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 79,814,897
Netherlands 36,911,079
Germany 24,919,195
China 21,176,257
United States 16,024,501

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 50,170,330 29,644,567 -20,525,763
Netherlands 18,241,702 18,669,377 +427,675
Germany 17,937,063 6,982,132 -10,954,931
China 9,963,795 11,212,462 +1,248,667
United States 8,030,866 7,993,635 -37,231
Hungary 7,773,614 7,467,990 -305,624
France 6,734,444 6,137,686 -596,758
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,867,282 2,704,586 -1,162,696
Belgium 2,645,487 2,574,736 -70,751
Denmark 2,480,327 2,571,227 +90,900

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 56,529,600
China 49,111,289
Germany 30,612,177
Spain 21,747,069
Hungary 16,752,353

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 36,229,415 20,300,185 -15,929,230
China 24,096,077 25,015,212 +919,135
Germany 20,551,572 10,060,605 -10,490,967
Spain 13,622,470 8,124,599 -5,497,871
Hungary 9,316,756 7,435,597 -1,881,159
United States 8,563,340 7,873,633 -689,707
Mexico 2,106,998 5,048,040 +2,941,042
Viet Nam 3,487,481 2,977,646 -509,835
Japan 2,560,084 2,495,275 -64,809
Italy 2,668,789 1,026,262 -1,642,527

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 55
Surrey, East and West Sussex 53
Inner London - East 47
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 55 57 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43 39 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41 42 +1
Inner London - East 33 29 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32 27 -5
Outer London - West and North West 14 26 +12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 15 -7
Greater Manchester 21 17 -4
Essex 19 16 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 17 +2

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) 121,942,464
Air transport 45,240,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,127,205
Road transport 19,983,157
Other 10,940,717

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) 68,413,317 53,529,147 -14,884,170
Air transport 22,437,045 22,803,609 +366,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,471,100 19,656,105 +185,005
Road transport 18,814,667 1,168,490 -17,646,177
Other 7,237,192 3,703,525 -3,533,667
Rail transport 1,588,734 4,177,946 +2,589,212

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,376,743
London 33,099,952
Eurotunnel 26,621,558
499 20,966,466
Felixstowe 15,717,938

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 25,577,218 21,799,525 -3,777,693
London 19,573,683 13,526,269 -6,047,414
Eurotunnel 15,591,891 11,029,667 -4,562,224
499 18,286,674 2,679,792 -15,606,882
Felixstowe 7,421,484 8,296,454 +874,970
London Heathrow Airport 6,360,749 5,644,782 -715,967
000 7,237,192 3,703,525 -3,533,667
London Stansted Airport 4,409,828 4,265,213 -144,615
Southampton 4,774,331 3,881,626 -892,705
East Midlands Airport 3,456,956 4,117,990 +661,034

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 163
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 45
Manufacture of electrical equipment 43

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 174
2025-10 158
2025-09 155
2025-08 142
2025-07 160

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 284
54m+ 173
0-1m 157
15m-54m 54
Other 54

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 14,808,072
China 12,151,952
Germany 9,023,595
Netherlands 8,077,816
France 4,961,277

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 8,936,573 5,871,499 -3,065,074
China 8,751,801 3,400,151 -5,351,650
Germany 5,548,165 3,475,430 -2,072,735
Netherlands 2,288,646 5,789,170 +3,500,524
France 2,720,604 2,240,673 -479,931
Poland 2,981,782 862,835 -2,118,947
Belgium 1,783,442 1,353,394 -430,048
Canada 1,980,028 1,101,163 -878,865
Ireland 1,180,400 1,663,102 +482,702
Spain 1,572,528 999,661 -572,867

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 £
XU 130,462
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 £
XU 85,164 45,298 -39,866
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 48,559,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,547,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,910,025
Road transport 294,807
Other 131,720

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 27,229,150 21,330,746 -5,898,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,746,951 17,800,696 +2,053,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,444,166 6,465,859 -6,978,307
Road transport 294,807 0 -294,807
Other 86,422 45,298 -41,124

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,789,497
London Heathrow Airport 20,314,462
East Midlands Airport 13,852,278
Felixstowe 8,888,710
ZLC 7,288,701

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 11,691,890 12,097,607 +405,717
London Heathrow Airport 12,277,336 8,037,126 -4,240,210
East Midlands Airport 7,828,573 6,023,705 -1,804,868
Felixstowe 7,448,488 1,440,222 -6,008,266
ZLC 3,439,568 3,849,133 +409,565
London Stansted Airport 3,243,542 2,287,159 -956,383
London Gateway Port 2,446,110 2,821,927 +375,817
Dover 2,103,418 1,772,565 -330,853
Eurotunnel 812,230 1,923,550 +1,111,320
Southampton 1,174,367 1,193,645 +19,278

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