Import/export HS code 32159020: Ink cartridges for printers

Ink cartridges designed for specific printer models, without integrated print heads

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Netherlands 162,431,391
Switzerland 98,717,583
Germany 48,442,770
Philippines 30,529,228
France 17,171,192

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 £
Netherlands 83,323,902 79,107,489 -4,216,413
Switzerland 36,683,188 62,034,395 +25,351,207
Germany 33,217,822 15,224,948 -17,992,874
Philippines 19,329,515 11,199,713 -8,129,802
France 13,701,549 3,469,643 -10,231,906
China 6,731,694 6,789,752 +58,058
Singapore 7,669,777 4,623,078 -3,046,699
Japan 3,246,937 3,271,912 +24,975
Belgium 691,210 2,721,842 +2,030,632
United States 1,631,487 1,147,494 -483,993

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 £
Malaysia 136,948,449
Japan 88,001,450
China 50,558,135
Philippines 34,274,029
Indonesia 28,013,698

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 £
Malaysia 71,237,944 65,710,505 -5,527,439
Japan 46,155,483 41,845,967 -4,309,516
China 25,107,169 25,450,966 +343,797
Philippines 21,898,137 12,375,892 -9,522,245
Indonesia 17,500,717 10,512,981 -6,987,736
Netherlands 11,832,408 13,202,688 +1,370,280
Singapore 7,341,859 14,712,392 +7,370,533
United Kingdom 2,759,358 2,682,946 -76,412
United States 2,308,876 2,541,294 +232,418
Israel 1,672,631 1,830,408 +157,777

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
Cheshire 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - West and North 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Cheshire 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 1 -3

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) 233,641,590
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,438,396
Air transport 54,374,783
Other 685,162
Road transport 47,680

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) 122,800,456 110,841,134 -11,959,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,070,683 49,367,713 -19,702,970
Air transport 19,462,789 34,911,994 +15,449,205
Other 326,947 358,215 +31,268
Road transport 29,279 18,401 -10,878

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 77,967,217
Eurotunnel 74,554,000
Southampton 46,324,294
Birmingham Airport 41,035,071
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,691,777

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 £
Felixstowe 41,734,968 36,232,249 -5,502,719
Eurotunnel 42,502,742 32,051,258 -10,451,484
Southampton 26,785,685 19,538,609 -7,247,076
Birmingham Airport 13,197,225 27,837,846 +14,640,621
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,277,304 17,414,473 -3,862,831
Immingham Docks 9,042,791 22,256,922 +13,214,131
Dover 15,308,929 6,829,311 -8,479,618
Harwich 9,527,795 8,583,270 -944,525
London Gateway Port 6,487,665 6,671,329 +183,664
Thamesport 6,823,436 6,232,804 -590,632

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 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 25
2026-03 22
2026-02 24
2026-01 18
2025-12 18

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
54m+ 39
1m-15m 36
0-1m 13
15m-54m 11
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 £
Germany 241,447,217
Netherlands 30,658,275
France 28,204,739
Ireland 14,801,396
Italy 11,272,492

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 £
Germany 148,302,013 93,145,204 -55,156,809
Netherlands 16,918,177 13,740,098 -3,178,079
France 16,881,214 11,323,525 -5,557,689
Ireland 7,516,941 7,284,455 -232,486
Italy 7,073,240 4,199,252 -2,873,988
United States 5,443,528 3,115,712 -2,327,816
Spain 2,637,468 734,067 -1,903,401
Poland 1,116,798 1,163,026 +46,228
India 1,235,624 801,676 -433,948
Brazil 256,959 1,725,305 +1,468,346

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 £
Netherlands 10,972
Portugal 9,913
Italy 9,476
China 1,022
Belgium 393

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 £
Netherlands 10,972 0 -10,972
Portugal 9,913 0 -9,913
Italy 9,476 0 -9,476
China 1,022 0 -1,022
Belgium 393 0 -393

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) 332,602,261
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,970,133
Air transport 19,828,819
Other 39,121

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 200,066,141 132,536,120 -67,530,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,495,443 11,474,690 -3,020,753
Air transport 10,623,599 9,205,220 -1,418,379
Other 35,930 3,191 -32,739

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 304,660,579
Holyhead 12,540,482
Immingham Docks 11,944,574
Southampton 8,646,256
London Heathrow Airport 8,026,490

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 185,817,861 118,842,718 -66,975,143
Holyhead 5,915,965 6,624,517 +708,552
Immingham Docks 6,537,539 5,407,035 -1,130,504
Southampton 4,840,729 3,805,527 -1,035,202
London Heathrow Airport 4,607,326 3,419,164 -1,188,162
London Gateway Port 2,701,103 3,208,841 +507,738
Dover 1,847,469 3,110,109 +1,262,640
Manchester Airport 2,126,627 2,811,427 +684,800
East Midlands Airport 2,429,881 2,208,645 -221,236
Felixstowe 2,943,522 1,652,513 -1,291,009

Quick facts

HS code: 32159020

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

Description: Ink cartridges designed for specific printer models, without integrated print heads