Import/export HS code 845129: Various laundry machines

Laundry machines not included in other categories, with capacities over 10 kg

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 9,777,802
Czechia 4,597,947
Sweden 2,867,639
Spain 2,702,962
Turkey 2,644,513

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 5,812,670 3,965,132 -1,847,538
Czechia 2,573,596 2,024,351 -549,245
Sweden 1,193,201 1,674,438 +481,237
Spain 1,395,574 1,307,388 -88,186
Turkey 835,511 1,809,002 +973,491
Thailand 974,792 1,546,553 +571,761
China 1,490,677 886,596 -604,081
Netherlands 466,304 1,314,190 +847,886
Italy 825,334 777,154 -48,180
United States 678,636 547,682 -130,954

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 9,940,249
Thailand 7,072,512
Turkey 2,801,570
Spain 2,769,655
China 2,685,611

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 5,946,022 3,994,227 -1,951,795
Thailand 3,539,929 3,532,583 -7,346
Turkey 927,243 1,874,327 +947,084
Spain 1,405,864 1,363,791 -42,073
China 1,391,613 1,293,998 -97,615
Sweden 1,074,699 1,315,917 +241,218
United States 1,236,705 931,284 -305,421
South Korea 379,917 694,854 +314,937
Italy 548,901 435,348 -113,553
Czechia 344,290 476,352 +132,062

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Outer London - West and North West 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
West Midlands 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 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2

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) 17,949,610
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,177,315
Air transport 259,125
Road transport 198,052
Other 11,217

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) 9,818,856 8,130,754 -1,688,102
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,018,014 9,159,301 +2,141,287
Air transport 159,671 99,454 -60,217
Road transport 66,648 131,404 +64,756
Other 2,345 8,872 +6,527

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,394,344
Immingham Docks 7,095,349
Felixstowe 5,162,575
Southampton 4,891,427
London 2,581,862

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 5,564,387 2,829,957 -2,734,430
Immingham Docks 2,772,293 4,323,056 +1,550,763
Felixstowe 2,623,592 2,538,983 -84,609
Southampton 2,310,386 2,581,041 +270,655
London 1,032,189 1,549,673 +517,484
Eurotunnel 393,621 1,045,841 +652,220
Liverpool Docks 812,907 409,883 -403,024
London Gateway Port 86,836 908,767 +821,931
Dover / Eurotunnel 593,191 0 -593,191
Thamesport 387,487 141,715 -245,772

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 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Other personal service activities 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 24
2026-02 21
2026-01 18
2025-12 22

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 29
0-1m 27
54m+ 16
15m-54m 11
Other 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 1,278,805
United States 1,108,254
Sweden 175,507
Netherlands 157,143
Italy 83,458

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 486,516 792,289 +305,773
United States 485,843 622,411 +136,568
Sweden 95,400 80,107 -15,293
Netherlands 99,995 57,148 -42,847
Italy 3,242 80,216 +76,974
North Macedonia 29,800 18,600 -11,200
Guyana 10,896 35,702 +24,806
Germany 5,095 40,223 +35,128
Egypt 3,244 39,150 +35,906
Pakistan 25,000 12,875 -12,125

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 £
Japan 97,480
United States 25,069
XI 1,211

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 £
Japan 34,296 63,184 +28,888
United States 13,251 11,818 -1,433
XI 0 1,211 +1,211

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) 1,647,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,439,739
Air transport 189,632
Other 123,760

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) 701,102 946,095 +244,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 627,610 812,129 +184,519
Air transport 55,825 133,807 +77,982
Other 47,547 76,213 +28,666

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,121,688
Holyhead 883,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 287,136
Liverpool Docks 245,851
Immingham Docks 210,277

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 496,366 625,322 +128,956
Holyhead 366,737 516,585 +149,848
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,157 160,979 +34,822
Liverpool Docks 46,887 198,964 +152,077
Immingham Docks 121,318 88,959 -32,359
London Gateway Port 68,338 106,882 +38,544
000 47,547 76,213 +28,666
London Heathrow Airport 18,502 64,821 +46,319
ZLC 6,559 46,641 +40,082
Harwich 29,088 6,922 -22,166

Quick facts

HS code: 845129

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

Description: Laundry machines not included in other categories, with capacities over 10 kg