Import/export HS code 84521090: Various sewing machines

Sewing machines and heads not classified as household types

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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 £
Taiwan 3,234,839
Netherlands 2,429,438
China 1,809,973
Poland 1,157,022
Germany 837,277

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 £
Taiwan 1,862,811 1,372,028 -490,783
Netherlands 1,553,518 875,920 -677,598
China 943,461 866,512 -76,949
Poland 506,465 650,557 +144,092
Germany 352,123 485,154 +133,031
Viet Nam 450,557 204,809 -245,748
Thailand 960 242,845 +241,885
United States 74,478 149,495 +75,017
Singapore 0 105,943 +105,943
France 0 41,266 +41,266

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 £
Taiwan 4,022,290
China 3,153,289
Viet Nam 2,201,711
Japan 841,272
Thailand 366,361

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 £
Taiwan 1,984,063 2,038,227 +54,164
China 1,551,501 1,601,788 +50,287
Viet Nam 1,766,201 435,510 -1,330,691
Japan 356,121 485,151 +129,030
Thailand 56,759 309,602 +252,843
United States 41,449 99,922 +58,473
United Kingdom 6,813 41,540 +34,727
Poland 2,110 24,110 +22,000
Netherlands 0 25,102 +25,102
Italy 8,216 11,620 +3,404

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 6
Greater Manchester 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
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 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 5 1 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 3 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 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) 6,310,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,757,251
Air transport 804,004
Other 30,282
Road transport 17,802

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) 3,315,681 2,994,341 -321,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,137,595 1,619,656 -517,939
Air transport 335,334 468,670 +133,336
Other 18,450 11,832 -6,618
Road transport 0 17,802 +17,802

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,609,308
Southampton 2,455,488
Dover 1,414,449
Harwich 1,359,783
London Gateway Port 1,033,064

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 1,552,874 1,056,434 -496,440
Southampton 1,359,025 1,096,463 -262,562
Dover 955,334 459,115 -496,219
Harwich 818,030 541,753 -276,277
London Gateway Port 372,465 660,599 +288,134
Eurotunnel 216,679 287,928 +71,249
Immingham Docks 147,552 199,444 +51,892
Birmingham Airport 147,760 161,188 +13,428
London Heathrow Airport 76,756 122,818 +46,062
London 23,410 142,502 +119,092

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
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Manufacture of textiles
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 5
2026-03 5
2026-02 7
2026-01 3

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 10
54m+ 8
Other 7
15m-54m 3

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 192,000
Czechia 85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 64,730
Germany 52,910
United States 39,269

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 105,512 86,488 -19,024
Czechia 85,128 0 -85,128
United Republic of Tanzania 62,679 2,051 -60,628
Germany 1,450 51,460 +50,010
United States 23,816 15,453 -8,363
Netherlands 31,541 7,664 -23,877
France 7,910 20,094 +12,184
Malawi 23,590 0 -23,590
United Arab Emirates 12,977 10,273 -2,704
Canada 17,111 1,395 -15,716

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 3,211

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 £
Ireland 2,121 1,090 -1,031

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) 316,120
Air transport 177,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,351
Other 3,211

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) 147,073 169,047 +21,974
Air transport 142,534 34,862 -107,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,135 14,216 -138,919
Other 2,121 1,090 -1,031

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 126,460
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,890
London Heathrow Airport 93,291
Felixstowe 56,279
East Midlands Airport 49,730

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 66,427 60,033 -6,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,307 81,583 +43,276
London Heathrow Airport 92,391 900 -91,491
Felixstowe 56,279 0 -56,279
East Midlands Airport 21,808 27,922 +6,114
London Gateway Port 34,565 13,821 -20,744
Southampton 42,453 0 -42,453
Heysham 24,921 15,123 -9,798
Manchester Airport 17,111 0 -17,111
Liverpool Docks 9,543 1,626 -7,917

Quick facts

HS code: 84521090

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

Description: Sewing machines and heads not classified as household types