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 1,352,472
Japan 1,306,365
Switzerland 667,693
United States 371,990
China 318,934

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 587,940 764,532 +176,592
Japan 688,307 618,058 -70,249
Switzerland 339,711 327,982 -11,729
United States 167,021 204,969 +37,948
China 167,459 151,475 -15,984
Germany 135,394 134,116 -1,278
Viet Nam 5,112 195,246 +190,134
Netherlands 108,668 67,185 -41,483
Belgium 74,527 60,245 -14,282
Italy 52,837 19,850 -32,987

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 1,581,001
Denmark 1,542,541
Switzerland 908,536
China 528,323
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 802,209 778,792 -23,417
Denmark 712,951 829,590 +116,639
Switzerland 488,590 419,946 -68,644
China 284,220 244,103 -40,117
Viet Nam 0 200,600 +200,600
United Kingdom 75,004 61,551 -13,453
United States 58,070 36,314 -21,756
Germany 22,877 47,282 +24,405
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 4
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 7 2 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
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 2,933,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,954,596
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 294,072
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 1,504,553 1,428,764 -75,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 899,832 1,054,764 +154,932
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 128,893 165,179 +36,286
Road transport 0 9,650 +9,650
Other 1,636 1,373 -263

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,353,833
London Stansted Airport 795,643
London Heathrow Airport 786,366
East Midlands Airport 459,604
Birmingham Airport 446,332

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 594,010 759,823 +165,813
London Stansted Airport 495,759 299,884 -195,875
London Heathrow Airport 324,937 461,429 +136,492
East Midlands Airport 306,663 152,941 -153,722
Birmingham Airport 189,951 256,381 +66,430
Southampton 202,955 222,860 +19,905
Glasgow Airport 83,520 103,997 +20,477
Manchester Airport 58,842 122,759 +63,917
Eurotunnel 32,408 69,814 +37,406
Thamesport 55,665 38,575 -17,090

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 17
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
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 13
2025-09 13
2025-08 8

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 20
0-1m 18
54m+ 9
15m-54m 6
Other 4

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 1,197,007
Belgium 908,462
Germany 654,524
Switzerland 222,815
Canada 212,287

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 733,924 463,083 -270,841
Belgium 522,680 385,782 -136,898
Germany 339,729 314,795 -24,934
Switzerland 136,851 85,964 -50,887
Canada 102,109 110,178 +8,069
France 103,741 88,594 -15,147
Italy 89,067 98,087 +9,020
Australia 120,543 57,480 -63,063
Japan 68,569 84,861 +16,292
United Arab Emirates 45,708 100,359 +54,651

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 2,639,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,306,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 480,021
Other 31,967
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 1,592,535 1,047,246 -545,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,213,677 1,093,183 -120,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 277,017 203,004 -74,013
Other 17,350 14,617 -2,733
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 1,907,011
ZLC 1,005,599
London Heathrow Airport 643,320
East Midlands Airport 620,799
London Stansted Airport 352,005

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 979,263 927,748 -51,515
ZLC 540,908 464,691 -76,217
London Heathrow Airport 362,612 280,708 -81,904
East Midlands Airport 428,216 192,583 -235,633
London Stansted Airport 250,224 101,781 -148,443
London Gateway Port 209,333 60,277 -149,056
Eurotunnel 111,091 38,491 -72,600
Dover 79,551 48,563 -30,988
Southampton 15,424 98,813 +83,389
Immingham Docks 36,408 52,418 +16,010

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