Import/export HS code 85176930: Radio communication receivers

Devices for receiving radio signals for telephony or telegraphy

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 11,147,275
Netherlands 6,563,130
United States 4,704,362
China 1,457,446
France 865,659

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 5,242,785 5,904,490 +661,705
Netherlands 3,025,915 3,537,215 +511,300
United States 2,576,563 2,127,799 -448,764
China 652,309 805,137 +152,828
France 644,307 221,352 -422,955
Taiwan 680,235 183,091 -497,144
Sweden 64,623 549,056 +484,433
New Zealand 416,726 123,684 -293,042
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 190,727 150,059 -40,668
Ireland 169,104 98,566 -70,538

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 £
Germany 7,662,572
China 5,999,191
United States 4,045,216
Mexico 2,794,388
Romania 2,780,242

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 £
Germany 3,387,429 4,275,143 +887,714
China 3,219,586 2,779,605 -439,981
United States 1,655,375 2,389,841 +734,466
Mexico 992,071 1,802,317 +810,246
Romania 1,456,608 1,323,634 -132,974
Japan 1,146,672 36,073 -1,110,599
Taiwan 747,638 386,258 -361,380
United Kingdom 270,578 664,931 +394,353
France 393,079 265,240 -127,839
New Zealand 416,726 123,728 -292,998

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 22
Inner London - West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Inner London - East 11
West Midlands 11

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 16 10 -6
Inner London - West 15 11 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 11 +3
Inner London - East 8 3 -5
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 3 -4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 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 £
Air transport 15,158,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,561,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,372,207
Other 5,982

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 7,834,614 7,323,801 -510,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,295,979 6,265,828 +969,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,293,488 1,078,719 -214,769
Other 5,576 406 -5,170

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,202,636
Harwich 4,824,323
East Midlands Airport 3,644,827
London Stansted Airport 2,957,270
Eurotunnel 2,767,221

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 2,412,777 2,789,859 +377,082
Harwich 2,262,029 2,562,294 +300,265
East Midlands Airport 1,746,964 1,897,863 +150,899
London Stansted Airport 1,783,836 1,173,434 -610,402
Eurotunnel 1,139,654 1,627,567 +487,913
Dover 1,170,580 1,523,858 +353,278
Manchester Airport 1,640,100 52,461 -1,587,639
Birmingham Airport 123,076 1,357,789 +1,234,713
Southampton 781,436 168,868 -612,568
Hull 400,644 333,639 -67,005

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 35
Telecommunications 24
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 20
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 25
2025-09 21
2025-08 24
2025-07 27

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+ 87
1m-15m 73
15m-54m 22
Other 22
0-1m 16

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 2,687,174
Germany 2,339,847
Saudi Arabia 2,124,253
United States 1,487,846
Ireland 1,425,265

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 1,237,028 1,450,146 +213,118
Germany 853,029 1,486,818 +633,789
Saudi Arabia 1,039,583 1,084,670 +45,087
United States 734,518 753,328 +18,810
Ireland 718,717 706,548 -12,169
France 561,724 356,366 -205,358
Switzerland 791,282 14,929 -776,353
Sweden 385,046 159,115 -225,931
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 318,262 66,820 -251,442
Poland 272,065 104,395 -167,670

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 £
Italy 1,204
Switzerland 859
Poland 193

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 £
Italy 861 343 -518
Switzerland 0 859 +859
Poland 0 193 +193

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 12,569,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,175,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 584,322
Road transport 49,227
Other 2,256

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 6,327,880 6,241,383 -86,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,502,747 1,673,001 -829,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 230,518 353,804 +123,286
Road transport 49,227 0 -49,227
Other 861 1,395 +534

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 4,942,399
Warton Aerodrome 1,966,935
East Midlands Airport 1,924,370
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,902,502
London Heathrow Airport 1,833,512

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 2,552,037 2,390,362 -161,675
Warton Aerodrome 888,835 1,078,100 +189,265
East Midlands Airport 842,011 1,082,359 +240,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,212,201 690,301 -521,900
London Heathrow Airport 1,063,218 770,294 -292,924
ZLC 719,822 609,255 -110,567
Dover 550,290 674,467 +124,177
Holyhead 296,771 199,368 -97,403
Immingham Docks 333,427 74,962 -258,465
London Gateway Port 136,206 164,293 +28,087

Quick facts

HS code: 85176930

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

Description: Devices for receiving radio signals for telephony or telegraphy