Import/export HS code 84729080: Various office equipment

Other machines used in offices, like pencil sharpeners or hole punchers

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  • 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 £
China 43,747,573
Hungary 25,790,246
France 19,752,275
Netherlands 19,388,156
India 15,791,872

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 £
China 25,088,519 18,659,054 -6,429,465
Hungary 3,391,837 22,398,409 +19,006,572
France 8,440,997 11,311,278 +2,870,281
Netherlands 6,653,625 12,734,531 +6,080,906
India 6,750,661 9,041,211 +2,290,550
Germany 6,300,740 8,066,339 +1,765,599
Mexico 2,547,691 2,444,549 -103,142
South Korea 1,062,290 3,877,292 +2,815,002
United States 1,674,977 837,139 -837,838
Italy 1,410,198 971,654 -438,544

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 52,248,552
Germany 29,013,167
Hungary 22,382,139
India 16,144,277
Philippines 9,688,813

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 29,717,744 22,530,808 -7,186,936
Germany 9,356,901 19,656,266 +10,299,365
Hungary 3,672,685 18,709,454 +15,036,769
India 7,029,409 9,114,868 +2,085,459
Philippines 1,454,359 8,234,454 +6,780,095
South Korea 1,778,103 3,943,294 +2,165,191
Mexico 2,695,675 2,682,772 -12,903
Japan 1,502,081 3,292,082 +1,790,001
United States 1,574,510 955,610 -618,900
Netherlands 2,477,258 16,578 -2,460,680

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27
Inner London - West 25
West Midlands 21
Greater Manchester 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 20 +1
Inner London - West 17 12 -5
West Midlands 13 14 +1
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 11 +5
West Yorkshire 7 10 +3
Inner London - East 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1

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) 80,532,490
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,805,566
Air transport 17,268,760
Other 1,846,011
Road transport 58,294

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) 26,538,216 53,994,274 +27,456,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,919,736 31,885,830 +1,966,094
Air transport 9,603,958 7,664,802 -1,939,156
Other 1,088,937 757,074 -331,863
Road transport 57,095 1,199 -55,896

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 45,064,581
Felixstowe 33,146,981
London Gateway Port 20,188,237
Eurotunnel 12,023,061
London Heathrow Airport 7,998,012

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 12,208,154 32,856,427 +20,648,273
Felixstowe 19,274,031 13,872,950 -5,401,081
London Gateway Port 7,700,777 12,487,460 +4,786,683
Eurotunnel 3,220,470 8,802,591 +5,582,121
London Heathrow Airport 4,376,718 3,621,294 -755,424
Southampton 5,299,348 2,625,160 -2,674,188
Immingham Docks 2,278,214 5,339,794 +3,061,580
Harwich 1,535,615 3,114,063 +1,578,448
Liverpool Docks 636,934 3,789,967 +3,153,033
Birmingham Airport 1,800,205 1,920,392 +120,187

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 52
2026-03 58
2026-02 55
2026-01 43
2025-12 52

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 106
54m+ 86
0-1m 34
Other 32
15m-54m 30

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 £
Netherlands 18,091,070
Germany 6,925,150
United States 6,200,070
Italy 4,008,582
Spain 3,965,743

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 £
Netherlands 9,371,415 8,719,655 -651,760
Germany 3,778,130 3,147,020 -631,110
United States 2,853,611 3,346,459 +492,848
Italy 2,198,371 1,810,211 -388,160
Spain 2,176,983 1,788,760 -388,223
Ireland 1,375,293 1,216,748 -158,545
France 830,233 1,238,749 +408,516
South Africa 646,501 1,020,699 +374,198
Czechia 670,464 463,174 -207,290
Mexico 302,255 492,814 +190,559

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 £
Philippines 841,924
China 180,029
Austria 164,011
XI 5,084
Ireland 1,242

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 £
Philippines 283,954 557,970 +274,016
China 63,045 116,984 +53,939
Austria 147,066 16,945 -130,121
XI 947 4,137 +3,190
Ireland 1,151 91 -1,060

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) 41,446,472
Air transport 11,618,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,048,382
Other 1,192,290
Rail transport 21,584

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) 22,837,626 18,608,846 -4,228,780
Air transport 5,253,110 6,365,536 +1,112,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,246,861 2,801,521 +554,660
Other 496,163 696,127 +199,964
Rail transport 21,584 0 -21,584
Road transport 6,922 0 -6,922

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,803,088
London Heathrow Airport 7,156,905
London Gateway Port 2,658,355
East Midlands Airport 2,593,891
Immingham Docks 2,310,028

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 18,519,788 15,283,300 -3,236,488
London Heathrow Airport 3,466,542 3,690,363 +223,821
London Gateway Port 1,243,006 1,415,349 +172,343
East Midlands Airport 1,057,770 1,536,121 +478,351
Immingham Docks 1,459,975 850,053 -609,922
Holyhead 969,381 970,676 +1,295
Southampton 864,252 906,228 +41,976
Dover 706,024 559,073 -146,951
000 496,163 696,127 +199,964
Manchester Airport 258,063 515,928 +257,865

Quick facts

HS code: 84729080

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

Description: Other machines used in offices, like pencil sharpeners or hole punchers