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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* 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 6,354,905
Germany 3,407,983
Italy 1,937,104
Japan 1,270,258
Belgium 1,076,278

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 2,812,990 3,541,915 +728,925
Germany 1,142,189 2,265,794 +1,123,605
Italy 999,933 937,171 -62,762
Japan 532,165 738,093 +205,928
Belgium 1,073,144 3,134 -1,070,010
Denmark 865,368 76,289 -789,079
France 327,981 365,754 +37,773
Turkey 595,741 0 -595,741
United States 307,009 71,375 -235,634
Netherlands 279,650 92,328 -187,322

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 7,043,247
Germany 3,402,692
Italy 1,973,169
Japan 1,327,225
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 3,108,771 3,934,476 +825,705
Germany 1,136,557 2,266,135 +1,129,578
Italy 1,036,391 936,778 -99,613
Japan 602,346 724,879 +122,533
Sweden 1,104,590 54,181 -1,050,409
Denmark 850,179 76,289 -773,890
Turkey 560,212 0 -560,212
United Kingdom 312,585 100,456 -212,129
France 269,589 0 -269,589
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 7
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 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
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) 7,962,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,692,344
Air transport 894,332
Other 860,103
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) 3,759,150 4,203,227 +444,077
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,223,626 3,468,718 -754,908
Air transport 636,126 258,206 -377,920
Other 546,023 314,080 -231,943
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 £
Dover 3,789,833
Southampton 3,498,425
Immingham Docks 2,293,077
London 1,969,180
Felixstowe 1,634,192

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 £
Dover 2,401,705 1,388,128 -1,013,577
Southampton 1,762,026 1,736,399 -25,627
Immingham Docks 1,294,952 998,125 -296,827
London 518,642 1,450,538 +931,896
Felixstowe 1,146,052 488,140 -657,912
000 546,023 314,080 -231,943
London Gateway Port 295,433 272,456 -22,977
Eurotunnel 123,678 420,594 +296,916
London Heathrow Airport 453,928 58,295 -395,633
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 16
Manufacture of paper and paper products 14
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
2025-11 8
2025-10 9
2025-09 11
2025-08 5
2025-07 8

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 22
54m+ 19
0-1m 16
15m-54m 15
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 1,485,294
India 824,580
France 736,119
Latvia 727,791
Italy 658,487

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 1,065,549 419,745 -645,804
India 581,236 243,344 -337,892
France 601,248 134,871 -466,377
Latvia 323,970 403,821 +79,851
Italy 177,645 480,842 +303,197
Ireland 66,973 497,998 +431,025
Germany 147,740 362,276 +214,536
Belgium 251,759 125,988 -125,771
Poland 270,216 59,154 -211,062
Netherlands 136,058 177,545 +41,487

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) 5,998,355
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,351,706
Air transport 1,010,425
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) 2,832,883 3,165,472 +332,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,256,700 1,095,006 -1,161,694
Air transport 505,398 505,027 -371
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 4,709,543
Southampton 1,508,678
London Gateway Port 1,163,751
London Heathrow Airport 751,647
Holyhead 460,603

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 2,300,155 2,409,388 +109,233
Southampton 760,466 748,212 -12,254
London Gateway Port 1,020,339 143,412 -876,927
London Heathrow Airport 332,099 419,548 +87,449
Holyhead 15,345 445,258 +429,913
Felixstowe 266,662 57,683 -208,979
Immingham Docks 259,492 62,528 -196,964
Liverpool Docks 146,566 165,824 +19,258
Dover 147,222 132,183 -15,039
ZLC 79,086 6,003 -73,083

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