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 2,305,547
Germany 1,590,570
Japan 1,105,487
Latvia 601,586
Netherlands 363,984

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 1,036,628 1,268,919 +232,291
Germany 842,901 747,669 -95,232
Japan 672,921 432,566 -240,355
Latvia 394,813 206,773 -188,040
Netherlands 140,796 223,188 +82,392
United States 177,816 77,799 -100,017
Finland 104,090 149,794 +45,704
Italy 107,718 52,875 -54,843
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,811 89,592 +29,781
Taiwan 76,490 55,847 -20,643

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 1,883,046
Switzerland 1,562,861
Japan 1,445,029
Latvia 624,997
United States 366,229

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 959,456 923,590 -35,866
Switzerland 727,982 834,879 +106,897
Japan 781,743 663,286 -118,457
Latvia 299,483 325,514 +26,031
United States 220,003 146,226 -73,777
China 100,849 126,525 +25,676
Estonia 93,421 109,097 +15,676
United Kingdom 133,435 53,861 -79,574
Italy 123,277 57,619 -65,658
Taiwan 89,093 59,918 -29,175

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 13
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 10 +0
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
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 5,202,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,259,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 694,071
Road transport 196,329
Other 57,742

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 2,785,062 2,416,963 -368,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 588,850 670,947 +82,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 319,434 374,637 +55,203
Road transport 64,794 131,535 +66,741
Other 42,516 15,226 -27,290
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 1,957,038
East Midlands Airport 1,322,977
London Heathrow Airport 1,267,379
Thamesport 716,124
Birmingham Airport 555,480

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 881,001 1,076,037 +195,036
East Midlands Airport 625,578 697,399 +71,821
London Heathrow Airport 923,602 343,777 -579,825
Thamesport 332,433 383,691 +51,258
Birmingham Airport 310,237 245,243 -64,994
London Gateway Port 157,033 118,056 -38,977
Dover 162,726 87,873 -74,853
Eurotunnel 159,769 78,507 -81,262
Immingham Docks 55,547 157,132 +101,585
ZLC 64,794 130,278 +65,484

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
22
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
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
2026-05 16
2026-04 18
2026-03 15
2026-02 23
2026-01 17

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 33
15m-54m 11
0-1m 10
Other 5

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 1,708,908
Latvia 1,397,116
Germany 982,467
Israel 471,953
Netherlands 407,802

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 1,272,869 436,039 -836,830
Latvia 445,219 951,897 +506,678
Germany 676,568 305,899 -370,669
Israel 311,130 160,823 -150,307
Netherlands 335,331 72,471 -262,860
France 318,570 79,680 -238,890
United Arab Emirates 339,821 39,437 -300,384
Ireland 225,599 134,217 -91,382
Singapore 255,519 0 -255,519
South Africa 106,451 132,095 +25,644

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 5,554,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,933,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,143,972

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 3,111,424 2,443,514 -667,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,614,829 318,806 -1,296,023
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 899,015 244,957 -654,058

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,509,173
ZLC 1,431,037
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,283,506
London Stansted Airport 923,526
London Heathrow Airport 686,649

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 1,538,969 970,204 -568,765
ZLC 765,279 665,758 -99,521
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,072,840 210,666 -862,174
London Stansted Airport 341,568 581,958 +240,390
London Heathrow Airport 461,055 225,594 -235,461
Southampton 306,919 99,934 -206,985
London Gateway Port 324,507 16,396 -308,111
Eurotunnel 231,559 0 -231,559
Holyhead 174,878 52,397 -122,481
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