Import/export HS code 85318070: Various signaling apparatus

Other signaling devices not specifically listed, used for various purposes

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 £
Netherlands 57,521,729
France 48,363,418
Germany 47,619,160
United States 41,856,457
China 24,213,340

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 £
Netherlands 19,970,943 37,550,786 +17,579,843
France 10,979,678 37,383,740 +26,404,062
Germany 26,641,101 20,978,059 -5,663,042
United States 21,933,594 19,922,863 -2,010,731
China 13,143,277 11,070,063 -2,073,214
Viet Nam 6,052,988 5,383,423 -669,565
Sweden 5,166,583 3,166,413 -2,000,170
Romania 1,331,004 2,782,556 +1,451,552
Ireland 965,926 2,746,304 +1,780,378
Italy 1,665,800 1,428,007 -237,793

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 £
China 74,699,063
United States 63,342,907
Viet Nam 52,016,176
Germany 19,721,990
United Kingdom 12,611,924

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 £
China 31,346,148 43,352,915 +12,006,767
United States 25,177,843 38,165,064 +12,987,221
Viet Nam 21,252,515 30,763,661 +9,511,146
Germany 12,843,571 6,878,419 -5,965,152
United Kingdom 5,205,100 7,406,824 +2,201,724
France 6,004,302 3,623,874 -2,380,428
Romania 3,767,838 2,813,906 -953,932
Canada 231,492 4,479,431 +4,247,939
Sweden 1,636,458 1,694,304 +57,846
Ireland 843,939 2,444,675 +1,600,736

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 71
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 69
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 69
Inner London - West 61
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 55

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 57 49 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 49 51 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 47 48 +1
Inner London - West 35 41 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38 40 +2
Greater Manchester 36 35 -1
Outer London - West and North West 27 23 -4
West Midlands 25 27 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 27 +2
Inner London - East 20 24 +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) 129,405,566
Air transport 116,355,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,558,582
Other 1,924,132
Road transport 1,830,413

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) 40,793,168 88,612,398 +47,819,230
Air transport 64,904,127 51,451,817 -13,452,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,301,312 14,257,270 -44,042
Other 913,451 1,010,681 +97,230
Road transport 1,512,649 317,764 -1,194,885

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 57,586,497
Eurotunnel 45,737,625
Dover 35,571,027
London Stansted Airport 22,718,400
Felixstowe 21,218,643

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 Heathrow Airport 32,914,295 24,672,202 -8,242,093
Eurotunnel 7,664,229 38,073,396 +30,409,167
Dover 10,101,224 25,469,803 +15,368,579
London Stansted Airport 13,163,395 9,555,005 -3,608,390
Felixstowe 10,491,070 10,727,573 +236,503
East Midlands Airport 9,798,260 5,940,653 -3,857,607
Immingham Docks 9,764,950 5,585,718 -4,179,232
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,764,532 6,743,042 +2,978,510
Birmingham Airport 4,211,038 4,172,766 -38,272
Manchester Airport 2,589,735 3,687,575 +1,097,840

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 249
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 108
Manufacture of electrical equipment 76
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 68
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 64

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 188
2025-11 211
2025-10 217
2025-09 176
2025-08 199

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 394
54m+ 356
15m-54m 106
0-1m 97
Other 97

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 32,800,499
Germany 23,648,515
Italy 7,349,043
Ireland 6,621,873
Netherlands 6,379,142

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 18,086,489 14,714,010 -3,372,479
Germany 11,049,917 12,598,598 +1,548,681
Italy 3,347,372 4,001,671 +654,299
Ireland 2,614,184 4,007,689 +1,393,505
Netherlands 3,437,787 2,941,355 -496,432
India 2,182,798 1,741,906 -440,892
Spain 966,636 2,713,075 +1,746,439
United Arab Emirates 1,319,560 1,906,528 +586,968
Turkey 878,086 2,061,646 +1,183,560
France 1,795,362 1,143,743 -651,619

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 £
France 56,489
XI 16,264
China 15,876
Germany 7,417
Indonesia 3,598

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 £
France 43,708 12,781 -30,927
XI 11,988 4,276 -7,712
China 15,611 265 -15,346
Germany 3,248 4,169 +921
Indonesia 1,543 2,055 +512
India 0 3,119 +3,119
Nicaragua 2,733 0 -2,733
Czechia 0 762 +762
Ireland 0 729 +729
Kazakhstan 0 285 +285

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 95,698,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,183,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,000,296
Other 319,930
Road transport 136,130

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 48,403,167 47,294,927 -1,108,240
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,141,365 13,042,574 +901,209
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,221,200 2,779,096 -442,104
Other 223,087 96,843 -126,244
Road transport 136,130 0 -136,130

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 39,456,072
East Midlands Airport 24,660,253
London Stansted Airport 11,676,051
ZLC 11,044,406
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,796,623

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 20,877,609 18,578,463 -2,299,146
East Midlands Airport 12,934,782 11,725,471 -1,209,311
London Stansted Airport 5,780,164 5,895,887 +115,723
ZLC 6,060,513 4,983,893 -1,076,620
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,058,729 3,737,894 -1,320,835
Immingham Docks 2,969,760 5,027,618 +2,057,858
Manchester Airport 2,199,864 5,551,365 +3,351,501
Holyhead 1,680,457 2,451,558 +771,101
Dover 938,192 1,032,088 +93,896
London Gateway Port 975,888 756,679 -219,209

Quick facts

HS code: 85318070

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

Description: Other signaling devices not specifically listed, used for various purposes