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 41,597,168
China 25,187,875
Germany 18,711,245
Austria 5,458,456
Sweden 4,304,304

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 20,581,694 21,015,474 +433,780
China 10,909,230 14,278,645 +3,369,415
Germany 10,685,023 8,026,222 -2,658,801
Austria 2,951,223 2,507,233 -443,990
Sweden 255,434 4,048,870 +3,793,436
Belgium 1,334,830 1,670,157 +335,327
Taiwan 1,626,177 1,025,524 -600,653
Spain 1,616,804 836,863 -779,941
Poland 1,173,649 956,824 -216,825
Netherlands 861,383 815,512 -45,871

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 29,841,527
Italy 20,841,767
Germany 13,692,643
Taiwan 5,507,151
Austria 5,442,701

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 13,588,195 16,253,332 +2,665,137
Italy 9,953,173 10,888,594 +935,421
Germany 7,545,926 6,146,717 -1,399,209
Taiwan 3,032,998 2,474,153 -558,845
Austria 2,947,054 2,495,647 -451,407
Sweden 289,094 4,060,184 +3,771,090
Czechia 2,021,908 1,080,661 -941,247
Spain 1,614,629 896,728 -717,901
Poland 1,152,926 984,619 -168,307
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 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
West Midlands 11
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 15 14 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
West Midlands 9 9 +0
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 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 3 6 +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) 56,374,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,437,842
Other 21,073,692
Air transport 2,104,366
Road transport 1,567,721

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) 28,959,409 27,415,418 -1,543,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,424,098 19,013,744 +4,589,646
Other 10,752,004 10,321,688 -430,316
Air transport 1,012,097 1,092,269 +80,172
Road transport 795,232 772,489 -22,743

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,753,198
000 21,073,692
Purfleet 13,878,057
Felixstowe 12,624,172
Southampton 11,775,100

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 12,615,558 12,137,640 -477,918
000 10,752,004 10,321,688 -430,316
Purfleet 5,753,467 8,124,590 +2,371,123
Felixstowe 5,687,785 6,936,387 +1,248,602
Southampton 5,964,942 5,810,158 -154,784
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,321,001 1,005,026 -5,315,975
London Gateway Port 1,025,078 3,443,093 +2,418,015
Immingham Docks 480,000 3,929,792 +3,449,792
Eurotunnel 1,424,035 1,677,873 +253,838
ZLC 894,606 825,203 -69,403

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
76
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
41
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
19
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
17

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 54
54m+ 39
15m-54m 21
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 5,626,776
United States 2,219,879
Netherlands 2,160,799
Germany 1,919,611
Poland 743,387

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 2,727,376 2,899,400 +172,024
United States 415,385 1,804,494 +1,389,109
Netherlands 705,483 1,455,316 +749,833
Germany 634,163 1,285,448 +651,285
Poland 460,361 283,026 -177,335
New Zealand 251,035 359,353 +108,318
Belgium 462,142 73,281 -388,861
France 298,541 79,929 -218,612
Australia 79,388 252,879 +173,491
Finland 279,149 49,223 -229,926

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 557,012
Italy 320,019
Germany 297,016
Taiwan 87,835
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 312,268 244,744 -67,524
Italy 114,082 205,937 +91,855
Germany 5,528 291,488 +285,960
Taiwan 27,212 60,623 +33,411
Ireland 43,641 15,574 -28,067
XI 2,955 14,551 +11,596
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) 12,427,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,726,396
Other 1,367,769
Air transport 651,765
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) 5,961,113 6,466,550 +505,437
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,322,186 3,404,210 +2,082,024
Other 520,353 847,416 +327,063
Air transport 309,909 341,856 +31,947
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 5,115,067
Holyhead 2,937,951
Immingham Docks 1,712,733
London Gateway Port 1,619,533
Liverpool Docks 1,424,703

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 2,154,177 2,960,890 +806,713
Holyhead 1,376,734 1,561,217 +184,483
Immingham Docks 908,154 804,579 -103,575
London Gateway Port 398,048 1,221,485 +823,437
Liverpool Docks 630,828 793,875 +163,047
000 520,353 847,416 +327,063
Felixstowe 287,818 857,398 +569,580
Southampton 349,819 677,519 +327,700
London 579,129 227,245 -351,884
London Heathrow Airport 190,685 255,205 +64,520

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