Import/export HS code 84729080: Various office equipment

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

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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 £
China 39,065,871
France 16,891,123
Netherlands 15,225,928
India 14,244,681
Hungary 11,814,274

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 25,183,539 13,882,332 -11,301,207
France 8,048,996 8,842,127 +793,131
Netherlands 6,055,940 9,169,988 +3,114,048
India 6,840,849 7,403,832 +562,983
Hungary 3,616,984 8,197,290 +4,580,306
Germany 6,191,019 3,551,757 -2,639,262
Mexico 2,807,038 2,204,591 -602,447
South Korea 1,072,150 3,748,075 +2,675,925
United States 1,587,370 754,953 -832,417
Italy 1,444,347 644,872 -799,475

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 46,424,867
Germany 21,241,135
India 14,590,836
Hungary 10,495,090
Philippines 6,346,403

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 29,664,892 16,759,975 -12,904,917
Germany 8,929,172 12,311,963 +3,382,791
India 7,112,354 7,478,482 +366,128
Hungary 3,894,502 6,600,588 +2,706,086
Philippines 1,621,813 4,724,590 +3,102,777
South Korea 1,406,774 4,195,999 +2,789,225
Mexico 2,982,508 2,372,385 -610,123
Japan 1,527,645 2,247,648 +720,003
Netherlands 2,365,739 186,609 -2,179,130
United States 1,471,680 845,999 -625,681

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
Greater Manchester 17
West Midlands 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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
Inner London - West 18 12 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 16 -3
Greater Manchester 12 12 +0
West Midlands 13 10 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,757,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,091,084
Air transport 15,643,837
Other 1,697,711
Road transport 57,095

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,418,729 25,338,680 -5,080,049
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,664,993 29,426,091 +3,761,098
Air transport 9,864,315 5,779,522 -4,084,793
Other 1,213,861 483,850 -730,011
Road transport 57,095 0 -57,095

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 29,973,207
Dover 28,457,245
London Gateway Port 17,599,647
Southampton 7,753,066
London Heathrow Airport 7,277,272

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 £
Felixstowe 19,895,573 10,077,634 -9,817,939
Dover 11,339,833 17,117,412 +5,777,579
London Gateway Port 7,379,989 10,219,658 +2,839,669
Southampton 5,575,416 2,177,650 -3,397,766
London Heathrow Airport 4,340,707 2,936,565 -1,404,142
Eurotunnel 3,201,890 3,785,545 +583,655
Immingham Docks 2,205,593 2,907,354 +701,761
Liverpool Docks 646,159 3,597,236 +2,951,077
Harwich 1,207,224 2,694,797 +1,487,573
Birmingham Airport 1,815,755 1,449,675 -366,080

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 53
2025-10 52
2025-09 42
2025-08 44

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 91
54m+ 79
0-1m 33
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 16,541,278
Germany 6,506,829
United States 6,044,304
Italy 3,572,870
Spain 3,359,536

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 9,607,861 6,933,417 -2,674,444
Germany 3,769,877 2,736,952 -1,032,925
United States 2,811,792 3,232,512 +420,720
Italy 2,283,095 1,289,775 -993,320
Spain 2,021,461 1,338,075 -683,386
Ireland 1,377,366 875,375 -501,991
France 879,019 807,935 -71,084
South Africa 625,396 760,611 +135,215
Czechia 638,461 314,302 -324,159
Poland 353,791 336,945 -16,846

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 728,928
Austria 178,766
China 105,821
XI 4,671
Ireland 1,240

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 283,954 444,974 +161,020
Austria 164,145 14,621 -149,524
China 48,993 56,828 +7,835
XI 550 4,121 +3,571
Ireland 1,151 89 -1,062

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) 37,131,926
Air transport 10,063,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,208,560
Other 1,019,426
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) 23,009,201 14,122,725 -8,886,476
Air transport 5,280,861 4,782,818 -498,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,330,436 2,878,124 +547,688
Other 498,793 520,633 +21,840
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 30,415,304
London Heathrow Airport 6,242,813
London Gateway Port 2,415,900
Immingham Docks 2,271,492
East Midlands Airport 2,229,886

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 18,817,629 11,597,675 -7,219,954
London Heathrow Airport 3,562,950 2,679,863 -883,087
London Gateway Port 1,286,069 1,129,831 -156,238
Immingham Docks 1,501,094 770,398 -730,696
East Midlands Airport 1,063,228 1,166,658 +103,430
Southampton 861,613 1,287,791 +426,178
Holyhead 952,286 691,747 -260,539
000 498,793 520,633 +21,840
Dover 671,585 340,544 -331,041
Harwich 353,283 269,469 -83,814

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