Import/export HS code 844820: Parts for textile machines

Replacement parts for machines used in preparing or processing textiles

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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 £
Germany 661,805
China 585,999
United States 475,019
Australia 254,257
France 249,272

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 £
Germany 336,111 325,694 -10,417
China 334,545 251,454 -83,091
United States 258,026 216,993 -41,033
Australia 43,581 210,676 +167,095
France 196,211 53,061 -143,150
Spain 29,669 202,279 +172,610
Italy 100,751 112,710 +11,959
Switzerland 100,050 58,539 -41,511
Belgium 28,522 42,592 +14,070
Japan 19,123 43,696 +24,573

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 590,098
Germany 502,869
United States 499,881
Australia 254,257
Spain 238,997

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 336,107 253,991 -82,116
Germany 306,292 196,577 -109,715
United States 269,247 230,634 -38,613
Australia 43,581 210,676 +167,095
Spain 36,718 202,279 +165,561
Switzerland 128,707 101,280 -27,427
France 160,364 50,069 -110,295
Italy 99,702 107,703 +8,001
Czechia 0 120,387 +120,387
United Kingdom 31,780 55,853 +24,073

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 9
Inner London - West 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Cheshire 4
Eastern Scotland 4

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 7 +0
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Eastern Scotland 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1

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 1,833,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 862,733
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 391,258
Road transport 54,118
Other 37,431

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 874,599 958,953 +84,354
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 512,730 350,003 -162,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,763 271,495 +151,732
Road transport 12,564 41,554 +28,990
Other 1,483 35,948 +34,465

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 684,827
East Midlands Airport 434,453
Dover 351,174
Belfast Airport 287,803
London Gateway Port 254,635

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 379,524 305,303 -74,221
East Midlands Airport 251,956 182,497 -69,459
Dover 144,047 207,127 +63,080
Belfast Airport 98,226 189,577 +91,351
London Gateway Port 17,798 236,837 +219,039
Birmingham Airport 117,621 132,216 +14,595
Eurotunnel 168,688 35,751 -132,937
London Stansted Airport 22,894 156,866 +133,972
Immingham Docks 39,719 53,255 +13,536
ZLC 58,657 32,185 -26,472

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles
24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Other manufacturing
10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 16
2026-03 12
2026-02 12
2026-01 10

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+ 28
1m-15m 23
0-1m 9
15m-54m 8
Other 7

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 £
United States 1,280,358
Nigeria 1,220,451
Belgium 604,570
Germany 594,491
France 174,871

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 £
United States 337,767 942,591 +604,824
Nigeria 531,184 689,267 +158,083
Belgium 334,521 270,049 -64,472
Germany 194,808 399,683 +204,875
France 54,114 120,757 +66,643
China 38,938 109,102 +70,164
Brazil 0 128,414 +128,414
Singapore 2,165 98,734 +96,569
India 76,241 6,145 -70,096
Austria 12,425 43,850 +31,425

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 3,330,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,193,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,198

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 1,263,144 2,067,675 +804,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 332,762 860,630 +527,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,990 11,208 -139,782

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,392,922
East Midlands Airport 1,378,162
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,095,046
Immingham Docks 220,669
Manchester Airport 136,956

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 636,475 756,447 +119,972
East Midlands Airport 407,871 970,291 +562,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,049 779,997 +464,948
Immingham Docks 145,591 75,078 -70,513
Manchester Airport 71,101 65,855 -5,246
ZLC 31,206 91,151 +59,945
Belfast Airport 17,755 101,088 +83,333
Durham Tees Valley Airport 54,807 46,559 -8,248
London Stansted Airport 43,929 36,284 -7,645
Heysham 14,791 0 -14,791

Quick facts

HS code: 844820

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

Description: Replacement parts for machines used in preparing or processing textiles