Import/export HS code 844859: Various knitting machine parts

Additional parts for knitting machines not listed elsewhere

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 £
Germany 3,478,248
United States 2,248,797
Japan 1,566,000
Italy 714,748
China 365,157

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 2,285,069 1,193,179 -1,091,890
United States 1,154,417 1,094,380 -60,037
Japan 826,253 739,747 -86,506
Italy 547,250 167,498 -379,752
China 221,330 143,827 -77,503
Czechia 319,774 1,757 -318,017
Australia 101,330 130,148 +28,818
France 146,772 83,355 -63,417
Taiwan 148,997 57,565 -91,432
Sweden 133,409 31,127 -102,282

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 3,140,469
United States 2,168,603
Japan 1,614,722
Italy 795,980
Czechia 450,251

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 2,064,449 1,076,020 -988,429
United States 1,076,000 1,092,603 +16,603
Japan 839,667 775,055 -64,612
Italy 627,554 168,426 -459,128
Czechia 382,956 67,295 -315,661
China 253,588 162,562 -91,026
Taiwan 179,457 65,388 -114,069
Australia 98,184 130,148 +31,964
Spain 140,757 51,587 -89,170
Sweden 128,131 29,353 -98,778

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 22
Greater Manchester 21
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16
Lancashire 15

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 20 11 -9
Greater Manchester 15 13 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 10 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 5 -8
Lancashire 15 6 -9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 0 -9
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +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 7,978,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,591,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 589,600
Other 17,540
Road transport 6,440

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 4,790,109 3,188,545 -1,601,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,165,628 426,037 -739,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 342,738 246,862 -95,876
Other 14,347 3,193 -11,154
Road transport 0 6,440 +6,440

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,075,482
London Heathrow Airport 1,166,468
Dover 1,080,382
Glasgow Airport 729,071
Birmingham Airport 340,166

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 3,210,423 1,865,059 -1,345,364
London Heathrow Airport 962,927 203,541 -759,386
Dover 847,146 233,236 -613,910
Glasgow Airport 18,561 710,510 +691,949
Birmingham Airport 225,788 114,378 -111,410
London Stansted Airport 145,501 157,913 +12,412
Manchester Airport 193,143 91,340 -101,803
Eurotunnel 183,337 23,862 -159,475
Southampton 107,218 68,086 -39,132
London Gateway Port 106,176 51,123 -55,053

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 50
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Other manufacturing 23
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 38
2025-10 35
2025-09 27
2025-08 20

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 86
54m+ 76
15m-54m 41
Other 21
0-1m 20

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 £
Turkey 1,435,495
Spain 1,269,121
France 1,035,111
Netherlands 893,902
Portugal 819,106

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 £
Turkey 537,733 897,762 +360,029
Spain 809,532 459,589 -349,943
France 948,614 86,497 -862,117
Netherlands 608,458 285,444 -323,014
Portugal 542,527 276,579 -265,948
Belgium 447,461 337,623 -109,838
New Zealand 521,192 66,474 -454,718
Italy 271,681 292,796 +21,115
Algeria 433,725 87,890 -345,835
India 16,325 457,869 +441,544

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 £
India 4,648
XI 2,047

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 £
India 0 4,648 +4,648
XI 0 2,047 +2,047

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 4,836,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,445,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,394,331
Other 6,695

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 2,454,187 2,381,835 -72,352
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,898,846 1,546,766 -1,352,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,926,067 1,468,264 -457,803
Other 0 6,695 +6,695

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,143,763
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,153,746
Southampton 1,144,892
Immingham Docks 1,105,896
Felixstowe 1,041,787

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,731,817 1,411,946 -319,871
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,128,271 1,025,475 -102,796
Southampton 422,876 722,016 +299,140
Immingham Docks 859,434 246,462 -612,972
Felixstowe 734,530 307,257 -427,273
Dover 832,614 80,474 -752,140
ZLC 202,475 380,962 +178,487
London Heathrow Airport 292,900 278,795 -14,105
London Gateway Port 189,680 379,535 +189,855
Portsmouth 435,455 106,948 -328,507

Quick facts

HS code: 844859

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

Description: Additional parts for knitting machines not listed elsewhere