Import/export HS code 844110: Paper and paperboard cutting machines

Machines designed to cut paper or paperboard into specific sizes or shapes

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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 18,166,461
Germany 17,707,598
France 14,540,209
Poland 6,715,762
Netherlands 6,227,882

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 8,781,992 9,384,469 +602,477
Germany 8,557,828 9,149,770 +591,942
France 6,794,199 7,746,010 +951,811
Poland 3,564,547 3,151,215 -413,332
Netherlands 4,039,834 2,188,048 -1,851,786
Spain 1,361,911 2,939,094 +1,577,183
Italy 2,276,623 1,770,690 -505,933
United States 1,476,828 1,753,532 +276,704
Belgium 1,721,851 593,716 -1,128,135
Japan 538,854 867,204 +328,350

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 33,798,087
Germany 15,073,892
Malaysia 7,420,033
Spain 5,302,829
Italy 4,658,718

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 18,187,165 15,610,922 -2,576,243
Germany 7,772,834 7,301,058 -471,776
Malaysia 1,257,137 6,162,896 +4,905,759
Spain 1,431,861 3,870,968 +2,439,107
Italy 2,871,662 1,787,056 -1,084,606
United States 941,871 2,071,783 +1,129,912
Sweden 1,854,229 54,181 -1,800,048
Japan 780,320 948,978 +168,658
Belgium 1,198,073 466,886 -731,187
Poland 1,021,329 460,247 -561,082

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 23
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
West Midlands 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16

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 18 14 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 12 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 12 +2
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 10 +3
West Yorkshire 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 11 +6
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2

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) 54,200,086
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,350,751
Air transport 2,946,952
Other 901,606
Road transport 218,111

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) 28,408,691 25,791,395 -2,617,296
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,361,253 13,989,498 +1,628,245
Air transport 1,514,987 1,431,965 -83,022
Other 563,789 337,817 -225,972
Road transport 189,353 28,758 -160,595
Rail transport 0 9,370 +9,370

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 19,116,581
Dover 17,366,528
Felixstowe 14,225,553
Southampton 8,721,217
Immingham Docks 5,984,964

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 8,871,839 10,244,742 +1,372,903
Dover 10,261,765 7,104,763 -3,157,002
Felixstowe 7,196,295 7,029,258 -167,037
Southampton 4,106,505 4,614,712 +508,207
Immingham Docks 4,070,740 1,914,224 -2,156,516
London 1,467,723 2,192,661 +724,938
London Gateway Port 994,497 1,221,059 +226,562
Harwich 1,350,461 474,283 -876,178
Portsmouth 0 1,429,338 +1,429,338
Thamesport 419,556 637,588 +218,032

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 84
Manufacture of paper and paper products 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 41
2025-10 56
2025-09 35
2025-08 32
2025-07 33

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 130
54m+ 86
0-1m 58
15m-54m 40
Other 21

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 £
United States 29,386,334
Germany 5,830,352
Mexico 3,287,820
India 2,959,435
Spain 2,873,831

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 £
United States 14,435,017 14,951,317 +516,300
Germany 2,742,122 3,088,230 +346,108
Mexico 382,324 2,905,496 +2,523,172
India 1,821,690 1,137,745 -683,945
Spain 1,149,565 1,724,266 +574,701
Ireland 1,653,359 1,052,993 -600,366
Italy 351,013 2,061,187 +1,710,174
Turkey 662,887 1,219,829 +556,942
Netherlands 823,685 954,882 +131,197
Belgium 1,184,586 406,310 -778,276

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 £
XI 5,157
United States 583

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 £
XI 174 4,983 +4,809
United States 448 135 -313

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) 45,547,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,416,631
Air transport 3,951,200
Road transport 41,954
Other 7,668

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) 22,790,470 22,757,234 -33,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,578,074 14,838,557 +2,260,483
Air transport 2,484,342 1,466,858 -1,017,484
Road transport 41,954 0 -41,954
Other 2,550 5,118 +2,568

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 19,019,424
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,136,770
London Gateway Port 13,182,466
Felixstowe 9,960,641
Dover 5,151,299

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 £
Southampton 6,672,310 12,347,114 +5,674,804
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,119,810 9,016,960 +1,897,150
London Gateway Port 8,557,822 4,624,644 -3,933,178
Felixstowe 4,909,200 5,051,441 +142,241
Dover 2,372,442 2,778,857 +406,415
Liverpool Docks 1,812,022 1,246,117 -565,905
London Heathrow Airport 2,013,561 961,476 -1,052,085
Immingham Docks 893,653 572,368 -321,285
Holyhead 774,321 550,069 -224,252
Newhaven 384,567 454,234 +69,667

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 844110

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

Description: Machines designed to cut paper or paperboard into specific sizes or shapes