Import/export HS code 85318040: Bells, buzzers, and door chimes

Devices like bells, buzzers, and door chimes used for signaling or alerting

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 £
China 9,263,629
United States 6,154,855
Ireland 2,767,322
France 2,484,853
Italy 2,110,857

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 £
China 5,635,442 3,628,187 -2,007,255
United States 2,948,301 3,206,554 +258,253
Ireland 1,713,979 1,053,343 -660,636
France 1,416,545 1,068,308 -348,237
Italy 746,861 1,363,996 +617,135
Netherlands 892,140 698,869 -193,271
Germany 599,021 843,193 +244,172
Spain 580,001 672,491 +92,490
Viet Nam 8,995 1,101,720 +1,092,725
Belgium 491,355 279,469 -211,886

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 £
United States 12,453,470
China 11,345,848
France 1,708,807
Viet Nam 1,152,971
Italy 970,034

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 £
United States 5,756,787 6,696,683 +939,896
China 6,872,101 4,473,747 -2,398,354
France 986,483 722,324 -264,159
Viet Nam 16,595 1,136,376 +1,119,781
Italy 508,626 461,408 -47,218
United Kingdom 769,941 163,650 -606,291
Ukraine 0 550,411 +550,411
Mexico 159,708 224,771 +65,063
New Zealand 284,736 62,354 -222,382
Thailand 153,705 123,619 -30,086

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Greater Manchester 16
Outer London - West and North West 16

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 18 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
Outer London - West and North West 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 7 11 +4
Essex 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 5 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Air transport 19,577,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,848,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,510,663
Other 468,993
Road transport 170,585

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 £
Air transport 9,786,415 9,790,656 +4,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,627,025 3,221,331 -405,694
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,914,417 2,596,246 -318,171
Other 279,390 189,603 -89,787
Road transport 112,946 57,639 -55,307

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 8,562,706
London Heathrow Airport 4,685,387
Felixstowe 4,492,716
East Midlands Airport 2,935,206
Eurotunnel 1,961,599

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 £
London Stansted Airport 4,388,573 4,174,133 -214,440
London Heathrow Airport 2,367,334 2,318,053 -49,281
Felixstowe 2,543,563 1,949,153 -594,410
East Midlands Airport 1,405,199 1,530,007 +124,808
Eurotunnel 1,150,483 811,116 -339,367
Southampton 1,114,338 412,883 -701,455
Dover 397,888 1,001,481 +603,593
Glasgow Airport 431,734 750,408 +318,674
London Gateway Port 197,648 679,345 +481,697
Birmingham Airport 452,361 345,566 -106,795

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 87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of electrical equipment 23
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Air transport 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 42
2025-10 52
2025-09 61
2025-08 54
2025-07 63

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+ 110
1m-15m 106
15m-54m 29
Other 28
0-1m 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 £
United States 2,224,242
Ireland 1,954,924
Italy 1,866,666
Netherlands 1,652,947
Spain 1,074,511

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 1,368,471 855,771 -512,700
Ireland 698,360 1,256,564 +558,204
Italy 772,051 1,094,615 +322,564
Netherlands 907,821 745,126 -162,695
Spain 427,474 647,037 +219,563
Canada 1,042,359 18,407 -1,023,952
Germany 594,100 465,576 -128,524
Australia 396,725 293,158 -103,567
United Arab Emirates 253,572 221,765 -31,807
France 270,198 172,438 -97,760

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 6,205
XI 2,037
Ireland 1,877
XU 92

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 5,197 1,008 -4,189
XI 1,583 454 -1,129
Ireland 948 929 -19
XU 0 92 +92

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 13,909,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,371,526
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 490,897
Road transport 41,861
Other 10,211

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 7,543,572 6,366,140 -1,177,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,233,555 1,137,971 -95,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 312,042 178,855 -133,187
Road transport 41,861 0 -41,861
Other 7,728 2,483 -5,245

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,505,603
London Stansted Airport 4,145,109
East Midlands Airport 4,062,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,385,537
ZLC 781,371

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,190,083 1,315,520 -1,874,563
London Stansted Airport 1,346,342 2,798,767 +1,452,425
East Midlands Airport 2,354,791 1,707,586 -647,205
Dover / Eurotunnel 769,013 616,524 -152,489
ZLC 508,976 272,395 -236,581
Dover 141,006 189,784 +48,778
Holyhead 156,830 146,283 -10,547
London Gateway Port 134,292 141,497 +7,205
Glasgow Airport 1,543 176,545 +175,002
Immingham Docks 16,311 135,236 +118,925

Quick facts

HS code: 85318040

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

Description: Devices like bells, buzzers, and door chimes used for signaling or alerting