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 10,631,960
Germany 9,875,997
Italy 6,697,595
Taiwan 4,139,775
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 £
China 5,312,424 5,319,536 +7,112
Germany 5,996,669 3,879,328 -2,117,341
Italy 3,385,919 3,311,676 -74,243
Taiwan 2,006,098 2,133,677 +127,579
South Korea 3,404,032 0 -3,404,032
Netherlands 1,550,882 1,341,074 -209,808
Turkey 1,062,197 1,001,345 -60,852
Czechia 773,918 846,565 +72,647
France 623,229 702,191 +78,962
Norway 477,545 510,931 +33,386

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 11,329,363
Germany 8,714,361
Italy 6,798,226
Taiwan 4,401,314
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 5,648,923 5,680,440 +31,517
Germany 5,441,937 3,272,424 -2,169,513
Italy 3,344,060 3,454,166 +110,106
Taiwan 2,252,749 2,148,565 -104,184
South Korea 3,387,386 0 -3,387,386
Netherlands 1,131,502 1,099,568 -31,934
Czechia 1,009,507 1,128,168 +118,661
Turkey 1,019,413 1,001,345 -18,068
Singapore 1,373,492 13,914 -1,359,578
United Kingdom 612,558 434,205 -178,353

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Greater Manchester 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 20 19 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 11 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 6 -5
West Yorkshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Kent 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2

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) 23,220,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,009,933
Air transport 4,348,650
Road transport 533,835
Other 175,963

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) 12,803,537 10,416,596 -2,386,941
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,714,756 8,295,177 -4,419,579
Air transport 2,438,770 1,909,880 -528,890
Road transport 257,982 275,853 +17,871
Other 131,980 43,983 -87,997

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,082,869
Felixstowe 8,352,652
Eurotunnel 4,921,539
London Gateway Port 3,946,199
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 5,622,741 5,460,128 -162,613
Felixstowe 4,685,147 3,667,505 -1,017,642
Eurotunnel 3,173,114 1,748,425 -1,424,689
London Gateway Port 1,006,176 2,940,023 +1,933,847
Tyne 3,417,787 0 -3,417,787
Southampton 2,144,405 1,090,541 -1,053,864
Immingham Docks 1,729,564 1,310,029 -419,535
London 731,285 709,295 -21,990
ZLC 574,315 853,114 +278,799
Birmingham Airport 593,054 825,503 +232,449

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
98
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
24
Other manufacturing
20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 41
2026-04 35
2026-03 44
2026-02 40
2026-01 35

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 140
54m+ 70
0-1m 37
15m-54m 24
Other 16

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 2,105,426
Netherlands 1,340,581
Sweden 1,185,913
Norway 1,106,443
United States 1,076,672

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 1,393,422 712,004 -681,418
Netherlands 1,236,995 103,586 -1,133,409
Sweden 30,265 1,155,648 +1,125,383
Norway 559,635 546,808 -12,827
United States 628,372 448,300 -180,072
Ireland 626,455 408,523 -217,932
Germany 297,492 270,781 -26,711
Spain 463,677 23,931 -439,746
Singapore 227,450 145,000 -82,450
Romania 108,530 233,999 +125,469

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 106,635
XI 100,899
Italy 28,626
Ireland 2,178
Romania 660

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 42,950 63,685 +20,735
XI 53,170 47,729 -5,441
Italy 28,626 0 -28,626
Ireland 1,160 1,018 -142
Romania 0 660 +660
United States 15 29 +14
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) 7,708,007
Air transport 2,832,778
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,957,425
Other 244,695
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) 4,613,981 3,094,026 -1,519,955
Air transport 1,716,487 1,116,291 -600,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,077,951 879,474 -198,477
Other 130,850 113,845 -17,005
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 4,181,355
Hull 1,586,914
Manchester Airport 1,232,924
London Heathrow Airport 1,002,724
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 2,837,060 1,344,295 -1,492,765
Hull 433,414 1,153,500 +720,086
Manchester Airport 746,617 486,307 -260,310
London Heathrow Airport 506,752 495,972 -10,780
Aberdeen Docks 456,186 376,749 -79,437
London Gateway Port 303,178 197,825 -105,353
Holyhead 412,884 87,558 -325,326
Liverpool Docks 217,129 238,772 +21,643
Immingham Docks 151,381 195,383 +44,002
Tyne 282,236 55,488 -226,748

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