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 £
Germany 9,612,352
China 8,783,218
Italy 5,798,473
Taiwan 3,862,138
South Korea 3,404,032

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 6,292,019 3,320,333 -2,971,686
China 5,333,223 3,449,995 -1,883,228
Italy 3,623,335 2,175,138 -1,448,197
Taiwan 2,026,540 1,835,598 -190,942
South Korea 3,404,032 0 -3,404,032
Netherlands 1,898,350 1,250,611 -647,739
Turkey 1,139,420 980,154 -159,266
Czechia 743,274 628,776 -114,498
Norway 599,652 527,251 -72,401
France 737,008 303,383 -433,625

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 9,490,671
Germany 8,410,589
Italy 5,956,668
Taiwan 4,203,666
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 5,799,896 3,690,775 -2,109,121
Germany 5,835,063 2,575,526 -3,259,537
Italy 3,749,419 2,207,249 -1,542,170
Taiwan 2,346,748 1,856,918 -489,830
South Korea 3,387,386 0 -3,387,386
Netherlands 1,348,784 998,627 -350,157
Turkey 1,096,636 980,154 -116,482
Czechia 965,532 885,772 -79,760
United States 1,227,283 358,997 -868,286
Singapore 1,373,492 0 -1,373,492

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 29
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Greater Manchester 17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13

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 19 19 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 9 11 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 4 -8
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
North Eastern Scotland 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 6 +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) 21,305,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,935,980
Air transport 4,193,531
Road transport 574,437
Other 171,359

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) 13,452,087 7,853,534 -5,598,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,812,671 6,123,309 -7,689,362
Air transport 2,730,343 1,463,188 -1,267,155
Road transport 332,946 241,491 -91,455
Other 73,489 97,870 +24,381

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,963,787
Felixstowe 7,859,759
Eurotunnel 4,760,110
Southampton 4,145,394
Tyne 3,417,787

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 5,482,717 3,481,070 -2,001,647
Felixstowe 4,889,925 2,969,834 -1,920,091
Eurotunnel 3,182,552 1,577,558 -1,604,994
Southampton 3,060,282 1,085,112 -1,975,170
Tyne 3,417,787 0 -3,417,787
Immingham Docks 1,968,204 1,233,983 -734,221
London Gateway Port 713,317 1,415,019 +701,702
London 721,771 636,783 -84,988
Birmingham Airport 705,708 633,464 -72,244
ZLC 613,519 717,742 +104,223

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 99
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Other manufacturing 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 40
2025-10 48
2025-09 35
2025-08 39

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 139
54m+ 71
0-1m 37
15m-54m 24
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 2,100,678
Netherlands 1,358,768
Sweden 1,226,189
United States 1,085,746
Ireland 1,060,843

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 148,273 1,952,405 +1,804,132
Netherlands 1,226,755 132,013 -1,094,742
Sweden 72,689 1,153,500 +1,080,811
United States 523,805 561,941 +38,136
Ireland 722,105 338,738 -383,367
Norway 284,166 563,726 +279,560
Spain 506,199 13,981 -492,218
Germany 301,084 172,755 -128,329
Singapore 322,912 147,450 -175,462
Australia 274,941 125,835 -149,106

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 99,306
XI 75,051
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 62,650 36,656 -25,994
XI 28,737 46,314 +17,577
Italy 28,626 0 -28,626
Ireland 1,160 381 -779
United States 3 44 +41
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) 7,576,871
Air transport 2,780,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,222,340
Other 210,300
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) 3,568,526 4,008,345 +439,819
Air transport 1,262,806 1,517,620 +254,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,241,388 980,952 -260,436
Other 122,847 87,453 -35,394
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 4,066,997
Hull 1,588,618
Manchester Airport 1,176,264
London Heathrow Airport 822,935
Aberdeen Docks 736,935

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 1,691,421 2,375,576 +684,155
Hull 435,118 1,153,500 +718,382
Manchester Airport 267,751 908,513 +640,762
London Heathrow Airport 477,323 345,612 -131,711
Aberdeen Docks 220,186 516,749 +296,563
Holyhead 490,123 95,411 -394,712
Liverpool Docks 249,707 234,471 -15,236
London Gateway Port 244,508 180,365 -64,143
Felixstowe 287,775 88,905 -198,870
Tyne 274,076 101,070 -173,006

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