Import/export HS code 852871: Devices without screens

Electronic devices without built-in displays, often used in data processing

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* 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 £
Ireland 178,225,476
China 161,780,772
Tunisia 88,907,957
Philippines 62,588,231
Poland 36,848,512

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 £
Ireland 85,835,701 92,389,775 +6,554,074
China 106,890,442 54,890,330 -52,000,112
Tunisia 55,034,708 33,873,249 -21,161,459
Philippines 30,649,264 31,938,967 +1,289,703
Poland 34,475,705 2,372,807 -32,102,898
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,649,778 13,578,173 +2,928,395
Hungary 9,646,728 11,924,094 +2,277,366
Viet Nam 8,031,420 10,653,384 +2,621,964
Netherlands 7,173,932 5,139,033 -2,034,899
France 5,641,250 4,699,370 -941,880

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 380,300,233
Tunisia 96,464,044
Philippines 60,903,092
Poland 34,840,361
Viet Nam 27,734,577

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 216,513,548 163,786,685 -52,726,863
Tunisia 61,531,678 34,932,366 -26,599,312
Philippines 29,520,953 31,382,139 +1,861,186
Poland 33,787,213 1,053,148 -32,734,065
Viet Nam 7,317,190 20,417,387 +13,100,197
Hungary 9,693,358 11,843,599 +2,150,241
Taiwan 3,936,704 1,240,694 -2,696,010
Italy 1,059,082 2,282,526 +1,223,444
France 1,345,962 550,993 -794,969
Czechia 974,724 297,177 -677,547

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 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Outer London - West and North West 18
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 15

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 16 12 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 12 -5
Outer London - West and North West 17 9 -8
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 11 4 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
West Midlands 3 5 +2
North Eastern Scotland 3 4 +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) 302,538,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 226,471,731
Air transport 54,507,363
Road transport 47,438,090
Other 9,095,934

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) 164,747,729 137,790,649 -26,957,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,263,365 78,208,366 -70,054,999
Air transport 23,938,272 30,569,091 +6,630,819
Road transport 25,529,628 21,908,462 -3,621,166
Other 6,515,477 2,580,457 -3,935,020

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 183,107,048
London 139,259,099
London Gateway Port 70,009,172
ZLC 47,446,669
Thamesport 37,702,815

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 £
Felixstowe 110,023,090 73,083,958 -36,939,132
London 57,565,629 81,693,470 +24,127,841
London Gateway Port 38,619,625 31,389,547 -7,230,078
ZLC 25,535,671 21,910,998 -3,624,673
Thamesport 34,923,467 2,779,348 -32,144,119
Southampton 29,979,840 5,364,643 -24,615,197
London Heathrow Airport 11,808,743 17,376,644 +5,567,901
Immingham Docks 20,903,507 66,213 -20,837,294
Oxford Airport 9,034,200 11,098,270 +2,064,070
Eurotunnel 8,529,791 8,241,861 -287,930

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 60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Telecommunications 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 27
2025-10 27
2025-09 32
2025-08 34

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 87
54m+ 72
0-1m 41
Other 27
15m-54m 21

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 £
Poland 151,418,105
Ireland 23,186,557
Saudi Arabia 2,561,566
United States 2,249,091
France 1,885,828

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 £
Poland 76,470,382 74,947,723 -1,522,659
Ireland 13,057,612 10,128,945 -2,928,667
Saudi Arabia 1,319,269 1,242,297 -76,972
United States 1,883,197 365,894 -1,517,303
France 559,082 1,326,746 +767,664
Australia 832,983 769,217 -63,766
United Arab Emirates 865,910 566,558 -299,352
Germany 514,287 333,747 -180,540
Qatar 124,043 710,676 +586,633
Netherlands 251,012 555,746 +304,734

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 £
Nicaragua 8,116
China 159

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 £
Nicaragua 8,116 0 -8,116
China 0 159 +159

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 149,355,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,393,349
Air transport 14,319,046
Road transport 30,357
Other 8,275

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,515,986 86,839,996 +24,324,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,255,790 137,559 -28,118,231
Air transport 8,344,851 5,974,195 -2,370,656
Road transport 30,357 0 -30,357
Other 8,116 159 -7,957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 125,508,081
Immingham Docks 25,168,457
Holyhead 19,921,282
London Heathrow Airport 4,047,650
Edinburgh Airport 3,621,738

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 51,021,499 74,486,582 +23,465,083
Immingham Docks 25,076,438 92,019 -24,984,419
Holyhead 10,882,581 9,038,701 -1,843,880
London Heathrow Airport 2,758,659 1,288,991 -1,469,668
Edinburgh Airport 1,787,082 1,834,656 +47,574
East Midlands Airport 1,631,990 832,428 -799,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,046,339 1,241,897 +195,558
Manchester Airport 626,503 1,570,333 +943,830
Liverpool Docks 1,225,861 705,144 -520,717
ZLC 697,280 298,691 -398,589

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 852871

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

Description: Electronic devices without built-in displays, often used in data processing