Import/export HS code 852871: Devices without screens

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

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.
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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 £
China 179,171,666
Ireland 176,271,887
Tunisia 92,453,322
Philippines 60,557,674
Poland 41,158,133

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 115,845,133 63,326,533 -52,518,600
Ireland 82,801,934 93,469,953 +10,668,019
Tunisia 50,847,134 41,606,188 -9,240,946
Philippines 29,505,965 31,051,709 +1,545,744
Poland 38,241,418 2,916,715 -35,324,703
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,523,873 11,206,629 +682,756
Hungary 9,006,418 11,661,140 +2,654,722
Viet Nam 8,040,181 10,530,440 +2,490,259
Netherlands 6,800,977 5,437,331 -1,363,646
France 4,528,754 4,332,697 -196,057

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 394,028,401
Tunisia 100,009,409
Philippines 58,872,535
Poland 39,188,686
Viet Nam 25,300,605

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 220,624,102 173,404,299 -47,219,803
Tunisia 56,236,023 43,773,386 -12,462,637
Philippines 28,945,988 29,926,547 +980,559
Poland 38,130,176 1,058,510 -37,071,666
Viet Nam 7,338,039 17,962,566 +10,624,527
Hungary 9,056,291 11,564,391 +2,508,100
Taiwan 3,941,240 1,224,152 -2,717,088
Italy 1,059,082 2,282,526 +1,223,444
France 1,340,136 373,371 -966,765
Czechia 1,050,353 282,593 -767,760

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 22
Inner London - West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Outer London - West and North West 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

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 15 14 -1
Inner London - West 15 11 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 12 -5
Outer London - West and North West 17 9 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 7 10 +3
Greater Manchester 11 4 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
North Eastern Scotland 3 4 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -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) 306,410,892
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 240,716,739
Air transport 50,806,088
Road transport 47,438,090
Other 10,533,218

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) 159,250,571 147,160,321 -12,090,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,227,881 84,488,858 -71,739,023
Air transport 23,220,352 27,585,736 +4,365,384
Road transport 24,418,794 23,019,296 -1,399,498
Other 7,896,223 2,636,995 -5,259,228

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 188,648,703
London 134,021,384
London Gateway Port 72,948,536
ZLC 47,446,669
Southampton 44,243,628

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 108,572,102 80,076,601 -28,495,501
London 50,641,983 83,379,401 +32,737,418
London Gateway Port 33,867,146 39,081,390 +5,214,244
ZLC 24,424,837 23,021,832 -1,403,005
Southampton 39,065,268 5,178,360 -33,886,908
Thamesport 39,243,912 2,649,274 -36,594,638
London Heathrow Airport 11,521,338 14,885,456 +3,364,118
Immingham Docks 24,877,060 64,653 -24,812,407
Oxford Airport 8,424,312 10,816,043 +2,391,731
Eurotunnel 7,382,354 8,097,036 +714,682

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 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 27
Telecommunications 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 27
2025-10 27
2025-09 32
2025-08 34
2025-07 33

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 89
54m+ 71
0-1m 42
Other 26
15m-54m 20

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 151,642,703
Ireland 24,449,266
Saudi Arabia 2,584,238
United States 2,318,189
France 1,864,943

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 76,396,865 75,245,838 -1,151,027
Ireland 13,955,280 10,493,986 -3,461,294
Saudi Arabia 1,346,217 1,238,021 -108,196
United States 1,785,865 532,324 -1,253,541
France 591,325 1,273,618 +682,293
Australia 830,985 744,824 -86,161
United Arab Emirates 823,119 597,376 -225,743
Germany 541,290 345,257 -196,033
Qatar 122,401 714,224 +591,823
Netherlands 269,304 560,330 +291,026

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) 142,843,818
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,488,295
Air transport 14,287,681
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) 55,243,609 87,600,209 +32,356,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,326,688 161,607 -36,165,081
Air transport 8,184,072 6,103,609 -2,080,463
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 117,781,378
Immingham Docks 33,101,586
Holyhead 21,228,801
London Heathrow Airport 4,012,977
Edinburgh Airport 3,453,679

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 43,206,124 74,575,254 +31,369,130
Immingham Docks 32,985,717 115,869 -32,869,848
Holyhead 12,123,384 9,105,417 -3,017,967
London Heathrow Airport 2,505,770 1,507,207 -998,563
Edinburgh Airport 1,763,534 1,690,145 -73,389
East Midlands Airport 1,759,520 875,934 -883,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 981,101 1,336,264 +355,163
Manchester Airport 626,503 1,559,415 +932,912
Liverpool Docks 1,197,187 746,443 -450,744
ZLC 679,519 329,218 -350,301

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