Import/export HS code 84521011: High-value household sewing machines

Household sewing machines with a value over 54 GBP (excluding frames or furniture)

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 £
Viet Nam 12,545,095
Taiwan 6,465,877
Thailand 3,403,306
China 1,927,410
Netherlands 934,506

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 6,612,568 5,932,527 -680,041
Taiwan 3,386,980 3,078,897 -308,083
Thailand 2,163,198 1,240,108 -923,090
China 1,205,361 722,049 -483,312
Netherlands 451,639 482,867 +31,228
Switzerland 176,677 222,437 +45,760
Singapore 66,452 223,622 +157,170
Belgium 39,826 40,087 +261
France 18,700 34,758 +16,058
United States 7,079 13,652 +6,573

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 13,128,362
Taiwan 6,943,150
Thailand 3,726,810
China 1,830,309
Switzerland 209,768

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 6,644,432 6,483,930 -160,502
Taiwan 3,697,892 3,245,258 -452,634
Thailand 2,321,319 1,405,491 -915,828
China 1,291,593 538,716 -752,877
Switzerland 176,677 33,091 -143,586
Japan 0 169,866 +169,866
British Virgin Islands 0 108,396 +108,396
Netherlands 0 12,308 +12,308
United States 4,255 5,198 +943
Spain 1,257 7,769 +6,512

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Devon 1
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Devon 0 1 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Outer London - South 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 1 +1

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) 24,850,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,168,326
Air transport 76,395
Road transport 57,021
Other 23,145

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) 13,409,088 11,441,559 -1,967,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 663,332 504,994 -158,338
Air transport 36,254 40,141 +3,887
Road transport 32,203 24,818 -7,385
Other 19,625 3,520 -16,105

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,720,646
Southampton 11,258,911
Harwich 851,502
London Gateway Port 668,473
Dover 168,550

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 6,336,261 6,384,385 +48,124
Southampton 6,951,398 4,307,513 -2,643,885
Harwich 434,658 416,844 -17,814
London Gateway Port 0 668,473 +668,473
Dover 168,550 0 -168,550
London 67,158 42,862 -24,296
Tyne 92,121 0 -92,121
Eurotunnel 19,293 62,880 +43,587
ZLC 32,203 24,818 -7,385
Middlesbrough 0 40,087 +40,087

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
4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1
Information service activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 3
2026-04 3
2026-03 2
2026-02 4
2026-01 2

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 4
54m+ 3
Other 3
0-1m 1

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 451,721
Germany 39,814
Belgium 34,428
United States 21,810
Viet Nam 14,240

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 164,612 287,109 +122,497
Germany 37,614 2,200 -35,414
Belgium 0 34,428 +34,428
United States 18,939 2,871 -16,068
Viet Nam 0 14,240 +14,240
Nigeria 0 10,000 +10,000
Kuwait 7,800 0 -7,800
Iceland 4,599 0 -4,599
Sweden 2,485 1,189 -1,296
Canada 3,632 0 -3,632

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 4,769

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 4,769 0 -4,769

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) 528,199
Air transport 51,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,871
Other 4,769

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) 200,237 327,962 +127,725
Air transport 40,518 11,022 -29,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,631 24,240 +12,609
Other 4,769 0 -4,769

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 421,911
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,831
London 34,428
East Midlands Airport 31,181
London Gateway Port 21,631

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 145,179 276,732 +131,553
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,831 0 -38,831
London 0 34,428 +34,428
East Midlands Airport 29,310 1,871 -27,439
London Gateway Port 11,631 10,000 -1,631
Felixstowe 0 14,240 +14,240
Fishguard 3,880 8,757 +4,877
ZLC 7,835 2,200 -5,635
Heysham 5,934 1,620 -4,314
London Heathrow Airport 1,141 5,951 +4,810

Quick facts

HS code: 84521011

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

Description: Household sewing machines with a value over 54 GBP (excluding frames or furniture)