Import/export HS code 842010: Calendering or rolling machines

Machines used to smooth or compress materials like textiles or paper

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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 10,280,903
Spain 1,864,945
Germany 1,753,696
Switzerland 1,658,208
Netherlands 1,566,399

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 4,951,996 5,328,907 +376,911
Spain 180,037 1,684,908 +1,504,871
Germany 585,021 1,168,675 +583,654
Switzerland 1,205,269 452,939 -752,330
Netherlands 1,375,735 190,664 -1,185,071
Italy 192,864 1,365,043 +1,172,179
France 228,345 991,358 +763,013
United States 131,459 219,551 +88,092
Turkey 211,419 20,410 -191,009
Ireland 105,314 113,669 +8,355

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 10,857,613
Italy 2,967,240
Spain 1,852,256
Germany 1,305,774
Netherlands 1,212,454

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 5,159,697 5,697,916 +538,219
Italy 1,366,675 1,600,565 +233,890
Spain 167,348 1,684,908 +1,517,560
Germany 658,494 647,280 -11,214
Netherlands 976,224 236,230 -739,994
France 71,200 1,059,618 +988,418
Switzerland 315,994 478,610 +162,616
United States 211,324 265,677 +54,353
Turkey 219,652 24,803 -194,849
United Kingdom 200,658 26,600 -174,058

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Greater Manchester 5

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 3 7 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Kent 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2
West of England 4 3 -1

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) 10,170,352
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,446,685
Air transport 1,928,075
Road transport 1,102,940
Other 54,202

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) 4,885,336 5,285,016 +399,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,718,893 5,727,792 +3,008,899
Air transport 927,569 1,000,506 +72,937
Road transport 1,102,940 0 -1,102,940
Other 30,719 23,483 -7,236

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 7,722,339
Dover 4,823,538
Felixstowe 1,624,548
London 1,311,282
ZLC 1,109,206

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 £
Tyne 3,527,484 4,194,855 +667,371
Dover 1,022,661 3,800,877 +2,778,216
Felixstowe 1,319,866 304,682 -1,015,184
London 340,624 970,658 +630,034
ZLC 1,109,206 0 -1,109,206
Birmingham Airport 447,141 364,300 -82,841
Southampton 589,118 98,686 -490,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,417 605,452 +565,035
London Stansted Airport 248,964 179,572 -69,392
Newhaven 0 421,274 +421,274

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 35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of paper and paper products 9
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 12
2025-09 14
2025-08 9
2025-07 12

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 46
54m+ 35
15m-54m 15
0-1m 11
Other 8

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 £
Algeria 3,938,012
United States 2,352,020
France 1,121,580
Germany 883,448
Australia 857,350

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 £
Algeria 0 3,938,012 +3,938,012
United States 1,143,261 1,208,759 +65,498
France 753,782 367,798 -385,984
Germany 802,492 80,956 -721,536
Australia 2,841 854,509 +851,668
Spain 561,628 277,453 -284,175
Italy 223,772 506,463 +282,691
Poland 561,285 14,139 -547,146
India 258,500 0 -258,500
Netherlands 105,198 90,495 -14,703

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,819,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,491,886
Air transport 1,793,861
Road transport 14,606

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,697,580 5,121,553 +3,423,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,031,628 1,460,258 -1,571,370
Air transport 493,660 1,300,201 +806,541
Road transport 14,606 0 -14,606

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,368,888
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,276,783
Southampton 1,254,726
London Heathrow Airport 1,107,241
London Gateway Port 1,014,791

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 £
Felixstowe 430,876 3,938,012 +3,507,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,447,892 828,891 -1,619,001
Southampton 90,333 1,164,393 +1,074,060
London Heathrow Airport 128,977 978,264 +849,287
London Gateway Port 998,262 16,529 -981,733
Dover 438,333 575,077 +136,744
ZLC 171,682 72,430 -99,252
London Stansted Airport 47,327 170,213 +122,886
East Midlands Airport 141,790 63,774 -78,016
London 128,439 0 -128,439

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 842010

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

Description: Machines used to smooth or compress materials like textiles or paper