Import/export HS code 84431920: Printing machines for textiles

Machines designed specifically for printing patterns or designs on textile materials

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Israel 1,843,935
Austria 932,279
China 648,139
South Korea 647,649
France 374,099

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 £
Israel 1,843,935 0 -1,843,935
Austria 816,773 115,506 -701,267
China 441,768 206,371 -235,397
South Korea 647,649 0 -647,649
France 0 374,099 +374,099
Italy 162,747 29,635 -133,112
Germany 119,425 32,279 -87,146
Portugal 3,583 128,562 +124,979
United States 87,638 11,054 -76,584
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 96,579 +96,579

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 £
Israel 1,886,577
China 1,122,742
Austria 923,101
South Korea 598,202
Italy 281,512

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 £
Israel 1,852,835 33,742 -1,819,093
China 774,495 348,247 -426,248
Austria 816,773 106,328 -710,445
South Korea 528,466 69,736 -458,730
Italy 30,676 250,836 +220,160
Portugal 0 274,117 +274,117
United States 71,545 17,216 -54,329
India 16,338 35,498 +19,160
Switzerland 32,371 0 -32,371
Spain 4,033 21,673 +17,640

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Cheshire 3
Inner London - West 3

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
South East Wales 1 1 +0

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) 3,021,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,884,303
Air transport 446,171
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,888,919 132,122 -2,756,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,070,480 813,823 -256,657
Air transport 209,337 236,834 +27,497
Other 82,078 0 -82,078

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,892,622
Dover 1,438,389
Felixstowe 611,242
Southampton 453,018
Eurotunnel 311,601

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,852,835 39,787 -1,813,048
Dover 1,017,434 420,955 -596,479
Felixstowe 503,304 107,938 -395,366
Southampton 439,611 13,407 -426,204
Eurotunnel 5,700 305,901 +300,201
London Heathrow Airport 123,238 182,928 +59,690
Thamesport 85,539 15,362 -70,177
East Midlands Airport 70,430 12,969 -57,461
000 82,078 0 -82,078
Heysham 32,371 0 -32,371

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 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 6
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of textiles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 6
2025-09 5
2025-08 4
2025-07 6

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 21
54m+ 15
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
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 £
China 699,049
United States 413,628
India 328,139
Netherlands 275,494
Poland 222,081

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 696,693 2,356 -694,337
United States 179,736 233,892 +54,156
India 38,150 289,989 +251,839
Netherlands 255,662 19,832 -235,830
Poland 210,084 11,997 -198,087
Egypt 0 205,837 +205,837
Italy 49,990 40,413 -9,577
Brazil 5,332 81,650 +76,318
South Africa 0 82,626 +82,626
Ireland 61,342 10,215 -51,127

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,744,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 780,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 477,544

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 £
Air transport 1,094,226 650,081 -444,145
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 592,723 187,697 -405,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,670 374,874 +272,204

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,316,889
Dover / Eurotunnel 661,351
East Midlands Airport 250,471
Felixstowe 246,487
London Gateway Port 216,532

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 874,010 442,879 -431,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 529,719 131,632 -398,087
East Midlands Airport 131,928 118,543 -13,385
Felixstowe 37,350 209,137 +171,787
London Gateway Port 50,795 165,737 +114,942
London Stansted Airport 36,822 68,337 +31,515
Holyhead 40,348 6,212 -34,136
ZLC 36,466 9,913 -26,553
Dover 0 31,048 +31,048
Liverpool Docks 25,969 3,008 -22,961

Quick facts

HS code: 84431920

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

Description: Machines designed specifically for printing patterns or designs on textile materials