Import/export HS code 85123090: Various sound signalling equipment

Other sound-based signalling devices not specified elsewhere

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  • 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 £
United Arab Emirates 6,021,073
Italy 4,995,295
China 3,274,904
Netherlands 3,075,686
Belgium 2,368,803

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 £
United Arab Emirates 2,916,592 3,104,481 +187,889
Italy 2,687,413 2,307,882 -379,531
China 2,086,138 1,188,766 -897,372
Netherlands 1,517,238 1,558,448 +41,210
Belgium 1,485,220 883,583 -601,637
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,157,748 930,745 -227,003
Germany 909,570 791,337 -118,233
South Africa 395,248 396,178 +930
Sweden 425,595 343,797 -81,798
United States 336,077 394,529 +58,452

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 6,495,640
Slovenia 5,752,053
Italy 5,274,175
North Macedonia 2,035,182
Spain 1,883,536

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 3,726,304 2,769,336 -956,968
Slovenia 2,906,184 2,845,869 -60,315
Italy 2,862,693 2,411,482 -451,211
North Macedonia 901,778 1,133,404 +231,626
Spain 959,771 923,765 -36,006
Germany 996,824 693,046 -303,778
Japan 357,740 788,063 +430,323
United States 443,875 553,614 +109,739
France 851,904 65,720 -786,184
South Africa 395,248 396,178 +930

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 23
West Midlands 18
Essex 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14

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 17 14 -3
West Midlands 14 12 -2
Essex 13 12 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 5 10 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 8 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 12,305,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,109,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,576,192
Other 4,583,492
Rail transport 1,142,219

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 6,283,275 6,022,413 -260,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,450,910 2,658,909 -792,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,362,134 3,214,058 +851,924
Other 3,218,184 1,365,308 -1,852,876
Rail transport 453,093 689,126 +236,033
Road transport 245,449 286,961 +41,512

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 6,375,577
000 4,583,492
Dover 3,046,259
London Heathrow Airport 2,764,700
Felixstowe 1,827,249

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 £
London Stansted Airport 3,112,684 3,262,893 +150,209
000 3,218,184 1,365,308 -1,852,876
Dover 1,861,902 1,184,357 -677,545
London Heathrow Airport 1,377,030 1,387,670 +10,640
Felixstowe 1,192,672 634,577 -558,095
Birmingham Airport 719,209 692,144 -27,065
East Midlands Airport 818,922 498,568 -320,354
499 183,768 1,080,075 +896,307
Dover / Eurotunnel 779,753 456,172 -323,581
NGO 453,093 689,126 +236,033

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 76
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 52
2025-10 53
2025-09 40
2025-08 47

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
54m+ 92
1m-15m 89
15m-54m 25
0-1m 23
Other 18

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 £
Italy 1,162,484
Germany 801,865
Netherlands 742,232
France 645,263
Australia 629,512

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 £
Italy 715,055 447,429 -267,626
Germany 573,726 228,139 -345,587
Netherlands 184,533 557,699 +373,166
France 366,635 278,628 -88,007
Australia 238,988 390,524 +151,536
Belgium 340,634 242,761 -97,873
United States 315,608 236,696 -78,912
India 297,172 205,976 -91,196
Finland 208,572 248,645 +40,073
Ireland 180,230 171,744 -8,486

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 10,062
Poland 3,101
XI 1,827
Taiwan 1,271
Slovenia 592

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 5,149 4,913 -236
Poland 0 3,101 +3,101
XI 580 1,247 +667
Taiwan 573 698 +125
Slovenia 0 592 +592
Indonesia 0 354 +354
Italy 280 57 -223
India 76 146 +70
Netherlands 0 203 +203
South Korea 0 150 +150

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) 4,187,792
Air transport 3,606,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,460,359
Road transport 60,916
Other 19,797

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) 2,151,342 2,036,450 -114,892
Air transport 1,902,142 1,704,340 -197,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 773,803 686,556 -87,247
Road transport 60,916 0 -60,916
Other 7,919 11,878 +3,959

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,106,078
East Midlands Airport 1,260,406
ZLC 864,886
London Heathrow Airport 695,978
London Stansted Airport 674,606

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 1,694,147 1,411,931 -282,216
East Midlands Airport 734,603 525,803 -208,800
ZLC 491,200 373,686 -117,514
London Heathrow Airport 366,645 329,333 -37,312
London Stansted Airport 295,616 378,990 +83,374
London Gateway Port 274,504 303,568 +29,064
Dover 237,434 294,115 +56,681
Immingham Docks 181,900 221,750 +39,850
Southampton 107,763 282,245 +174,482
London 243,850 32,892 -210,958

Quick facts

HS code: 85123090

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

Description: Other sound-based signalling devices not specified elsewhere