Import/export HS code 851761: Base stations

Equipment used for communication networks, such as cellular base stations

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  • 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 £
United States 21,815,996
Romania 14,147,959
Singapore 7,548,480
China 7,147,645
Norway 7,082,097

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 States 13,760,070 8,055,926 -5,704,144
Romania 7,073,584 7,074,375 +791
Singapore 13,835 7,534,645 +7,520,810
China 3,975,608 3,172,037 -803,571
Norway 2,575,696 4,506,401 +1,930,705
Netherlands 3,190,557 2,290,210 -900,347
Germany 2,228,683 3,076,716 +848,033
Japan 2,516,729 2,378,030 -138,699
France 1,049,564 2,797,093 +1,747,529
Denmark 1,987,940 1,136,031 -851,909

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 £
United States 18,328,983
China 15,919,002
Romania 14,175,708
Singapore 9,163,781
Norway 6,343,479

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 £
United States 11,376,079 6,952,904 -4,423,175
China 8,200,459 7,718,543 -481,916
Romania 7,074,261 7,101,447 +27,186
Singapore 20,970 9,142,811 +9,121,841
Norway 2,248,734 4,094,745 +1,846,011
Japan 2,352,434 2,508,149 +155,715
Mexico 2,899,791 944,310 -1,955,481
Malaysia 1,127,586 2,572,878 +1,445,292
Denmark 1,605,367 1,164,283 -441,084
Germany 1,061,742 1,227,238 +165,496

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 57
Inner London - West 55
Surrey, East and West Sussex 45
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31

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 38 33 -5
Inner London - West 33 33 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27 28 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 15 -13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24 19 -5
Outer London - West and North West 15 17 +2
Inner London - East 14 12 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 12 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 12 -1
West Midlands 10 11 +1

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 62,247,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,065,589
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,810,626
Other 423,899
Road transport 107,005

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 28,458,861 33,788,777 +5,329,916
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,274,855 13,790,734 -484,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,787,420 4,023,206 -1,764,214
Other 75,691 348,208 +272,517
Road transport 46,851 60,154 +13,303

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 34,943,724
Thamesport 14,272,842
East Midlands Airport 11,243,019
Felixstowe 9,605,914
London Stansted Airport 7,319,329

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 Heathrow Airport 15,565,666 19,378,058 +3,812,392
Thamesport 6,875,460 7,397,382 +521,922
East Midlands Airport 6,108,307 5,134,712 -973,595
Felixstowe 5,150,988 4,454,926 -696,062
London Stansted Airport 4,309,624 3,009,705 -1,299,919
Birmingham Airport 1,092,818 1,805,179 +712,361
Dover 1,492,163 1,071,759 -420,404
Aberdeen Airport 72,146 2,479,379 +2,407,233
Eurotunnel 1,017,204 1,438,556 +421,352
London 1,481,674 829,278 -652,396

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 120
Telecommunications 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 42

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 84
2025-10 98
2025-09 74
2025-08 82
2025-07 90

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+ 209
1m-15m 204
0-1m 63
15m-54m 60
Other 46

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 8,938,501
Netherlands 7,712,540
Germany 6,121,969
Sweden 4,177,940
Italy 3,663,056

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 5,981,329 2,957,172 -3,024,157
Netherlands 1,955,947 5,756,593 +3,800,646
Germany 4,218,939 1,903,030 -2,315,909
Sweden 1,741,312 2,436,628 +695,316
Italy 1,965,376 1,697,680 -267,696
France 2,323,073 1,166,432 -1,156,641
Spain 910,966 2,422,493 +1,511,527
Norway 1,163,426 1,674,437 +511,011
Ireland 1,831,720 426,459 -1,405,261
Belgium 729,253 845,909 +116,656

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 £
Mexico 35,029
XI 233
China 15

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 £
Mexico 35,029 0 -35,029
XI 0 233 +233
China 15 0 -15

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 48,951,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,679,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,435,759
Road transport 87,377
Other 35,277

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 26,865,041 22,086,933 -4,778,108
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,430,100 5,249,660 +819,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,829,508 606,251 -1,223,257
Road transport 80,697 6,680 -74,017
Other 35,044 233 -34,811

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 20,445,837
London Heathrow Airport 10,882,864
East Midlands Airport 10,130,894
ZLC 4,705,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,688,524

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 £
London Stansted Airport 10,071,712 10,374,125 +302,413
London Heathrow Airport 6,608,709 4,274,155 -2,334,554
East Midlands Airport 5,885,669 4,245,225 -1,640,444
ZLC 2,629,153 2,075,869 -553,284
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,829,878 1,858,646 +28,768
Harwich 53,853 1,677,155 +1,623,302
Dover 902,733 535,155 -367,578
Holyhead 1,321,991 113,483 -1,208,508
Southampton 858,773 309,950 -548,823
Manchester Airport 435,758 452,260 +16,502

Quick facts

HS code: 851761

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

Description: Equipment used for communication networks, such as cellular base stations