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 9,422,091
United States 6,255,165
Ireland 2,683,298
France 2,480,896
Italy 2,231,499

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 5,762,151 3,659,940 -2,102,211
United States 3,109,746 3,145,419 +35,673
Ireland 1,618,005 1,065,293 -552,712
France 1,445,164 1,035,732 -409,432
Italy 695,330 1,536,169 +840,839
Viet Nam 6,675 1,687,989 +1,681,314
Netherlands 942,885 714,786 -228,099
Germany 637,388 926,063 +288,675
Spain 593,795 718,890 +125,095
Belgium 454,889 262,812 -192,077

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 12,711,399
China 11,522,103
Viet Nam 1,747,373
France 1,687,951
United Kingdom 985,719

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 5,912,248 6,799,151 +886,903
China 6,952,373 4,569,730 -2,382,643
Viet Nam 25,665 1,721,708 +1,696,043
France 968,646 719,305 -249,341
United Kingdom 778,982 206,737 -572,245
Italy 447,606 483,455 +35,849
Ukraine 0 558,751 +558,751
Mexico 145,153 226,377 +81,224
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 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Greater Manchester 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16
Inner London - West 15

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 15 15 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 17 +0
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 9 -4
Inner London - West 7 11 +4
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Essex 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 6 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 3 -5
West Yorkshire 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 19,872,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,123,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,996,151
Other 463,397
Road transport 166,966

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 9,894,689 9,977,670 +82,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,653,659 3,469,547 -184,112
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,974,303 3,021,848 +47,545
Other 276,461 186,936 -89,525
Road transport 97,190 69,776 -27,414

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 8,696,913
Felixstowe 4,936,444
London Heathrow Airport 4,621,309
East Midlands Airport 3,015,804
Eurotunnel 1,985,939

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 4,489,685 4,207,228 -282,457
Felixstowe 2,583,599 2,352,845 -230,754
London Heathrow Airport 2,304,542 2,316,767 +12,225
East Midlands Airport 1,458,086 1,557,718 +99,632
Eurotunnel 1,160,838 825,101 -335,737
Southampton 1,135,878 405,842 -730,036
Dover 415,333 1,006,879 +591,546
Glasgow Airport 457,033 826,752 +369,719
London Gateway Port 196,004 897,895 +701,891
499 231,455 563,499 +332,044

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 85
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
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
2026-01 47
2025-11 42
2025-10 52
2025-09 61
2025-08 54

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 105
Other 30
15m-54m 29
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 2,350,396
Ireland 2,041,521
Italy 1,994,200
Netherlands 1,716,686
Spain 1,112,829

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 1,487,742 862,654 -625,088
Ireland 723,997 1,317,524 +593,527
Italy 796,685 1,197,515 +400,830
Netherlands 990,818 725,868 -264,950
Spain 375,423 737,406 +361,983
Canada 1,044,823 24,243 -1,020,580
Germany 457,573 493,326 +35,753
Australia 329,871 274,521 -55,350
United Arab Emirates 246,629 213,797 -32,832
France 271,354 171,916 -99,438

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 6,051
XI 2,037
Ireland 1,877

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 5,703 348 -5,355
XI 1,583 454 -1,129
Ireland 948 929 -19

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 14,544,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,378,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 552,045
Road transport 41,861
Other 10,057

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 7,820,009 6,724,235 -1,095,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,154,776 1,223,944 +69,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,913 264,132 -23,781
Road transport 41,861 0 -41,861
Other 8,234 1,823 -6,411

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,686,028
London Stansted Airport 4,379,945
East Midlands Airport 3,997,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,390,501
ZLC 764,874

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 3,241,753 1,444,275 -1,797,478
London Stansted Airport 1,327,004 3,052,941 +1,725,937
East Midlands Airport 2,444,583 1,553,017 -891,566
Dover / Eurotunnel 673,492 717,009 +43,517
ZLC 494,757 270,117 -224,640
Manchester Airport 100,553 348,209 +247,656
Dover 138,997 179,219 +40,222
Holyhead 161,278 148,675 -12,603
London Gateway Port 116,859 142,132 +25,273
Glasgow Airport 177,088 1,000 -176,088

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