Import/export HS code 844180: Various paper and paperboard machinery

Other types of machines used in the production or processing of paper or paperboard

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  • 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 £
Italy 46,562,155
France 15,855,131
Netherlands 11,213,935
Germany 7,347,402
Canada 3,044,167

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 £
Italy 22,152,088 24,410,067 +2,257,979
France 6,496,008 9,359,123 +2,863,115
Netherlands 5,144,188 6,069,747 +925,559
Germany 4,343,230 3,004,172 -1,339,058
Canada 658,284 2,385,883 +1,727,599
Japan 511,365 1,476,925 +965,560
Switzerland 1,356,791 596,301 -760,490
China 1,070,561 837,064 -233,497
Malaysia 0 1,221,355 +1,221,355
Spain 605,807 199,380 -406,427

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 £
Italy 57,067,720
Netherlands 8,130,757
Germany 7,095,191
China 3,631,871
France 2,472,887

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 £
Italy 24,875,819 32,191,901 +7,316,082
Netherlands 3,854,616 4,276,141 +421,525
Germany 4,073,211 3,021,980 -1,051,231
China 1,862,595 1,769,276 -93,319
France 1,170,298 1,302,589 +132,291
Switzerland 1,527,528 699,937 -827,591
Japan 669,796 1,513,419 +843,623
United States 441,067 1,574,042 +1,132,975
Spain 1,155,559 757,114 -398,445
Canada 668,924 1,205,309 +536,385

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Merseyside 11
Greater Manchester 10

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
West Yorkshire 7 13 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 12 +5
Merseyside 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 8 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 6 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Cheshire 4 3 -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) 80,621,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,096,911
Air transport 1,711,224
Road transport 1,661,887
Other 115,500

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) 38,306,257 42,315,587 +4,009,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,981,103 8,115,808 +4,134,705
Air transport 543,548 1,167,676 +624,128
Road transport 1,389,308 272,579 -1,116,729
Other 59,417 56,083 -3,334

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 64,312,270
Felixstowe 5,901,393
Immingham Docks 5,748,765
Eurotunnel 5,186,554
Southampton 2,710,875

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 £
Dover 30,828,401 33,483,869 +2,655,468
Felixstowe 2,285,921 3,615,472 +1,329,551
Immingham Docks 2,397,689 3,351,076 +953,387
Eurotunnel 1,486,996 3,699,558 +2,212,562
Southampton 525,030 2,185,845 +1,660,815
Hull 1,205,421 787,249 -418,172
ZLC 1,392,335 397,415 -994,920
Liverpool Docks 647,320 695,073 +47,753
London Heathrow Airport 297,405 864,236 +566,831
Killingholme 175,273 635,752 +460,479

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 48
Manufacture of paper and paper products 44
Other manufacturing 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 19
2026-02 28
2026-01 19
2025-12 21

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
1m-15m 72
54m+ 59
0-1m 31
15m-54m 25
Other 15

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 £
Netherlands 3,477,560
United States 2,864,206
Malta 2,103,553
Germany 986,713
China 839,390

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 £
Netherlands 1,789,367 1,688,193 -101,174
United States 992,949 1,871,257 +878,308
Malta 2,103,553 0 -2,103,553
Germany 744,800 241,913 -502,887
China 839,390 0 -839,390
India 631,214 29,500 -601,714
Saudi Arabia 186,324 395,914 +209,590
South Korea 0 547,087 +547,087
Ireland 218,348 279,209 +60,861
Israel 2,775 491,299 +488,524

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) 9,627,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,777,765
Air transport 792,202
Other 25,134

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) 6,092,444 3,534,837 -2,557,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,727,288 4,050,477 -676,811
Air transport 370,002 422,200 +52,198
Other 15,949 9,185 -6,764

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,244,944
London Gateway Port 4,565,308
Southampton 2,834,704
Felixstowe 2,530,814
Dover 946,224

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 3,644,380 1,600,564 -2,043,816
London Gateway Port 3,130,486 1,434,822 -1,695,664
Southampton 705,793 2,128,911 +1,423,118
Felixstowe 1,795,339 735,475 -1,059,864
Dover 782,536 163,688 -618,848
Harwich 39,701 798,794 +759,093
Immingham Docks 376,479 353,827 -22,652
London Heathrow Airport 343,498 319,531 -23,967
Liverpool Docks 296,702 72,506 -224,196
Heysham 17,971 199,575 +181,604

Quick facts

HS code: 844180

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

Description: Other types of machines used in the production or processing of paper or paperboard