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 17,834,627
Taiwan 8,717,864
China 4,160,969
Thailand 4,146,549
Netherlands 3,652,530

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 10,578,536 7,256,091 -3,322,445
Taiwan 5,252,987 3,464,877 -1,788,110
China 2,613,572 1,547,397 -1,066,175
Thailand 2,569,332 1,577,217 -992,115
Netherlands 1,840,984 1,811,546 -29,438
Poland 275,316 783,989 +508,673
Germany 371,702 360,174 -11,528
United States 149,491 155,297 +5,806
Switzerland 193,734 85,945 -107,789
Singapore 66,452 167,254 +100,802

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 20,159,058
Taiwan 9,964,501
China 5,445,229
Thailand 4,437,325
Japan 895,138

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 11,097,790 9,061,268 -2,036,522
Taiwan 5,838,127 4,126,374 -1,711,753
China 3,673,111 1,772,118 -1,900,993
Thailand 2,803,872 1,633,453 -1,170,419
Japan 372,078 523,060 +150,982
Switzerland 176,677 33,091 -143,586
United States 51,210 93,924 +42,714
United Kingdom 12,597 25,912 +13,315
Italy 15,402 15,269 -133
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
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - East 5
West Midlands 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 5 1 -4
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Lancashire 3 0 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 0 -3

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) 35,660,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,655,867
Air transport 1,026,512
Other 97,428
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) 20,954,290 14,706,221 -6,248,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,486,126 2,169,741 -316,385
Air transport 593,767 432,745 -161,022
Other 78,940 18,488 -60,452
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 18,905,910
Felixstowe 14,666,841
Harwich 2,153,914
Dover 1,479,448
London Gateway Port 1,105,977

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 11,724,675 7,181,235 -4,543,440
Felixstowe 8,654,813 6,012,028 -2,642,785
Harwich 842,172 1,311,742 +469,570
Dover 1,124,154 355,294 -768,860
London Gateway Port 311,987 793,990 +482,003
Eurotunnel 267,251 256,982 -10,269
Immingham Docks 144,106 376,495 +232,389
London Heathrow Airport 325,111 115,489 -209,622
Tyne 228,784 92,121 -136,663
Birmingham Airport 97,334 185,738 +88,404

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 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of textiles 8
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
2026-01 5
2025-11 8
2025-10 10
2025-09 9
2025-08 7

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 24
0-1m 12
54m+ 11
15m-54m 8
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 671,903
Czechia 85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 82,554
United States 73,382
Netherlands 44,177

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 369,424 302,479 -66,945
Czechia 0 85,128 +85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 74,130 8,424 -65,706
United States 47,211 26,171 -21,040
Netherlands 7,179 36,998 +29,819
Germany 1,450 39,814 +38,364
Bulgaria 32,973 0 -32,973
Viet Nam 0 31,603 +31,603
United Arab Emirates 12,000 14,822 +2,822
Malawi 23,590 0 -23,590

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 28,978

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 26,857 2,121 -24,736

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) 801,018
Air transport 234,202
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 226,579
Other 28,978

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) 405,581 395,437 -10,144
Air transport 106,400 127,802 +21,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,832 83,747 -59,085
Other 26,857 2,121 -24,736

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 546,168
Dover / Eurotunnel 136,260
London Heathrow Airport 109,185
Felixstowe 90,075
London Gateway Port 77,370

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 261,588 284,580 +22,992
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,459 80,801 +25,342
London Heathrow Airport 16,084 93,101 +77,017
Felixstowe 73,968 16,107 -57,861
London Gateway Port 41,206 36,164 -5,042
East Midlands Airport 45,947 26,379 -19,568
Heysham 51,515 0 -51,515
Southampton 25,090 17,363 -7,727
000 26,857 2,121 -24,736
Liverpool Docks 22,162 0 -22,162

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