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 5,825,007
Norway 4,399,962
France 3,941,503
United States 3,426,755
Germany 3,067,825

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 3,364,168 2,460,839 -903,329
Norway 2,606,490 1,793,472 -813,018
France 1,776,697 2,164,806 +388,109
United States 1,922,628 1,504,127 -418,501
Germany 2,153,653 914,172 -1,239,481
Austria 658,061 510,715 -147,346
Japan 581,772 507,823 -73,949
Denmark 444,591 534,434 +89,843
Taiwan 492,198 426,302 -65,896
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 632,026 281,609 -350,417

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 8,332,717
United States 4,003,338
France 3,267,856
United Kingdom 2,242,277
Norway 2,033,597

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 4,749,113 3,583,604 -1,165,509
United States 2,112,585 1,890,753 -221,832
France 1,417,120 1,850,736 +433,616
United Kingdom 1,889,014 353,263 -1,535,751
Norway 1,220,253 813,344 -406,909
Japan 1,533,759 465,451 -1,068,308
Viet Nam 954,070 941,662 -12,408
Germany 618,824 819,577 +200,753
Taiwan 576,376 594,421 +18,045
Slovakia 575,381 237,286 -338,095

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 38
Inner London - West 31
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 29 17 -12
Inner London - West 19 23 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 17 -2
Outer London - West and North West 15 21 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 13 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13 8 -5
Inner London - East 9 12 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 11 9 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 12 6 -6

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 15,031,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,195,399
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,070,026
Other 36,873
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 8,555,685 6,476,031 -2,079,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,729,699 4,465,700 -2,263,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,939,711 3,130,315 +190,604
Other 15,514 21,359 +5,845
Road transport 1,133 0 -1,133

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,804,504
Felixstowe 3,430,039
London Stansted Airport 2,970,092
Dover 2,903,432
East Midlands Airport 2,900,582

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 2,185,675 1,618,829 -566,846
Felixstowe 1,984,841 1,445,198 -539,643
London Stansted Airport 1,738,765 1,231,327 -507,438
Dover 1,409,688 1,493,744 +84,056
East Midlands Airport 1,675,663 1,224,919 -450,744
Aberdeen Docks 1,586,032 1,077,679 -508,353
Eurotunnel 1,036,365 1,048,346 +11,981
Southampton 1,357,107 404,853 -952,254
Aberdeen Airport 1,015,467 666,734 -348,733
Thamesport 918,579 531,720 -386,859

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 66
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
2026-01 55
2025-11 66
2025-10 63
2025-09 62
2025-08 68

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+ 112
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 10,972,378
Germany 7,835,764
France 1,594,836
Netherlands 1,541,533
Japan 1,504,724

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 6,419,895 4,552,483 -1,867,412
Germany 4,898,256 2,937,508 -1,960,748
France 1,034,130 560,706 -473,424
Netherlands 699,313 842,220 +142,907
Japan 386,629 1,118,095 +731,466
Sweden 732,376 708,870 -23,506
Switzerland 1,110,329 101,147 -1,009,182
Belgium 591,390 593,609 +2,219
Canada 441,745 576,318 +134,573
Australia 432,081 510,738 +78,657

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 28,119,402
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,400,579
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,983,821
Road transport 150,406
Other 12,835

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 15,562,656 12,556,746 -3,005,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,416,224 3,984,355 -2,431,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,190,232 793,589 -396,643
Road transport 131,578 18,828 -112,750
Other 9,265 3,570 -5,695

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 15,147,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,362,240
London Heathrow Airport 5,944,433
ZLC 4,409,728
London Stansted Airport 1,809,027

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 8,600,720 6,546,664 -2,054,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,141,366 3,220,874 -1,920,492
London Heathrow Airport 3,896,710 2,047,723 -1,848,987
ZLC 2,159,480 2,250,248 +90,768
London Stansted Airport 719,263 1,089,764 +370,501
Dover 949,597 341,433 -608,164
Liverpool Docks 649,185 451,715 -197,470
London Gateway Port 319,217 150,634 -168,583
Immingham Docks 124,546 249,018 +124,472
Warton Aerodrome 141,186 176,000 +34,814

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