Import/export HS code 853080: Various traffic control devices

Electrical equipment for roads, parking, and waterways

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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 £
Belgium 16,706,728
Austria 9,428,476
Germany 9,355,026
United States 9,179,542
Netherlands 8,243,323

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 £
Belgium 7,618,019 9,088,709 +1,470,690
Austria 3,597,522 5,830,954 +2,233,432
Germany 5,327,041 4,027,985 -1,299,056
United States 6,931,041 2,248,501 -4,682,540
Netherlands 4,124,156 4,119,167 -4,989
China 1,274,171 1,342,726 +68,555
Denmark 1,140,572 911,032 -229,540
France 879,122 825,874 -53,248
Sweden 494,044 905,803 +411,759
Spain 707,742 680,990 -26,752

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 £
Belgium 14,543,794
United States 10,007,907
Austria 8,956,359
Netherlands 8,542,811
Germany 8,361,312

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 £
Belgium 6,809,104 7,734,690 +925,586
United States 7,452,742 2,555,165 -4,897,577
Austria 3,258,049 5,698,310 +2,440,261
Netherlands 4,404,543 4,138,268 -266,275
Germany 4,636,098 3,725,214 -910,884
China 1,430,356 1,582,549 +152,193
Sweden 837,402 1,836,366 +998,964
Denmark 998,326 686,463 -311,863
South Africa 733,384 659,561 -73,823
Australia 990,931 239,945 -750,986

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23
Greater Manchester 17
West Midlands 17

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
Inner London - West 19 14 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 21 +12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 17 -1
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
West Midlands 13 11 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 13 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 4 -4
North Eastern Scotland 7 7 +0

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) 43,754,614
Air transport 16,029,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,322,136
Other 806,010
Road transport 53,725

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) 20,601,237 23,153,377 +2,552,140
Air transport 9,808,855 6,220,174 -3,588,681
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,229,479 4,092,657 -2,136,822
Other 417,784 388,226 -29,558
Road transport 10,055 43,670 +33,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,658,040
Eurotunnel 8,265,880
Immingham Docks 6,839,088
London Stansted Airport 4,995,463
ZLC 4,644,180

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 £
Dover 5,109,054 7,548,986 +2,439,932
Eurotunnel 2,401,591 5,864,289 +3,462,698
Immingham Docks 3,625,422 3,213,666 -411,756
London Stansted Airport 3,484,053 1,511,410 -1,972,643
ZLC 2,490,326 2,153,854 -336,472
London 2,645,112 1,787,821 -857,291
East Midlands Airport 2,639,677 1,210,666 -1,429,011
Southampton 3,271,521 49,689 -3,221,832
London Heathrow Airport 1,577,838 1,462,708 -115,130
London Gateway Port 1,308,761 1,320,480 +11,719

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 64
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 54
2025-10 58
2025-09 64
2025-08 51

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 128
54m+ 123
15m-54m 34
0-1m 30
Other 27

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 £
Germany 15,992,947
United Arab Emirates 12,693,815
Netherlands 7,529,289
United States 6,809,343
Saudi Arabia 6,694,665

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 £
Germany 9,222,978 6,769,969 -2,453,009
United Arab Emirates 7,527,499 5,166,316 -2,361,183
Netherlands 3,686,686 3,842,603 +155,917
United States 5,600,084 1,209,259 -4,390,825
Saudi Arabia 1,928,987 4,765,678 +2,836,691
Australia 2,198,634 2,458,164 +259,530
Ireland 1,881,958 1,581,372 -300,586
India 1,962,259 1,226,122 -736,137
Egypt 1,873,952 1,098,448 -775,504
Singapore 1,548,023 684,632 -863,391

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 148,167
Spain 4,910
Italy 2,674
Germany 2,143
China 307

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 40,325 107,842 +67,517
Spain 0 4,910 +4,910
Italy 0 2,674 +2,674
Germany 99 2,044 +1,945
China 32 275 +243

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) 37,920,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,432,659
Air transport 26,604,123
Other 421,227
Road transport 100,865

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) 20,474,547 17,445,816 -3,028,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,689,253 12,743,406 -4,945,847
Air transport 15,478,099 11,126,024 -4,352,075
Other 73,430 347,797 +274,367
Road transport 100,865 0 -100,865

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,196,909
London Gateway Port 17,673,142
London Heathrow Airport 16,216,048
Southampton 9,003,667
East Midlands Airport 4,016,280

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,960,564 13,236,345 -4,724,219
London Gateway Port 8,980,618 8,692,524 -288,094
London Heathrow Airport 9,110,637 7,105,411 -2,005,226
Southampton 6,418,326 2,585,341 -3,832,985
East Midlands Airport 2,201,368 1,814,912 -386,456
ZLC 1,474,369 1,229,688 -244,681
Manchester Airport 1,875,959 551,068 -1,324,891
Felixstowe 979,876 966,053 -13,823
Liverpool Docks 1,245,679 479,979 -765,700
Harwich 120,283 1,601,797 +1,481,514

Quick facts

HS code: 853080

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

Description: Electrical equipment for roads, parking, and waterways