Import/export HS code 32159020: Ink cartridges for printers

Ink cartridges designed for specific printer models, without integrated print heads

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 £
Netherlands 161,809,290
Switzerland 79,451,078
Germany 53,050,904
Philippines 31,656,647
France 19,986,974

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 £
Netherlands 87,747,378 74,061,912 -13,685,466
Switzerland 15,904,175 63,546,903 +47,642,728
Germany 33,057,551 19,993,353 -13,064,198
Philippines 17,155,380 14,501,267 -2,654,113
France 13,620,817 6,366,157 -7,254,660
China 6,190,315 6,188,509 -1,806
Singapore 7,845,478 4,504,215 -3,341,263
Japan 3,025,212 3,246,968 +221,756
Belgium 640,992 2,263,835 +1,622,843
United States 1,594,306 1,281,975 -312,331

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 £
Malaysia 128,718,093
Japan 87,604,041
China 49,275,990
Philippines 35,570,249
Indonesia 27,839,921

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 £
Malaysia 54,175,601 74,542,492 +20,366,891
Japan 47,255,502 40,348,539 -6,906,963
China 26,058,048 23,217,942 -2,840,106
Philippines 18,898,188 16,672,061 -2,226,127
Indonesia 16,692,023 11,147,898 -5,544,125
Netherlands 11,597,664 11,564,316 -33,348
Singapore 5,708,870 13,470,791 +7,761,921
United Kingdom 2,618,987 2,645,819 +26,832
United States 2,456,248 2,478,265 +22,017
Israel 1,569,072 1,852,868 +283,796

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 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Cheshire 6
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - West and North West 6

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 9 7 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 5 +1
Cheshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Outer London - West and North West 2 6 +4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 1 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -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) 225,637,778
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 122,532,872
Air transport 44,130,243
Other 668,984
Road transport 47,680

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) 106,141,807 119,495,971 +13,354,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,922,430 51,610,442 -19,311,988
Air transport 14,360,701 29,769,542 +15,408,841
Other 360,496 308,488 -52,008
Road transport 3,212 44,468 +41,256

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 74,822,872
Felixstowe 73,350,303
Southampton 45,526,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,248,139
Birmingham Airport 31,344,782

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 £
Eurotunnel 42,966,682 31,856,190 -11,110,492
Felixstowe 29,674,901 43,675,402 +14,000,501
Southampton 23,516,402 22,010,251 -1,506,151
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,982,224 19,265,915 -716,309
Birmingham Airport 7,987,555 23,357,227 +15,369,672
Immingham Docks 8,176,267 19,459,222 +11,282,955
Dover 14,515,263 9,239,324 -5,275,939
Harwich 9,693,684 8,179,944 -1,513,740
Thamesport 6,998,873 6,226,473 -772,400
London Gateway Port 6,511,771 5,156,282 -1,355,489

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 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 27
2025-10 22
2025-09 19
2025-08 22

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
54m+ 39
1m-15m 38
15m-54m 11
0-1m 10
Other 10

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 237,282,426
Netherlands 43,061,693
France 30,418,429
Ireland 14,707,604
Italy 11,734,374

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 135,650,997 101,631,429 -34,019,568
Netherlands 30,049,770 13,011,923 -17,037,847
France 16,919,903 13,498,526 -3,421,377
Ireland 7,556,185 7,151,419 -404,766
Italy 6,764,430 4,969,944 -1,794,486
United States 6,286,155 3,019,509 -3,266,646
Spain 2,008,932 1,332,123 -676,809
Brazil 459,458 1,692,055 +1,232,597
Poland 1,118,689 918,270 -200,419
India 944,279 1,004,641 +60,362

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 £
Netherlands 10,972
Portugal 9,913
Italy 9,476
China 1,022
Belgium 393

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 £
Netherlands 0 10,972 +10,972
Portugal 9,913 0 -9,913
Italy 9,476 0 -9,476
China 1,022 0 -1,022
Belgium 393 0 -393

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) 341,459,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,765,753
Air transport 19,580,516
Road transport 64,507
Other 41,867

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) 198,644,226 142,814,985 -55,829,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,142,933 11,622,820 -4,520,113
Air transport 10,757,039 8,823,477 -1,933,562
Road transport 64,507 0 -64,507
Other 27,629 14,238 -13,391

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 312,462,557
Holyhead 12,107,837
Immingham Docks 11,945,753
Southampton 8,460,219
London Heathrow Airport 7,909,131

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 182,253,728 130,208,829 -52,044,899
Holyhead 5,772,164 6,335,673 +563,509
Immingham Docks 6,063,819 5,881,934 -181,885
Southampton 4,943,579 3,516,640 -1,426,939
London Heathrow Airport 4,513,560 3,395,571 -1,117,989
London Gateway Port 2,867,715 3,492,406 +624,691
Dover 4,295,027 1,812,699 -2,482,328
Felixstowe 3,757,933 1,705,608 -2,052,325
East Midlands Airport 2,757,167 2,141,726 -615,441
Manchester Airport 2,027,600 2,508,382 +480,782

Quick facts

HS code: 32159020

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

Description: Ink cartridges designed for specific printer models, without integrated print heads