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 63,426,026
Japan 37,985,206
United States 24,209,973
Taiwan 18,960,552
Netherlands 16,155,783

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 38,572,246 24,853,780 -13,718,466
Japan 13,177,674 24,807,532 +11,629,858
United States 11,422,565 12,787,408 +1,364,843
Taiwan 10,042,753 8,917,799 -1,124,954
Netherlands 9,284,166 6,871,617 -2,412,549
Belgium 7,539,052 7,512,708 -26,344
Switzerland 5,794,600 4,562,580 -1,232,020
Italy 3,578,737 4,083,436 +504,699
China 1,065,509 2,392,720 +1,327,211
France 1,791,615 1,137,877 -653,738

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 56,954,584
Germany 54,422,976
Taiwan 30,970,675
United States 26,084,024
Italy 8,315,836

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 23,910,651 33,043,933 +9,133,282
Germany 30,687,465 23,735,511 -6,951,954
Taiwan 17,260,648 13,710,027 -3,550,621
United States 12,638,834 13,445,190 +806,356
Italy 4,100,704 4,215,132 +114,428
China 3,385,072 4,493,335 +1,108,263
Switzerland 4,135,206 3,617,927 -517,279
Spain 2,068,402 1,356,880 -711,522
Sweden 2,360,464 782,106 -1,578,358
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 13 13 +0
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Northern Ireland 0 6 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Essex 2 2 +0

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) 120,943,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,394,655
Other 9,108,123
Road transport 1,912,463
Air transport 819,144

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) 66,767,888 54,175,836 -12,592,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,563,537 46,831,118 +14,267,581
Other 7,928,274 1,179,849 -6,748,425
Road transport 549,269 1,363,194 +813,925
Air transport 307,917 511,227 +203,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 60,014,258
Dover 52,122,123
Felixstowe 14,114,395
Eurotunnel 13,543,176
ZLC 12,521,079

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 25,988,615 34,025,643 +8,037,028
Dover 31,816,162 20,305,961 -11,510,201
Felixstowe 6,527,722 7,586,673 +1,058,951
Eurotunnel 8,640,808 4,902,368 -3,738,440
ZLC 6,629,197 5,891,882 -737,315
Immingham Docks 2,484,708 9,113,827 +6,629,119
Harwich 4,322,542 6,458,065 +2,135,523
000 7,928,274 1,179,849 -6,748,425
Belfast Port 681,350 6,012,321 +5,330,971
Killingholme 4,161,387 0 -4,161,387

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 13
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
2026-04 21
2026-03 18
2026-02 19
2026-01 14
2025-12 16

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+ 45
1m-15m 39
0-1m 14
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 £
Belgium 73,062,046
Germany 31,140,576
Turkey 7,345,507
Spain 7,289,539
Ireland 5,914,886

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 33,967,667 39,094,379 +5,126,712
Germany 17,694,916 13,445,660 -4,249,256
Turkey 2,857,108 4,488,399 +1,631,291
Spain 2,905,905 4,383,634 +1,477,729
Ireland 3,063,211 2,851,675 -211,536
Sweden 2,789,388 2,547,572 -241,816
Italy 3,034,168 1,917,579 -1,116,589
France 1,822,257 1,376,540 -445,717
United States 898,060 2,150,631 +1,252,571
Hungary 784,344 2,184,221 +1,399,877

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) 115,359,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,859,400
Air transport 573,906

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) 53,889,081 61,470,903 +7,581,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,184,613 24,674,787 -1,509,826
Air transport 415,155 158,751 -256,404

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 52,395,988
Harwich 42,762,125
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,291,084
Immingham Docks 7,847,967
London Gateway Port 5,396,350

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 23,944,746 28,451,242 +4,506,496
Harwich 22,390,009 20,372,116 -2,017,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,062,890 18,228,194 +2,165,304
Immingham Docks 4,512,533 3,335,434 -1,177,099
London Gateway Port 2,435,963 2,960,387 +524,424
Portsmouth 1,742,235 3,240,325 +1,498,090
Southampton 1,305,017 3,056,934 +1,751,917
Holyhead 1,696,035 2,017,682 +321,647
Purfleet 1,389,018 1,114,508 -274,510
Dover 1,570,163 829,793 -740,370

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