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 1,693,647
Germany 1,581,929
Taiwan 1,173,033
United States 791,528
Switzerland 591,726

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 1,116,043 577,604 -538,439
Germany 885,393 696,536 -188,857
Taiwan 559,585 613,448 +53,863
United States 456,307 335,221 -121,086
Switzerland 427,988 163,738 -264,250
Japan 294,202 231,423 -62,779
Italy 217,526 252,738 +35,212
Viet Nam 217,933 225,770 +7,837
Netherlands 223,383 131,632 -91,751
France 117,002 216,478 +99,476

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 2,206,737
Taiwan 1,728,614
Germany 835,764
Japan 742,326
United States 648,454

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 1,434,817 771,920 -662,897
Taiwan 878,097 850,517 -27,580
Germany 479,257 356,507 -122,750
Japan 401,625 340,701 -60,924
United States 308,082 340,372 +32,290
Thailand 284,834 216,658 -68,176
Viet Nam 223,333 241,541 +18,208
Italy 213,906 244,349 +30,443
Switzerland 257,839 141,377 -116,462
United Kingdom 148,272 61,674 -86,598

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Lancashire 12
West Yorkshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9

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 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
Lancashire 9 9 +0
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Essex 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 4 5 +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 4,172,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,223,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,254,690
Road transport 348,747
Other 26,020

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 2,295,561 1,876,683 -418,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,815,709 1,407,871 -407,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 941,693 312,997 -628,696
Road transport 50,455 298,292 +247,837
Other 3,499 22,521 +19,022

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,668,319
Southampton 1,454,876
London Stansted Airport 1,184,493
Felixstowe 1,163,956
Dover 783,644

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 871,720 796,599 -75,121
Southampton 835,617 619,259 -216,358
London Stansted Airport 675,241 509,252 -165,989
Felixstowe 663,409 500,547 -162,862
Dover 697,906 85,738 -612,168
London Heathrow Airport 333,342 181,714 -151,628
Birmingham Airport 224,758 264,994 +40,236
ZLC 50,455 298,292 +247,837
Thamesport 199,368 129,965 -69,403
Eurotunnel 166,079 122,773 -43,306

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 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of textiles 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15
Manufacture of food products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 34
2026-03 26
2026-02 30
2026-01 31
2025-12 26

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 68
54m+ 51
15m-54m 25
0-1m 20
Other 8

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 382,786
Sri Lanka 320,508
Ireland 86,977
Netherlands 80,479
Ghana 68,749

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 266,253 116,533 -149,720
Sri Lanka 138,816 181,692 +42,876
Ireland 25,236 61,741 +36,505
Netherlands 34,322 46,157 +11,835
Ghana 48,860 19,889 -28,971
Trinidad and Tobago 53,874 9,628 -44,246
Pakistan 54,961 1,479 -53,482
Brazil 22,013 25,896 +3,883
Chile 19,431 27,642 +8,211
Italy 25,350 17,540 -7,810

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 1,529,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 216,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,257

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 906,091 623,431 -282,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 115,716 100,906 -14,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,125 80,132 +27,007

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 881,534
London Heathrow Airport 438,089
Dover / Eurotunnel 124,959
ZLC 109,509
Southampton 70,572

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 487,274 394,260 -93,014
London Heathrow Airport 300,249 137,840 -162,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,752 48,207 -28,545
ZLC 50,911 58,598 +7,687
Southampton 4,577 65,995 +61,418
London Stansted Airport 49,738 13,650 -36,088
London Gateway Port 29,886 10,763 -19,123
Holyhead 7,938 32,261 +24,323
Manchester Airport 17,919 9,470 -8,449
Dover 13,260 9,026 -4,234

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