Import/export HS code 845290: Sewing machine parts and accessories

Furniture, bases, covers, and other parts for sewing machines

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 £
China 1,808,170
Germany 1,494,533
Taiwan 1,005,875
United States 828,506
Switzerland 532,599

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 1,331,412 476,758 -854,654
Germany 867,958 626,575 -241,383
Taiwan 543,492 462,383 -81,109
United States 530,802 297,704 -233,098
Switzerland 439,390 93,209 -346,181
Japan 264,589 250,329 -14,260
Italy 268,811 170,448 -98,363
Viet Nam 56,998 380,674 +323,676
France 128,504 237,180 +108,676
Netherlands 253,464 97,753 -155,711

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 2,311,833
Taiwan 1,523,429
Germany 788,503
Japan 708,519
United States 695,337

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 1,645,236 666,597 -978,639
Taiwan 861,448 661,981 -199,467
Germany 452,297 336,206 -116,091
Japan 364,042 344,477 -19,565
United States 424,211 271,126 -153,085
Viet Nam 70,392 394,862 +324,470
Thailand 279,749 177,541 -102,208
Italy 259,626 162,655 -96,971
Switzerland 247,769 104,138 -143,631
United Kingdom 185,539 50,105 -135,434

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Lancashire 13
West Yorkshire 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8

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 15 12 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 10 -4
Lancashire 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 8 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Essex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Devon 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 3,906,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,175,439
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,319,257
Road transport 285,144
Other 26,003

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 £
Air transport 2,332,638 1,574,080 -758,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,885,075 1,290,364 -594,711
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,002,732 316,525 -686,207
Road transport 17,432 267,712 +250,280
Other 3,627 22,376 +18,749

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,607,285
Southampton 1,460,325
Felixstowe 1,173,671
London Stansted Airport 1,096,554
Dover 837,440

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 £
East Midlands Airport 976,571 630,714 -345,857
Southampton 654,132 806,193 +152,061
Felixstowe 839,459 334,212 -505,247
London Stansted Airport 668,015 428,539 -239,476
Dover 720,159 117,281 -602,878
London Heathrow Airport 318,671 140,537 -178,134
Birmingham Airport 173,698 278,399 +104,701
Thamesport 266,081 76,966 -189,115
Eurotunnel 189,126 114,863 -74,263
ZLC 17,432 267,712 +250,280

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of textiles 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 16
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 28
2025-10 36
2025-09 25
2025-08 31

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 65
54m+ 49
15m-54m 23
0-1m 20
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 £
United States 370,046
Sri Lanka 278,859
Ireland 168,049
Netherlands 68,160
Ghana 63,495

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 285,138 84,908 -200,230
Sri Lanka 130,644 148,215 +17,571
Ireland 135,221 32,828 -102,393
Netherlands 27,318 40,842 +13,524
Ghana 49,816 13,679 -36,137
Trinidad and Tobago 3,898 54,479 +50,581
Pakistan 50,093 6,347 -43,746
Germany 36,651 14,806 -21,845
Brazil 10,846 37,063 +26,217
Chile 10,994 36,079 +25,085

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,435,431
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 345,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,010

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 £
Air transport 856,031 579,400 -276,631
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 281,475 64,498 -216,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,018 80,992 +29,974

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 821,086
London Heathrow Airport 429,414
Holyhead 140,036
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,336
ZLC 87,244

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 £
East Midlands Airport 444,781 376,305 -68,476
London Heathrow Airport 297,663 131,751 -165,912
Holyhead 123,841 16,195 -107,646
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,498 29,838 -59,660
ZLC 46,297 40,947 -5,350
Southampton 2,470 68,102 +65,632
London Stansted Airport 49,371 14,335 -35,036
Dover 48,487 8,180 -40,307
London Gateway Port 29,886 9,516 -20,370
Manchester Airport 17,919 6,449 -11,470

Quick facts

HS code: 845290

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

Description: Furniture, bases, covers, and other parts for sewing machines