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 576,972
Spain 164,414
Japan 42,644
United States 27,349
Switzerland 20,500

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 285,595 291,377 +5,782
Spain 85,737 78,677 -7,060
Japan 24,455 18,189 -6,266
United States 18,468 8,881 -9,587
Switzerland 17,541 2,959 -14,582
Italy 9,156 9,277 +121
France 2,099 8,475 +6,376
India 7,727 1,580 -6,147
Czechia 7,938 0 -7,938
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 375,316
Czechia 222,329
Spain 164,414
Japan 42,644
United States 27,349

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 169,952 205,364 +35,412
Czechia 129,195 93,134 -36,061
Spain 85,737 78,677 -7,060
Japan 24,455 18,189 -6,266
United States 18,468 8,881 -9,587
Italy 9,156 9,277 +121
India 7,727 1,580 -6,147
Sweden 6,211 2,732 -3,479
Switzerland 7,820 0 -7,820
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
Lancashire 6
Greater Manchester 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 4 -4
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Eastern Scotland 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Highlands and Islands 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Cumbria 0 1 +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 415,548
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 365,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,405
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 £
Air transport 219,455 196,093 -23,362
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 201,499 163,891 -37,608
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,709 64,696 +22,987
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 £
East Midlands Airport 257,176
Dover 228,881
Eurotunnel 88,217
Birmingham Airport 76,146
London Gateway Port 60,986

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 £
East Midlands Airport 130,865 126,311 -4,554
Dover 132,265 96,616 -35,649
Eurotunnel 30,816 57,401 +26,585
Birmingham Airport 33,442 42,704 +9,262
London Gateway Port 26,296 34,690 +8,394
London Stansted Airport 30,727 20,142 -10,585
Thamesport 15,413 30,006 +14,593
London Heathrow Airport 18,468 4,697 -13,771
London 16,553 1,662 -14,891
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
30
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of wearing apparel
4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
4
Other manufacturing
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 6
2026-03 9
2026-02 10
2026-01 5

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 19
54m+ 13
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
Other 3

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 304,428
Sri Lanka 56,542
China 15,467
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 78,375 226,053 +147,678
Sri Lanka 42,433 14,109 -28,324
China 0 15,467 +15,467
Hungary 9,336 0 -9,336
Czechia 0 4,345 +4,345
Belgium 4,032 0 -4,032
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,798 0 -3,798
Poland 1,472 2,165 +693
Indonesia 2,196 1,104 -1,092
India 2,580 0 -2,580

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) 310,113
Air transport 82,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,122

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) 81,698 228,415 +146,717
Air transport 59,555 22,828 -36,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,655 15,467 +2,812

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 307,788
East Midlands Airport 33,456
London Heathrow Airport 26,813
Southampton 15,467
ZLC 12,671

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 80,498 227,290 +146,792
East Midlands Airport 21,338 12,118 -9,220
London Heathrow Airport 18,268 8,545 -9,723
Southampton 0 15,467 +15,467
ZLC 10,506 2,165 -8,341
London Gateway Port 12,655 0 -12,655
Manchester Airport 5,645 0 -5,645
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