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 573,289
Spain 158,867
Japan 42,644
United States 24,719
Switzerland 19,588

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 268,690 304,599 +35,909
Spain 76,865 82,002 +5,137
Japan 24,455 18,189 -6,266
United States 18,468 6,251 -12,217
Switzerland 17,541 2,047 -15,494
Italy 9,156 8,375 -781
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 361,004
Czechia 232,046
Spain 158,867
Japan 42,644
United States 24,719

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 150,678 210,326 +59,648
Czechia 133,545 98,501 -35,044
Spain 76,865 82,002 +5,137
Japan 24,455 18,189 -6,266
United States 18,468 6,251 -12,217
Italy 9,156 8,375 -781
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 4 +0
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Eastern Scotland 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
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 £
Air transport 390,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 375,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,055
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 190,094 200,049 +9,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,272 168,199 -39,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,520 68,535 +29,015
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 255,558
Dover 238,962
Eurotunnel 88,217
London Gateway Port 60,986
Birmingham Airport 58,140

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 121,834 133,724 +11,890
Dover 138,038 100,924 -37,114
Eurotunnel 30,816 57,401 +26,585
London Gateway Port 22,496 38,490 +15,994
Birmingham Airport 14,811 43,329 +28,518
London Stansted Airport 29,028 18,299 -10,729
Thamesport 17,024 30,045 +13,021
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 28
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
2026-04 6
2026-03 9
2026-02 10
2026-01 5
2025-12 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 17
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 298,461
Sri Lanka 56,542
Spain 20,980
China 15,467
Hungary 9,336

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 59,243 239,218 +179,975
Sri Lanka 32,568 23,974 -8,594
Spain 20,980 0 -20,980
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
India 1,620 960 -660

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) 322,682
Air transport 81,279
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) 81,102 241,580 +160,478
Air transport 48,730 32,549 -16,181
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 320,357
East Midlands Airport 32,352
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 79,902 240,455 +160,553
East Midlands Airport 20,378 11,974 -8,404
London Heathrow Airport 8,403 18,410 +10,007
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