Import/export HS code 844319: Various printing machines

Printing machines not covered by other codes, including specialized 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 4,421,402
Spain 4,081,945
Austria 3,465,930
Italy 3,318,264
China 2,391,837

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 1,885,602 2,535,800 +650,198
Spain 12,063 4,069,882 +4,057,819
Austria 3,349,047 116,883 -3,232,164
Italy 2,237,187 1,081,077 -1,156,110
China 1,567,222 824,615 -742,607
Israel 2,143,583 17,979 -2,125,604
United States 500,447 1,455,118 +954,671
Netherlands 158,152 1,259,340 +1,101,188
France 623,927 471,935 -151,992
Switzerland 567,426 490,820 -76,606

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 £
Italy 5,820,597
Germany 4,307,636
Spain 4,286,334
China 2,832,836
Israel 2,206,204

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 £
Italy 4,586,710 1,233,887 -3,352,823
Germany 1,127,858 3,179,778 +2,051,920
Spain 352,064 3,934,270 +3,582,206
China 1,796,111 1,036,725 -759,386
Israel 2,154,483 51,721 -2,102,762
United Kingdom 1,304,125 657,338 -646,787
United States 425,933 1,506,421 +1,080,488
Switzerland 473,493 490,820 +17,327
Austria 823,525 107,705 -715,820
South Korea 587,594 311,069 -276,525

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Inner London - East 8

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 8 2 -6
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +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) 18,023,987
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,843,609
Air transport 1,946,715
Road transport 252,541
Other 82,078

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) 8,446,350 9,577,637 +1,131,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,709,070 4,134,539 -1,574,531
Air transport 1,129,286 817,429 -311,857
Road transport 1,368 251,173 +249,805
Other 82,078 0 -82,078

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,953,956
Felixstowe 2,879,526
Killingholme 2,580,870
London Gateway Port 2,438,675
Southampton 2,416,943

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 6,500,766 4,453,190 -2,047,576
Felixstowe 1,518,401 1,361,125 -157,276
Killingholme 130,539 2,450,331 +2,319,792
London Gateway Port 2,232,084 206,591 -2,025,493
Southampton 763,606 1,653,337 +889,731
Eurotunnel 915,566 902,117 -13,449
Immingham Docks 213,847 1,209,008 +995,161
London Heathrow Airport 519,045 351,507 -167,538
ZLC 363,955 394,300 +30,345
Purfleet 0 728,290 +728,290

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 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 18
Other manufacturing 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 23
2025-09 22
2025-08 15
2025-07 19

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 77
54m+ 47
0-1m 23
15m-54m 20
Other 10

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 24,911,801
Netherlands 19,904,513
Germany 11,875,746
China 8,711,047
Spain 6,860,100

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 13,309,130 11,602,671 -1,706,459
Netherlands 9,363,737 10,540,776 +1,177,039
Germany 6,906,139 4,969,607 -1,936,532
China 5,009,778 3,701,269 -1,308,509
Spain 3,605,303 3,254,797 -350,506
Canada 4,446,004 2,195,261 -2,250,743
India 1,796,246 3,899,467 +2,103,221
Taiwan 1,937,513 3,304,971 +1,367,458
Mexico 1,532,443 3,018,645 +1,486,202
Australia 2,585,037 1,194,548 -1,390,489

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 £
XU 531

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 £
XU 318 213 -105

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) 55,693,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,869,005
Air transport 33,742,402
Other 531

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) 27,484,162 28,209,538 +725,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,827,616 23,041,389 +213,773
Air transport 14,749,271 18,993,131 +4,243,860
Other 318 213 -105

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,783,162
London Heathrow Airport 31,902,298
Immingham Docks 18,746,332
Liverpool Docks 15,371,544
London Gateway Port 13,459,859

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 18,957,453 17,825,709 -1,131,744
London Heathrow Airport 13,847,367 18,054,931 +4,207,564
Immingham Docks 8,413,717 10,332,615 +1,918,898
Liverpool Docks 8,062,293 7,309,251 -753,042
London Gateway Port 7,286,904 6,172,955 -1,113,949
Southampton 2,258,295 7,101,499 +4,843,204
Felixstowe 4,609,342 1,181,436 -3,427,906
East Midlands Airport 381,782 524,750 +142,968
Middlesbrough 0 669,895 +669,895
London Stansted Airport 333,584 304,360 -29,224

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 844319

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

Description: Printing machines not covered by other codes, including specialized types