Import/export HS code 846150: Sawing or cutting-off machines

Machines used to saw or cut materials into pieces

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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 £
China 10,631,628
Germany 10,359,518
Italy 6,954,338
Taiwan 4,347,280
Netherlands 3,697,751

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 £
China 5,350,970 5,280,658 -70,312
Germany 6,081,543 4,277,975 -1,803,568
Italy 3,436,389 3,517,949 +81,560
Taiwan 2,047,188 2,300,092 +252,904
Netherlands 1,789,200 1,908,551 +119,351
South Korea 3,404,032 0 -3,404,032
Turkey 997,480 1,094,317 +96,837
Czechia 815,357 801,971 -13,386
France 698,660 731,156 +32,496
Norway 504,759 539,404 +34,645

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 £
China 11,408,516
Germany 9,078,807
Italy 7,161,357
Taiwan 4,634,785
South Korea 3,387,386

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 £
China 5,803,115 5,605,401 -197,714
Germany 5,486,200 3,592,607 -1,893,593
Italy 3,519,975 3,641,382 +121,407
Taiwan 2,295,725 2,339,060 +43,335
South Korea 3,387,386 0 -3,387,386
Netherlands 1,337,825 1,638,415 +300,590
Czechia 1,039,586 1,105,196 +65,610
Turkey 954,696 1,094,317 +139,621
United States 1,233,636 449,117 -784,519
Singapore 1,373,492 13,914 -1,359,578

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Greater Manchester 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14

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 Midlands 20 18 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 13 +1
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 11 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 11 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 6 -6
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Kent 5 8 +3
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3

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) 24,508,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,961,875
Air transport 4,450,059
Road transport 550,709
Other 175,977

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) 13,139,956 11,368,071 -1,771,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,460,826 8,501,049 -4,959,777
Air transport 2,502,382 1,947,677 -554,705
Road transport 265,647 285,062 +19,415
Other 68,537 107,440 +38,903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,103,584
Felixstowe 8,729,724
Eurotunnel 5,177,620
Southampton 4,190,395
Immingham Docks 3,909,341

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 5,780,954 5,322,630 -458,324
Felixstowe 4,820,192 3,909,532 -910,660
Eurotunnel 3,191,805 1,985,815 -1,205,990
Southampton 2,990,984 1,199,411 -1,791,573
Immingham Docks 2,016,020 1,893,321 -122,699
London Gateway Port 741,105 2,706,481 +1,965,376
Tyne 3,417,787 0 -3,417,787
Birmingham Airport 656,124 848,635 +192,511
London 701,114 778,749 +77,635
ZLC 415,944 1,027,081 +611,137

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 104
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Other manufacturing 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 35
2026-03 44
2026-02 40
2026-01 35
2025-12 40

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 145
54m+ 75
0-1m 40
15m-54m 26
Other 17

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 £
Italy 2,116,157
Netherlands 1,350,053
Sweden 1,185,913
United States 1,126,000
Norway 1,105,809

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 £
Italy 176,216 1,939,941 +1,763,725
Netherlands 1,242,094 107,959 -1,134,135
Sweden 30,265 1,155,648 +1,125,383
United States 480,289 645,711 +165,422
Norway 521,430 584,379 +62,949
Ireland 675,677 426,423 -249,254
Germany 284,320 265,995 -18,325
Spain 456,199 23,931 -432,268
Singapore 325,362 145,000 -180,362
Canada 161,013 252,801 +91,788

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 £
China 108,974
XI 100,895
Italy 28,626
Ireland 1,541
United States 47

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 £
China 51,955 57,019 +5,064
XI 30,538 70,357 +39,819
Italy 28,626 0 -28,626
Ireland 1,160 381 -779
United States 4 43 +39
Taiwan 30 0 -30

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) 7,909,455
Air transport 2,977,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,358,095
Other 245,792
Road transport 36,128

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) 3,533,204 4,376,251 +843,047
Air transport 1,160,492 1,817,222 +656,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,437,874 920,221 -517,653
Other 115,755 130,037 +14,282
Road transport 36,128 0 -36,128

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,246,583
Hull 1,588,618
Manchester Airport 1,232,924
London Heathrow Airport 1,060,345
Aberdeen Docks 832,935

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 1,684,145 2,562,438 +878,293
Hull 435,118 1,153,500 +718,382
Manchester Airport 261,051 971,873 +710,822
London Heathrow Airport 457,323 603,022 +145,699
Aberdeen Docks 456,186 376,749 -79,437
Holyhead 479,228 109,970 -369,258
London Gateway Port 259,519 226,974 -32,545
Liverpool Docks 218,191 241,026 +22,835
Felixstowe 285,713 116,747 -168,966
Immingham Docks 201,125 198,276 -2,849

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 846150

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

Description: Machines used to saw or cut materials into pieces