Import/export HS code 844315: Non-reel-fed letterpress printing machines

Letterpress printing machines that use individual sheets, excluding flexographic types

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 £
Italy 176,928
Germany 144,303
South Africa 100,000
Netherlands 44,528
France 16,015

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 82,854 94,074 +11,220
Germany 2,998 141,305 +138,307
South Africa 100,000 0 -100,000
Netherlands 12,397 32,131 +19,734
France 16,015 0 -16,015
United States 4,839 4,251 -588
Ireland 2,499 3,115 +616
Portugal 0 3,020 +3,020
Spain 2,610 0 -2,610
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,826 0 -1,826

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 169,936
Germany 147,418
South Africa 100,000
Netherlands 29,327
China 17,361

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 82,854 87,082 +4,228
Germany 2,998 144,420 +141,422
South Africa 100,000 0 -100,000
Netherlands 12,397 16,930 +4,533
China 0 17,361 +17,361
United Kingdom 4,158 10,012 +5,854
United States 11,352 2,091 -9,261
France 11,328 0 -11,328
Spain 2,610 0 -2,610

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Inner London - West 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0

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) 325,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,999
Air transport 73,228

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) 101,417 223,949 +122,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,839 2,160 -102,679
Air transport 21,441 51,787 +30,346

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 227,109
London Gateway Port 100,000
London 60,877
Leeds Bradford Airport 46,676
Eurotunnel 22,342

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 38,220 188,889 +150,669
London Gateway Port 100,000 0 -100,000
London 51,868 9,009 -42,859
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 46,676 +46,676
Eurotunnel 8,432 13,910 +5,478
Harwich 2,897 11,186 +8,289
Birmingham Airport 11,087 0 -11,087
East Midlands Airport 6,869 3,020 -3,849
Southampton 4,839 0 -4,839
London Heathrow Airport 1,826 2,091 +265

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 2
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 3
2025-07 1
2024-12 3
2024-08 2

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 6
54m+ 1

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 £
Malta 2,054,617
Sri Lanka 1,955,909
United States 841,420
Netherlands 248,331
Hungary 170,972

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 £
Malta 2,051,963 2,654 -2,049,309
Sri Lanka 0 1,955,909 +1,955,909
United States 334,435 506,985 +172,550
Netherlands 75,489 172,842 +97,353
Hungary 129,888 41,084 -88,804
Australia 39,010 129,954 +90,944
United Arab Emirates 8,409 136,865 +128,456
Italy 32,603 89,587 +56,984
Turkey 45,750 75,627 +29,877
Germany 44,603 74,930 +30,327

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) 2,672,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,479,552
Air transport 1,895,755
Road transport 2,301

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) 2,399,446 273,301 -2,126,145
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,765 2,378,787 +2,278,022
Air transport 786,344 1,109,411 +323,067
Road transport 2,301 0 -2,301

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,219,996
London Gateway Port 2,138,905
East Midlands Airport 928,645
London Heathrow Airport 475,529
London Stansted Airport 273,265

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 2,181,898 38,098 -2,143,800
London Gateway Port 45,974 2,092,931 +2,046,957
East Midlands Airport 498,572 430,073 -68,499
London Heathrow Airport 119,670 355,859 +236,189
London Stansted Airport 89,027 184,238 +95,211
Immingham Docks 15,500 174,859 +159,359
Felixstowe 57,000 104,159 +47,159
Southampton 38,790 115,721 +76,931
ZLC 74,126 74,059 -67
Dover 94,084 48,494 -45,590

Quick facts

HS code: 844315

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

Description: Letterpress printing machines that use individual sheets, excluding flexographic types