Import/export HS code 845210: Household sewing machines

Sewing machines designed for home use, including basic and advanced models

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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 £
Viet Nam 19,518,490
Taiwan 9,602,585
Thailand 5,081,389
China 4,572,208
Netherlands 3,988,504

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 £
Viet Nam 9,918,165 9,600,325 -317,840
Taiwan 5,236,812 4,365,773 -871,039
Thailand 2,835,561 2,245,828 -589,733
China 2,512,748 2,059,460 -453,288
Netherlands 1,753,423 2,235,081 +481,658
Poland 249,341 907,705 +658,364
Germany 389,274 505,223 +115,949
Singapore 66,452 329,565 +263,113
Switzerland 176,677 170,969 -5,708
United States 149,491 175,393 +25,902

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 £
Viet Nam 22,127,082
Taiwan 11,002,100
China 6,036,184
Thailand 5,470,516
Japan 1,055,028

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 £
Viet Nam 10,432,132 11,694,950 +1,262,818
Taiwan 5,804,895 5,197,205 -607,690
China 3,482,598 2,553,586 -929,012
Thailand 3,048,963 2,421,553 -627,410
Japan 381,931 673,097 +291,166
Switzerland 176,677 33,091 -143,586
United States 51,210 101,342 +50,132
United Kingdom 14,139 33,940 +19,801
Italy 15,402 16,695 +1,293
Poland 2,110 24,110 +22,000

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 7
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - East 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4

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 Midlands 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 5 1 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Lancashire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,825,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,139,960
Air transport 1,212,142
Other 112,058
Road transport 71,966

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) 20,407,152 19,418,683 -988,469
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,397,630 2,742,330 +344,700
Air transport 601,587 610,555 +8,968
Other 78,279 33,779 -44,500
Road transport 32,203 39,763 +7,560

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 19,407,503
Felixstowe 17,717,830
Harwich 2,320,189
Dover 1,594,213
London Gateway Port 1,588,273

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 £
Southampton 11,225,456 8,182,047 -3,043,409
Felixstowe 8,636,607 9,081,223 +444,616
Harwich 770,881 1,549,308 +778,427
Dover 1,112,643 481,570 -631,073
London Gateway Port 287,600 1,300,673 +1,013,073
Eurotunnel 266,273 358,333 +92,060
Immingham Docks 156,447 429,675 +273,228
London Heathrow Airport 330,095 154,333 -175,762
Birmingham Airport 104,443 230,200 +125,757
Tyne 228,784 92,121 -136,663

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 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of textiles 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 6
2026-02 9
2026-01 5
2025-12 9

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 25
0-1m 13
54m+ 13
Other 9
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 773,184
Germany 91,624
Czechia 85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 84,605
United States 72,443

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 357,110 416,074 +58,964
Germany 1,450 90,174 +88,724
Czechia 0 85,128 +85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 75,580 9,025 -66,555
United States 48,012 24,431 -23,581
Netherlands 10,568 35,816 +25,248
Belgium 1,200 36,528 +35,328
Bulgaria 32,973 0 -32,973
Viet Nam 0 31,603 +31,603
France 4,760 23,244 +18,484

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 £
Ireland 15,705

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 £
Ireland 12,494 3,211 -9,283

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) 1,012,721
Air transport 239,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 231,356
Other 15,705

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) 411,736 600,985 +189,249
Air transport 104,471 135,510 +31,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,253 85,103 -61,150
Other 12,494 3,211 -9,283

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 650,023
Dover / Eurotunnel 200,378
London Heathrow Airport 105,315
Felixstowe 90,075
London Gateway Port 82,147

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 267,935 382,088 +114,153
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,848 141,530 +82,682
London Heathrow Airport 12,359 92,956 +80,597
Felixstowe 73,968 16,107 -57,861
London Gateway Port 43,177 38,970 -4,207
East Midlands Airport 49,937 32,025 -17,912
Heysham 47,217 11,776 -35,441
Southampton 25,090 17,363 -7,727
London 0 34,428 +34,428
Liverpool Docks 22,162 1,626 -20,536

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 845210

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

Description: Sewing machines designed for home use, including basic and advanced models