Import/export HS code 852581: High-speed transmission equipment

Specialized transmission devices designed for high-speed data or signal transfer

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 £
Germany 15,914,626
China 14,262,915
United States 10,528,106
Netherlands 7,266,540
France 5,082,068

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 £
Germany 7,277,608 8,637,018 +1,359,410
China 9,148,414 5,114,501 -4,033,913
United States 5,040,861 5,487,245 +446,384
Netherlands 5,010,925 2,255,615 -2,755,310
France 2,388,717 2,693,351 +304,634
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,098,814 1,660,640 -438,174
Canada 1,951,640 828,260 -1,123,380
Japan 1,277,252 584,569 -692,683
Saudi Arabia 1,145,696 512,815 -632,881
Ireland 1,157,872 283,957 -873,915

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 20,894,861
Viet Nam 14,811,393
United States 9,086,762
Taiwan 4,937,667
France 4,175,394

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 13,237,579 7,657,282 -5,580,297
Viet Nam 7,518,695 7,292,698 -225,997
United States 4,639,118 4,447,644 -191,474
Taiwan 2,698,652 2,239,015 -459,637
France 2,104,091 2,071,303 -32,788
United Kingdom 2,321,728 1,490,322 -831,406
Japan 1,624,216 1,775,716 +151,500
Germany 1,894,705 1,105,192 -789,513
Canada 1,875,908 469,359 -1,406,549
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,007,865 487,230 -520,635

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 59
Inner London - West 40
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 35
Greater Manchester 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25

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 43 31 -12
Inner London - West 28 20 -8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24 21 -3
Greater Manchester 27 11 -16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 18 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 9 -6
Inner London - East 8 14 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 11 +1
West Midlands 7 15 +8
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2

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 46,600,604
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,483,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,194,209
Other 425,612
Road transport 34,082

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 28,701,386 17,899,218 -10,802,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,867,056 9,616,183 -250,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,091,478 5,102,731 +1,011,253
Other 313,095 112,517 -200,578
Road transport 8,991 25,091 +16,100
Rail transport 22,794 0 -22,794

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 20,462,261
East Midlands Airport 14,582,976
London Gateway Port 8,939,473
Felixstowe 7,550,010
Manchester Airport 4,083,781

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 12,665,807 7,796,454 -4,869,353
East Midlands Airport 8,933,029 5,649,947 -3,283,082
London Gateway Port 2,789,090 6,150,383 +3,361,293
Felixstowe 5,044,151 2,505,859 -2,538,292
Manchester Airport 2,484,115 1,599,666 -884,449
Thamesport 1,133,906 1,603,460 +469,554
London Stansted Airport 1,525,848 927,815 -598,033
Birmingham Airport 1,314,388 1,097,598 -216,790
Eurotunnel 384,401 1,520,081 +1,135,680
Southampton 940,449 581,289 -359,160

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 104
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 40
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 37
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
2025-11 49
2025-10 48
2025-09 34
2025-08 45
2025-07 48

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 173
54m+ 171
15m-54m 45
Other 43
0-1m 36

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 35,070,741
Germany 17,871,169
China 7,235,820
Netherlands 6,616,379
Italy 6,265,841

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 23,325,679 11,745,062 -11,580,617
Germany 13,388,616 4,482,553 -8,906,063
China 3,885,343 3,350,477 -534,866
Netherlands 3,354,933 3,261,446 -93,487
Italy 3,275,149 2,990,692 -284,457
France 2,086,930 3,305,703 +1,218,773
Canada 3,075,134 1,326,206 -1,748,928
Ireland 1,794,521 1,350,408 -444,113
Australia 1,512,201 285,814 -1,226,387
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 771,660 720,301 -51,359

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 £
XI 11,851,726
XU 10,385
China 1,571
Ireland 1,106
Taiwan 81

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 £
XI 6,194,763 5,656,963 -537,800
XU 7,952 2,433 -5,519
China 604 967 +363
Ireland 1,106 0 -1,106
Taiwan 81 0 -81

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 77,365,700
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,451,689
Other 11,864,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,507,778
Road transport 180,595

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 49,190,483 28,175,217 -21,015,266
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,577,415 3,874,274 -8,703,141
Other 6,204,506 5,660,363 -544,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,585,764 1,922,014 +336,250
Road transport 180,595 0 -180,595
Rail transport 26,805 0 -26,805

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 29,917,212
East Midlands Airport 17,509,649
Belfast Airport 16,511,247
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,036,972
000 11,864,869

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 15,930,379 13,986,833 -1,943,546
East Midlands Airport 11,214,572 6,295,077 -4,919,495
Belfast Airport 15,474,935 1,036,312 -14,438,623
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,797,730 2,239,242 -8,558,488
000 6,204,506 5,660,363 -544,143
London Stansted Airport 3,975,159 4,335,613 +360,454
ZLC 1,444,679 1,600,914 +156,235
Dover 725,796 891,117 +165,321
Edinburgh Airport 1,039,891 520,232 -519,659
London Gateway Port 1,234,325 49,796 -1,184,529

Quick facts

HS code: 852581

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

Description: Specialized transmission devices designed for high-speed data or signal transfer