Import/export HS code 845921: Numerically controlled drilling machines

Drilling machines controlled by computers for precise metalworking

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  • 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 £
Netherlands 6,519,142
Italy 5,960,357
United States 3,448,270
France 1,958,227
Germany 1,797,575

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 £
Netherlands 3,943,200 2,575,942 -1,367,258
Italy 3,800,573 2,159,784 -1,640,789
United States 2,041,174 1,407,096 -634,078
France 463,871 1,494,356 +1,030,485
Germany 0 1,797,575 +1,797,575
Ireland 581,482 0 -581,482
China 138,489 233,860 +95,371
South Korea 42,929 91,059 +48,130
Romania 0 106,911 +106,911
Spain 0 60,501 +60,501

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 £
Netherlands 6,519,142
Italy 5,960,357
United States 3,513,635
Germany 2,129,696
France 1,561,824

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 £
Netherlands 3,943,200 2,575,942 -1,367,258
Italy 3,800,573 2,159,784 -1,640,789
United States 2,041,174 1,472,461 -568,713
Germany 1,083 2,128,613 +2,127,530
France 463,871 1,097,953 +634,082
China 138,489 233,860 +95,371
South Korea 42,929 91,059 +48,130
Switzerland 0 106,911 +106,911
Spain 0 60,501 +60,501
Czechia 0 33,627 +33,627

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
North Wales 2

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
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
North Wales 1 2 +1
North Yorkshire 0 2 +2
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1

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) 16,383,803
Air transport 3,515,927
Other 624,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 449,371

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) 8,134,860 8,248,943 +114,083
Air transport 2,042,257 1,473,670 -568,587
Other 624,411 0 -624,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 211,273 238,098 +26,825

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,876,231
Immingham Docks 5,552,474
London Heathrow Airport 3,245,314
Felixstowe 1,210,424
Eurotunnel 975,782

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 3,874,916 5,001,315 +1,126,399
Immingham Docks 3,932,884 1,619,590 -2,313,294
London Heathrow Airport 1,803,569 1,441,745 -361,824
Felixstowe 138,489 1,071,935 +933,446
Eurotunnel 390,917 584,865 +193,948
000 624,411 0 -624,411
London Stansted Airport 114,930 11,030 -103,900
Belfast Port 0 118,277 +118,277
Manchester Airport 112,835 0 -112,835
Southampton 0 91,059 +91,059

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
9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
8
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 4
2026-01 3
2025-12 3
2025-10 5

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+ 11
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 5
Other 4

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 8,052,357
Hungary 5,524,028
Germany 1,847,790
Italy 1,578,971
Canada 1,129,111

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 3,851,989 4,200,368 +348,379
Hungary 1,387,832 4,136,196 +2,748,364
Germany 1,847,790 0 -1,847,790
Italy 0 1,578,971 +1,578,971
Canada 1,129,111 0 -1,129,111
France 517,708 51,961 -465,747
Belgium 507,608 0 -507,608
Czechia 413,846 0 -413,846
Viet Nam 408,172 0 -408,172
India 170,000 209,685 +39,685

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) 11,525,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,555,739
Air transport 554,637

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) 5,095,248 6,430,480 +1,335,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,565,627 3,990,112 -1,575,515
Air transport 16,223 538,414 +522,191

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,702,380
Liverpool Docks 8,443,433
Harwich 1,387,832
London Gateway Port 724,851
London Heathrow Airport 536,686

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,668,214 6,034,166 +2,365,952
Liverpool Docks 4,981,100 3,462,333 -1,518,767
Harwich 1,387,832 0 -1,387,832
London Gateway Port 461,607 263,244 -198,363
London Heathrow Airport 0 536,686 +536,686
Southampton 122,920 360,933 +238,013
Portsmouth 0 205,582 +205,582
Heysham 0 49,539 +49,539
Dover 21,367 13,149 -8,218
London 17,835 0 -17,835

Quick facts

HS code: 845921

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

Description: Drilling machines controlled by computers for precise metalworking