Import/export HS code 85123010: Car burglar alarms

Security alarms designed for motor vehicles to prevent theft

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 3,799,113
Italy 2,870,805
North Macedonia 1,292,184
France 1,265,174
Netherlands 1,186,211

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 1,915,134 1,883,979 -31,155
Italy 1,588,291 1,282,514 -305,777
North Macedonia 1,029,231 262,953 -766,278
France 696,520 568,654 -127,866
Netherlands 231,178 955,033 +723,855
China 448,599 340,987 -107,612
United Arab Emirates 1,229 632,600 +631,371
Belgium 323,539 101,456 -222,083
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 152,338 151,256 -1,082
United States 281,799 4,398 -277,401

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 £
Italy 5,036,947
North Macedonia 3,853,596
China 1,342,554
France 860,836
Spain 833,036

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 £
Italy 2,887,170 2,149,777 -737,393
North Macedonia 2,132,491 1,721,105 -411,386
China 840,582 501,972 -338,610
France 199,937 660,899 +460,962
Spain 410,287 422,749 +12,462
Slovenia 0 632,600 +632,600
Russia 123,653 116,228 -7,425
South Africa 156,562 40,481 -116,081
Taiwan 63,320 20,451 -42,869
Poland 32,256 51,055 +18,799

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Essex 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
West Midlands 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Essex 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
West Midlands 5 1 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0

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) 7,331,296
Air transport 3,551,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,156,822
Road transport 921,071
Other 682,128

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) 3,606,766 3,724,530 +117,764
Air transport 1,488,769 2,062,965 +574,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 764,944 391,878 -373,066
Road transport 921,071 0 -921,071
Other 404,391 277,737 -126,654

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,544,817
Oxford Airport 1,505,029
Felixstowe 1,313,455
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,095,747
499 1,092,223

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 2,107,242 2,437,575 +330,333
Oxford Airport 695,629 809,400 +113,771
Felixstowe 672,297 641,158 -31,139
Dover / Eurotunnel 644,710 451,037 -193,673
499 901,156 191,067 -710,089
London Stansted Airport 31,855 703,995 +672,140
000 404,391 277,737 -126,654
London 359,593 183,433 -176,160
East Midlands Airport 271,675 216,259 -55,416
Eurotunnel 344,119 99,183 -244,936

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of other transport equipment 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 17
2025-10 18
2025-09 11
2025-08 16
2025-07 19

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 33
54m+ 31
15m-54m 10
0-1m 8
Other 3

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 £
United States 1,017,517
France 204,397
Ireland 158,503
Norway 127,783
Hungary 86,424

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 £
United States 911,983 105,534 -806,449
France 93,464 110,933 +17,469
Ireland 98,789 59,714 -39,075
Norway 96,525 31,258 -65,267
Hungary 86,424 0 -86,424
Australia 65,926 16,260 -49,666
Germany 32,210 42,769 +10,559
Belgium 20,269 43,807 +23,538
Morocco 59,826 0 -59,826
China 17,986 24,677 +6,691

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 £
China 43

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 £
China 0 43 +43

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 1,840,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 319,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,910
Road transport 4,498
Other 43

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 1,523,115 316,899 -1,206,216
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,119 187,222 +55,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,030 6,880 -29,150
Road transport 4,498 0 -4,498
Other 0 43 +43

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,261,136
Dover / Eurotunnel 228,817
London Heathrow Airport 209,933
London Stansted Airport 188,284
ZLC 173,187

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 1,143,619 117,517 -1,026,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,286 129,531 +30,245
London Heathrow Airport 178,446 31,487 -146,959
London Stansted Airport 98,940 89,344 -9,596
ZLC 97,336 75,851 -21,485
Dover 18,008 28,128 +10,120
Holyhead 14,498 29,563 +15,065
London Gateway Port 24,564 5,812 -18,752
Southampton 7,638 1,068 -6,570
Manchester Airport 7,354 1,233 -6,121

Quick facts

HS code: 85123010

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

Description: Security alarms designed for motor vehicles to prevent theft