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 40,265,797
Hungary 25,779,376
Netherlands 20,739,706
France 19,639,503
India 15,193,932

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 23,583,094 16,682,703 -6,900,391
Hungary 3,126,517 22,652,859 +19,526,342
Netherlands 8,383,806 12,355,900 +3,972,094
France 13,843,852 5,795,651 -8,048,201
India 6,123,170 9,070,762 +2,947,592
Germany 6,022,925 7,697,689 +1,674,764
South Korea 2,502,214 2,331,462 -170,752
Mexico 2,145,591 2,289,386 +143,795
Italy 1,338,988 1,155,830 -183,158
United States 1,455,376 788,362 -667,014

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 48,321,260
Germany 28,831,399
Hungary 22,359,270
India 15,495,709
Philippines 11,127,603

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 28,041,242 20,280,018 -7,761,224
Germany 15,128,118 13,703,281 -1,424,837
Hungary 3,400,437 18,958,833 +15,558,396
India 6,400,625 9,095,084 +2,694,459
Philippines 2,665,016 8,462,587 +5,797,571
South Korea 3,208,928 2,383,068 -825,860
Mexico 2,326,223 2,499,424 +173,201
Japan 1,676,919 3,144,545 +1,467,626
Netherlands 2,438,924 11,607 -2,427,317
United States 1,435,519 931,032 -504,487

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 28
Inner London - West 23
West Midlands 20
Greater Manchester 16
West Yorkshire 14

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 21 +2
Inner London - West 15 12 -3
West Midlands 13 14 +1
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
West Yorkshire 6 11 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 11 +3
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
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) 80,641,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,269,063
Air transport 16,201,809
Other 1,703,872
Road transport 45,088

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) 32,241,342 48,400,011 +16,158,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,061,068 28,207,995 -1,853,073
Air transport 9,035,171 7,166,638 -1,868,533
Other 841,292 862,580 +21,288
Road transport 43,889 1,199 -42,690

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 44,893,032
Felixstowe 30,149,693
London Gateway Port 19,915,632
Eurotunnel 11,801,448
Immingham Docks 8,466,542

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 16,992,314 27,900,718 +10,908,404
Felixstowe 18,320,461 11,829,232 -6,491,229
London Gateway Port 7,785,099 12,130,533 +4,345,434
Eurotunnel 3,149,426 8,652,022 +5,502,596
Immingham Docks 2,569,039 5,897,503 +3,328,464
London Heathrow Airport 4,550,770 3,143,589 -1,407,181
Southampton 4,385,858 2,474,684 -1,911,174
Harwich 2,710,455 2,513,600 -196,855
Liverpool Docks 2,437,943 1,988,958 -448,985
Birmingham Airport 1,619,277 1,872,799 +253,522

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
68
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 41
2026-04 52
2026-03 58
2026-02 55
2026-01 43

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 100
54m+ 87
0-1m 31
Other 31
15m-54m 29

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 17,500,376
Germany 6,813,032
United States 5,897,780
Spain 3,535,107
Italy 3,378,957

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 9,975,854 7,524,522 -2,451,332
Germany 3,749,016 3,064,016 -685,000
United States 3,333,372 2,564,408 -768,964
Spain 1,857,192 1,677,915 -179,277
Italy 1,656,428 1,722,529 +66,101
Ireland 1,416,388 971,303 -445,085
France 894,052 1,067,697 +173,645
South Africa 850,865 826,360 -24,505
Czechia 667,781 374,750 -293,031
San Marino 641,157 213,444 -427,713

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 212,982
Austria 62,644
XI 4,914
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 296,412 545,512 +249,100
China 82,343 130,639 +48,296
Austria 44,946 17,698 -27,248
XI 777 4,137 +3,360
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) 39,158,989
Air transport 11,185,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,668,605
Other 1,123,706
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) 22,277,836 16,881,153 -5,396,683
Air transport 5,138,041 6,047,711 +909,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,941,445 1,727,160 -1,214,285
Other 425,629 698,077 +272,448
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 31,886,893
London Heathrow Airport 6,869,848
London Gateway Port 2,593,610
East Midlands Airport 2,479,569
Immingham Docks 2,260,870

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 17,987,251 13,899,642 -4,087,609
London Heathrow Airport 3,284,306 3,585,542 +301,236
London Gateway Port 1,474,816 1,118,794 -356,022
East Midlands Airport 1,105,670 1,373,899 +268,229
Immingham Docks 1,448,414 812,456 -635,958
Holyhead 1,061,195 789,932 -271,263
Southampton 1,331,994 150,788 -1,181,206
Dover 619,162 519,097 -100,065
000 425,629 698,077 +272,448
Manchester Airport 219,531 520,279 +300,748

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