Import/export HS code 846594: Bending or assembling machines for wood

Machines used to bend wood or assemble wooden parts

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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 12,635,913
China 4,963,438
Italy 1,585,663
Czechia 1,066,195
United States 1,027,334

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 10,362,126 2,273,787 -8,088,339
China 2,610,306 2,353,132 -257,174
Italy 949,142 636,521 -312,621
Czechia 402,406 663,789 +261,383
United States 983,694 43,640 -940,054
Austria 625,530 105,015 -520,515
France 212,290 214,272 +1,982
Taiwan 182,389 131,931 -50,458
Spain 165,401 124,428 -40,973
Greece 0 287,017 +287,017

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 £
Germany 11,291,808
China 4,893,805
Austria 1,742,011
Italy 1,622,109
Czechia 1,066,195

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 £
Germany 9,630,235 1,661,573 -7,968,662
China 2,610,457 2,283,348 -327,109
Austria 1,179,360 562,651 -616,709
Italy 949,142 672,967 -276,175
Czechia 402,406 663,789 +261,383
United States 955,633 43,640 -911,993
Taiwan 182,389 212,762 +30,373
France 156,847 196,835 +39,988
Greece 0 287,017 +287,017
Denmark 72,622 198,881 +126,259

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 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
West Midlands 4

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 6 10 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 2 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 4 +3
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 0 -3
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1

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) 16,735,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,113,361
Air transport 404,123
Other 240,296
Road transport 22,450

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) 12,724,168 4,011,284 -8,712,884
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,031,516 3,081,845 -949,671
Air transport 195,971 208,152 +12,181
Other 143,731 96,565 -47,166
Road transport 11,986 10,464 -1,522

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,901,059
Killingholme 4,798,318
Felixstowe 4,095,668
Immingham Docks 2,835,843
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,909,869

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 2,889,414 2,011,645 -877,769
Killingholme 4,798,318 0 -4,798,318
Felixstowe 2,497,264 1,598,404 -898,860
Immingham Docks 1,777,135 1,058,708 -718,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,429,348 480,521 -948,827
London Gateway Port 384,392 913,552 +529,160
Liverpool Docks 765,367 319,636 -445,731
Hull 824,258 164,149 -660,109
Eurotunnel 641,047 310,758 -330,289
London 374,849 6,849 -368,000

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 21
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 5
Manufacture of furniture 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 10
2025-10 11
2025-09 8
2025-08 4

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 26
54m+ 20
0-1m 16
15m-54m 12
Other 7

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 £
China 1,772,068
Denmark 698,971
United States 562,781
Ireland 543,166
Philippines 316,550

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 £
China 1,480,986 291,082 -1,189,904
Denmark 698,971 0 -698,971
United States 332,402 230,379 -102,023
Ireland 411,997 131,169 -280,828
Philippines 316,550 0 -316,550
Panama 313,870 0 -313,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 283,500 +283,500
Poland 228,733 35,316 -193,417
Ukraine 157,376 84,055 -73,321
Germany 68,232 122,469 +54,237

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 £
XI 2,121

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 £
XI 0 2,121 +2,121

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,648,391
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,768,325
Air transport 646,213
Other 2,121

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,128,795 519,596 -2,609,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 883,986 884,339 +353
Air transport 210,418 435,795 +225,377
Other 0 2,121 +2,121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,527,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 917,098
Immingham Docks 723,579
London Gateway Port 604,922
London Heathrow Airport 413,798

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 1,460,567 66,930 -1,393,637
Dover / Eurotunnel 271,468 645,630 +374,162
Immingham Docks 719,579 4,000 -715,579
London Gateway Port 231,090 373,832 +142,742
London Heathrow Airport 146,118 267,680 +121,562
Grangemouth Docks 403,480 0 -403,480
Holyhead 389,052 9,297 -379,755
Liverpool Docks 213,393 107,751 -105,642
Dover 16,296 138,816 +122,520
Harwich 151,069 1,264 -149,805

Quick facts

HS code: 846594

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

Description: Machines used to bend wood or assemble wooden parts