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 10,254,832
Spain 2,286,491
Germany 1,827,974
Switzerland 1,700,077
Italy 1,574,271

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 6,189,082 4,065,750 -2,123,332
Spain 180,037 2,106,454 +1,926,417
Germany 781,157 1,046,817 +265,660
Switzerland 1,200,903 499,174 -701,729
Italy 201,913 1,372,358 +1,170,445
Netherlands 1,396,386 170,013 -1,226,373
France 228,345 999,178 +770,833
United States 169,085 138,521 -30,564
Turkey 211,419 20,410 -191,009
Ireland 100,082 110,171 +10,089

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 10,818,725
Italy 2,983,604
Spain 2,272,827
Germany 1,380,052
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 6,443,102 4,375,623 -2,067,479
Italy 1,377,909 1,605,695 +227,786
Spain 167,348 2,105,479 +1,938,131
Germany 794,570 585,482 -209,088
Netherlands 996,875 215,579 -781,296
France 71,200 1,067,438 +996,238
Switzerland 296,091 528,529 +232,438
United States 217,092 184,647 -32,445
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Inner London - West 10
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 3 7 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Kent 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 1 -2
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) 10,175,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,961,102
Air transport 1,854,805
Road transport 1,102,940
Other 53,873

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) 6,030,503 4,145,041 -1,885,462
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,898,463 6,062,639 +3,164,176
Air transport 1,034,637 820,168 -214,469
Road transport 1,102,940 0 -1,102,940
Other 33,163 20,710 -12,453

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Tyne 7,722,339
Dover 5,149,503
Felixstowe 1,658,176
London 1,334,375
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 4,584,303 3,138,036 -1,446,267
Dover 1,057,593 4,091,910 +3,034,317
Felixstowe 1,450,069 208,107 -1,241,962
London 463,603 870,772 +407,169
ZLC 1,109,206 0 -1,109,206
Birmingham Airport 558,047 250,914 -307,133
Southampton 550,414 100,339 -450,075
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,417 605,452 +565,035
Eurotunnel 68,858 423,578 +354,720
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 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 13
2025-10 12
2025-09 14
2025-08 9

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 49
54m+ 34
15m-54m 15
0-1m 11
Other 9

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 2,341,518
France 1,125,230
Germany 877,526
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 1,132,759 1,208,759 +76,000
France 758,342 366,888 -391,454
Germany 798,636 78,890 -719,746
Australia 2,841 854,509 +851,668
Spain 561,628 277,453 -284,175
Italy 214,487 516,163 +301,676
Poland 561,285 14,139 -547,146
India 251,500 0 -251,500
Netherlands 124,424 90,414 -34,010

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) 6,805,732
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,489,626
Air transport 1,797,131
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) 1,680,438 5,125,294 +3,444,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,046,036 1,443,590 -1,602,446
Air transport 486,606 1,310,525 +823,919
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 4,361,888
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,283,959
Southampton 1,248,325
London Heathrow Airport 1,112,005
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 423,876 3,938,012 +3,514,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,484,914 799,045 -1,685,869
Southampton 80,191 1,168,134 +1,087,943
London Heathrow Airport 128,977 983,028 +854,051
London Gateway Port 998,262 16,529 -981,733
Dover 431,635 575,077 +143,442
ZLC 171,682 76,691 -94,991
London Stansted Airport 46,427 170,213 +123,786
East Midlands Airport 134,290 63,774 -70,516
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