Import/export HS code 844090: Parts for bookbinding machines

Spare parts and components for bookbinding machines

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 £
Switzerland 2,292,128
Germany 1,603,710
Japan 1,092,698
Latvia 635,795
Netherlands 365,160

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 £
Switzerland 1,045,158 1,246,970 +201,812
Germany 855,251 748,459 -106,792
Japan 667,852 424,846 -243,006
Latvia 398,720 237,075 -161,645
Netherlands 138,527 226,633 +88,106
United States 178,746 89,702 -89,044
Finland 106,263 143,262 +36,999
Italy 88,652 75,869 -12,783
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,221 89,815 +30,594
Taiwan 76,490 54,842 -21,648

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 1,916,873
Switzerland 1,541,342
Japan 1,426,760
Latvia 656,210
United States 384,217

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 980,126 936,747 -43,379
Switzerland 730,985 810,357 +79,372
Japan 774,376 652,384 -121,992
Latvia 326,074 330,136 +4,062
United States 226,844 157,373 -69,471
China 101,774 122,459 +20,685
Estonia 99,403 98,756 -647
United Kingdom 113,496 77,563 -35,933
Italy 100,908 82,064 -18,844
Taiwan 89,567 59,001 -30,566

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 12
Inner London - West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
West Yorkshire 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 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,243,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,311,337
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 690,180
Road transport 145,153
Other 58,910

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 £
Air transport 2,801,090 2,442,669 -358,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 618,487 692,850 +74,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 291,505 398,675 +107,170
Road transport 64,794 80,359 +15,565
Other 39,737 19,173 -20,564
Rail transport 56,451 0 -56,451

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,974,334
East Midlands Airport 1,338,279
London Heathrow Airport 1,266,096
Thamesport 758,133
Birmingham Airport 564,087

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 £
London Stansted Airport 875,500 1,098,834 +223,334
East Midlands Airport 637,773 700,506 +62,733
London Heathrow Airport 922,716 343,380 -579,336
Thamesport 347,963 410,170 +62,207
Birmingham Airport 315,542 248,545 -66,997
London Gateway Port 164,332 116,254 -48,078
Dover 145,689 114,045 -31,644
Eurotunnel 159,769 78,507 -81,262
Immingham Docks 55,547 145,983 +90,436
ZLC 64,794 79,102 +14,308

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 15
2026-02 23
2026-01 17
2025-12 16

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+ 41
1m-15m 31
15m-54m 11
0-1m 9
Other 6

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 1,901,399
Latvia 1,305,991
Germany 960,178
Netherlands 409,176
Ireland 406,227

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 1,476,331 425,068 -1,051,263
Latvia 419,518 886,473 +466,955
Germany 662,956 297,222 -365,734
Netherlands 322,099 87,077 -235,022
Ireland 254,434 151,793 -102,641
France 321,709 77,667 -244,042
United Arab Emirates 339,821 24,487 -315,334
Israel 311,130 1,014 -310,116
Singapore 252,551 2,968 -249,583
Switzerland 152,043 71,031 -81,012

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,311,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,931,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,306,753

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 £
Air transport 3,140,205 2,171,716 -968,489
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,549,080 382,069 -1,167,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,084,994 221,759 -863,235

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,495,008
ZLC 1,449,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,276,282
London Stansted Airport 696,066
London Heathrow Airport 666,819

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,523,492 971,516 -551,976
ZLC 740,229 709,246 -30,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,016,417 259,865 -756,552
London Stansted Airport 412,837 283,229 -129,608
London Heathrow Airport 459,094 207,725 -251,369
Southampton 489,033 99,934 -389,099
London Gateway Port 324,507 16,396 -308,111
Eurotunnel 235,740 0 -235,740
Holyhead 151,543 73,732 -77,811
Harwich 187,318 24,550 -162,768

Quick facts

HS code: 844090

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

Description: Spare parts and components for bookbinding machines