Import/export HS code 845390: Parts for leather and shoe-making machines

Spare parts and components for machines used in leatherworking or shoe production

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 £
Italy 2,735,177
United States 569,563
Germany 475,519
China 238,385
France 222,990

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 £
Italy 1,316,463 1,418,714 +102,251
United States 63,752 505,811 +442,059
Germany 274,028 201,491 -72,537
China 203,956 34,429 -169,527
France 99,883 123,107 +23,224
Spain 29,132 35,634 +6,502
Poland 22,685 33,510 +10,825
India 20,325 14,310 -6,015
South Korea 16,376 12,936 -3,440
Netherlands 19,332 4,328 -15,004

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 £
Italy 2,765,006
United States 561,934
Germany 488,833
China 286,386
France 94,332

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 £
Italy 1,321,176 1,443,830 +122,654
United States 56,123 505,811 +449,688
Germany 282,525 206,308 -76,217
China 237,745 48,641 -189,104
France 45,756 48,576 +2,820
Spain 28,103 33,834 +5,731
Poland 23,685 30,630 +6,945
India 20,325 17,190 -3,135
Czechia 0 33,484 +33,484
South Korea 16,376 12,936 -3,440

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Inner London - West 7
Greater Manchester 6
West Yorkshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 13 +1
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Cheshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
West Central Scotland 3 2 -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 2,255,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,720,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 529,811
Other 21,450

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 972,850 1,282,637 +309,787
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 765,747 954,530 +188,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 367,518 162,293 -205,225
Other 21,450 0 -21,450

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,492,708
East Midlands Airport 936,366
London Heathrow Airport 756,156
Glasgow Airport 215,483
Grangemouth Docks 194,688

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 £
Dover 681,293 811,415 +130,122
East Midlands Airport 432,372 503,994 +71,622
London Heathrow Airport 167,126 589,030 +421,904
Glasgow Airport 141,670 73,813 -67,857
Grangemouth Docks 194,688 0 -194,688
Eurotunnel 50,669 117,263 +66,594
London Stansted Airport 110,539 48,751 -61,788
Birmingham Airport 82,861 55,119 -27,742
London Gateway Port 86,674 44,479 -42,195
Thamesport 73,140 48,053 -25,087

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of leather and related products
18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Other manufacturing
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 9
2026-03 10
2026-02 15
2026-01 10

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 39
54m+ 24
0-1m 12
15m-54m 6
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 654,941
Germany 354,293
Italy 318,120
Kenya 108,882
South Africa 80,495

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 527,848 127,093 -400,755
Germany 250,982 103,311 -147,671
Italy 147,336 170,784 +23,448
Kenya 41,740 67,142 +25,402
South Africa 46,675 33,820 -12,855
Thailand 19,596 45,634 +26,038
Spain 16,563 44,348 +27,785
India 39,848 16,951 -22,897
France 36,760 14,026 -22,734
Ireland 26,094 22,982 -3,112

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 1,630,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 423,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 175,907

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 979,659 650,580 -329,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 282,126 141,401 -140,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,710 100,197 +24,487

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 847,614
London Heathrow Airport 525,825
Dover / Eurotunnel 260,410
Dover 137,190
London Gateway Port 118,774

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 403,596 444,018 +40,422
London Heathrow Airport 491,822 34,003 -457,819
Dover / Eurotunnel 229,976 30,434 -199,542
Dover 28,809 108,381 +79,572
London Gateway Port 48,999 69,775 +20,776
ZLC 62,157 49,485 -12,672
London Stansted Airport 3,184 108,356 +105,172
Felixstowe 0 27,128 +27,128
Southampton 21,838 3,294 -18,544
Durham Tees Valley Airport 8,631 8,498 -133

Quick facts

HS code: 845390

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

Description: Spare parts and components for machines used in leatherworking or shoe production