Import/export HS code 846592: Planing, milling, or moulding machines for wood

Machines used to shape wood by cutting, planing, or moulding

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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 8,810,729
China 8,794,174
Austria 4,517,218
Italy 4,030,503
Canada 2,211,520

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 4,820,840 3,989,889 -830,951
China 4,797,728 3,996,446 -801,282
Austria 2,958,873 1,558,345 -1,400,528
Italy 3,011,562 1,018,941 -1,992,621
Canada 1,268,546 942,974 -325,572
Taiwan 1,060,779 309,850 -750,929
Czechia 382,818 413,912 +31,094
Turkey 411,365 209,920 -201,445
Belgium 355,015 171,429 -183,586
France 308,126 193,851 -114,275

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 9,959,759
Germany 8,626,846
Austria 4,475,927
Italy 3,840,731
Canada 2,311,128

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 5,577,002 4,382,757 -1,194,245
Germany 4,717,421 3,909,425 -807,996
Austria 2,949,399 1,526,528 -1,422,871
Italy 2,809,829 1,030,902 -1,778,927
Canada 1,368,154 942,974 -425,180
Taiwan 804,725 314,112 -490,613
Czechia 402,055 413,912 +11,857
Turkey 411,365 209,920 -201,445
Belgium 180,375 171,429 -8,946
France 332,025 17,086 -314,939

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 12
West Midlands 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - West 6

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 7 8 +1
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +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) 19,493,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,272,647
Air transport 1,232,336
Other 757,196
Road transport 68,477

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) 11,980,422 7,512,870 -4,467,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,867,266 5,405,381 -1,461,885
Air transport 784,882 447,454 -337,428
Other 743,169 14,027 -729,142
Road transport 64,754 3,723 -61,031

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,202,824
Felixstowe 4,707,514
Southampton 3,714,350
Liverpool Docks 2,467,747
Eurotunnel 1,294,487

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 10,451,887 5,750,937 -4,700,950
Felixstowe 2,865,256 1,842,258 -1,022,998
Southampton 2,301,276 1,413,074 -888,202
Liverpool Docks 1,419,357 1,048,390 -370,967
Eurotunnel 497,531 796,956 +299,425
London Gateway Port 180,012 997,902 +817,890
000 743,169 14,027 -729,142
Dover / Eurotunnel 256,883 376,358 +119,475
London Heathrow Airport 451,405 116,153 -335,252
Killingholme 275,908 90,710 -185,198

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 43
Other manufacturing 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 24
2025-10 25
2025-09 24
2025-08 21

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 58
54m+ 27
0-1m 24
Other 11
15m-54m 10

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 £
Canada 1,657,400
Ireland 1,055,835
China 661,454
Netherlands 510,114
Germany 362,187

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 £
Canada 14,830 1,642,570 +1,627,740
Ireland 690,780 365,055 -325,725
China 344,350 317,104 -27,246
Netherlands 251,373 258,741 +7,368
Germany 131,931 230,256 +98,325
Estonia 216,883 103,480 -113,403
India 118,240 191,001 +72,761
Poland 154,369 126,002 -28,367
Israel 172,635 27,669 -144,966
United States 131,734 68,305 -63,429

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 38,471
Germany 4,752
Ireland 554
Mexico 145
India 12

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 26,436 12,035 -14,401
Germany 0 4,752 +4,752
Ireland 554 0 -554
Mexico 145 0 -145
India 12 0 -12

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) 3,291,065
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,156,560
Air transport 1,004,541
Other 44,181
Road transport 973

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) 1,687,937 1,603,128 -84,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 932,988 2,223,572 +1,290,584
Air transport 529,209 475,332 -53,877
Other 27,394 16,787 -10,607
Road transport 973 0 -973

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,681,870
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,265,811
London Gateway Port 924,754
London Heathrow Airport 686,341
Holyhead 637,315

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 £
Southampton 0 1,681,870 +1,681,870
Dover / Eurotunnel 592,863 672,948 +80,085
London Gateway Port 432,712 492,042 +59,330
London Heathrow Airport 349,540 336,801 -12,739
Holyhead 446,990 190,325 -256,665
Immingham Docks 341,959 286,479 -55,480
Felixstowe 443,885 180,606 -263,279
Liverpool Docks 66,196 113,383 +47,187
Manchester Airport 114,058 54,733 -59,325
Fishguard 117,387 8,233 -109,154

Quick facts

HS code: 846592

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

Description: Machines used to shape wood by cutting, planing, or moulding