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 25,758,675
Germany 24,992,464
Netherlands 7,545,603
China 4,742,917
Italy 3,093,377

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 13,515,065 12,243,610 -1,271,455
Germany 12,113,119 12,879,345 +766,226
Netherlands 3,495,772 4,049,831 +554,059
China 1,107,513 3,635,404 +2,527,891
Italy 1,678,939 1,414,438 -264,501
France 1,180,363 1,863,523 +683,160
Japan 760,895 1,338,923 +578,028
Israel 945,264 1,081,872 +136,608
Switzerland 1,190,215 516,175 -674,040
Denmark 862,712 755,628 -107,084

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 £
United States 24,020,747
Germany 23,882,814
China 5,251,284
Netherlands 4,391,598
Japan 4,238,289

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 £
United States 12,718,386 11,302,361 -1,416,025
Germany 11,292,156 12,590,658 +1,298,502
China 1,763,670 3,487,614 +1,723,944
Netherlands 2,269,794 2,121,804 -147,990
Japan 1,410,357 2,827,932 +1,417,575
Italy 1,602,986 2,052,392 +449,406
Switzerland 1,777,853 955,993 -821,860
United Kingdom 1,230,296 1,364,884 +134,588
Czechia 1,252,729 781,067 -471,662
Israel 922,181 1,073,743 +151,562

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 49
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 41
West Yorkshire 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38
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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32 27 -5
West Yorkshire 31 31 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 27 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 23 20 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 16 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 22 18 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 19 +3
West Midlands 14 17 +3
Inner London - West 10 18 +8

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 50,653,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,596,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,331,170
Other 473,088
Road transport 231,337

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 24,882,535 25,771,014 +888,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,344,226 10,252,190 -92,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,946,018 6,385,152 +1,439,134
Other 228,729 244,359 +15,630
Road transport 82,532 148,805 +66,273

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 15,380,651
East Midlands Airport 10,790,617
Dover 8,198,124
London Stansted Airport 7,980,004
Birmingham Airport 7,830,707

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 6,183,694 9,196,957 +3,013,263
East Midlands Airport 5,786,397 5,004,220 -782,177
Dover 3,941,444 4,256,680 +315,236
London Stansted Airport 3,983,024 3,996,980 +13,956
Birmingham Airport 3,829,842 4,000,865 +171,023
Eurotunnel 3,246,099 2,989,760 -256,339
Manchester Airport 3,896,251 1,706,003 -2,190,248
London Gateway Port 1,386,764 1,607,178 +220,414
Thamesport 1,341,546 1,525,880 +184,334
Southampton 699,564 1,599,434 +899,870

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
130
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
88
Other manufacturing
63
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
60
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
60

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 135
2026-04 142
2026-03 154
2026-02 143
2026-01 119

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 243
54m+ 233
15m-54m 85
0-1m 61
Other 45

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 32,335,303
United States 19,524,858
Netherlands 8,739,297
France 7,196,004
Poland 5,588,813

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 8,589,233 23,746,070 +15,156,837
United States 9,991,068 9,533,790 -457,278
Netherlands 4,991,913 3,747,384 -1,244,529
France 5,232,991 1,963,013 -3,269,978
Poland 2,639,705 2,949,108 +309,403
Ireland 1,957,568 2,524,263 +566,695
Italy 1,804,953 1,807,997 +3,044
Canada 1,646,709 1,333,663 -313,046
Spain 1,715,672 1,119,231 -596,441
South Africa 1,239,148 1,147,446 -91,702

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 2,158,187
United States 1,556
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 996,802 1,161,385 +164,583
United States 903 653 -250
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 86,402,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,152,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,219,474
Other 2,183,982
Road transport 7,484

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 35,585,060 50,817,237 +15,232,177
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,730,027 11,422,724 -8,307,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,246,473 3,973,001 -2,273,472
Other 1,013,792 1,170,190 +156,398
Road transport 1,140 6,344 +5,204

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 32,879,161
East Midlands Airport 27,640,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,528,359
ZLC 9,653,772
Manchester Airport 7,231,768

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 6,961,881 25,917,280 +18,955,399
East Midlands Airport 14,223,033 13,417,204 -805,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,866,604 7,661,755 -7,204,849
ZLC 4,580,759 5,073,013 +492,254
Manchester Airport 3,846,298 3,385,470 -460,828
London Stansted Airport 2,884,524 1,511,966 -1,372,558
Southampton 1,488,751 1,783,347 +294,596
London Gateway Port 2,350,925 864,854 -1,486,071
Glasgow Airport 1,946,675 888,497 -1,058,178
Dover 1,563,299 649,154 -914,145

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