Import/export HS code 852290: Various parts for video or sound devices

Additional parts and accessories for video or sound equipment not listed elsewhere

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 £
China 5,768,397
Norway 4,353,521
United States 3,991,489
France 3,460,836
Germany 3,056,747

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 3,083,456 2,684,941 -398,515
Norway 2,516,229 1,837,292 -678,937
United States 2,440,906 1,550,583 -890,323
France 1,881,849 1,578,987 -302,862
Germany 2,103,093 953,654 -1,149,439
Austria 659,064 506,424 -152,640
Japan 566,654 512,928 -53,726
Denmark 397,207 568,832 +171,625
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 511,481 422,296 -89,185
Taiwan 484,480 404,011 -80,469

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 8,351,836
United States 4,480,048
France 2,797,874
United Kingdom 2,229,825
Norway 2,033,912

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 4,368,826 3,983,010 -385,816
United States 2,555,139 1,924,909 -630,230
France 1,522,974 1,274,900 -248,074
United Kingdom 1,915,635 314,190 -1,601,445
Norway 1,104,873 929,039 -175,834
Japan 1,522,097 472,727 -1,049,370
Viet Nam 959,017 873,546 -85,471
Germany 572,669 879,189 +306,520
Taiwan 558,792 579,884 +21,092
Slovakia 646,578 237,286 -409,292

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37
Inner London - West 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Outer London - West and North West 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 17 -11
Inner London - West 20 24 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 17 -3
Outer London - West and North West 15 21 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 14 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 8 -4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 12 9 -3
Inner London - East 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 12 6 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 8 +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 15,435,805
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,079,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,726,571
Other 37,065
Road transport 1,133

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 8,762,713 6,673,092 -2,089,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,414,844 4,664,751 -1,750,093
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,132,924 2,593,647 -539,277
Other 15,586 21,479 +5,893
Road transport 0 1,133 +1,133

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,781,082
London Stansted Airport 3,423,581
Felixstowe 3,420,945
East Midlands Airport 2,991,752
Aberdeen Docks 2,619,129

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 Heathrow Airport 2,080,950 1,700,132 -380,818
London Stansted Airport 2,170,285 1,253,296 -916,989
Felixstowe 1,753,004 1,667,941 -85,063
East Midlands Airport 1,717,095 1,274,657 -442,438
Aberdeen Docks 1,619,053 1,000,076 -618,977
Dover 1,413,799 1,031,725 -382,074
Eurotunnel 1,162,161 949,926 -212,235
Southampton 1,268,752 449,161 -819,591
Aberdeen Airport 894,547 786,692 -107,855
Thamesport 911,105 534,729 -376,376

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 95
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 36
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 26
Manufacture of electrical equipment 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 66
2025-10 63
2025-09 62
2025-08 68
2025-07 73

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 161
54m+ 114
0-1m 54
15m-54m 42
Other 29

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 10,939,319
Germany 7,726,508
France 1,798,395
Japan 1,512,075
Netherlands 1,461,628

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 6,245,974 4,693,345 -1,552,629
Germany 4,791,347 2,935,161 -1,856,186
France 1,245,810 552,585 -693,225
Japan 412,847 1,099,228 +686,381
Netherlands 654,788 806,840 +152,052
Sweden 688,977 725,318 +36,341
Belgium 679,830 567,767 -112,063
Switzerland 1,101,048 111,599 -989,449
Canada 434,817 555,526 +120,709
Spain 478,761 487,872 +9,111

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 12,504

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 9,185 3,319 -5,866

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 27,931,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,603,045
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,050,190
Road transport 171,468
Other 12,504

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 15,292,828 12,638,801 -2,654,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,600,699 4,002,346 -2,598,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,265,696 784,494 -481,202
Road transport 152,640 18,828 -133,812
Other 9,185 3,319 -5,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 15,125,194
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,368,802
London Heathrow Airport 5,905,954
ZLC 4,378,899
London Stansted Airport 1,762,452

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 £
East Midlands Airport 8,306,380 6,818,814 -1,487,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,199,738 3,169,064 -2,030,674
London Heathrow Airport 3,924,669 1,981,285 -1,943,384
ZLC 2,187,055 2,191,844 +4,789
London Stansted Airport 718,317 1,044,135 +325,818
Dover 878,449 417,177 -461,272
Liverpool Docks 649,185 441,541 -207,644
London Gateway Port 347,048 151,713 -195,335
Immingham Docks 139,636 241,498 +101,862
Southampton 186,901 142,473 -44,428

Quick facts

HS code: 852290

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

Description: Additional parts and accessories for video or sound equipment not listed elsewhere