Import/export HS code 852190: Various video recording devices

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  • 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 £
China 101,888,051
Germany 19,001,970
Belgium 18,612,358
United States 17,289,666
Netherlands 16,241,488

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 £
China 53,111,566 48,776,485 -4,335,081
Germany 8,263,649 10,738,321 +2,474,672
Belgium 7,133,536 11,478,822 +4,345,286
United States 9,811,906 7,477,760 -2,334,146
Netherlands 8,887,379 7,354,109 -1,533,270
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,514,770 5,740,858 -1,773,912
Norway 58,769 6,454,014 +6,395,245
Czechia 2,131,313 3,429,235 +1,297,922
Italy 889,745 3,273,692 +2,383,947
Malaysia 2,614,426 1,428,059 -1,186,367

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 124,097,406
Belgium 18,853,465
United Kingdom 17,577,559
United States 15,834,228
Viet Nam 11,742,777

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 65,480,047 58,617,359 -6,862,688
Belgium 7,141,433 11,712,032 +4,570,599
United Kingdom 5,020,570 12,556,989 +7,536,419
United States 7,370,841 8,463,387 +1,092,546
Viet Nam 5,523,319 6,219,458 +696,139
Germany 4,290,611 3,615,423 -675,188
Mexico 2,777,913 3,265,132 +487,219
Poland 2,468,308 3,133,850 +665,542
Taiwan 2,149,140 2,909,460 +760,320
Malaysia 2,478,836 1,513,169 -965,667

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 72
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 63
Surrey, East and West Sussex 46
Outer London - West and North West 42
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 37

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 48 44 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 45 40 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34 25 -9
Outer London - West and North West 34 23 -11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26 23 -3
Greater Manchester 30 16 -14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 27 +3
Inner London - East 17 21 +4
West Yorkshire 18 14 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 12 -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 102,224,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,212,467
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,861,962
Other 10,543,716
Road transport 124,505

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 54,201,572 48,023,424 -6,178,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,087,392 43,125,075 -4,962,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,885,478 22,976,484 +8,091,006
Other 1,835,711 8,708,005 +6,872,294
Road transport 44,525 79,980 +35,455

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 48,152,497
London Heathrow Airport 36,511,934
Southampton 28,203,223
East Midlands Airport 19,754,138
Eurotunnel 15,689,539

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 24,065,902 24,086,595 +20,693
London Heathrow Airport 20,411,473 16,100,461 -4,311,012
Southampton 17,691,436 10,511,787 -7,179,649
East Midlands Airport 10,561,336 9,192,802 -1,368,534
Eurotunnel 6,814,048 8,875,491 +2,061,443
London Stansted Airport 8,404,716 6,125,642 -2,279,074
Birmingham Airport 5,512,100 5,234,668 -277,432
000 1,835,711 8,708,005 +6,872,294
Dover 2,703,328 7,038,717 +4,335,389
Manchester Airport 4,576,718 5,117,619 +540,901

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 141
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 51
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 50
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 124
2025-11 114
2025-10 115
2025-09 116
2025-08 110

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 246
54m+ 245
0-1m 89
15m-54m 71
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 £
Norway 13,153,363
Germany 12,264,816
United States 11,835,861
South Korea 6,000,193
France 5,218,110

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 £
Norway 6,931,266 6,222,097 -709,169
Germany 4,066,021 8,198,795 +4,132,774
United States 7,752,226 4,083,635 -3,668,591
South Korea 4,934,072 1,066,121 -3,867,951
France 3,413,697 1,804,413 -1,609,284
Canada 4,449,327 558,108 -3,891,219
Ireland 2,613,122 2,197,240 -415,882
Netherlands 2,203,589 1,777,072 -426,517
Switzerland 1,512,725 1,277,763 -234,962
Spain 1,110,787 1,299,129 +188,342

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 £
China 542,145
Japan 345
Kenya 344
Malaysia 172
Ireland 167

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 £
China 344,062 198,083 -145,979
Japan 57 288 +231
Kenya 0 344 +344
Malaysia 0 172 +172
Ireland 0 167 +167

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 70,896,937
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,693,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,691,356
Other 619,624
Road transport 170,014

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 42,486,981 28,409,956 -14,077,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,751,419 9,941,734 +3,190,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,128,664 1,562,692 +434,028
Other 420,374 199,250 -221,124
Road transport 150,566 19,448 -131,118

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 45,139,302
East Midlands Airport 12,628,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,299,644
London Stansted Airport 4,587,703
Manchester Airport 3,991,637

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 27,905,747 17,233,555 -10,672,192
East Midlands Airport 7,194,034 5,434,086 -1,759,948
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,257,140 5,042,504 +785,364
London Stansted Airport 2,914,436 1,673,267 -1,241,169
Manchester Airport 2,375,075 1,616,562 -758,513
ZLC 1,426,373 1,550,893 +124,520
Hull 261,217 2,139,069 +1,877,852
Holyhead 1,268,012 1,073,877 -194,135
Immingham Docks 213,467 1,912,089 +1,698,622
Warton Aerodrome 592,389 702,000 +109,611

Quick facts

HS code: 852190

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

Description: Video recording or playback devices not using magnetic tapes, such as digital or optical systems