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 3,045,562
Sweden 1,696,921
Viet Nam 1,460,194
China 1,438,346
Germany 765,404

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 1,617,352 1,428,210 -189,142
Sweden 783,705 913,216 +129,511
Viet Nam 1,211,414 248,780 -962,634
China 864,186 574,160 -290,026
Germany 476,098 289,306 -186,792
Italy 303,397 436,464 +133,067
Finland 161,125 214,130 +53,005
Norway 191,544 130,167 -61,377
United States 222,079 86,892 -135,187
Denmark 93,559 100,862 +7,303

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 4,434,547
China 1,948,344
Sweden 1,758,420
Italy 800,753
Finland 374,949

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 2,793,422 1,641,125 -1,152,297
China 1,120,955 827,389 -293,566
Sweden 821,046 937,374 +116,328
Italy 325,095 475,658 +150,563
Finland 160,819 214,130 +53,311
Hungary 283,697 61,035 -222,662
Germany 165,727 121,201 -44,526
United States 175,766 74,974 -100,792
South Africa 165,934 7,698 -158,236
Taiwan 57,294 108,221 +50,927

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 14 12 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Essex 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +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) 4,667,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,086,949
Air transport 2,798,339
Other 35,792
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) 3,071,687 1,596,051 -1,475,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,231,304 1,855,645 -375,659
Air transport 1,412,905 1,385,434 -27,471
Other 14,600 21,192 +6,592
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 2,941,951
Southampton 2,170,703
London Gateway Port 1,917,104
London Heathrow Airport 1,096,648
East Midlands Airport 1,089,697

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 1,576,117 1,365,834 -210,283
Southampton 1,619,655 551,048 -1,068,607
London Gateway Port 1,052,262 864,842 -187,420
London Heathrow Airport 757,673 338,975 -418,698
East Midlands Airport 381,637 708,060 +326,423
Birmingham Airport 101,791 270,705 +168,914
Harwich 232,478 112,747 -119,731
Felixstowe 148,731 137,580 -11,151
Dover / Eurotunnel 137,010 71,485 -65,525
London 134,999 68,970 -66,029

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 34
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 16
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
2025-11 17
2025-10 26
2025-09 25
2025-08 21
2025-07 35

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+ 75
1m-15m 52
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 4,594,141
Norway 3,978,304
Hungary 1,583,078
Germany 1,205,036
Netherlands 1,060,077

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 3,537,552 1,056,589 -2,480,963
Norway 1,444,796 2,533,508 +1,088,712
Hungary 1,031,775 551,303 -480,472
Germany 902,492 302,544 -599,948
Netherlands 1,022,788 37,289 -985,499
Italy 650,451 204,021 -446,430
Spain 347,293 385,764 +38,471
Sweden 597,911 105,581 -492,330
Romania 577,825 4,644 -573,181
Canada 241,654 286,843 +45,189

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 12,792
France 213
Sweden 109
Nicaragua 80
Taiwan 69

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 7,137 5,655 -1,482
France 97 116 +19
Sweden 0 109 +109
Nicaragua 80 0 -80
Taiwan 69 0 -69
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 12,945,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,489,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,588,865
Road transport 61,935
Other 13,363

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 7,553,372 5,391,678 -2,161,694
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,197,295 1,292,146 -1,905,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,499,115 89,750 -2,409,365
Road transport 61,935 0 -61,935
Other 7,451 5,912 -1,539

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,146,683
London Heathrow Airport 3,106,671
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,205,289
Southampton 1,700,332
Dover 1,644,742

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 3,950,832 3,195,851 -754,981
London Heathrow Airport 1,952,253 1,154,418 -797,835
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,747,573 457,716 -1,289,857
Southampton 1,695,922 4,410 -1,691,512
Dover 1,149,954 494,788 -655,166
ZLC 1,147,470 411,758 -735,712
London Stansted Airport 537,691 561,770 +24,079
London 715,669 15,850 -699,819
Portsmouth 130,777 189,438 +58,661
Immingham Docks 147,363 15,722 -131,641

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