Import/export HS code 851771: Antennas and reflectors

Aerials and reflectors used for transmitting or receiving signals

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* 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 £
Netherlands 37,092,825
United States 32,447,582
China 20,709,233
Germany 13,403,569
France 12,167,876

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 £
Netherlands 18,883,311 18,209,514 -673,797
United States 14,409,191 18,038,391 +3,629,200
China 11,970,993 8,738,240 -3,232,753
Germany 7,810,487 5,593,082 -2,217,405
France 8,481,971 3,685,905 -4,796,066
Sweden 1,639,914 1,037,994 -601,920
Taiwan 1,383,941 1,288,283 -95,658
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 921,998 1,041,907 +119,909
Ireland 1,394,008 500,935 -893,073
Poland 738,427 961,249 +222,822

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 53,345,934
United States 28,970,275
France 8,611,209
Taiwan 8,120,154
India 7,686,494

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 25,148,438 28,197,496 +3,049,058
United States 13,186,862 15,783,413 +2,596,551
France 7,933,769 677,440 -7,256,329
Taiwan 4,164,347 3,955,807 -208,540
India 5,801,480 1,885,014 -3,916,466
Germany 4,467,232 1,776,399 -2,690,833
United Kingdom 1,458,350 3,875,438 +2,417,088
Malaysia 1,969,625 1,483,711 -485,914
Sweden 1,780,257 142,702 -1,637,555
South Korea 1,086,267 757,126 -329,141

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 82
Inner London - West 63
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 40
Outer London - West and North West 38

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 60 58 -2
Inner London - West 42 45 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33 18 -15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31 29 -2
Outer London - West and North West 29 17 -12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 27 -2
Inner London - East 19 15 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 16 -1
West Midlands 21 19 -2
Greater Manchester 16 20 +4

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 67,407,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,971,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,983,209
Road transport 2,476,847
Other 254,746

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 33,608,924 33,798,945 +190,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,921,658 20,050,037 -6,871,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,442,454 11,540,755 -1,901,699
Road transport 1,464,939 1,011,908 -453,031
Other 139,077 115,669 -23,408
Rail transport 879 0 -879

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 33,933,569
London Heathrow Airport 24,278,404
London Stansted Airport 19,137,722
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,588,126
East Midlands Airport 10,659,235

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 £
Felixstowe 17,195,144 16,738,425 -456,719
London Heathrow Airport 12,755,066 11,523,338 -1,231,728
London Stansted Airport 7,485,008 11,652,714 +4,167,706
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,033,506 2,554,620 -6,478,886
East Midlands Airport 5,933,052 4,726,183 -1,206,869
Birmingham Airport 2,327,258 4,640,250 +2,312,992
Dover 2,924,236 2,435,318 -488,918
Southampton 1,669,421 2,820,365 +1,150,944
Eurotunnel 1,996,147 2,340,653 +344,506
Immingham Docks 2,773,644 707,150 -2,066,494

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 140
Telecommunications 111
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 90
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 78
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 57

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 119
2025-11 104
2025-10 130
2025-09 112
2025-08 132

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+ 315
1m-15m 256
0-1m 75
15m-54m 67
Other 62

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 42,199,141
France 23,848,966
Ireland 11,013,527
Netherlands 8,904,739
Germany 7,161,242

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 24,223,667 17,975,474 -6,248,193
France 3,662,779 20,186,187 +16,523,408
Ireland 7,567,569 3,445,958 -4,121,611
Netherlands 5,210,849 3,693,890 -1,516,959
Germany 3,890,859 3,270,383 -620,476
Denmark 2,695,695 2,697,504 +1,809
Romania 2,518,516 2,317,765 -200,751
Poland 1,329,846 2,753,918 +1,424,072
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,303,172 1,696,590 +393,418
Sweden 1,655,298 871,268 -784,030

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 1,872
XI 116
Ireland 81
Lithuania 17
China 8

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 1,023 849 -174
XI 116 0 -116
Ireland 81 0 -81
Lithuania 0 17 +17
China 0 8 +8

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 95,380,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,774,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,730,237
Road transport 567,377
Other 8,356

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 53,214,404 42,166,032 -11,048,372
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,930,265 29,844,182 +13,913,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,696,819 1,033,418 -2,663,401
Road transport 553,389 13,988 -539,401
Other 4,642 3,714 -928
Rail transport 0 6,388 +6,388

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 47,892,015
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,792,343
East Midlands Airport 20,909,580
ZLC 13,255,381
London Stansted Airport 12,805,032

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 Heathrow Airport 28,627,417 19,264,598 -9,362,819
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,921,488 21,870,855 +17,949,367
East Midlands Airport 12,014,559 8,895,021 -3,119,538
ZLC 5,932,134 7,323,247 +1,391,113
London Stansted Airport 6,843,694 5,961,338 -882,356
Holyhead 5,019,381 2,858,288 -2,161,093
Immingham Docks 5,125,723 2,139,682 -2,986,041
Dover 2,180,961 1,896,209 -284,752
London Gateway Port 1,274,961 279,453 -995,508
Manchester Airport 356,529 305,725 -50,804

Quick facts

HS code: 851771

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

Description: Aerials and reflectors used for transmitting or receiving signals