Import/export HS code 853190: Parts for signaling devices

Components and parts used for electric sound or visual signaling devices

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 48,413,103
United States 31,759,830
Netherlands 19,155,268
Germany 9,661,518
Malaysia 7,785,088

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 25,119,775 23,293,328 -1,826,447
United States 8,533,654 23,226,176 +14,692,522
Netherlands 9,718,549 9,436,719 -281,830
Germany 5,500,846 4,160,672 -1,340,174
Malaysia 3,953,280 3,831,808 -121,472
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,821,761 2,629,661 -2,192,100
Poland 4,672,701 2,466,345 -2,206,356
Israel 3,186,129 3,285,738 +99,609
Italy 2,646,287 3,402,218 +755,931
Romania 2,688,646 2,559,664 -128,982

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 61,747,518
United States 35,004,342
Malaysia 8,295,193
Romania 7,763,672
Israel 6,389,922

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 33,215,226 28,532,292 -4,682,934
United States 10,258,545 24,745,797 +14,487,252
Malaysia 4,106,895 4,188,298 +81,403
Romania 3,938,051 3,825,621 -112,430
Israel 3,110,834 3,279,088 +168,254
Netherlands 3,419,048 2,828,115 -590,933
Germany 2,987,137 3,051,796 +64,659
Poland 3,598,882 1,769,043 -1,829,839
Italy 2,253,106 2,789,900 +536,794
Czechia 2,031,995 1,882,608 -149,387

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 98
Surrey, East and West Sussex 84
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 80
Greater Manchester 62
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 53

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
Inner London - West 62 62 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 63 59 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 59 49 -10
Greater Manchester 50 37 -13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40 36 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 35 31 -4
Outer London - West and North West 37 28 -9
West Midlands 35 25 -10
Essex 26 26 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 24 22 -2

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 81,414,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,764,501
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,239,801
Road transport 4,030,881
Other 612,970

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 34,836,613 46,578,184 +11,741,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,645,126 26,119,375 -6,525,751
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,376,256 15,863,545 -1,512,711
Road transport 2,323,855 1,707,026 -616,829
Other 339,315 273,655 -65,660
Rail transport 98,203 0 -98,203

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 26,945,844
Southampton 24,066,420
London Heathrow Airport 21,257,386
East Midlands Airport 18,635,475
Felixstowe 18,023,125

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 5,969,301 20,976,543 +15,007,242
Southampton 15,074,401 8,992,019 -6,082,382
London Heathrow Airport 12,708,771 8,548,615 -4,160,156
East Midlands Airport 9,357,943 9,277,532 -80,411
Felixstowe 9,359,964 8,663,161 -696,803
Dover 6,333,850 5,689,002 -644,848
Thamesport 6,004,911 3,899,127 -2,105,784
Birmingham Airport 3,785,113 4,695,220 +910,107
Eurotunnel 3,897,124 3,539,610 -357,514
London Gateway Port 1,434,983 4,355,356 +2,920,373

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 225
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 100
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 93
Manufacture of electrical equipment 92
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 66

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 201
2025-10 165
2025-09 190
2025-08 178
2025-07 219

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 470
54m+ 393
0-1m 114
15m-54m 103
Other 96

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 £
Netherlands 18,015,067
Germany 16,007,414
Saudi Arabia 12,362,523
United States 11,157,357
Ireland 10,777,476

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 £
Netherlands 9,849,680 8,165,387 -1,684,293
Germany 6,933,261 9,074,153 +2,140,892
Saudi Arabia 6,223,600 6,138,923 -84,677
United States 5,134,516 6,022,841 +888,325
Ireland 5,928,401 4,849,075 -1,079,326
Spain 2,382,973 6,375,105 +3,992,132
China 4,766,091 3,763,761 -1,002,330
United Arab Emirates 3,066,431 3,603,048 +536,617
France 3,274,839 2,876,455 -398,384
Egypt 2,810,721 899,272 -1,911,449

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 136,084
Italy 119,719
Czechia 63,298
XI 47,676
France 14,209

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 65,115 70,969 +5,854
Italy 119,719 0 -119,719
Czechia 63,298 0 -63,298
XI 39,994 7,682 -32,312
France 6,507 7,702 +1,195
Germany 10,429 0 -10,429
Nicaragua 0 9,178 +9,178
Ireland 2,847 2,812 -35
China 158 2 -156
Taiwan 39 0 -39

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 72,850,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,538,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,916,402
Other 406,451
Road transport 397,794

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 37,545,625 35,304,840 -2,240,785
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,978,829 25,559,579 +1,580,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,314,725 7,601,677 -1,713,048
Other 308,106 98,345 -209,761
Road transport 397,794 0 -397,794

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,488,384
London Heathrow Airport 26,086,283
East Midlands Airport 13,350,480
London Stansted Airport 11,465,767
Felixstowe 10,344,656

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 14,823,720 15,664,664 +840,944
London Heathrow Airport 14,382,317 11,703,966 -2,678,351
East Midlands Airport 7,643,394 5,707,086 -1,936,308
London Stansted Airport 3,369,041 8,096,726 +4,727,685
Felixstowe 4,970,983 5,373,673 +402,690
Warton Aerodrome 4,779,524 4,551,495 -228,029
ZLC 4,771,838 3,232,447 -1,539,391
London Gateway Port 3,627,719 4,306,766 +679,047
Holyhead 3,113,537 3,182,704 +69,167
Manchester Airport 2,342,861 1,645,314 -697,547

Quick facts

HS code: 853190

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

Description: Components and parts used for electric sound or visual signaling devices