Import/export HS code 845961: Numerically controlled tool milling machines

Computer-controlled machines for milling tools or metal parts

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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 £
South Korea 16,765,765
Germany 12,822,386
Spain 12,007,228
Poland 3,855,569
Taiwan 3,105,228

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 £
South Korea 13,135,447 3,630,318 -9,505,129
Germany 3,936,138 8,886,248 +4,950,110
Spain 4,665,435 7,341,793 +2,676,358
Poland 2,817,214 1,038,355 -1,778,859
Taiwan 1,683,363 1,421,865 -261,498
Italy 1,038,159 1,110,696 +72,537
United States 552,245 459,602 -92,643
China 394,013 514,937 +120,924
Ireland 126,277 216,345 +90,068
Belgium 176,952 163,637 -13,315

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 £
South Korea 16,822,084
Germany 12,410,126
Spain 12,077,861
Poland 3,682,029
Taiwan 3,086,659

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 £
South Korea 13,191,766 3,630,318 -9,561,448
Germany 3,671,711 8,738,415 +5,066,704
Spain 4,661,468 7,416,393 +2,754,925
Poland 2,645,458 1,036,571 -1,608,887
Taiwan 1,687,330 1,399,329 -288,001
Italy 885,348 1,027,293 +141,945
United States 896,542 897,469 +927
China 404,083 566,062 +161,979
France 52,025 216,105 +164,080
Slovenia 107,738 63,926 -43,812

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 9
West Yorkshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 1 5 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 0 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Devon 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Kent 1 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,425,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,835,661
Air transport 1,654,965
Other 875,952

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) 11,778,118 18,647,530 +6,869,412
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,764,303 6,071,358 -9,692,945
Air transport 1,024,829 630,136 -394,693
Other 875,952 0 -875,952

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 18,643,340
Dover 14,360,451
Harwich 4,780,978
Immingham Docks 1,982,461
Hull 1,945,906

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 14,011,182 4,632,158 -9,379,024
Dover 6,728,699 7,631,752 +903,053
Harwich 774,485 4,006,493 +3,232,008
Immingham Docks 91,293 1,891,168 +1,799,875
Hull 1,160,478 785,428 -375,050
Portsmouth 0 1,574,814 +1,574,814
London 1,383,033 168,702 -1,214,331
Felixstowe 682,569 634,244 -48,325
Killingholme 563,238 721,836 +158,598
Eurotunnel 656,629 259,260 -397,369

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 19
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 12
2025-10 10
2025-09 13
2025-08 11

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 35
54m+ 21
0-1m 11
15m-54m 9
Other 3

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 £
Germany 6,722,834
Ireland 4,558,681
Spain 810,381
United States 722,472
Czechia 563,094

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 £
Germany 3,829,140 2,893,694 -935,446
Ireland 1,909,634 2,649,047 +739,413
Spain 701,700 108,681 -593,019
United States 436,238 286,234 -150,004
Czechia 310,055 253,039 -57,016
Poland 254,986 246,871 -8,115
Netherlands 272,200 225,849 -46,351
France 328,487 78,127 -250,360
Belgium 319,706 9,773 -309,933
India 259,319 57,000 -202,319

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Germany 19,638
China 188

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 19,638 0 -19,638
China 188 0 -188

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) 16,195,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,534,936
Air transport 1,122,741
Other 19,826

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) 9,580,276 6,614,980 -2,965,296
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,503,220 1,031,716 -471,504
Air transport 685,711 437,030 -248,681
Other 19,826 0 -19,826

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,920,805
Holyhead 3,614,064
Felixstowe 2,324,703
Immingham Docks 1,520,219
Harwich 978,696

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 5,252,348 1,668,457 -3,583,891
Holyhead 1,143,126 2,470,938 +1,327,812
Felixstowe 423,206 1,901,497 +1,478,291
Immingham Docks 1,428,747 91,472 -1,337,275
Harwich 330,754 647,942 +317,188
Fishguard 617,704 105,679 -512,025
London Heathrow Airport 424,316 231,892 -192,424
Southampton 385,439 25,106 -360,333
Portsmouth 306,748 30,680 -276,068
East Midlands Airport 212,606 108,645 -103,961

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 845961

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

Description: Computer-controlled machines for milling tools or metal parts