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 16,995,786
Germany 12,079,661
Netherlands 7,039,686
France 5,671,614
United States 3,280,530

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 9,706,977 7,288,809 -2,418,168
Germany 7,214,702 4,864,959 -2,349,743
Netherlands 4,401,994 2,637,692 -1,764,302
France 3,198,454 2,473,160 -725,294
United States 1,889,168 1,391,362 -497,806
Austria 1,677,560 878,550 -799,010
Singapore 910,579 1,470,339 +559,760
Ireland 903,968 518,947 -385,021
Italy 492,813 376,566 -116,247
Japan 628,576 82,189 -546,387

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 19,125,949
Germany 13,018,863
Austria 6,776,802
United States 6,135,643
Czechia 4,686,401

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 11,272,268 7,853,681 -3,418,587
Germany 7,527,721 5,491,142 -2,036,579
Austria 3,550,885 3,225,917 -324,968
United States 3,070,015 3,065,628 -4,387
Czechia 2,702,283 1,984,118 -718,165
Japan 1,335,846 660,970 -674,876
China 636,788 394,296 -242,492
Netherlands 692,109 210,065 -482,044
Italy 450,699 414,338 -36,361
France 298,964 269,987 -28,977

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 44
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23
West Midlands 21

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 34 29 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 30 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 13 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 12 -7
West Midlands 15 14 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 10 -6
Greater Manchester 10 11 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 9 12 +3

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) 32,286,876
Air transport 20,760,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,804,052
Other 441,421
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) 18,724,142 13,562,734 -5,161,408
Air transport 11,681,645 9,078,815 -2,602,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,719,090 3,084,962 -634,128
Other 290,861 150,560 -140,301
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 12,856,337
Dover 8,308,986
East Midlands Airport 7,948,018
Eurotunnel 7,851,209
London Heathrow Airport 6,902,919

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 7,132,203 5,724,134 -1,408,069
Dover 5,182,220 3,126,766 -2,055,454
East Midlands Airport 4,516,414 3,431,604 -1,084,810
Eurotunnel 3,919,382 3,931,827 +12,445
London Heathrow Airport 3,673,698 3,229,221 -444,477
London Gateway Port 2,259,522 2,140,608 -118,914
London Stansted Airport 2,071,400 1,449,950 -621,450
Thamesport 1,239,048 892,681 -346,367
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,414,483 120,875 -1,293,608
Birmingham Airport 597,008 731,450 +134,442

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 65
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 42
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 33
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 57
2025-11 69
2025-10 56
2025-09 66
2025-08 63

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+ 210
1m-15m 100
Other 38
0-1m 36
15m-54m 31

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 15,091,308
United Arab Emirates 5,390,568
China 4,371,683
Ireland 3,879,471
Netherlands 2,925,663

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 7,849,123 7,242,185 -606,938
United Arab Emirates 2,257,700 3,132,868 +875,168
China 2,205,338 2,166,345 -38,993
Ireland 2,277,885 1,601,586 -676,299
Netherlands 2,197,679 727,984 -1,469,695
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 827,161 1,180,836 +353,675
Germany 1,035,753 636,613 -399,140
France 697,988 564,308 -133,680
Belgium 738,993 216,792 -522,201
Sweden 514,945 377,217 -137,728

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 40,283,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,149,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,086,808
Other 98,098
Road transport 59,007

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 21,487,305 18,796,551 -2,690,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,752,932 3,396,735 -1,356,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 807,323 279,485 -527,838
Other 27,214 70,884 +43,670
Road transport 59,007 0 -59,007

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 16,919,911
London Heathrow Airport 13,239,220
London Stansted Airport 4,168,609
Birmingham Airport 3,626,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,134,158

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 10,835,692 6,084,219 -4,751,473
London Heathrow Airport 5,897,226 7,341,994 +1,444,768
London Stansted Airport 2,099,284 2,069,325 -29,959
Birmingham Airport 1,223,353 2,403,626 +1,180,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,303,404 830,754 -1,472,650
Holyhead 1,289,293 1,210,627 -78,666
ZLC 982,991 843,228 -139,763
Dover 546,050 1,012,929 +466,879
Immingham Docks 610,472 232,180 -378,292
Manchester Airport 499,606 44,131 -455,475

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