Import/export HS code 851840: Audio amplifiers

Amplifiers for boosting sound signals, used in audio systems

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 £
Spain 77,235,641
Netherlands 36,994,998
Germany 22,743,559
China 21,486,676
United States 16,074,826

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 £
Spain 50,285,876 26,949,765 -23,336,111
Netherlands 18,232,208 18,762,790 +530,582
Germany 15,941,217 6,802,342 -9,138,875
China 10,353,773 11,132,903 +779,130
United States 8,548,982 7,525,844 -1,023,138
Hungary 7,523,309 7,694,092 +170,783
France 6,801,134 6,055,607 -745,527
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,764,989 2,626,002 -1,138,987
Belgium 2,644,657 2,560,516 -84,141
Denmark 2,318,789 2,739,432 +420,643

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 £
Morocco 54,438,713
China 49,084,517
Germany 28,379,594
Spain 21,299,679
Hungary 16,523,786

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 £
Morocco 36,522,130 17,916,583 -18,605,547
China 24,625,794 24,458,723 -167,071
Germany 18,607,846 9,771,748 -8,836,098
Spain 13,103,615 8,196,064 -4,907,551
Hungary 8,917,143 7,606,643 -1,310,500
United States 8,680,628 7,685,218 -995,410
Mexico 2,003,100 5,350,045 +3,346,945
Viet Nam 3,382,147 3,070,314 -311,833
Japan 2,675,216 2,483,930 -191,286
Italy 2,682,292 1,018,887 -1,663,405

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 76
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 56
Surrey, East and West Sussex 52
Inner London - East 46
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39

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 56 55 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43 39 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39 42 +3
Inner London - East 32 30 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32 29 -3
Outer London - West and North West 15 24 +9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 16 -6
Greater Manchester 19 20 +1
Essex 20 16 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 18 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 120,864,894
Air transport 45,368,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,434,888
Road transport 16,536,226
Other 10,380,639

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,321,901 50,542,993 -19,778,908
Air transport 22,347,688 23,021,105 +673,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,753,679 19,681,209 -72,470
Road transport 15,292,131 1,244,095 -14,048,036
Other 7,028,687 3,351,952 -3,676,735
Rail transport 1,541,886 4,389,186 +2,847,300

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 46,844,811
London 32,467,325
Eurotunnel 26,579,713
499 17,954,091
Felixstowe 15,541,485

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 £
Dover 25,994,748 20,850,063 -5,144,685
London 21,185,953 11,281,372 -9,904,581
Eurotunnel 15,521,476 11,058,237 -4,463,239
499 14,935,191 3,018,900 -11,916,291
Felixstowe 7,680,257 7,861,228 +180,971
London Heathrow Airport 6,406,116 5,773,366 -632,750
000 7,028,687 3,351,952 -3,676,735
Southampton 4,975,629 3,925,790 -1,049,839
London Stansted Airport 4,522,138 4,208,003 -314,135
East Midlands Airport 3,385,968 4,154,900 +768,932

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 159
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 136
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 47
Manufacture of electrical equipment 44

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 137
2025-11 174
2025-10 158
2025-09 155
2025-08 142

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
1m-15m 278
54m+ 175
0-1m 162
15m-54m 55
Other 53

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 14,456,988
China 11,420,235
Germany 9,034,751
Netherlands 8,513,995
France 4,950,467

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 8,831,955 5,625,033 -3,206,922
China 8,548,809 2,871,426 -5,677,383
Germany 5,572,362 3,462,389 -2,109,973
Netherlands 2,409,448 6,104,547 +3,695,099
France 2,668,271 2,282,196 -386,075
Poland 2,947,857 858,982 -2,088,875
Canada 1,985,291 1,037,287 -948,004
Belgium 1,625,127 1,370,160 -254,967
Ireland 1,189,203 1,651,776 +462,573
Spain 1,594,835 1,097,282 -497,553

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 £
Hungary 1,144
United States 114

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 £
Hungary 1,144 0 -1,144
United States 114 0 -114

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 48,126,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,155,282
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,052,684
Road transport 240,109
Other 135,548

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 27,387,738 20,739,099 -6,648,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,805,415 18,349,867 +2,544,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,183,366 5,869,318 -7,314,048
Road transport 240,109 0 -240,109
Other 91,425 44,123 -47,302

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,038,773
London Heathrow Airport 20,345,802
East Midlands Airport 13,587,791
Felixstowe 8,180,498
ZLC 7,344,402

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,644,772 12,394,001 +749,229
London Heathrow Airport 12,515,895 7,829,907 -4,685,988
East Midlands Airport 7,718,687 5,869,104 -1,849,583
Felixstowe 7,246,568 933,930 -6,312,638
ZLC 3,501,824 3,842,578 +340,754
London Gateway Port 2,578,242 2,779,692 +201,450
London Stansted Airport 3,165,108 2,106,281 -1,058,827
Dover 2,033,865 1,810,425 -223,440
Eurotunnel 885,602 2,121,990 +1,236,388
Southampton 1,209,267 1,123,589 -85,678

Quick facts

HS code: 851840

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

Description: Amplifiers for boosting sound signals, used in audio systems