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 152,875,556
Switzerland 103,866,849
Germany 43,667,044
Philippines 27,956,346
France 14,657,666

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 80,941,185 71,934,371 -9,006,814
Switzerland 45,768,750 58,098,099 +12,329,349
Germany 33,176,216 10,490,828 -22,685,388
Philippines 18,997,230 8,959,116 -10,038,114
France 12,202,679 2,454,987 -9,747,692
China 7,027,928 5,898,936 -1,128,992
Singapore 7,416,988 3,813,229 -3,603,759
Japan 3,174,528 3,247,017 +72,489
Belgium 624,501 3,104,731 +2,480,230
Israel 1,421,911 1,285,925 -135,986

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 134,882,661
Japan 82,578,004
China 48,497,890
Philippines 31,586,732
Indonesia 25,439,301

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 77,705,582 57,177,079 -20,528,503
Japan 44,032,483 38,545,521 -5,486,962
China 25,453,236 23,044,654 -2,408,582
Philippines 21,553,038 10,033,694 -11,519,344
Indonesia 16,391,122 9,048,179 -7,342,943
Netherlands 11,734,616 12,589,211 +854,595
Singapore 8,523,690 13,820,033 +5,296,343
United Kingdom 3,027,855 2,265,680 -762,175
United States 2,425,018 2,135,396 -289,622
Israel 1,812,518 1,640,735 -171,783

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Cheshire 6
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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 3 -3
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 1 -3
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
North Wales 0 4 +4

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) 224,115,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,900,078
Air transport 56,430,723
Other 666,535
Road transport 55,422

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) 127,005,513 97,109,913 -29,895,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,664,780 43,235,298 -23,429,482
Air transport 22,419,023 34,011,700 +11,592,677
Other 342,416 324,119 -18,297
Road transport 41,550 13,872 -27,678

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 76,237,329
Eurotunnel 70,634,463
Southampton 43,749,092
Birmingham Airport 43,333,317
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,890,045

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 44,610,951 31,626,378 -12,984,573
Eurotunnel 41,927,904 28,706,559 -13,221,345
Southampton 27,064,720 16,684,372 -10,380,348
Birmingham Airport 15,776,910 27,556,407 +11,779,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,314,339 14,575,706 -5,738,633
Immingham Docks 11,601,630 20,077,059 +8,475,429
Dover 14,860,955 4,973,460 -9,887,495
Harwich 9,382,806 7,912,432 -1,470,374
London Gateway Port 6,352,637 6,924,642 +572,005
Thamesport 7,044,170 5,129,067 -1,915,103

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
9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
8
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
7
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 25
2026-03 22
2026-02 24
2026-01 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+ 37
1m-15m 35
0-1m 12
15m-54m 10
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 225,107,818
France 28,066,953
Netherlands 27,044,654
Ireland 14,000,003
Italy 10,768,712

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 142,499,055 82,608,763 -59,890,292
France 15,911,102 12,155,851 -3,755,251
Netherlands 14,763,692 12,280,962 -2,482,730
Ireland 7,804,652 6,195,351 -1,609,301
Italy 6,898,638 3,870,074 -3,028,564
United States 4,667,038 2,743,859 -1,923,179
Spain 2,461,706 693,559 -1,768,147
Poland 1,073,716 1,072,911 -805
Brazil 1,309,826 645,447 -664,379
India 1,231,565 718,213 -513,352

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) 310,949,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,673,391
Air transport 19,036,719
Other 37,223

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) 190,857,461 120,092,274 -70,765,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,406,531 9,266,860 -5,139,671
Air transport 10,844,905 8,191,814 -2,653,091
Other 33,677 3,546 -30,131

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 283,250,012
Holyhead 11,944,023
Immingham Docks 11,246,093
Southampton 8,049,238
London Heathrow Airport 7,783,689

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 177,071,140 106,178,872 -70,892,268
Holyhead 6,243,482 5,700,541 -542,941
Immingham Docks 6,792,701 4,453,392 -2,339,309
Southampton 4,486,343 3,562,895 -923,448
London Heathrow Airport 4,892,768 2,890,921 -2,001,847
Dover 1,869,852 4,744,802 +2,874,950
London Gateway Port 3,473,667 2,008,248 -1,465,419
Manchester Airport 2,213,367 2,609,345 +395,978
East Midlands Airport 2,427,211 1,857,115 -570,096
Felixstowe 2,568,775 1,510,383 -1,058,392

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