Import/export HS code 844391: Parts for printing machinery

Spare parts and accessories for printing machines using plates, cylinders, or other components

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 £
United States 26,146,280
Germany 26,090,338
Netherlands 7,958,418
China 4,364,669
Italy 3,388,925

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 £
United States 12,256,106 13,890,174 +1,634,068
Germany 11,990,243 14,100,095 +2,109,852
Netherlands 3,622,427 4,335,991 +713,564
China 775,674 3,588,995 +2,813,321
Italy 1,866,778 1,522,147 -344,631
France 1,063,073 1,988,483 +925,410
Israel 991,171 1,202,128 +210,957
Japan 763,355 1,367,888 +604,533
Denmark 1,235,342 775,700 -459,642
Switzerland 1,110,989 494,742 -616,247

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 24,732,395
United States 24,415,609
China 4,967,074
Netherlands 4,514,565
Japan 4,126,925

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 10,997,985 13,734,410 +2,736,425
United States 11,505,687 12,909,922 +1,404,235
China 1,375,679 3,591,395 +2,215,716
Netherlands 2,151,220 2,363,345 +212,125
Japan 1,341,135 2,785,790 +1,444,655
Italy 1,808,817 2,118,973 +310,156
Switzerland 1,732,598 1,013,373 -719,225
United Kingdom 1,284,624 1,444,781 +160,157
Israel 1,167,677 1,192,950 +25,273
Czechia 1,240,341 974,711 -265,630

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 49
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42
West Yorkshire 42
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40
Shropshire and Staffordshire 29

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
Greater Manchester 34 32 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 26 -7
West Yorkshire 34 32 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29 28 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20 21 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 15 -8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23 20 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 19 +2
Inner London - West 10 20 +10
West Midlands 13 19 +6

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 51,570,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,925,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,931,864
Other 487,564
Road transport 133,555

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 23,535,131 28,035,521 +4,500,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,570,233 11,355,642 +785,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,728,238 7,203,626 +2,475,388
Other 245,012 242,552 -2,460
Road transport 69,570 63,985 -5,585

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 15,161,770
East Midlands Airport 11,018,027
London Stansted Airport 8,386,700
Birmingham Airport 8,166,903
Dover 8,047,425

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 Heathrow Airport 5,647,430 9,514,340 +3,866,910
East Midlands Airport 5,477,633 5,540,394 +62,761
London Stansted Airport 4,173,763 4,212,937 +39,174
Birmingham Airport 3,742,072 4,424,831 +682,759
Dover 3,742,593 4,304,832 +562,239
Eurotunnel 3,343,723 3,621,001 +277,278
Manchester Airport 3,200,364 2,332,227 -868,137
London Gateway Port 1,698,139 1,689,036 -9,103
Thamesport 1,263,764 1,616,819 +353,055
Immingham Docks 829,128 1,555,180 +726,052

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 137
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 88
Other manufacturing 62
Manufacture of paper and paper products 61
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 59

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 142
2026-03 154
2026-02 143
2026-01 119
2025-12 122

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 248
54m+ 237
15m-54m 86
0-1m 63
Other 52

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 £
Germany 33,283,740
United States 20,153,696
France 9,949,092
Netherlands 9,111,021
Poland 5,837,712

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 £
Germany 8,880,558 24,403,182 +15,522,624
United States 9,617,286 10,536,410 +919,124
France 7,714,713 2,234,379 -5,480,334
Netherlands 4,864,561 4,246,460 -618,101
Poland 2,268,443 3,569,269 +1,300,826
Ireland 1,843,845 2,642,807 +798,962
Italy 1,811,793 1,990,276 +178,483
Canada 1,787,379 1,421,177 -366,202
Spain 1,797,653 1,230,778 -566,875
South Africa 1,055,394 1,387,646 +332,252

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 £
Ireland 2,113,323
United States 1,700
France 780

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 £
Ireland 912,922 1,200,401 +287,479
United States 946 754 -192
France 780 0 -780

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 89,454,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,877,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,709,724
Other 2,139,262
Road transport 14,355

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 35,204,996 54,249,567 +19,044,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,938,492 12,938,629 -8,999,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,513,823 4,195,901 -2,317,922
Other 929,955 1,209,307 +279,352
Road transport 9,208 5,147 -4,061

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 33,178,096
East Midlands Airport 29,104,591
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,219,934
ZLC 9,785,043
Manchester Airport 7,571,732

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 7,024,659 26,153,437 +19,128,778
East Midlands Airport 13,999,882 15,104,709 +1,104,827
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,271,197 8,948,737 -7,322,460
ZLC 4,465,604 5,319,439 +853,835
Manchester Airport 3,607,059 3,964,673 +357,614
London Stansted Airport 3,223,142 1,765,354 -1,457,788
London Gateway Port 2,079,451 1,268,245 -811,206
Southampton 1,675,386 1,635,517 -39,869
Glasgow Airport 1,829,880 1,235,198 -594,682
Immingham Docks 1,927,947 1,104,554 -823,393

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 844391

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

Description: Spare parts and accessories for printing machines using plates, cylinders, or other components