Import/export HS code 844831: Card clothing

Parts for carding machines, used to prepare textile fibers

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  • 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 £
Germany 783,542
India 495,750
Italy 459,424
Netherlands 147,146
France 51,797

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 428,258 355,284 -72,974
India 258,480 237,270 -21,210
Italy 242,813 216,611 -26,202
Netherlands 84,510 62,636 -21,874
France 51,797 0 -51,797
China 20,265 0 -20,265
United States 4,007 7,824 +3,817
Switzerland 3,799 5,216 +1,417
Ireland 0 2,693 +2,693
Belgium 0 1,860 +1,860

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 500,344
India 495,750
Italy 476,704
Belgium 307,092
Netherlands 143,435

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 271,641 228,703 -42,938
India 258,480 237,270 -21,210
Italy 261,743 214,961 -46,782
Belgium 178,651 128,441 -50,210
Netherlands 84,177 59,258 -24,919
China 20,265 0 -20,265
Portugal 13,215 0 -13,215
United States 4,007 7,824 +3,817
Austria 0 5,216 +5,216
Switzerland 0 3,378 +3,378

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 16
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Highlands and Islands 2
North Yorkshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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 14 11 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Highlands and Islands 2 2 +0
North Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Lancashire 0 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) 908,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 730,264
Air transport 343,981
Road transport 3,799
Other 1

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) 567,306 340,740 -226,566
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 362,480 367,784 +5,304
Air transport 163,112 180,869 +17,757
Road transport 3,799 0 -3,799
Other 0 1 +1

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 634,576
Felixstowe 272,067
London 254,330
Thamesport 251,526
Birmingham Airport 150,908

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 399,348 235,228 -164,120
Felixstowe 120,663 151,404 +30,741
London 163,515 90,815 -72,700
Thamesport 79,921 171,605 +91,684
Birmingham Airport 73,726 77,182 +3,456
East Midlands Airport 37,868 75,196 +37,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,118 31,838 -43,280
Eurotunnel 47,465 20,635 -26,830
Manchester Airport 6,047 20,667 +14,620
Leeds Bradford Airport 23,885 0 -23,885

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 8
2025-07 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
1m-15m 19
54m+ 9
0-1m 4
15m-54m 2
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 £
Poland 157,808
Ireland 67,199
Italy 54,811
United States 33,968
Germany 27,302

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 £
Poland 73,485 84,323 +10,838
Ireland 64,382 2,817 -61,565
Italy 25,342 29,469 +4,127
United States 30,455 3,513 -26,942
Germany 16,771 10,531 -6,240
South Africa 8,160 14,018 +5,858
Netherlands 20,000 0 -20,000
New Zealand 12,189 4,546 -7,643
North Macedonia 13,433 0 -13,433
Switzerland 12,547 0 -12,547

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 £
American Samoa 453

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 £
American Samoa 0 453 +453

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) 300,187
Air transport 113,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,654
Other 453

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) 174,389 125,798 -48,591
Air transport 89,716 24,075 -65,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,942 9,712 -8,230
Other 0 453 +453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 248,767
Holyhead 44,121
East Midlands Airport 39,064
London Heathrow Airport 31,088
Manchester Airport 23,856

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 125,333 123,434 -1,899
Holyhead 44,121 0 -44,121
East Midlands Airport 34,662 4,402 -30,260
London Heathrow Airport 20,267 10,821 -9,446
Manchester Airport 15,004 8,852 -6,152
London Gateway Port 12,189 8,766 -3,423
ZLC 11,836 0 -11,836
London Stansted Airport 7,947 0 -7,947
Liverpool Docks 5,753 0 -5,753
Immingham Docks 4,935 0 -4,935

Quick facts

HS code: 844831

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

Description: Parts for carding machines, used to prepare textile fibers