 4,813,450 -10,615,122
Middlesbrough 6,417,375 13,707,952 +7,290,577

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 37
2025-10 37
2025-09 33
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 26
54m+ 22
15m-54m 14
Other 9
0-1m 6

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 £
Ireland 19,171,496
Netherlands 1,516,766
France 797,734
Turkey 731,587
Ghana 614,528

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 £
Ireland 11,489,144 7,682,352 -3,806,792
Netherlands 887,949 628,817 -259,132
France 454,696 343,038 -111,658
Turkey 542,682 188,905 -353,777
Ghana 319,628 294,900 -24,728
Spain 416,181 168,515 -247,666
Morocco 210,360 232,458 +22,098
Lebanon 211,789 53,592 -158,197
Israel 20,136 119,549 +99,413
United Arab Emirates 65,239 44,269 -20,970

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 £
Turkey 2,181,707
Germany 596,098
Poland 405,690
XI 321,748
China 229,184

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 £
Turkey 2,052,670 129,037 -1,923,633
Germany 260,926 335,172 +74,246
Poland 255,829 149,861 -105,968
XI 247,023 74,725 -172,298
China 95,084 134,100 +39,016
Italy 42,265 23,835 -18,430
South Korea 6,716 19,523 +12,807
Romania 23,724 2,293 -21,431
Spain 5,717 10,802 +5,085
Ireland 9,029 2,237 -6,792

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) 18,459,128
Other 3,906,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,751,755
Air transport 209,990
Road transport 6,441

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) 10,258,001 8,201,127 -2,056,874
Other 3,014,929 891,832 -2,123,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,889,544 862,211 -1,027,333
Air transport 99,024 110,966 +11,942
Road transport 6,441 0 -6,441

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 8,565,605
000 3,906,761
Liverpool Docks 3,768,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,155,651
Milford 1,843,346

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 £
Holyhead 4,036,013 4,529,592 +493,579
000 3,014,929 891,832 -2,123,097
Liverpool Docks 2,239,422 1,528,656 -710,766
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,483,500 672,151 -811,349
Milford 1,452,325 391,021 -1,061,304
London Gateway Port 985,875 596,346 -389,529
Fishguard 578,700 143,373 -435,327
Immingham Docks 312,873 328,482 +15,609
Portsmouth 248,457 342,268 +93,811
Heysham 152,570 304,308 +151,738

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 845011

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

Description: Washing machines that operate fully automatically, requiring no manual intervention during the wash cycle