Import/export HS code 84440090: Various textile processing machines

Machines for drawing, texturing, or cutting synthetic textile materials, excluding extruders

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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 £
United States 11,858,081
France 1,232,359
Italy 962,435
China 261,592
Poland 189,311

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 £
United States 9,890,470 1,967,611 -7,922,859
France 72,622 1,159,737 +1,087,115
Italy 161,053 801,382 +640,329
China 189,447 72,145 -117,302
Poland 59,787 129,524 +69,737
Germany 7,421 155,817 +148,396
Australia 19,254 99,226 +79,972
Belgium 96,760 5,653 -91,107
Spain 0 51,662 +51,662
Ireland 31,531 12,842 -18,689

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 £
United States 11,851,921
Italy 1,799,595
Germany 334,376
China 270,138
Poland 189,311

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 £
United States 9,884,310 1,967,611 -7,916,699
Italy 152,982 1,646,613 +1,493,631
Germany 4,565 329,811 +325,246
China 196,950 73,188 -123,762
Poland 59,787 129,524 +69,737
Switzerland 927 140,645 +139,718
Australia 19,254 99,226 +79,972
Netherlands 72,622 13,070 -59,552
Spain 0 51,662 +51,662
Belgium 48,796 0 -48,796

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
West Yorkshire 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
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,192,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,450,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,371,769
Road transport 138,864
Other 5,902

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 £
Air transport 10,081,454 111,465 -9,969,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 297,641 2,153,243 +1,855,602
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 279,593 2,092,176 +1,812,583
Road transport 0 138,864 +138,864
Other 4,456 1,446 -3,010

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,908,092
Southampton 2,077,126
Dover 1,350,577
Killingholme 672,735
Felixstowe 291,737

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 Heathrow Airport 9,879,809 28,283 -9,851,526
Southampton 25,901 2,051,225 +2,025,324
Dover 140,995 1,209,582 +1,068,587
Killingholme 0 672,735 +672,735
Felixstowe 229,304 62,433 -166,871
ZLC 0 138,864 +138,864
Harwich 3,232 129,524 +126,292
Eurotunnel 126,604 5,074 -121,530
Leeds Bradford Airport 92,931 37,430 -55,501
East Midlands Airport 48,309 31,557 -16,752

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 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Manufacture of textiles 4
Other manufacturing 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-07 3

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 23
54m+ 11
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
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 £
United States 1,478,217
South Korea 634,650
Turkey 549,142
Slovenia 454,970
Ireland 255,395

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 1,447,452 30,765 -1,416,687
South Korea 634,650 0 -634,650
Turkey 549,142 0 -549,142
Slovenia 1,388 453,582 +452,194
Ireland 209,708 45,687 -164,021
China 0 235,007 +235,007
Belgium 147,822 62,921 -84,901
India 99,980 99,215 -765
Romania 2,475 151,367 +148,892
France 119,641 4,005 -115,636

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) 2,005,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,987,122
Air transport 801,242

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) 1,161,983 843,933 -318,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,916,752 70,370 -1,846,382
Air transport 401,454 399,788 -1,666

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,315,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,068,596
Dover 572,116
London Gateway Port 467,884
London Heathrow Airport 465,288

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 1,315,150 0 -1,315,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 297,905 770,691 +472,786
Dover 570,822 1,294 -569,528
London Gateway Port 467,884 0 -467,884
London Heathrow Airport 131,681 333,607 +201,926
Holyhead 197,602 39,198 -158,404
London Stansted Airport 136,795 6,735 -130,060
Immingham Docks 78,398 47,516 -30,882
Felixstowe 74,980 32,000 -42,980
ZLC 57,984 32,183 -25,801

Quick facts

HS code: 84440090

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

Description: Machines for drawing, texturing, or cutting synthetic textile materials, excluding extruders