Import/export HS code 846599: Various machines for working wood

Other woodworking machines not covered by specific codes

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 29,691,674
China 9,366,810
Spain 7,920,574
France 4,353,864
Sweden 3,488,160

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 12,667,980 17,023,694 +4,355,714
China 4,922,653 4,444,157 -478,496
Spain 1,671,687 6,248,887 +4,577,200
France 1,019,831 3,334,033 +2,314,202
Sweden 230,550 3,257,610 +3,027,060
Germany 1,118,714 1,458,528 +339,814
Austria 847,756 1,543,270 +695,514
Netherlands 683,899 1,254,801 +570,902
Taiwan 989,831 506,854 -482,977
Belgium 553,497 578,703 +25,206

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 £
Italy 29,007,214
China 10,621,457
Spain 9,977,493
Sweden 3,382,005
Austria 2,353,907

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 £
Italy 12,587,102 16,420,112 +3,833,010
China 5,049,575 5,571,882 +522,307
Spain 1,647,656 8,329,837 +6,682,181
Sweden 168,813 3,213,192 +3,044,379
Austria 821,346 1,532,561 +711,215
Germany 747,998 1,491,611 +743,613
Netherlands 663,478 1,413,017 +749,539
Taiwan 1,160,426 605,255 -555,171
France 894,727 630,122 -264,605
Finland 689,694 290,145 -399,549

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 20
Greater Manchester 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15
Inner London - West 14

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 13 -1
Greater Manchester 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 6 -7
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +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) 52,148,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,507,836
Air transport 4,114,683
Other 625,611
Road transport 140,727

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) 19,463,368 32,685,320 +13,221,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,261,333 7,246,503 +985,170
Air transport 2,223,697 1,890,986 -332,711
Other 224,628 400,983 +176,355
Road transport 111,979 28,748 -83,231

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 35,942,883
Felixstowe 6,018,481
Immingham Docks 5,945,405
Eurotunnel 4,145,878
Portsmouth 3,967,373

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 13,065,333 22,877,550 +9,812,217
Felixstowe 3,359,099 2,659,382 -699,717
Immingham Docks 1,426,263 4,519,142 +3,092,879
Eurotunnel 1,843,861 2,302,017 +458,156
Portsmouth 920,837 3,046,536 +2,125,699
Southampton 1,131,463 779,932 -351,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 794,681 1,003,204 +208,523
London Gateway Port 707,429 803,025 +95,596
London Heathrow Airport 710,902 750,461 +39,559
London 542,571 464,473 -78,098

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
80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
41
Other manufacturing
33
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
22
Manufacture of furniture
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 33
2026-04 36
2026-03 38
2026-02 35
2026-01 28

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 108
54m+ 65
0-1m 63
15m-54m 34
Other 17

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 3,408,268
United Republic of Tanzania 2,530,138
Italy 1,693,114
United States 1,425,408
Thailand 997,178

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 1,898,679 1,509,589 -389,090
United Republic of Tanzania 821,986 1,708,152 +886,166
Italy 1,101,114 592,000 -509,114
United States 833,980 591,428 -242,552
Thailand 294,846 702,332 +407,486
Netherlands 349,733 184,518 -165,215
Germany 175,452 276,977 +101,525
Canada 261,295 50,116 -211,179
Poland 125,288 175,001 +49,713
France 227,038 36,982 -190,056

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 £
Austria 34,736
China 12,507
Italy 6,992
Ireland 5,099
XI 288

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 £
Austria 0 34,736 +34,736
China 12,237 270 -11,967
Italy 1,720 5,272 +3,552
Ireland 3,932 1,167 -2,765
XI 180 108 -72

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) 6,568,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,488,850
Air transport 1,908,184
Other 59,694
Road transport 4,302

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) 3,714,135 2,854,123 -860,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,381,068 3,107,782 +726,714
Air transport 1,136,872 771,312 -365,560
Other 18,088 41,606 +23,518
Road transport 4,302 0 -4,302

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,935,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,316,264
Liverpool Docks 1,756,872
Holyhead 1,148,667
Southampton 784,044

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,235,569 1,700,325 +464,756
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,357,160 959,104 -398,056
Liverpool Docks 1,143,377 613,495 -529,882
Holyhead 647,983 500,684 -147,299
Southampton 113,392 670,652 +557,260
London Heathrow Airport 387,951 378,279 -9,672
Felixstowe 193,789 551,332 +357,543
Dover 268,082 363,962 +95,880
East Midlands Airport 321,472 89,361 -232,111
Immingham Docks 189,854 156,416 -33,438

Quick facts

HS code: 846599

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

Description: Other woodworking machines not covered by specific codes