Import/export HS code 844313: Various offset printing machines

Offset printing machines not covered by other codes, including various sizes and types

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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 £
Germany 74,322,613
Netherlands 10,004,358
China 5,379,664
Italy 4,067,281
France 2,775,262

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 £
Germany 31,547,472 42,775,141 +11,227,669
Netherlands 4,265,414 5,738,944 +1,473,530
China 178,955 5,200,709 +5,021,754
Italy 1,395,071 2,672,210 +1,277,139
France 772,095 2,003,167 +1,231,072
Japan 2,027,829 13,484 -2,014,345
Belgium 926,014 833,275 -92,739
United States 778,442 970,449 +192,007
Spain 1,126,369 188,679 -937,690
Canada 954,493 0 -954,493

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 £
Germany 81,507,878
Japan 11,232,608
China 4,594,791
United States 1,935,938
Netherlands 1,633,914

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 £
Germany 34,368,649 47,139,229 +12,770,580
Japan 4,963,642 6,268,966 +1,305,324
China 209,457 4,385,334 +4,175,877
United States 842,572 1,093,366 +250,794
Netherlands 1,159,066 474,848 -684,218
Belgium 777,825 749,182 -28,643
Spain 1,226,412 185,148 -1,041,264
France 253,302 898,425 +645,123
Canada 915,397 0 -915,397
Italy 142,733 515,341 +372,608

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
West Midlands 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
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 4 +4
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Cheshire 1 3 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1

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) 83,779,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,178,298
Air transport 1,298,336
Other 2,951

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) 40,238,490 43,540,597 +3,302,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,991,640 18,186,658 +12,195,018
Air transport 575,371 722,965 +147,594
Other 2,951 0 -2,951

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 24,381,470
Dover 23,560,739
Harwich 21,667,590
Felixstowe 9,351,657
London 8,438,521

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 £
Immingham Docks 5,611,351 18,770,119 +13,158,768
Dover 17,227,151 6,333,588 -10,893,563
Harwich 7,007,514 14,660,076 +7,652,562
Felixstowe 3,871,975 5,479,682 +1,607,707
London 1,920 8,436,601 +8,434,681
Killingholme 3,620,873 2,582,197 -1,038,676
Southampton 2,557,732 2,271,050 -286,682
Eurotunnel 2,530,894 652,902 -1,877,992
London Gateway Port 1,733,238 545,236 -1,188,002
Purfleet 0 1,087,326 +1,087,326

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
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 8
Other manufacturing 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
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 6
2025-10 5
2025-08 5
2025-07 5
2025-06 4

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
54m+ 24
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 9
0-1m 6
Other 3

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 £
China 35,791,683
Canada 6,115,891
India 5,566,885
Pakistan 5,270,351
Romania 2,537,987

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 £
China 21,606,043 14,185,640 -7,420,403
Canada 6,072,286 43,605 -6,028,681
India 2,913,135 2,653,750 -259,385
Pakistan 3,986,191 1,284,160 -2,702,031
Romania 18,145 2,519,842 +2,501,697
Egypt 2,502,446 25,688 -2,476,758
United States 847,205 1,597,640 +750,435
Germany 1,628,645 474,906 -1,153,739
Indonesia 1,368,452 727,413 -641,039
Malta 2,050,000 3,437 -2,046,563

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) 80,088,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,534,081
Air transport 2,828,341
Road transport 54,086

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) 51,488,688 28,599,783 -22,888,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,072,623 5,461,458 -1,611,165
Air transport 1,307,818 1,520,523 +212,705
Road transport 53,150 936 -52,214

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 23,878,070
London Gateway Port 22,187,939
Felixstowe 19,292,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,316,185
Liverpool Docks 7,519,850

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 15,237,670 8,640,400 -6,597,270
London Gateway Port 9,893,719 12,294,220 +2,400,501
Felixstowe 14,597,137 4,695,528 -9,901,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,948,934 4,367,251 -1,581,683
Liverpool Docks 6,376,678 1,143,172 -5,233,506
Grangemouth Docks 1,031,000 1,915,704 +884,704
Immingham Docks 1,465,257 525,923 -939,334
Tyne 1,011,434 0 -1,011,434
London Heathrow Airport 316,820 693,571 +376,751
Greenock 918,000 0 -918,000

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 844313

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

Description: Offset printing machines not covered by other codes, including various sizes and types