Import/export HS code 845710: Machining centres for metal

Machines that perform multiple cutting tasks on metal in one setup

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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 £
Germany 58,953,965
Japan 38,135,440
United States 24,017,594
Taiwan 19,485,687
Netherlands 15,305,975

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 £
Germany 32,677,453 26,276,512 -6,400,941
Japan 14,637,954 23,497,486 +8,859,532
United States 13,516,537 10,501,057 -3,015,480
Taiwan 10,928,287 8,557,400 -2,370,887
Netherlands 8,211,790 7,094,185 -1,117,605
Belgium 7,127,948 7,624,274 +496,326
Switzerland 5,008,786 5,023,333 +14,547
Italy 3,603,381 4,357,699 +754,318
China 1,491,745 1,791,490 +299,745
France 2,406,009 521,776 -1,884,233

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 £
Japan 57,078,772
Germany 50,272,111
Taiwan 30,392,839
United States 25,867,728
Italy 8,781,880

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 £
Japan 25,133,853 31,944,919 +6,811,066
Germany 25,520,303 24,751,808 -768,495
Taiwan 17,046,115 13,346,724 -3,699,391
United States 13,848,085 12,019,643 -1,828,442
Italy 4,125,348 4,656,532 +531,184
Switzerland 3,740,275 4,078,680 +338,405
China 3,380,631 4,104,666 +724,035
Spain 2,065,760 1,356,880 -708,880
Sweden 3,142,570 0 -3,142,570
Austria 2,315,251 679,225 -1,636,026

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15
West Midlands 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Northern Ireland 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 13 -1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Northern Ireland 1 5 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 0 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Essex 3 1 -2

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) 116,159,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,252,123
Other 8,079,623
Road transport 2,170,023
Air transport 879,459

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) 59,486,682 56,673,270 -2,813,412
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,715,114 42,537,009 +4,821,895
Other 7,443,953 635,670 -6,808,283
Road transport 549,269 1,620,754 +1,071,485
Air transport 392,439 487,020 +94,581

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 59,807,841
Dover 48,770,985
Felixstowe 14,578,975
Eurotunnel 13,479,477
ZLC 11,933,052

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 £
Southampton 30,278,439 29,529,402 -749,037
Dover 28,403,043 20,367,942 -8,035,101
Felixstowe 7,408,272 7,170,703 -237,569
Eurotunnel 7,763,913 5,715,564 -2,048,349
ZLC 5,580,417 6,352,635 +772,218
Immingham Docks 2,754,589 9,169,821 +6,415,232
Harwich 3,060,515 7,107,651 +4,047,136
000 7,443,953 635,670 -6,808,283
Belfast Port 681,350 6,279,166 +5,597,816
London 1,315,923 2,719,898 +1,403,975

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
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
12
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 21
2026-03 18
2026-02 19
2026-01 14

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
54m+ 46
1m-15m 38
0-1m 13
Other 10
15m-54m 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 £
Belgium 72,865,435
Germany 29,853,036
Turkey 7,812,039
Spain 6,182,983
Ireland 6,086,689

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 £
Belgium 34,893,702 37,971,733 +3,078,031
Germany 17,205,171 12,647,865 -4,557,306
Turkey 2,755,738 5,056,301 +2,300,563
Spain 3,468,219 2,714,764 -753,455
Ireland 3,481,436 2,605,253 -876,183
Sweden 2,993,821 2,500,884 -492,937
Italy 3,122,332 1,830,622 -1,291,710
France 1,867,634 1,432,857 -434,777
Hungary 728,996 2,192,912 +1,463,916
United States 568,974 2,136,827 +1,567,853

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) 115,666,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,263,616
Air transport 571,231

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) 56,400,463 59,265,988 +2,865,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,666,339 22,597,277 -3,069,062
Air transport 406,254 164,977 -241,277

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 52,894,479
Harwich 40,597,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,710,449
Immingham Docks 8,014,098
London Gateway Port 5,425,750

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 £
London 24,715,311 28,179,168 +3,463,857
Harwich 21,480,044 19,117,239 -2,362,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,289,099 18,421,350 +2,132,251
Immingham Docks 4,861,565 3,152,533 -1,709,032
London Gateway Port 3,551,663 1,874,087 -1,677,576
Portsmouth 2,521,104 1,732,457 -788,647
Southampton 961,177 3,041,843 +2,080,666
Holyhead 2,070,260 1,605,247 -465,013
Purfleet 1,389,018 1,114,508 -274,510
Dover 1,439,118 930,487 -508,631

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 845710

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

Description: Machines that perform multiple cutting tasks on metal in one setup