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 7,929,497
Netherlands 2,157,738
China 2,124,737
Denmark 1,972,634
Italy 1,814,747

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 7,340,279 589,218 -6,751,061
Netherlands 1,007,132 1,150,606 +143,474
China 555,148 1,569,589 +1,014,441
Denmark 1,369,743 602,891 -766,852
Italy 1,355,131 459,616 -895,515
Norway 920,000 0 -920,000
Spain 458,410 370,036 -88,374
Czechia 288,263 238,216 -50,047
Ireland 170,013 294,361 +124,348
United States 218,623 208,387 -10,236

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 6,854,345
China 2,201,996
Denmark 2,067,273
Netherlands 2,061,211
Italy 1,819,808

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 6,580,726 273,619 -6,307,107
China 575,253 1,626,743 +1,051,490
Denmark 1,470,845 596,428 -874,417
Netherlands 949,002 1,112,209 +163,207
Italy 1,360,192 459,616 -900,576
United States 1,084,431 574,319 -510,112
Czechia 749,060 493,158 -255,902
Spain 590,576 357,120 -233,456
Belgium 500,146 20,403 -479,743
Ireland 165,777 290,122 +124,345

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Inner London - West 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10
Greater Manchester 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 3 -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) 15,197,871
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,941,121
Air transport 1,288,905
Other 230,676
Road transport 21,175

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) 12,020,549 3,177,322 -8,843,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,629,653 2,311,468 +681,815
Air transport 744,194 544,711 -199,483
Other 117,110 113,566 -3,544
Road transport 0 21,175 +21,175

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,989,392
Killingholme 3,161,219
Immingham Docks 2,234,120
Tyne 1,710,880
Felixstowe 967,823

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 3,750,664 1,238,728 -2,511,936
Killingholme 2,257,637 903,582 -1,354,055
Immingham Docks 1,656,552 577,568 -1,078,984
Tyne 1,710,880 0 -1,710,880
Felixstowe 367,370 600,453 +233,083
London Gateway Port 12,773 925,342 +912,569
Aberdeen Docks 920,000 0 -920,000
Eurotunnel 838,389 14,134 -824,255
Southampton 187,304 616,090 +428,786
Dover / Eurotunnel 570,529 0 -570,529

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 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 13
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 10
2025-10 13
2025-09 11
2025-08 9

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 67
54m+ 49
15m-54m 17
0-1m 16
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 3,101,505
Malaysia 1,382,341
China 1,024,726
Ireland 949,170
Luxembourg 861,848

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 2,354,506 746,999 -1,607,507
Malaysia 9,518 1,372,823 +1,363,305
China 980,760 43,966 -936,794
Ireland 606,450 342,720 -263,730
Luxembourg 219,813 642,035 +422,222
France 154,428 445,866 +291,438
Norway 29,618 366,381 +336,763
Germany 181,581 138,622 -42,959
Australia 6,780 250,502 +243,722
Denmark 231,675 18,555 -213,120

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 1,700,037

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 405,611 1,294,426 +888,815

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) 6,716,987
Air transport 2,015,449
Other 1,729,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,657,510
Road transport 3,587

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) 3,672,779 3,044,208 -628,571
Air transport 1,358,670 656,779 -701,891
Other 434,821 1,294,426 +859,605
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 867,357 790,153 -77,204
Road transport 3,587 0 -3,587

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 2,718,363
London Gateway Port 1,761,861
000 1,729,247
London Heathrow Airport 998,784
Liverpool Docks 953,143

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 982,790 1,735,573 +752,783
London Gateway Port 1,642,742 119,119 -1,523,623
000 434,821 1,294,426 +859,605
London Heathrow Airport 618,349 380,435 -237,914
Liverpool Docks 782,907 170,236 -612,671
Dover / Eurotunnel 342,760 510,839 +168,079
ZLC 435,220 176,050 -259,170
Felixstowe 66,973 460,463 +393,490
Holyhead 317,930 105,185 -212,745
Aberdeen Docks 7,162 367,255 +360,093

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