Import/export HS code 85291011: Telescopic and whip antennas

Retractable and flexible antennas for portable devices or car radios

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 £
Netherlands 2,925,617
Sweden 1,659,151
Viet Nam 1,290,827
China 1,235,754
Germany 752,976

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 £
Netherlands 1,519,271 1,406,346 -112,925
Sweden 824,638 834,513 +9,875
Viet Nam 1,045,033 245,794 -799,239
China 675,469 560,285 -115,184
Germany 462,813 290,163 -172,650
Italy 303,303 438,538 +135,235
Finland 161,125 235,263 +74,138
Norway 185,765 133,402 -52,363
United States 203,872 77,110 -126,762
Denmark 89,237 105,150 +15,913

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 £
Viet Nam 4,161,000
Sweden 1,717,940
China 1,714,737
Italy 801,425
Finland 396,082

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 £
Viet Nam 2,541,499 1,619,501 -921,998
Sweden 856,348 861,592 +5,244
China 912,024 802,713 -109,311
Italy 326,293 475,132 +148,839
Finland 160,819 235,263 +74,444
Hungary 253,798 63,479 -190,319
Germany 158,144 124,399 -33,745
United States 171,499 75,007 -96,492
Mexico 109,043 71,169 -37,874
Taiwan 47,741 112,371 +64,630

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 20
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Essex 7

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 13 12 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 10 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
West Midlands 5 6 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,334,407
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,911,120
Air transport 2,679,912
Other 35,427
Road transport 10,244

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,804,188 1,530,219 -1,273,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,071,521 1,839,599 -231,922
Air transport 1,261,176 1,418,736 +157,560
Other 14,303 21,124 +6,821
Road transport 4,350 5,894 +1,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 2,821,856
Southampton 1,902,843
London Gateway Port 1,837,606
East Midlands Airport 1,089,426
London Heathrow Airport 987,909

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 £
Hull 1,471,161 1,350,695 -120,466
Southampton 1,368,892 533,951 -834,941
London Gateway Port 1,049,685 787,921 -261,764
East Midlands Airport 361,023 728,403 +367,380
London Heathrow Airport 649,027 338,882 -310,145
Birmingham Airport 100,268 290,948 +190,680
Harwich 219,487 119,460 -100,027
Felixstowe 145,355 126,484 -18,871
London 116,615 115,726 -889
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,669 72,019 -55,650

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 31
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 15
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 14
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 17
2025-10 26
2025-09 25
2025-08 21

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+ 72
1m-15m 50
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
Other 8

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 4,591,080
Norway 4,385,921
Hungary 1,506,368
Germany 1,141,966
Netherlands 1,041,690

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 3,332,976 1,258,104 -2,074,872
Norway 1,543,703 2,842,218 +1,298,515
Hungary 1,075,537 430,831 -644,706
Germany 832,549 309,417 -523,132
Netherlands 1,003,943 37,747 -966,196
Italy 588,051 207,427 -380,624
Spain 351,123 397,563 +46,440
Sweden 398,551 106,323 -292,228
Canada 242,681 240,987 -1,694
Poland 448,687 0 -448,687

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 £
China 12,384
France 245
Sweden 109
Taiwan 69
Nicaragua 57

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 £
China 7,100 5,284 -1,816
France 97 148 +51
Sweden 0 109 +109
Taiwan 69 0 -69
Nicaragua 57 0 -57
Italy 50 5 -45
Hungary 18 27 +9

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 13,010,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,352,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,325,421
Road transport 28,160
Other 12,964

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 7,267,763 5,742,564 -1,525,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,178,107 1,174,246 -2,003,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,240,837 84,584 -2,156,253
Road transport 28,160 0 -28,160
Other 7,391 5,573 -1,818

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,289,446
London Heathrow Airport 2,971,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,134,890
Southampton 1,701,592
Dover 1,542,012

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 3,978,441 3,311,005 -667,436
London Heathrow Airport 1,760,046 1,211,327 -548,719
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,688,350 446,540 -1,241,810
Southampton 1,695,922 5,670 -1,690,252
Dover 1,164,944 377,068 -787,876
ZLC 1,049,575 408,292 -641,283
London Stansted Airport 487,586 740,755 +253,169
London 498,649 17,971 -480,678
Portsmouth 138,072 203,209 +65,137
Immingham Docks 136,155 10,352 -125,803

Quick facts

HS code: 85291011

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

Description: Retractable and flexible antennas for portable devices or car radios