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 35,619,149
China 20,869,451
Germany 17,417,091
Austria 4,933,809
Taiwan 2,846,934

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 20,213,328 15,405,821 -4,807,507
China 10,907,418 9,962,033 -945,385
Germany 10,481,936 6,935,155 -3,546,781
Austria 3,139,140 1,794,669 -1,344,471
Taiwan 1,611,130 1,235,804 -375,326
Sweden 292,133 2,550,467 +2,258,334
Belgium 1,179,652 1,507,367 +327,715
Spain 1,888,682 135,804 -1,752,878
Poland 1,063,105 870,941 -192,164
Netherlands 1,177,748 660,787 -516,961

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 25,191,499
Italy 18,271,324
Germany 12,522,839
Taiwan 5,318,644
Austria 4,884,222

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 13,673,121 11,518,378 -2,154,743
Italy 9,533,694 8,737,630 -796,064
Germany 7,677,188 4,845,651 -2,831,537
Taiwan 2,816,884 2,501,760 -315,124
Austria 3,088,828 1,795,394 -1,293,434
Czechia 1,595,150 1,323,295 -271,855
Sweden 318,797 2,558,064 +2,239,267
Spain 1,886,007 117,596 -1,768,411
Poland 1,079,691 819,061 -260,630
Switzerland 843,815 315,447 -528,368

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
West Midlands 11
West Yorkshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8

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 12 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 6 -5
West Midlands 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Kent 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Essex 5 5 +0

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) 50,104,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,679,183
Other 18,305,316
Air transport 1,999,136
Road transport 1,449,544

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) 28,674,666 21,429,408 -7,245,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,250,637 13,428,546 -822,091
Other 11,012,688 7,292,628 -3,720,060
Air transport 927,485 1,071,651 +144,166
Road transport 1,015,106 434,438 -580,668

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 21,844,748
000 18,305,316
Purfleet 11,552,873
Felixstowe 10,921,343
Southampton 10,153,124

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 12,771,875 9,072,873 -3,699,002
000 11,012,688 7,292,628 -3,720,060
Purfleet 5,076,936 6,475,937 +1,399,001
Felixstowe 5,942,021 4,979,322 -962,699
Southampton 5,829,393 4,323,731 -1,505,662
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,006,365 1,751,607 -4,254,758
London Gateway Port 822,891 2,598,023 +1,775,132
Eurotunnel 1,762,065 1,277,381 -484,684
Immingham Docks 493,453 2,062,901 +1,569,448
Thamesport 1,000,233 717,393 -282,840

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 69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 20
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
2026-01 32
2025-11 50
2025-10 42
2025-09 42
2025-08 34

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 92
0-1m 41
54m+ 36
15m-54m 19
Other 14

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 4,765,037
Netherlands 1,376,690
Germany 1,157,724
United States 983,002
Poland 670,270

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 2,602,498 2,162,539 -439,959
Netherlands 696,534 680,156 -16,378
Germany 680,550 477,174 -203,376
United States 497,477 485,525 -11,952
Poland 527,198 143,072 -384,126
New Zealand 263,665 349,177 +85,512
Belgium 470,027 42,779 -427,248
France 392,965 24,030 -368,935
Lithuania 385,128 19,075 -366,053
Canada 236,489 92,273 -144,216

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 485,148
Italy 254,158
Germany 188,909
Taiwan 70,735
Ireland 60,656

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 302,550 182,598 -119,952
Italy 113,822 140,336 +26,514
Germany 5,528 183,381 +177,853
Taiwan 31,845 38,890 +7,045
Ireland 45,912 14,744 -31,168
XI 3,818 12,986 +9,168
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) 9,982,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,294,600
Other 1,101,258
Air transport 605,153
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) 6,368,535 3,613,491 -2,755,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,698,299 1,596,301 -101,998
Other 517,467 583,791 +66,324
Air transport 399,110 206,043 -193,067
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 3,931,999
Holyhead 2,492,590
Immingham Docks 1,460,107
Liverpool Docks 1,164,796
Southampton 1,102,767

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 2,752,200 1,179,799 -1,572,401
Holyhead 1,301,068 1,191,522 -109,546
Immingham Docks 884,678 575,429 -309,249
Liverpool Docks 548,646 616,150 +67,504
Southampton 540,152 562,615 +22,463
000 517,467 583,791 +66,324
London Gateway Port 443,205 476,841 +33,636
London 579,129 93,747 -485,382
Felixstowe 379,361 148,045 -231,316
Heysham 280,432 149,665 -130,767

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