Import/export HS code 85234910: Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs)

DVDs used for storing data, video, or audio, recorded or unrecorded

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 £
Poland 17,176,087
Germany 12,190,846
Netherlands 7,699,805
France 6,032,806
United States 3,205,468

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 £
Poland 9,724,334 7,451,753 -2,272,581
Germany 7,131,387 5,059,459 -2,071,928
Netherlands 5,043,089 2,656,716 -2,386,373
France 3,649,422 2,383,384 -1,266,038
United States 2,048,537 1,156,931 -891,606
Austria 1,699,239 945,449 -753,790
Singapore 849,412 773,502 -75,910
Ireland 889,996 568,992 -321,004
XS 724,707 583,411 -141,296
Japan 626,603 91,329 -535,274

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 £
Poland 19,805,539
Germany 13,077,488
Austria 6,888,611
United States 5,462,058
Czechia 5,197,374

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 £
Poland 11,787,481 8,018,058 -3,769,423
Germany 7,468,594 5,608,894 -1,859,700
Austria 3,441,724 3,446,887 +5,163
United States 3,259,254 2,202,804 -1,056,450
Czechia 3,205,729 1,991,645 -1,214,084
Japan 1,279,125 707,655 -571,470
China 615,975 424,166 -191,809
Netherlands 636,767 275,016 -361,751
Italy 449,163 239,530 -209,633
France 330,380 262,048 -68,332

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 49
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 45
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23
West Midlands 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
Inner London - West 37 27 -10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 30 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 13 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 13 -5
West Midlands 13 17 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 12 -3
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 11 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,301,686
Air transport 20,069,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,928,083
Other 458,140
Rail transport 10,657

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,830,783 13,470,903 -6,359,880
Air transport 11,543,053 8,526,338 -3,016,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,786,103 3,141,980 -644,123
Other 267,501 190,639 -76,862
Rail transport 8,089 2,568 -5,521
Road transport 3,654 0 -3,654

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 12,881,378
Dover 8,912,006
East Midlands Airport 7,944,781
Eurotunnel 7,890,766
London Heathrow Airport 6,286,720

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 £
Harwich 7,096,850 5,784,528 -1,312,322
Dover 5,771,289 3,140,717 -2,630,572
East Midlands Airport 4,630,550 3,314,231 -1,316,319
Eurotunnel 4,106,475 3,784,291 -322,184
London Heathrow Airport 3,588,620 2,698,100 -890,520
London Gateway Port 2,304,630 2,145,655 -158,975
London Stansted Airport 1,962,136 1,516,771 -445,365
Thamesport 1,266,331 923,828 -342,503
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,676,946 123,267 -1,553,679
Birmingham Airport 529,167 752,957 +223,790

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 66
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 43
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 69
2025-10 56
2025-09 66
2025-08 63
2025-07 70

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
54m+ 211
1m-15m 100
Other 38
0-1m 34
15m-54m 33

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 15,848,468
United Arab Emirates 5,493,648
China 4,037,082
Ireland 3,946,033
Netherlands 2,881,864

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 8,599,749 7,248,719 -1,351,030
United Arab Emirates 2,288,449 3,205,199 +916,750
China 1,510,737 2,526,345 +1,015,608
Ireland 2,224,502 1,721,531 -502,971
Netherlands 2,117,120 764,744 -1,352,376
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 796,048 1,189,163 +393,115
Germany 1,135,484 598,215 -537,269
France 813,032 532,352 -280,680
Belgium 725,599 268,942 -456,657
Sweden 529,144 351,381 -177,763

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 98,294

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 18,677 79,617 +60,940

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 40,858,772
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,258,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,273,334
Other 98,294
Road transport 96,281

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 21,417,716 19,441,056 -1,976,660
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,879,464 3,378,692 -1,500,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 877,668 395,666 -482,002
Other 18,677 79,617 +60,940
Road transport 96,281 0 -96,281

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 17,585,265
London Heathrow Airport 13,019,325
London Stansted Airport 4,275,664
Birmingham Airport 3,626,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,238,056

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 10,517,800 7,067,465 -3,450,335
London Heathrow Airport 5,804,883 7,214,442 +1,409,559
London Stansted Airport 2,375,821 1,899,843 -475,978
Birmingham Airport 1,223,353 2,403,626 +1,180,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,427,415 810,641 -1,616,774
Holyhead 1,374,483 1,206,283 -168,200
ZLC 1,070,913 813,881 -257,032
Dover 513,412 1,005,461 +492,049
Immingham Docks 513,808 317,345 -196,463
Manchester Airport 515,189 31,771 -483,418

Quick facts

HS code: 85234910

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

Description: DVDs used for storing data, video, or audio, recorded or unrecorded