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 21,971,863
Romania 13,783,473
Norway 7,784,791
Singapore 7,548,480
China 6,891,123

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 13,885,516 8,086,347 -5,799,169
Romania 6,446,640 7,336,833 +890,193
Norway 2,787,884 4,996,907 +2,209,023
Singapore 13,835 7,534,645 +7,520,810
China 3,806,141 3,084,982 -721,159
Netherlands 3,310,658 2,175,908 -1,134,750
Germany 2,126,086 3,165,900 +1,039,814
Japan 2,649,179 2,239,903 -409,276
France 1,025,210 2,882,589 +1,857,379
Denmark 2,241,703 930,609 -1,311,094

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 18,270,468
China 15,493,493
Romania 13,806,977
Singapore 9,187,111
Norway 7,060,335

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 11,027,611 7,242,857 -3,784,754
China 7,976,222 7,517,271 -458,951
Romania 6,447,317 7,359,660 +912,343
Singapore 5,831 9,181,280 +9,175,449
Norway 2,477,439 4,582,896 +2,105,457
Japan 2,499,895 2,359,043 -140,852
Malaysia 1,126,127 2,735,896 +1,609,769
Mexico 3,322,613 437,040 -2,885,573
Denmark 1,834,629 1,004,139 -830,490
Germany 1,008,646 1,230,278 +221,632

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 59
Inner London - West 56
Surrey, East and West Sussex 44
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 33

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 34 -4
Inner London - West 35 31 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 28 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 16 -12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24 21 -3
Outer London - West and North West 14 16 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 13 +1
Inner London - East 12 11 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 8 9 +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 62,632,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,007,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,738,058
Other 428,915
Road transport 217,777

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 28,741,201 33,890,958 +5,149,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,213,355 13,793,667 -419,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,987,052 3,751,006 -2,236,046
Other 67,464 361,451 +293,987
Road transport 46,851 170,926 +124,075

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 34,399,354
Thamesport 14,184,371
East Midlands Airport 11,816,542
Felixstowe 9,439,946
London Stansted Airport 7,704,026

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 15,666,187 18,733,167 +3,066,980
Thamesport 6,613,889 7,570,482 +956,593
East Midlands Airport 6,404,909 5,411,633 -993,276
Felixstowe 5,264,801 4,175,145 -1,089,656
London Stansted Airport 4,456,279 3,247,747 -1,208,532
Birmingham Airport 988,269 2,061,287 +1,073,018
Aberdeen Airport 69,631 2,546,281 +2,476,650
Dover 1,558,259 1,015,803 -542,456
Eurotunnel 1,021,001 1,493,877 +472,876
London 1,463,541 815,189 -648,352

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 119
Telecommunications 64
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 81
2025-11 84
2025-10 98
2025-09 74
2025-08 82

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 202
0-1m 63
15m-54m 61
Other 47

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 7,820,548
United States 7,637,292
Germany 6,045,177
Sweden 4,198,765
Italy 3,639,712

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 1,967,350 5,853,198 +3,885,848
United States 5,620,723 2,016,569 -3,604,154
Germany 4,104,107 1,941,070 -2,163,037
Sweden 2,558,477 1,640,288 -918,189
Italy 2,088,508 1,551,204 -537,304
France 2,373,051 1,252,023 -1,121,028
Spain 919,023 2,413,261 +1,494,238
Norway 1,144,034 1,696,411 +552,377
Ireland 1,795,435 420,152 -1,375,283
United Arab Emirates 892,144 639,792 -252,352

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 34,367
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 34,367 0 -34,367
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 48,198,213
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,642,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,814,780
Road transport 97,651
Other 34,615

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 27,727,646 20,470,567 -7,257,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,539,177 5,103,223 +564,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,222,362 592,418 -629,944
Road transport 76,738 20,913 -55,825
Other 34,382 233 -34,149

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 20,046,459
London Heathrow Airport 10,828,567
East Midlands Airport 10,059,137
ZLC 4,505,967
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,646,307

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 10,905,915 9,140,544 -1,765,371
London Heathrow Airport 6,695,198 4,133,369 -2,561,829
East Midlands Airport 5,906,564 4,152,573 -1,753,991
ZLC 2,435,675 2,070,292 -365,383
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,827,327 1,818,980 -8,347
Harwich 56,100 1,672,810 +1,616,710
Dover 1,026,108 424,490 -601,618
Holyhead 1,295,611 114,322 -1,181,289
Manchester Airport 505,295 382,723 -122,572
Felixstowe 0 839,661 +839,661

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