Import/export HS code 853090: Parts for traffic control equipment

Spare parts for traffic signalling and safety devices

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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 £
Austria 13,587,582
Germany 8,847,824
Belgium 7,361,304
United States 4,899,903
Italy 4,518,817

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 £
Austria 9,211,525 4,376,057 -4,835,468
Germany 4,260,835 4,586,989 +326,154
Belgium 1,627,916 5,733,388 +4,105,472
United States 2,254,086 2,645,817 +391,731
Italy 4,054,752 464,065 -3,590,687
Czechia 3,474,592 999,289 -2,475,303
China 2,151,859 1,706,551 -445,308
France 1,313,204 2,053,988 +740,784
India 1,497,260 1,837,651 +340,391
Netherlands 877,126 1,023,360 +146,234

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 £
Austria 14,063,869
China 6,218,812
Germany 5,586,540
Slovakia 5,452,404
Italy 5,156,682

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 £
Austria 9,474,237 4,589,632 -4,884,605
China 3,317,956 2,900,856 -417,100
Germany 2,736,149 2,850,391 +114,242
Slovakia 251,543 5,200,861 +4,949,318
Italy 4,112,601 1,044,081 -3,068,520
Czechia 3,314,033 772,612 -2,541,421
United States 1,891,576 1,951,586 +60,010
India 1,997,319 1,839,686 -157,633
United Kingdom 1,395,272 1,597,893 +202,621
France 1,037,157 1,677,154 +639,997

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 21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Inner London - West 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 14 15 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 11 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 9 13 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 8 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 7 -2
West Midlands 9 5 -4

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) 34,432,669
Air transport 26,695,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,455,986
Other 298,206
Road transport 2,029

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) 19,834,953 14,597,716 -5,237,237
Air transport 13,328,383 13,367,312 +38,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,330,228 1,125,758 -1,204,470
Other 65,013 233,193 +168,180
Road transport 2,029 0 -2,029

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,633,872
East Midlands Airport 12,250,713
London Heathrow Airport 8,204,302
Eurotunnel 7,262,068
London 4,873,828

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 11,950,687 3,683,185 -8,267,502
East Midlands Airport 7,044,753 5,205,960 -1,838,793
London Heathrow Airport 3,714,778 4,489,524 +774,746
Eurotunnel 4,673,761 2,588,307 -2,085,454
London 671,258 4,202,570 +3,531,312
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,641,726 1,796,262 +154,536
Birmingham Airport 302,284 1,825,093 +1,522,809
Thamesport 1,206,495 460,243 -746,252
London Stansted Airport 739,706 900,400 +160,694
Immingham Docks 321,553 1,187,203 +865,650

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 40
Manufacture of electrical equipment 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 47
2025-09 41
2025-08 39
2025-07 55

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+ 113
1m-15m 93
0-1m 30
15m-54m 23
Other 22

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 £
South Korea 16,993,115
Germany 13,821,936
China 12,850,899
Ireland 6,615,540
United States 6,027,473

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 £
South Korea 9,420,845 7,572,270 -1,848,575
Germany 7,325,328 6,496,608 -828,720
China 5,711,022 7,139,877 +1,428,855
Ireland 3,434,963 3,180,577 -254,386
United States 3,971,866 2,055,607 -1,916,259
United Arab Emirates 2,724,248 2,859,103 +134,855
Netherlands 1,418,778 2,191,431 +772,653
Spain 1,374,556 795,973 -578,583
Denmark 1,069,351 724,293 -345,058
Bahrain 1,220,938 481,832 -739,106

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 £
Italy 17,269
XI 4,681

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 £
Italy 6,943 10,326 +3,383
XI 4,681 0 -4,681

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 35,496,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,421,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,401,829
Road transport 88,442
Other 21,950

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 18,979,313 16,517,370 -2,461,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,279,367 15,141,646 -1,137,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,047,462 14,354,367 +1,306,905
Road transport 88,442 0 -88,442
Other 11,624 10,326 -1,298

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,982,445
London Heathrow Airport 16,891,803
London Gateway Port 14,882,817
Southampton 12,456,242
East Midlands Airport 7,852,067

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 9,182,303 9,800,142 +617,839
London Heathrow Airport 8,652,331 8,239,472 -412,859
London Gateway Port 9,753,208 5,129,609 -4,623,599
Southampton 4,432,147 8,024,095 +3,591,948
East Midlands Airport 4,487,361 3,364,706 -1,122,655
Holyhead 2,241,471 2,541,114 +299,643
Manchester Airport 1,334,245 3,291,389 +1,957,144
London Stansted Airport 3,511,026 922,931 -2,588,095
Felixstowe 1,235,770 1,338,531 +102,761
Immingham Docks 1,194,443 570,846 -623,597

Quick facts

HS code: 853090

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

Description: Spare parts for traffic signalling and safety devices