Import/export HS code 844859: Various knitting machine parts

Additional parts for knitting machines not listed elsewhere

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 £
Germany 3,769,080
United States 2,369,255
Japan 1,805,530
Italy 764,565
China 467,779

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 2,099,262 1,669,818 -429,444
United States 1,192,576 1,176,679 -15,897
Japan 944,644 860,886 -83,758
Italy 591,954 172,611 -419,343
China 289,159 178,620 -110,539
Czechia 319,774 0 -319,774
France 161,600 104,675 -56,925
Australia 75,304 161,943 +86,639
Taiwan 159,185 74,862 -84,323
Sweden 119,824 58,977 -60,847

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 3,421,644
United States 2,283,799
Japan 1,868,887
Italy 871,543
China 570,441

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 1,897,096 1,524,548 -372,548
United States 1,129,010 1,154,789 +25,779
Japan 968,211 900,676 -67,535
Italy 690,218 181,325 -508,893
China 370,415 200,026 -170,389
Czechia 382,038 73,385 -308,653
Taiwan 180,991 91,139 -89,852
Australia 72,158 161,943 +89,785
Spain 146,231 65,647 -80,584
Sweden 114,546 57,203 -57,343

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 24
Greater Manchester 20
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16
Inner London - West 15

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 20 14 -6
Greater Manchester 15 12 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 11 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 7 -7
Inner London - West 12 5 -7
Lancashire 14 8 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +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 8,801,826
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,698,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 622,412
Other 126,066
Road transport 6,440

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 5,019,987 3,781,839 -1,238,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 999,510 699,302 -300,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 381,868 240,544 -141,324
Other 122,873 3,193 -119,680
Road transport 0 6,440 +6,440

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,640,320
London Heathrow Airport 1,290,202
Dover 1,120,246
Glasgow Airport 727,933
London Stansted Airport 394,734

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,310,303 2,330,017 -980,286
London Heathrow Airport 1,041,395 248,807 -792,588
Dover 636,098 484,148 -151,950
Glasgow Airport 5,768 722,165 +716,397
London Stansted Airport 205,617 189,117 -16,500
Birmingham Airport 211,753 152,101 -59,652
Manchester Airport 205,057 96,892 -108,165
Eurotunnel 194,438 34,959 -159,479
Southampton 120,463 75,705 -44,758
London Gateway Port 120,074 52,552 -67,522

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 53
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Other manufacturing 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 35
2025-09 27
2025-08 20
2025-07 36

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 93
54m+ 88
15m-54m 43
Other 21
0-1m 20

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 £
Spain 1,409,272
Turkey 1,323,777
France 1,152,722
Belgium 930,776
Netherlands 908,038

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 £
Spain 841,597 567,675 -273,922
Turkey 517,041 806,736 +289,695
France 696,064 456,658 -239,406
Belgium 586,699 344,077 -242,622
Netherlands 232,679 675,359 +442,680
Portugal 400,226 457,591 +57,365
Italy 300,550 338,479 +37,929
New Zealand 315,245 274,641 -40,604
Algeria 433,725 87,890 -345,835
India 35,175 457,869 +422,694

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 £
India 4,648
XI 2,047

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 £
India 0 4,648 +4,648
XI 0 2,047 +2,047

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 5,190,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,568,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,391,502
Road transport 53,479
Other 6,695

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 2,271,637 2,918,611 +646,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,561,140 2,006,994 -554,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,126,840 2,264,662 +1,137,822
Road transport 53,479 0 -53,479
Other 0 6,695 +6,695

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,506,843
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,235,953
Southampton 1,134,100
Felixstowe 1,093,659
Immingham Docks 1,071,083

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,632,622 1,874,221 +241,599
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,143,806 1,092,147 -51,659
Southampton 217,208 916,892 +699,684
Felixstowe 658,100 435,559 -222,541
Immingham Docks 460,667 610,416 +149,749
Dover 554,950 430,916 -124,034
ZLC 262,312 387,578 +125,266
London Heathrow Airport 258,799 315,285 +56,486
Portsmouth 405,379 151,853 -253,526
London Gateway Port 26,984 494,255 +467,271

Quick facts

HS code: 844859

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

Description: Additional parts for knitting machines not listed elsewhere