Import/export HS code 84729080: Various office equipment

Other machines used in offices, like pencil sharpeners or hole punchers

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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 £
China 42,346,538
France 17,075,093
Netherlands 15,969,440
India 14,408,334
Hungary 11,993,441

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 £
China 24,415,193 17,931,345 -6,483,848
France 6,652,766 10,422,327 +3,769,561
Netherlands 5,175,769 10,793,671 +5,617,902
India 6,480,992 7,927,342 +1,446,350
Hungary 3,796,151 8,197,290 +4,401,139
Germany 5,949,035 4,731,522 -1,217,513
Mexico 3,008,083 2,302,708 -705,375
South Korea 1,199,813 3,755,601 +2,555,788
United States 1,850,959 886,255 -964,704
Italy 1,465,090 758,306 -706,784

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 £
China 50,197,563
Germany 21,600,037
India 14,987,602
Hungary 10,817,637
Philippines 6,546,528

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 £
China 28,435,212 21,762,351 -6,672,861
Germany 7,562,167 14,037,870 +6,475,703
India 6,985,427 8,002,175 +1,016,748
Hungary 4,174,655 6,642,982 +2,468,327
Philippines 1,729,209 4,817,319 +3,088,110
South Korea 1,552,201 4,228,457 +2,676,256
Mexico 3,188,900 2,497,700 -691,200
Japan 1,484,818 2,559,783 +1,074,965
Netherlands 1,455,474 1,268,936 -186,538
United States 1,700,708 1,003,154 -697,554

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
Greater Manchester 18
West Midlands 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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
Inner London - West 17 16 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 17 -1
Greater Manchester 13 12 -1
West Midlands 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 9 +4
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,419,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,140,668
Air transport 17,007,152
Other 1,788,968
Road transport 68,414

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,072,752 29,347,236 -725,516
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,123,291 34,017,377 +10,894,086
Air transport 10,060,924 6,946,228 -3,114,696
Other 1,193,737 595,231 -598,506
Road transport 68,414 0 -68,414

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 32,413,487
Dover 29,206,027
London Gateway Port 17,830,123
Southampton 8,658,897
London Heathrow Airport 8,025,939

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 £
Felixstowe 19,713,877 12,699,610 -7,014,267
Dover 9,746,032 19,459,995 +9,713,963
London Gateway Port 6,753,768 11,076,355 +4,322,587
Southampton 5,684,187 2,974,710 -2,709,477
London Heathrow Airport 4,412,889 3,613,050 -799,839
Eurotunnel 3,318,495 3,926,877 +608,382
Immingham Docks 1,910,608 3,425,097 +1,514,489
Liverpool Docks 629,232 3,639,080 +3,009,848
Harwich 906,836 3,191,612 +2,284,776
Birmingham Airport 1,767,949 1,652,569 -115,380

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 77
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 23
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 53
2025-10 52
2025-09 42
2025-08 44

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 89
54m+ 84
0-1m 36
Other 36
15m-54m 31

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 £
Netherlands 18,464,904
Germany 6,824,890
United States 6,694,772
Italy 4,295,933
Spain 3,956,556

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 £
Netherlands 9,529,970 8,934,934 -595,036
Germany 3,793,523 3,031,367 -762,156
United States 3,186,587 3,508,185 +321,598
Italy 2,851,575 1,444,358 -1,407,217
Spain 2,251,948 1,704,608 -547,340
Ireland 1,314,719 1,170,462 -144,257
France 873,997 949,973 +75,976
South Africa 570,649 915,636 +344,987
Czechia 638,589 460,342 -178,247
Austria 624,937 132,978 -491,959

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 £
Philippines 728,928
Austria 185,656
China 105,821
XI 4,671
Ireland 2,625

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 £
Philippines 184,238 544,690 +360,452
Austria 171,035 14,621 -156,414
China 35,846 69,975 +34,129
XI 550 4,121 +3,571
Ireland 2,536 89 -2,447
Switzerland 7 0 -7

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) 41,916,019
Air transport 11,007,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,802,026
Other 1,027,708
Rail transport 21,584

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) 23,890,182 18,025,837 -5,864,345
Air transport 5,252,312 5,755,074 +502,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,700,315 3,101,711 +401,396
Other 394,212 633,496 +239,284
Rail transport 21,584 0 -21,584
Road transport 6,661 2,581 -4,080

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,717,356
London Heathrow Airport 6,818,121
London Gateway Port 2,710,868
East Midlands Airport 2,481,746
Southampton 2,400,710

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 20,329,925 14,387,431 -5,942,494
London Heathrow Airport 3,589,336 3,228,785 -360,551
London Gateway Port 1,370,873 1,339,995 -30,878
East Midlands Airport 1,123,771 1,357,975 +234,204
Southampton 1,105,202 1,295,508 +190,306
Immingham Docks 1,166,928 1,178,645 +11,717
Holyhead 879,690 955,729 +76,039
Dover 770,752 420,471 -350,281
000 394,212 633,496 +239,284
Manchester Airport 165,252 517,438 +352,186

Quick facts

HS code: 84729080

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

Description: Other machines used in offices, like pencil sharpeners or hole punchers