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 9,317,877
Czechia 4,426,888
Sweden 2,964,474
Spain 2,826,043
Turkey 2,689,614

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 5,385,698 3,932,179 -1,453,519
Czechia 2,530,922 1,895,966 -634,956
Sweden 1,314,849 1,649,625 +334,776
Spain 1,822,466 1,003,577 -818,889
Turkey 834,402 1,855,212 +1,020,810
Thailand 974,792 1,611,947 +637,155
China 1,496,634 906,654 -589,980
Netherlands 1,221,758 529,852 -691,906
Italy 743,485 754,998 +11,513
United States 642,442 545,384 -97,058

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 9,486,755
Thailand 6,930,699
Spain 2,892,736
Turkey 2,846,671
China 2,689,712

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 5,528,845 3,957,910 -1,570,935
Thailand 3,508,935 3,421,764 -87,171
Spain 1,832,756 1,059,980 -772,776
Turkey 926,134 1,920,537 +994,403
China 1,397,812 1,291,900 -105,912
Sweden 1,129,286 1,330,476 +201,190
United States 1,206,206 907,460 -298,746
South Korea 510,933 552,625 +41,692
Italy 452,870 481,981 +29,111
Czechia 322,412 503,619 +181,207

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 2 2 +0

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) 17,488,291
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,153,795
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) 9,663,707 7,824,584 -1,839,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,973,191 8,180,604 +207,413
Air transport 159,671 99,454 -60,217
Road transport 82,185 115,867 +33,682
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 8,383,912
Immingham Docks 6,724,035
Felixstowe 5,222,705
Southampton 4,858,953
London 2,572,168

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 5,433,498 2,950,414 -2,483,084
Immingham Docks 2,409,692 4,314,343 +1,904,651
Felixstowe 2,963,900 2,258,805 -705,095
Southampton 2,361,424 2,497,529 +136,105
London 1,022,495 1,549,673 +527,178
Eurotunnel 859,999 598,313 -261,686
Liverpool Docks 770,763 349,778 -420,985
London Gateway Port 159,850 826,643 +666,793
Dover / Eurotunnel 565,862 0 -565,862
Grangemouth Docks 146,767 369,426 +222,659

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
2026-05 14
2026-04 20
2026-03 24
2026-02 21
2026-01 18

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
0-1m 28
1m-15m 28
54m+ 17
15m-54m 11
Other 5

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 1,283,322
United States 1,060,289
Sweden 165,507
Netherlands 137,165
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 511,225 772,097 +260,872
United States 474,642 585,647 +111,005
Sweden 87,100 78,407 -8,693
Netherlands 82,745 54,420 -28,325
Italy 3,242 80,216 +76,974
Guyana 10,896 44,490 +33,594
North Macedonia 29,800 19,700 -10,100
Germany 7,188 38,130 +30,942
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 98,156
United States 28,485
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 33,122 65,034 +31,912
United States 13,251 15,234 +1,983
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) 1,617,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,399,778
Air transport 175,875
Other 127,852

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) 705,051 912,809 +207,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 650,413 749,365 +98,952
Air transport 44,670 131,205 +86,535
Other 46,373 81,479 +35,106

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,082,939
Holyhead 884,674
Dover / Eurotunnel 284,006
Liverpool Docks 245,851
Immingham Docks 182,629

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 476,421 606,518 +130,097
Holyhead 325,547 559,127 +233,580
Dover / Eurotunnel 123,155 160,851 +37,696
Liverpool Docks 136,594 109,257 -27,337
Immingham Docks 95,370 87,259 -8,111
London Gateway Port 110,602 64,618 -45,984
000 46,373 81,479 +35,106
London Heathrow Airport 12,994 65,788 +52,794
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