Import/export HS code 84411020: Various paper slitting and cross-cutting machines

Machines used to cut paper or paperboard into strips or sheets

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  • 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 £
China 6,564,297
Germany 2,971,929
Italy 1,925,940
Japan 1,288,656
Belgium 1,072,263

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 2,857,541 3,706,756 +849,215
Germany 698,310 2,273,619 +1,575,309
Italy 1,013,678 912,262 -101,416
Japan 652,174 636,482 -15,692
Belgium 1,069,129 3,134 -1,065,995
Denmark 865,368 76,289 -789,079
France 322,700 384,326 +61,626
Netherlands 278,479 113,121 -165,358
United States 308,084 70,300 -237,784
Turkey 131,269 0 -131,269

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 7,238,176
Germany 2,958,488
Italy 1,962,005
Japan 1,382,577
Sweden 1,158,771

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 3,141,041 4,097,135 +956,094
Germany 691,571 2,266,917 +1,575,346
Italy 1,050,136 911,869 -138,267
Japan 730,366 652,211 -78,155
Sweden 1,104,590 54,181 -1,050,409
Denmark 850,179 76,289 -773,890
United Kingdom 312,585 100,456 -212,129
France 269,589 18,572 -251,017
Turkey 95,740 0 -95,740
Portugal 76,545 10,955 -65,590

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 7
Outer London - West and North West 6
Essex 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 1 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,766,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,283,195
Air transport 898,854
Other 804,553
Rail transport 9,370

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) 3,427,098 4,339,480 +912,382
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,794,125 3,489,070 -305,055
Air transport 633,871 264,983 -368,888
Other 569,910 234,643 -335,267
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 £
Southampton 3,560,326
Dover 3,340,931
Immingham Docks 2,299,356
London 1,969,180
Felixstowe 1,173,633

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 £
Southampton 1,596,199 1,964,127 +367,928
Dover 1,970,464 1,370,467 -599,997
Immingham Docks 1,294,952 1,004,404 -290,548
London 660,423 1,308,757 +648,334
Felixstowe 849,146 324,487 -524,659
000 569,910 234,643 -335,267
London Gateway Port 296,540 404,296 +107,756
Eurotunnel 123,678 422,278 +298,600
London Heathrow Airport 448,894 67,851 -381,043
Purfleet 0 510,229 +510,229

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 15
Manufacture of paper and paper products 13
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 11
2025-08 5

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 24
54m+ 19
0-1m 15
15m-54m 12
Other 2

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 1,439,201
India 905,926
France 732,598
Latvia 732,080
Italy 665,496

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 1,022,873 416,328 -606,545
India 587,467 318,459 -269,008
France 602,118 130,480 -471,638
Latvia 323,970 408,110 +84,140
Italy 167,259 498,237 +330,978
Ireland 70,222 560,685 +490,463
Germany 99,086 352,397 +253,311
Belgium 251,759 125,988 -125,771
Netherlands 133,435 217,414 +83,979
Poland 280,128 62,946 -217,182

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) 6,055,141
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,445,130
Air transport 1,096,466
Road transport 7,881

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) 2,843,441 3,211,700 +368,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,214,024 1,231,106 -982,918
Air transport 516,129 580,337 +64,208
Road transport 7,881 0 -7,881

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,663,561
Southampton 1,519,585
London Gateway Port 1,159,268
London Heathrow Airport 837,688
Holyhead 459,973

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 2,334,562 2,328,999 -5,563
Southampton 760,466 759,119 -1,347
London Gateway Port 963,339 195,929 -767,410
London Heathrow Airport 340,830 496,858 +156,028
Holyhead 12,744 447,229 +434,485
Felixstowe 266,662 86,683 -179,979
Liverpool Docks 166,740 178,650 +11,910
Immingham Docks 271,845 42,409 -229,436
Dover 107,771 132,183 +24,412
Harwich 74,631 55,545 -19,086

Quick facts

HS code: 84411020

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

Description: Machines used to cut paper or paperboard into strips or sheets