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 16,339,616
Austria 9,872,914
Germany 9,336,323
United States 9,154,889
Netherlands 8,204,190

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 7,239,497 9,100,119 +1,860,622
Austria 4,391,740 5,481,174 +1,089,434
Germany 5,234,093 4,102,230 -1,131,863
United States 6,785,666 2,369,223 -4,416,443
Netherlands 4,095,611 4,108,579 +12,968
China 1,213,983 1,569,593 +355,610
Denmark 1,114,037 929,109 -184,928
Portugal 1,336,249 524,608 -811,641
France 913,936 830,950 -82,986
Sweden 578,921 935,800 +356,879

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 14,223,580
United States 9,915,822
Austria 9,380,836
Netherlands 8,544,169
Germany 8,274,798

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 6,462,687 7,760,893 +1,298,206
United States 7,291,575 2,624,247 -4,667,328
Austria 4,059,456 5,321,380 +1,261,924
Netherlands 4,308,006 4,236,163 -71,843
Germany 4,535,387 3,739,411 -795,976
China 1,367,643 1,849,963 +482,320
Sweden 922,279 1,866,363 +944,084
Portugal 1,312,042 543,992 -768,050
Denmark 1,047,313 652,036 -395,277
South Africa 760,125 628,788 -131,337

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 24
Inner London - West 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23
Greater Manchester 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 19 +9
Inner London - West 18 12 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 17 -1
Greater Manchester 10 11 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 14 +1
West Midlands 12 12 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
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) 44,000,127
Air transport 16,856,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,542,423
Other 866,602
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) 20,743,113 23,257,014 +2,513,901
Air transport 10,502,068 6,354,695 -4,147,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,256,697 4,285,726 -1,970,971
Other 462,028 404,574 -57,454
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 13,135,962
Eurotunnel 7,931,271
Immingham Docks 6,889,974
London Stansted Airport 4,913,411
ZLC 4,717,034

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 5,962,912 7,173,050 +1,210,138
Eurotunnel 2,142,370 5,788,901 +3,646,531
Immingham Docks 3,697,629 3,192,345 -505,284
London Stansted Airport 3,227,794 1,685,617 -1,542,177
ZLC 2,435,380 2,281,654 -153,726
London 2,673,818 1,773,960 -899,858
London Heathrow Airport 2,661,522 1,303,070 -1,358,452
East Midlands Airport 2,508,557 1,452,572 -1,055,985
Southampton 3,392,571 42,198 -3,350,373
London Gateway Port 1,307,677 1,315,579 +7,902

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 65
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 25
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 54
2025-10 58
2025-09 64
2025-08 51
2025-07 68

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 127
54m+ 124
15m-54m 33
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 16,198,841
United Arab Emirates 12,928,285
United States 8,646,222
Netherlands 7,493,104
Saudi Arabia 4,527,202

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 9,258,104 6,940,737 -2,317,367
United Arab Emirates 8,000,856 4,927,429 -3,073,427
United States 7,412,728 1,233,494 -6,179,234
Netherlands 3,696,122 3,796,982 +100,860
Saudi Arabia 1,745,986 2,781,216 +1,035,230
Australia 2,059,207 2,404,928 +345,721
Ireland 1,911,299 1,528,045 -383,254
India 1,796,137 1,578,958 -217,179
Egypt 1,955,852 1,043,248 -912,604
Singapore 1,546,208 676,464 -869,744

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 £
XU 261,792
XI 130,298
Spain 4,002
Italy 2,674
Germany 2,143

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 £
XU 30,186 231,606 +201,420
XI 68,829 61,469 -7,360
Spain 0 4,002 +4,002
Italy 0 2,674 +2,674
Germany 0 2,143 +2,143
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) 38,039,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,667,316
Air transport 26,684,369
Other 401,216
Road transport 102,611

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) 20,631,939 17,407,570 -3,224,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,936,849 10,730,467 -9,206,382
Air transport 14,996,335 11,688,034 -3,308,301
Other 99,047 302,169 +203,122
Road transport 102,611 0 -102,611

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,193,097
London Gateway Port 16,495,425
London Heathrow Airport 16,177,851
Southampton 9,986,809
East Midlands Airport 4,027,014

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 17,992,333 13,200,764 -4,791,569
London Gateway Port 8,300,870 8,194,555 -106,315
London Heathrow Airport 8,955,478 7,222,373 -1,733,105
Southampton 8,265,235 1,721,574 -6,543,661
East Midlands Airport 2,214,102 1,812,912 -401,190
ZLC 1,327,718 1,341,540 +13,822
Manchester Airport 1,661,003 843,621 -817,382
Felixstowe 1,844,354 348,843 -1,495,511
Liverpool Docks 1,333,589 503,177 -830,412
Immingham Docks 835,055 967,311 +132,256

Quick facts

HS code: 853080

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

Description: Electrical equipment for roads, parking, and waterways