Import/export HS code 847930: Wood processing machines

Presses and other machines for making particle boards, fiberboards, or treating wood and cork

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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 8,385,916
Italy 3,576,876
China 2,371,259
Netherlands 2,289,743
Denmark 2,022,245

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 6,964,214 1,421,702 -5,542,512
Italy 1,380,838 2,196,038 +815,200
China 638,442 1,732,817 +1,094,375
Netherlands 1,013,767 1,275,976 +262,209
Denmark 1,260,468 761,777 -498,691
Norway 920,000 0 -920,000
Spain 523,373 368,554 -154,819
Ireland 186,565 383,290 +196,725
Belgium 300,173 264,400 -35,773
Czechia 307,486 243,780 -63,706

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 6,630,868
Italy 4,392,186
China 2,444,173
Netherlands 2,222,863
Denmark 2,123,336

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 6,115,113 515,755 -5,599,358
Italy 1,383,930 3,008,256 +1,624,326
China 684,117 1,760,056 +1,075,939
Netherlands 954,618 1,268,245 +313,627
Denmark 1,369,551 753,785 -615,766
United States 1,038,642 568,364 -470,278
Czechia 857,831 409,174 -448,657
Spain 655,539 355,638 -299,901
Ireland 186,481 374,899 +188,418
Belgium 509,967 7,804 -502,163

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Greater Manchester 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 2 -5
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6 1 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +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) 18,081,592
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,305,098
Air transport 1,247,648
Other 347,005
Road transport 51,083

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) 11,643,522 6,438,070 -5,205,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,685,323 2,619,775 +934,452
Air transport 694,747 552,901 -141,846
Other 117,110 229,895 +112,785
Road transport 0 51,083 +51,083

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,204,076
Killingholme 3,195,640
Eurotunnel 2,046,403
Immingham Docks 2,033,986
Purfleet 1,796,508

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 3,701,091 1,502,985 -2,198,106
Killingholme 2,257,637 938,003 -1,319,634
Eurotunnel 827,207 1,219,196 +391,989
Immingham Docks 1,343,919 690,067 -653,852
Purfleet 240,914 1,555,594 +1,314,680
Tyne 1,710,880 0 -1,710,880
Southampton 201,659 842,369 +640,710
Felixstowe 402,263 637,265 +235,002
London Gateway Port 61,213 898,731 +837,518
Aberdeen Docks 920,000 0 -920,000

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 36
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 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 14
2026-03 8
2026-02 16
2026-01 14
2025-12 11

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 66
54m+ 46
0-1m 19
15m-54m 19
Other 8

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 £
United States 3,440,151
Malaysia 1,812,922
France 1,095,204
China 1,022,966
Ireland 896,910

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 £
United States 2,731,288 708,863 -2,022,425
Malaysia 6,432 1,806,490 +1,800,058
France 133,920 961,284 +827,364
China 979,000 43,966 -935,034
Ireland 526,532 370,378 -156,154
Luxembourg 218,272 642,035 +423,763
Denmark 135,770 586,352 +450,582
Norway 29,618 366,381 +336,763
Germany 201,571 142,461 -59,110
Australia 163,798 93,484 -70,314

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 2,631,307

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 366,240 2,265,067 +1,898,827

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) 7,455,478
Other 2,631,307
Air transport 2,040,257
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,697,165

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) 4,247,159 3,208,319 -1,038,840
Other 366,240 2,265,067 +1,898,827
Air transport 1,430,338 609,919 -820,419
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 821,327 875,838 +54,511

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,926,100
000 2,631,307
London Gateway Port 1,882,272
London Heathrow Airport 1,067,700
Felixstowe 1,020,462

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 1,268,845 1,657,255 +388,410
000 366,240 2,265,067 +1,898,827
London Gateway Port 1,677,561 204,711 -1,472,850
London Heathrow Airport 707,643 360,057 -347,586
Felixstowe 302,693 717,769 +415,076
Liverpool Docks 824,667 141,932 -682,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 382,272 399,204 +16,932
ZLC 413,925 165,279 -248,646
Aberdeen Docks 7,162 367,255 +360,093
Holyhead 233,721 105,185 -128,536

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 847930

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

Description: Presses and other machines for making particle boards, fiberboards, or treating wood and cork