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 19,139,446
Taiwan 9,723,364
Thailand 4,943,434
China 4,405,316
Netherlands 3,874,621

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 10,048,890 9,090,556 -958,334
Taiwan 5,249,791 4,473,573 -776,218
Thailand 2,882,569 2,060,865 -821,704
China 2,564,790 1,840,526 -724,264
Netherlands 2,005,157 1,869,464 -135,693
Poland 506,465 658,878 +152,413
Germany 360,638 489,933 +129,295
Switzerland 176,677 249,936 +73,259
Singapore 66,452 329,565 +263,113
United States 81,557 187,364 +105,807

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 21,779,735
Taiwan 10,988,088
China 5,688,327
Thailand 5,413,711
Japan 1,011,138

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 11,396,398 10,383,337 -1,013,061
Taiwan 5,681,955 5,306,133 -375,822
China 3,282,998 2,405,329 -877,669
Thailand 3,096,489 2,317,222 -779,267
Japan 356,121 655,017 +298,896
Switzerland 176,677 33,091 -143,586
United States 45,704 105,120 +59,416
British Virgin Islands 0 108,396 +108,396
United Kingdom 6,813 41,540 +34,727
Netherlands 0 37,410 +37,410

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
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) 39,279,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,991,448
Air transport 1,196,286
Other 89,708
Road transport 74,823

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) 20,570,196 18,709,663 -1,860,533
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,855,735 2,135,713 -720,022
Air transport 616,377 579,909 -36,468
Other 56,600 33,108 -23,492
Road transport 32,203 42,620 +10,417

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,723,215
Southampton 17,931,786
Harwich 2,211,285
London Gateway Port 1,736,099
Dover 1,582,999

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 8,815,073 9,908,142 +1,093,069
Southampton 11,260,784 6,671,002 -4,589,782
Harwich 1,252,688 958,597 -294,091
London Gateway Port 372,465 1,363,634 +991,169
Dover 1,123,884 459,115 -664,769
Immingham Docks 160,375 430,116 +269,741
Eurotunnel 235,972 350,808 +114,836
London Heathrow Airport 321,043 148,109 -172,934
Birmingham Airport 148,908 194,473 +45,565
London 90,568 185,364 +94,796

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Manufacture of textiles
9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 7
2026-03 6
2026-02 9
2026-01 5

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+ 14
0-1m 13
Other 9
15m-54m 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 767,989
Germany 92,724
Czechia 85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 77,986
United States 66,778

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 358,626 409,363 +50,737
Germany 39,064 53,660 +14,596
Czechia 85,128 0 -85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 70,411 7,575 -62,836
United States 45,854 20,924 -24,930
Netherlands 33,718 7,664 -26,054
Belgium 0 36,528 +36,528
Viet Nam 17,363 14,240 -3,123
France 7,910 22,588 +14,678
United Arab Emirates 16,549 10,273 -6,276

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 14,615 1,090 -13,525

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) 971,658
Air transport 234,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 223,482
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) 434,476 537,182 +102,706
Air transport 186,151 48,484 -137,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,849 45,633 -132,216
Other 14,615 1,090 -13,525

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 648,096
Dover / Eurotunnel 168,218
London Heathrow Airport 100,383
East Midlands Airport 85,703
London Gateway Port 81,560

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 283,692 364,404 +80,712
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,527 84,691 +1,164
London Heathrow Airport 93,532 6,851 -86,681
East Midlands Airport 53,310 32,393 -20,917
London Gateway Port 52,429 29,131 -23,298
Felixstowe 63,129 16,107 -47,022
Heysham 30,855 24,870 -5,985
Southampton 42,453 0 -42,453
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