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 146,035,482
Switzerland 77,930,693
Germany 47,742,076
Philippines 30,258,063
France 17,374,742

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 85,856,520 60,178,962 -25,677,558
Switzerland 28,191,435 49,739,258 +21,547,823
Germany 33,191,063 14,551,013 -18,640,050
Philippines 18,618,348 11,639,715 -6,978,633
France 12,952,426 4,422,316 -8,530,110
China 6,475,555 5,012,880 -1,462,675
Singapore 7,723,527 3,593,925 -4,129,602
Japan 2,970,188 2,650,625 -319,563
Belgium 579,550 2,123,717 +1,544,167
United States 1,591,450 1,065,711 -525,739

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 120,347,162
Japan 79,124,467
China 45,013,625
Philippines 33,901,032
Indonesia 25,582,142

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 63,752,199 56,594,963 -7,157,236
Japan 46,525,622 32,598,845 -13,926,777
China 26,411,167 18,602,458 -7,808,709
Philippines 20,334,978 13,566,054 -6,768,924
Indonesia 17,495,421 8,086,721 -9,408,700
Netherlands 11,920,097 9,928,569 -1,991,528
Singapore 6,626,974 11,188,951 +4,561,977
United Kingdom 2,692,001 2,094,066 -597,935
United States 2,281,616 2,130,637 -150,979
Israel 1,604,561 1,590,343 -14,218

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 4 5 +1
Cheshire 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 1 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1

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) 209,522,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 110,531,761
Air transport 41,988,331
Other 583,747
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) 115,965,746 93,556,598 -22,409,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,348,841 40,182,920 -30,165,921
Air transport 16,938,180 25,050,151 +8,111,971
Other 331,196 252,551 -78,645
Road transport 17,833 29,847 +12,014

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 68,044,168
Eurotunnel 67,161,691
Southampton 43,048,125
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,795,598
Birmingham Airport 30,223,588

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 37,447,463 30,596,705 -6,850,758
Eurotunnel 42,220,673 24,941,018 -17,279,655
Southampton 25,465,238 17,582,887 -7,882,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,395,771 16,399,827 -3,995,944
Birmingham Airport 10,616,428 19,607,160 +8,990,732
Immingham Docks 8,574,366 17,633,236 +9,058,870
Dover 14,931,164 6,564,449 -8,366,715
Harwich 9,842,398 6,470,645 -3,371,753
Thamesport 7,091,179 5,035,350 -2,055,829
London Gateway Port 6,518,176 4,054,045 -2,464,131

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 29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support 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
2026-01 18
2025-11 27
2025-10 22
2025-09 19
2025-08 22

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+ 38
1m-15m 34
0-1m 12
15m-54m 10
Other 9

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 225,429,255
Netherlands 30,905,886
France 27,493,807
Ireland 13,582,479
Italy 10,422,859

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 151,917,266 73,511,989 -78,405,277
Netherlands 20,044,747 10,861,139 -9,183,608
France 17,704,804 9,789,003 -7,915,801
Ireland 7,741,611 5,840,868 -1,900,743
Italy 7,148,086 3,274,773 -3,873,313
United States 5,477,897 2,494,512 -2,983,385
Spain 2,653,372 548,787 -2,104,585
Poland 1,172,845 745,032 -427,813
Singapore 1,372,778 540,883 -831,895
India 1,167,453 745,421 -422,032

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) 312,555,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,289,939
Air transport 18,035,198
Other 38,975
Road transport 4,030

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) 207,711,395 104,844,587 -102,866,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,887,297 9,402,642 -5,484,655
Air transport 10,993,237 7,041,961 -3,951,276
Other 35,961 3,014 -32,947
Road transport 4,030 0 -4,030

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 286,836,085
Immingham Docks 11,387,155
Holyhead 11,194,120
Southampton 7,544,774
London Heathrow Airport 7,286,465

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 192,399,732 94,436,353 -97,963,379
Immingham Docks 6,656,093 4,731,062 -1,925,031
Holyhead 5,989,282 5,204,838 -784,444
Southampton 4,771,688 2,773,086 -1,998,602
London Heathrow Airport 4,590,143 2,696,322 -1,893,821
London Gateway Port 2,653,115 2,950,441 +297,326
Felixstowe 3,186,391 1,454,627 -1,731,764
East Midlands Airport 2,733,330 1,726,480 -1,006,850
Manchester Airport 2,124,269 2,045,442 -78,827
Dover 2,526,417 1,519,678 -1,006,739

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