Import/export HS code 852210: Pick-up cartridges

Components used in sound or video devices to read or play recordings, like stylus or needle cartridges

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 £
Denmark 1,309,131
Japan 1,272,264
Switzerland 685,485
United States 390,626
China 307,560

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 £
Denmark 567,030 742,101 +175,071
Japan 646,688 625,576 -21,112
Switzerland 314,074 371,411 +57,337
United States 195,709 194,917 -792
China 159,375 148,185 -11,190
Germany 129,509 117,223 -12,286
Viet Nam 5,112 195,246 +190,134
Netherlands 107,393 69,235 -38,158
Belgium 74,617 61,443 -13,174
Italy 51,153 21,175 -29,978

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 £
Japan 1,569,237
Denmark 1,477,574
Switzerland 925,129
China 522,049
Viet Nam 200,600

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 £
Japan 775,924 793,313 +17,389
Denmark 692,868 784,706 +91,838
Switzerland 461,632 463,497 +1,865
China 275,660 246,389 -29,271
Viet Nam 0 200,600 +200,600
United Kingdom 64,902 65,353 +451
United States 50,066 44,445 -5,621
Germany 17,029 54,065 +37,036
Netherlands 21,637 0 -21,637
Slovenia 7,573 11,576 +4,003

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Kent 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Kent 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Essex 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0

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 2,946,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,882,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 274,958
Road transport 9,650
Other 3,009

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 1,440,930 1,505,280 +64,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 853,882 1,028,764 +174,882
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,322 153,636 +32,314
Road transport 0 9,650 +9,650
Other 1,448 1,561 +113

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,302,543
London Heathrow Airport 817,435
London Stansted Airport 787,706
East Midlands Airport 474,998
Birmingham Airport 447,620

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 Gateway Port 591,354 711,189 +119,835
London Heathrow Airport 357,069 460,366 +103,297
London Stansted Airport 428,433 359,273 -69,160
East Midlands Airport 293,088 181,910 -111,178
Birmingham Airport 188,695 258,925 +70,230
Southampton 156,335 251,488 +95,153
Glasgow Airport 81,405 106,112 +24,707
Manchester Airport 57,188 99,125 +41,937
Thamesport 58,991 39,635 -19,356
Eurotunnel 26,993 61,260 +34,267

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 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 13
2025-09 13
2025-08 8
2025-07 9

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 21
0-1m 18
54m+ 9
15m-54m 6
Other 2

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 1,283,292
Belgium 911,026
Germany 679,917
Switzerland 231,360
Canada 211,989

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 786,517 496,775 -289,742
Belgium 526,512 384,514 -141,998
Germany 333,505 346,412 +12,907
Switzerland 141,200 90,160 -51,040
Canada 97,424 114,565 +17,141
France 114,865 84,986 -29,879
Australia 127,313 69,438 -57,875
Italy 94,127 94,995 +868
Japan 66,904 90,651 +23,747
United Arab Emirates 45,708 97,809 +52,101

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 31,583

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 15,408 16,175 +767

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 2,775,352
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,311,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 476,479
Other 31,583
Road transport 3,630

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 1,672,242 1,103,110 -569,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,220,742 1,091,256 -129,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 273,242 203,237 -70,005
Other 15,408 16,175 +767
Road transport 3,630 0 -3,630

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,913,986
ZLC 996,258
East Midlands Airport 703,497
London Heathrow Airport 648,664
London Stansted Airport 396,657

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 983,480 930,506 -52,974
ZLC 504,294 491,964 -12,330
East Midlands Airport 504,083 199,414 -304,669
London Heathrow Airport 362,534 286,130 -76,404
London Stansted Airport 278,538 118,119 -160,419
London Gateway Port 201,793 67,130 -134,663
Eurotunnel 119,626 37,197 -82,429
Dover 73,864 52,500 -21,364
Southampton 16,318 97,588 +81,270
Immingham Docks 39,279 43,954 +4,675

Quick facts

HS code: 852210

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

Description: Components used in sound or video devices to read or play recordings, like stylus or needle cartridges