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 10,646,837
Netherlands 6,525,730
United States 4,621,412
China 1,141,015
France 853,858

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 4,706,853 5,939,984 +1,233,131
Netherlands 3,117,296 3,408,434 +291,138
United States 2,543,215 2,078,197 -465,018
China 348,080 792,935 +444,855
France 634,111 219,747 -414,364
Taiwan 646,389 183,091 -463,298
Sweden 72,402 537,264 +464,862
New Zealand 416,726 123,684 -293,042
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 199,963 138,139 -61,824
Ireland 171,738 119,750 -51,988

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 7,074,530
China 5,637,615
United States 3,950,624
Mexico 2,879,835
Romania 2,867,515

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 2,857,227 4,217,303 +1,360,076
China 2,971,248 2,666,367 -304,881
United States 1,611,568 2,339,056 +727,488
Mexico 1,108,474 1,771,361 +662,887
Romania 1,453,638 1,413,877 -39,761
Japan 1,142,439 39,843 -1,102,596
Taiwan 701,395 379,412 -321,983
United Kingdom 258,388 663,563 +405,175
France 416,327 237,200 -179,127
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
Inner London - West 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 14 9 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 8 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 11 +3
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 5 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 8 3 -5
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 2 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 14,469,820
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,595,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,072,333
Other 5,170

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 7,206,743 7,263,077 +56,334
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,413,569 6,181,575 +768,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 999,482 1,072,851 +73,369
Other 4,764 406 -4,358

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,070,953
Harwich 4,875,092
East Midlands Airport 3,739,633
Eurotunnel 2,838,184
Dover 2,614,840

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 2,364,486 2,706,467 +341,981
Harwich 2,412,634 2,462,458 +49,824
East Midlands Airport 1,892,244 1,847,389 -44,855
Eurotunnel 1,202,646 1,635,538 +432,892
Dover 1,090,982 1,523,858 +432,876
London Stansted Airport 1,056,688 1,234,564 +177,876
Manchester Airport 1,640,100 55,901 -1,584,199
Birmingham Airport 120,210 1,370,890 +1,250,680
Southampton 536,821 168,868 -367,953
Hull 379,303 326,164 -53,139

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 38
Telecommunications 24
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 13
2025-10 25
2025-09 21
2025-08 24

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+ 89
1m-15m 73
Other 23
15m-54m 21
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 2,732,834
Germany 2,345,204
Saudi Arabia 2,119,544
Ireland 1,663,300
United States 1,481,767

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 1,283,460 1,449,374 +165,914
Germany 832,290 1,512,914 +680,624
Saudi Arabia 1,034,874 1,084,670 +49,796
Ireland 764,305 898,995 +134,690
United States 857,765 624,002 -233,763
France 563,159 357,023 -206,136
Switzerland 787,899 13,913 -773,986
Sweden 427,015 127,809 -299,206
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 334,262 52,219 -282,043
Spain 121,414 245,797 +124,383

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 859 0 -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 12,552,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,346,017
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 486,153
Road transport 42,116
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 6,371,220 6,180,893 -190,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,440,992 1,905,025 -535,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 271,642 214,511 -57,131
Road transport 42,116 0 -42,116
Other 1,720 536 -1,184

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 4,999,796
Warton Aerodrome 1,966,935
East Midlands Airport 1,895,090
London Heathrow Airport 1,892,850
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,802,062

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 2,718,718 2,281,078 -437,640
Warton Aerodrome 888,835 1,078,100 +189,265
East Midlands Airport 891,596 1,003,494 +111,898
London Heathrow Airport 993,991 898,859 -95,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,103,784 698,278 -405,506
ZLC 607,657 630,494 +22,837
Dover 562,830 658,950 +96,120
Holyhead 290,096 477,747 +187,651
Immingham Docks 366,182 44,148 -322,034
Durham Tees Valley Airport 62,239 188,729 +126,490

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