Import/export HS code 845229: Various industrial sewing machines

Sewing machines for industrial use, not classified as automatic units

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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 £
China 2,888,824
Germany 2,335,180
Netherlands 1,425,136
Poland 792,860
United States 777,146

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 £
China 1,615,844 1,272,980 -342,864
Germany 1,201,159 1,134,021 -67,138
Netherlands 805,699 619,437 -186,262
Poland 441,226 351,634 -89,592
United States 391,618 385,528 -6,090
Italy 345,388 272,252 -73,136
Taiwan 141,656 399,258 +257,602
Japan 196,934 114,665 -82,269
France 133,691 149,869 +16,178
Viet Nam 0 208,143 +208,143

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 £
China 4,863,560
Germany 1,255,837
United States 771,299
Taiwan 719,999
Japan 689,311

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 £
China 2,648,325 2,215,235 -433,090
Germany 743,593 512,244 -231,349
United States 422,019 349,280 -72,739
Taiwan 182,361 537,638 +355,277
Japan 426,568 262,743 -163,825
Czechia 81,447 443,818 +362,371
Viet Nam 180,073 315,357 +135,284
Netherlands 190,538 205,696 +15,158
Italy 271,997 79,260 -192,737
United Kingdom 160,440 135,179 -25,261

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Greater Manchester 10
West Yorkshire 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6

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
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 4 0 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,232,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,002,102
Air transport 2,515,767
Road transport 12,883
Other 76

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,312,869 1,919,539 -393,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,906,628 2,095,474 +188,846
Air transport 1,246,445 1,269,322 +22,877
Road transport 12,883 0 -12,883
Other 30 46 +16

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,107,966
Eurotunnel 1,490,424
Dover 1,153,147
Southampton 1,093,768
Immingham Docks 962,036

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 1,037,836 1,070,130 +32,294
Eurotunnel 700,390 790,034 +89,644
Dover 725,300 427,847 -297,453
Southampton 497,222 596,546 +99,324
Immingham Docks 553,490 408,546 -144,944
London Heathrow Airport 444,348 380,907 -63,441
Manchester Airport 338,758 440,137 +101,379
Thamesport 226,992 258,676 +31,684
Birmingham Airport 204,441 170,930 -33,511
London Gateway Port 174,021 194,105 +20,084

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
28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Manufacture of textiles
11
Manufacture of food products
7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 11
2026-03 19
2026-02 9
2026-01 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 55
0-1m 22
54m+ 20
Other 9
15m-54m 7

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 £
United States 1,082,057
Ireland 563,143
France 175,057
Italy 120,817
Netherlands 100,326

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 £
United States 890,796 191,261 -699,535
Ireland 169,386 393,757 +224,371
France 29,511 145,546 +116,035
Italy 25,127 95,690 +70,563
Netherlands 55,258 45,068 -10,190
India 39,450 33,408 -6,042
Spain 28,377 35,181 +6,804
Germany 25,643 37,143 +11,500
Canada 53,736 4,993 -48,743
Malta 56,000 0 -56,000

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 £
China 4,450
Ireland 2,059

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 £
China 4,450 0 -4,450
Ireland 2,059 0 -2,059

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) 1,469,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,285,360
Air transport 706,491
Other 6,509

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) 526,115 943,020 +416,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,001,328 284,032 -717,296
Air transport 328,429 378,062 +49,633
Other 6,509 0 -6,509

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 833,026
Dover / Eurotunnel 818,197
Holyhead 288,313
London Heathrow Airport 258,946
Southampton 217,720

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 £
Liverpool Docks 803,583 29,443 -774,140
Dover / Eurotunnel 323,194 495,003 +171,809
Holyhead 127,402 160,911 +33,509
London Heathrow Airport 142,815 116,131 -26,684
Southampton 55,762 161,958 +106,196
East Midlands Airport 81,281 125,898 +44,617
Heysham 0 197,725 +197,725
London Gateway Port 98,201 64,159 -34,042
Manchester Airport 87,702 64,563 -23,139
ZLC 9,683 52,464 +42,781

Quick facts

HS code: 845229

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

Description: Sewing machines for industrial use, not classified as automatic units