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 533,939
Spain 142,084
Japan 44,010
Switzerland 24,611
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 258,253 275,686 +17,433
Spain 68,710 73,374 +4,664
Japan 28,230 15,780 -12,450
Switzerland 18,946 5,665 -13,281
United States 20,441 1,900 -18,541
Italy 10,054 8,281 -1,773
France 1,212 6,762 +5,550
Czechia 1,854 6,084 +4,230
India 7,727 0 -7,727
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 328,525
Czechia 224,564
Spain 139,478
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 135,479 193,046 +57,567
Czechia 132,440 92,124 -40,316
Spain 66,104 73,374 +7,270
Japan 28,230 15,780 -12,450
United States 20,441 1,900 -18,541
Italy 10,054 8,281 -1,773
Switzerland 7,013 2,733 -4,280
Sweden 1,366 6,369 +5,003
India 7,727 0 -7,727
Afghanistan 3,265 2,094 -1,171

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 10
Greater Manchester 5
Lancashire 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
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Eastern Scotland 3 3 +0
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Cumbria 0 1 +1
Devon 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 £
Air transport 364,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 354,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,268
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 196,599 167,702 -28,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 182,696 171,698 -10,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,234 63,034 +27,800
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 225,907
East Midlands Airport 222,749
Eurotunnel 83,111
London Gateway Port 66,438
Birmingham Airport 59,650

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 130,642 95,265 -35,377
East Midlands Airport 127,799 94,950 -32,849
Eurotunnel 30,816 52,295 +21,479
London Gateway Port 17,229 49,209 +31,980
Birmingham Airport 13,669 45,981 +32,312
London Stansted Airport 32,610 21,754 -10,856
Thamesport 18,005 13,825 -4,180
London Heathrow Airport 16,568 5,017 -11,551
London 1,469 16,553 +15,084
Killingholme 15,246 0 -15,246

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 28
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
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 10
2025-09 5
2025-08 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 17
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 282,320
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 55,820 226,500 +170,680
Sri Lanka 37,770 17,837 -19,933
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 3,664 0 -3,664
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) 251,133
Air transport 121,453
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) 21,385 229,748 +208,363
Air transport 94,646 26,807 -67,839
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 248,808
East Midlands Airport 72,752
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 20,185 228,623 +208,438
East Midlands Airport 60,708 12,044 -48,664
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 6,705 0 -6,705
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