Import/export HS code 844842: Reeds and heald-frames

Tools like reeds and heald-frames used in weaving looms

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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 523,765
Spain 138,115
Japan 39,884
Switzerland 21,577
United States 18,468

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 280,446 243,319 -37,127
Spain 76,441 61,674 -14,767
Japan 24,104 15,780 -8,324
Switzerland 15,912 5,665 -10,247
United States 16,568 1,900 -14,668
Italy 9,156 6,041 -3,115
France 1,212 6,762 +5,550
Czechia 7,938 0 -7,938
India 7,727 0 -7,727
Netherlands 3,562 2,533 -1,029

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 322,514
Czechia 220,401
Spain 138,115
Japan 39,884
United States 18,468

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 150,674 171,840 +21,166
Czechia 145,522 74,879 -70,643
Spain 76,441 61,674 -14,767
Japan 24,104 15,780 -8,324
United States 16,568 1,900 -14,668
Italy 9,156 6,041 -3,115
Switzerland 5,087 2,733 -2,354
Sweden 6,211 1,524 -4,687
India 7,727 0 -7,727
Afghanistan 3,265 2,094 -1,171

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 9
Greater Manchester 5
Lancashire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Eastern Scotland 3

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 8 3 -5
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Eastern Scotland 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Cumbria 0 1 +1
Devon 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) 354,394
Air transport 339,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,430
Road transport 4,697

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) 210,787 143,607 -67,180
Air transport 191,622 148,203 -43,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,042 53,388 +12,346
Road transport 4,697 0 -4,697

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 225,907
East Midlands Airport 203,509
Eurotunnel 83,111
London Gateway Port 65,345
Birmingham Airport 59,650

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 140,084 85,823 -54,261
East Midlands Airport 120,548 82,961 -37,587
Eurotunnel 30,816 52,295 +21,479
London Gateway Port 19,698 45,647 +25,949
Birmingham Airport 16,226 43,424 +27,198
London Stansted Airport 32,327 16,801 -15,526
Thamesport 21,344 7,741 -13,603
London Heathrow Airport 16,568 5,017 -11,551
London 18,022 0 -18,022
Killingholme 15,246 0 -15,246

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 27
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of wearing apparel 3
Other manufacturing 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 10
2025-09 5
2025-08 4

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 16
54m+ 13
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
Other 2

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 235,879
Sri Lanka 55,607
Spain 20,980
Hungary 9,336
Czechia 4,345

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 9,379 226,500 +217,121
Sri Lanka 37,770 17,837 -19,933
Spain 20,980 0 -20,980
Hungary 9,336 0 -9,336
Czechia 0 4,345 +4,345
India 3,157 960 -2,197
Belgium 4,032 0 -4,032
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,798 0 -3,798
Indonesia 3,664 0 -3,664
Poland 1,472 2,165 +693

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) 251,133
Air transport 79,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,395
Road transport 4,141

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) 23,508 227,625 +204,117
Air transport 52,346 26,807 -25,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,395 0 -20,395
Road transport 4,141 0 -4,141

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 248,808
East Midlands Airport 30,452
ZLC 24,071
London Gateway Port 20,395
London Heathrow Airport 18,268

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 22,308 226,500 +204,192
East Midlands Airport 18,408 12,044 -6,364
ZLC 21,906 2,165 -19,741
London Gateway Port 20,395 0 -20,395
London Heathrow Airport 5,670 12,598 +6,928
Manchester Airport 6,705 0 -6,705
London Stansted Airport 3,798 0 -3,798
Dover 1,200 1,125 -75

Quick facts

HS code: 844842

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

Description: Tools like reeds and heald-frames used in weaving looms