Import/export HS code 844331: Multifunction printers, copiers, and fax machines

Machines that can print, copy, and send faxes, and connect to computers or networks

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.
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* 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 304,643,998
Germany 176,949,569
Czechia 55,667,123
Philippines 27,484,050
France 21,424,937

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 167,619,841 137,024,157 -30,595,684
Germany 92,803,147 84,146,422 -8,656,725
Czechia 33,151,107 22,516,016 -10,635,091
Philippines 16,998,256 10,485,794 -6,512,462
France 10,678,330 10,746,607 +68,277
Indonesia 11,965,037 9,234,527 -2,730,510
Switzerland 10,772,006 8,896,833 -1,875,173
China 5,737,979 3,173,407 -2,564,572
Viet Nam 3,915,739 4,758,148 +842,409
Thailand 4,377,102 3,747,060 -630,042

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 £
China 210,213,532
Thailand 204,764,030
Viet Nam 75,064,818
Czechia 50,781,389
Malaysia 44,251,705

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 £
China 126,737,736 83,475,796 -43,261,940
Thailand 104,785,945 99,978,085 -4,807,860
Viet Nam 37,712,909 37,351,909 -361,000
Czechia 28,253,361 22,528,028 -5,725,333
Malaysia 18,638,184 25,613,521 +6,975,337
Philippines 20,047,338 11,786,920 -8,260,418
Indonesia 12,790,526 9,551,410 -3,239,116
Japan 14,113,083 6,652,895 -7,460,188
United States 755,587 269,693 -485,894
United Kingdom 946,473 46,234 -900,239

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 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
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2

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) 447,266,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 183,700,274
Rail transport 25,506,441
Other 9,459,484
Air transport 5,694,432

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) 233,995,758 213,270,746 -20,725,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,998,443 80,701,831 -22,296,612
Rail transport 23,449,059 2,057,382 -21,391,677
Other 6,623,155 2,836,329 -3,786,826
Air transport 2,686,051 3,008,381 +322,330
Road transport 5,666 1,051 -4,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 185,425,594
Eurotunnel 102,073,865
Immingham Docks 78,031,279
London 64,995,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,400,054

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 100,829,432 84,596,162 -16,233,270
Eurotunnel 50,059,048 52,014,817 +1,955,769
Immingham Docks 39,739,849 38,291,430 -1,448,419
London 29,754,741 35,240,821 +5,486,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,264,824 18,135,230 -22,129,594
Harwich 37,762,004 6,623,569 -31,138,435
Southampton 23,368,877 15,293,721 -8,075,156
Dover 14,323,332 12,793,564 -1,529,768
Thamesport 12,383,114 13,765,764 +1,382,650
London Gateway Port 5,020,920 13,474,758 +8,453,838

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 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 23
2026-03 23
2026-02 20
2026-01 17
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
54m+ 84
1m-15m 41
Other 27
15m-54m 13
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 23,612,292
Germany 15,745,631
Netherlands 11,330,457
China 6,560,258
Czechia 3,490,009

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 £
Ireland 10,215,149 13,397,143 +3,181,994
Germany 9,888,018 5,857,613 -4,030,405
Netherlands 6,942,737 4,387,720 -2,555,017
China 3,773,149 2,787,109 -986,040
Czechia 2,154,401 1,335,608 -818,793
France 2,185,160 777,199 -1,407,961
Poland 1,238,430 570,072 -668,358
Ecuador 772,096 1,026,096 +254,000
Egypt 1,524,161 157,880 -1,366,281
Belgium 1,207,627 389,535 -818,092

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 £
China 11,194
France 6,731

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 £
China 5,380 5,814 +434
France 3,807 2,924 -883

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) 65,127,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,274,662
Air transport 3,574,107
Road transport 18,378
Other 17,925

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) 36,398,843 28,728,374 -7,670,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,969,854 6,304,808 -4,665,046
Air transport 2,288,839 1,285,268 -1,003,571
Road transport 18,378 0 -18,378
Other 9,187 8,738 -449

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,823,434
Holyhead 19,086,141
Liverpool Docks 6,839,024
Harwich 6,366,173
London Gateway Port 4,103,540

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 17,522,481 12,300,953 -5,221,528
Holyhead 7,507,336 11,578,805 +4,071,469
Liverpool Docks 3,032,149 3,806,875 +774,726
Harwich 4,488,632 1,877,541 -2,611,091
London Gateway Port 2,190,443 1,913,097 -277,346
Felixstowe 3,423,076 255,041 -3,168,035
London 2,309,098 242,555 -2,066,543
Southampton 1,683,538 713,066 -970,472
Immingham Docks 1,564,974 484,637 -1,080,337
London Heathrow Airport 1,208,645 457,562 -751,083

Quick facts

HS code: 844331

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

Description: Machines that can print, copy, and send faxes, and connect to computers or networks