Import/export HS code 854071: Magnetrons

Components used in microwave ovens and radar systems

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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 £
China 4,085,695
Netherlands 3,214,188
United States 2,385,411
Japan 1,219,857
Germany 1,178,378

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 2,053,564 2,032,131 -21,433
Netherlands 1,567,216 1,646,972 +79,756
United States 1,086,255 1,299,156 +212,901
Japan 1,185,121 34,736 -1,150,385
Germany 568,747 609,631 +40,884
France 228,140 576,500 +348,360
Belgium 209,406 301,465 +92,059
Italy 155,338 90,308 -65,030
Thailand 99,754 49,100 -50,654
Turkey 3,477 112,640 +109,163

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 4,800,258
United Kingdom 4,303,502
Japan 2,054,299
Thailand 1,361,648
United States 891,928

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 2,349,704 2,450,554 +100,850
United Kingdom 1,737,463 2,566,039 +828,576
Japan 1,663,010 391,289 -1,271,721
Thailand 536,760 824,888 +288,128
United States 521,785 370,143 -151,642
Germany 223,677 46,449 -177,228
France 62,402 93,599 +31,197
Netherlands 55,696 66,834 +11,138
Denmark 31,348 33,462 +2,114
South Korea 37,263 27,368 -9,895

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Essex 7
Inner London - West 7

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 4 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Essex 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
South East Wales 4 1 -3

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 6,487,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,545,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,211,774
Road transport 3,477
Other 1,941

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 3,488,235 2,999,278 -488,957
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,787,486 2,758,502 -28,984
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,037,251 1,174,523 +137,272
Road transport 3,477 0 -3,477
Other 1,941 0 -1,941

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,642,900
Southampton 2,506,152
London Heathrow Airport 2,353,942
London Gateway Port 1,470,066
Eurotunnel 1,371,131

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,138,345 1,504,555 +366,210
Southampton 1,700,837 805,315 -895,522
London Heathrow Airport 1,823,436 530,506 -1,292,930
London Gateway Port 653,608 816,458 +162,850
Eurotunnel 477,000 894,131 +417,131
London Stansted Airport 318,648 876,792 +558,144
Felixstowe 225,384 826,394 +601,010
Dover 418,750 127,495 -291,255
Thamesport 151,805 345,974 +194,169
Killingholme 97,859 80,007 -17,852

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 24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 22
2025-07 27

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+ 53
1m-15m 25
Other 11
0-1m 9
15m-54m 8

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 41,345,054
United States 38,505,618
Japan 14,355,159
China 13,542,790
Germany 2,263,992

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 23,880,853 17,464,201 -6,416,652
United States 13,222,136 25,283,482 +12,061,346
Japan 8,738,103 5,617,056 -3,121,047
China 7,744,926 5,797,864 -1,947,062
Germany 1,850,132 413,860 -1,436,272
Bulgaria 691,010 1,202,453 +511,443
Belgium 581,534 400,495 -181,039
South Korea 140,911 350,181 +209,270
Italy 187,018 150,833 -36,185
Poland 5,833 320,774 +314,941

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 82,103,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,340,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,315,251
Road transport 478,941

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 37,522,248 44,581,464 +7,059,216
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,120,530 12,219,878 -2,900,652
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,071,690 1,243,561 -3,828,129
Road transport 478,941 0 -478,941

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 35,892,507
London Heathrow Airport 33,671,028
Harwich 20,414,639
ZLC 10,518,151
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,887,250

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 Stansted Airport 10,479,296 25,413,211 +14,933,915
London Heathrow Airport 20,691,969 12,979,059 -7,712,910
Harwich 11,818,039 8,596,600 -3,221,439
ZLC 5,516,704 5,001,447 -515,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,763,804 3,123,446 -640,358
Dover 2,768,103 464,201 -2,303,902
East Midlands Airport 1,287,878 1,160,536 -127,342
London Gateway Port 1,544,037 108,954 -1,435,083
Southampton 2,113 1,127,305 +1,125,192
London 151,857 0 -151,857

Quick facts

HS code: 854071

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

Description: Components used in microwave ovens and radar systems