Import/export HS code 844842: Reeds and heald-frames

Tools like reeds and heald-frames used in weaving looms

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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 536,787
Spain 136,450
Japan 44,010
Switzerland 27,018
United States 22,341

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 284,756 252,031 -32,725
Spain 67,782 68,668 +886
Japan 28,230 15,780 -12,450
Switzerland 19,998 7,020 -12,978
United States 20,441 1,900 -18,541
Italy 11,104 5,425 -5,679
India 11,545 0 -11,545
France 1,212 6,762 +5,550
Czechia 1,854 6,084 +4,230
Netherlands 0 6,095 +6,095

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 326,276
Czechia 232,068
Spain 133,844
Japan 44,010
United States 22,341

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 150,205 176,071 +25,866
Czechia 145,269 86,799 -58,470
Spain 65,176 68,668 +3,492
Japan 28,230 15,780 -12,450
United States 20,441 1,900 -18,541
Italy 11,104 5,425 -5,679
India 11,545 0 -11,545
Switzerland 7,013 2,733 -4,280
China 7,798 0 -7,798
Sweden 1,366 6,369 +5,003

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 10
Lancashire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Eastern Scotland 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
West Yorkshire 10 4 -6
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Eastern Scotland 3 3 +0
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Cumbria 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 £
Air transport 370,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 338,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,060
Road transport 4,697

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 208,067 162,618 -45,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 191,383 146,920 -44,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,026 63,034 +11,008
Road transport 4,697 0 -4,697

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 237,269
East Midlands Airport 223,920
Birmingham Airport 66,596
London Gateway Port 66,438
London Stansted Airport 52,631

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 131,027 106,242 -24,785
East Midlands Airport 132,321 91,599 -40,722
Birmingham Airport 20,615 45,981 +25,366
London Gateway Port 17,229 49,209 +31,980
London Stansted Airport 32,610 20,021 -12,589
Thamesport 31,836 13,825 -18,011
Eurotunnel 30,816 14,378 -16,438
London Heathrow Airport 16,568 5,017 -11,551
London 1,469 16,553 +15,084
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,587 3,929 -7,658

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 30
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Other manufacturing 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 10
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 20
54m+ 13
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 £
Germany 253,165
Sri Lanka 55,607
Spain 20,980
Hungary 9,336
Czechia 4,345

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 £
Germany 54,171 198,994 +144,823
Sri Lanka 35,155 20,452 -14,703
Spain 20,980 0 -20,980
Hungary 9,336 0 -9,336
Czechia 0 4,345 +4,345
India 3,157 960 -2,197
Belgium 4,032 0 -4,032
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,798 0 -3,798
Indonesia 2,544 1,120 -1,424
Poland 1,472 2,165 +693

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) 221,978
Air transport 122,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,395
Road transport 8,282

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) 19,736 202,242 +182,506
Air transport 91,887 30,542 -61,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,395 0 -20,395
Road transport 8,282 0 -8,282

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 219,653
East Midlands Airport 73,728
ZLC 28,212
London Gateway Port 20,395
London Heathrow Airport 18,268

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 18,536 201,117 +182,581
East Midlands Airport 60,564 13,164 -47,400
ZLC 26,047 2,165 -23,882
London Gateway Port 20,395 0 -20,395
London Heathrow Airport 5,670 12,598 +6,928
Manchester Airport 4,090 2,615 -1,475
London Stansted Airport 3,798 0 -3,798
Dover 1,200 1,125 -75

Quick facts

HS code: 844842

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

Description: Tools like reeds and heald-frames used in weaving looms