Import/export HS code 846591: Sawing machines for wood

Machines used to cut wood using saws

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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 £
Italy 39,557,738
China 24,519,908
Germany 17,615,235
Austria 5,152,711
Sweden 4,299,050

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 £
Italy 20,010,257 19,547,481 -462,776
China 11,506,611 13,013,297 +1,506,686
Germany 10,571,394 7,043,841 -3,527,553
Austria 2,743,418 2,409,293 -334,125
Sweden 632,999 3,666,051 +3,033,052
Belgium 1,346,296 1,505,486 +159,190
Taiwan 1,838,241 779,309 -1,058,932
Spain 1,555,122 836,650 -718,472
Poland 1,080,116 926,711 -153,405
Netherlands 873,074 653,098 -219,976

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 28,978,924
Italy 19,923,652
Germany 12,910,771
Taiwan 5,324,853
Austria 5,147,515

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 14,156,202 14,822,722 +666,520
Italy 9,842,361 10,081,291 +238,930
Germany 7,509,302 5,401,469 -2,107,833
Taiwan 3,228,576 2,096,277 -1,132,299
Austria 2,746,522 2,400,993 -345,529
Sweden 666,659 3,677,365 +3,010,706
Czechia 1,848,695 1,006,798 -841,897
Spain 1,552,734 896,728 -656,006
Poland 1,058,505 955,394 -103,111
Switzerland 692,782 627,102 -65,680

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
West Midlands 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
West Yorkshire 10

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 14 +0
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 4 8 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 8 +2
Kent 5 5 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 5 +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) 53,735,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,522,513
Other 19,829,382
Air transport 2,050,090
Road transport 1,565,416

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) 28,429,028 25,306,796 -3,122,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,282,891 17,239,622 +1,956,731
Other 10,239,274 9,590,108 -649,166
Air transport 1,404,576 645,514 -759,062
Road transport 792,927 772,489 -20,438

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,749,278
000 19,829,382
Purfleet 13,182,615
Felixstowe 12,425,445
Southampton 11,320,394

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 12,406,300 11,342,978 -1,063,322
000 10,239,274 9,590,108 -649,166
Purfleet 5,827,386 7,355,229 +1,527,843
Felixstowe 6,161,895 6,263,550 +101,655
Southampton 5,985,971 5,334,423 -651,548
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,881,323 830,763 -5,050,560
London Gateway Port 1,232,274 3,184,553 +1,952,279
Immingham Docks 504,118 3,900,420 +3,396,302
Eurotunnel 1,697,289 1,291,097 -406,192
ZLC 913,021 804,483 -108,538

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
73
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
40
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
17
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 38
2026-03 39
2026-02 40
2026-01 32

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 100
0-1m 51
54m+ 39
15m-54m 20
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 £
Ireland 5,277,260
United States 2,201,922
Netherlands 2,134,441
Germany 1,847,612
Poland 688,490

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 £
Ireland 2,645,215 2,632,045 -13,170
United States 397,428 1,804,494 +1,407,066
Netherlands 758,908 1,375,533 +616,625
Germany 595,447 1,252,165 +656,718
Poland 427,783 260,707 -167,076
New Zealand 496,987 113,401 -383,586
France 297,609 77,612 -219,997
Australia 116,223 216,044 +99,821
Finland 279,149 49,223 -229,926
China 1,500 319,338 +317,838

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 534,202
Italy 316,924
Germany 297,016
Taiwan 84,212
Ireland 59,215

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 304,647 229,555 -75,092
Italy 120,543 196,381 +75,838
Germany 119,969 177,047 +57,078
Taiwan 26,882 57,330 +30,448
Ireland 50,427 8,788 -41,639
XI 5,228 11,441 +6,213
United States 746 496 -250

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) 11,610,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,660,548
Other 1,335,162
Air transport 624,778
Road transport 965

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) 5,453,475 6,157,327 +703,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,609,195 3,051,353 +1,442,158
Other 640,854 694,308 +53,454
Air transport 289,596 335,182 +45,586
Road transport 965 0 -965

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,897,195
Holyhead 2,742,931
Immingham Docks 1,698,773
London Gateway Port 1,582,363
000 1,335,162

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 2,049,421 2,847,774 +798,353
Holyhead 1,304,264 1,438,667 +134,403
Immingham Docks 925,410 773,363 -152,047
London Gateway Port 452,926 1,129,437 +676,511
000 640,854 694,308 +53,454
Liverpool Docks 525,906 780,755 +254,849
Felixstowe 287,818 857,398 +569,580
Southampton 577,814 431,567 -146,247
London 303,829 227,245 -76,584
London Heathrow Airport 185,943 254,315 +68,372

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 846591

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

Description: Machines used to cut wood using saws