Import/export HS code 854071: Magnetrons

Components used in microwave ovens and radar systems

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  • 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 4,261,378
Netherlands 3,057,093
United States 2,459,197
Japan 1,218,243
Germany 1,194,388

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 2,185,735 2,075,643 -110,092
Netherlands 1,437,444 1,619,649 +182,205
United States 1,153,381 1,305,816 +152,435
Japan 1,198,028 20,215 -1,177,813
Germany 590,595 603,793 +13,198
France 236,890 556,069 +319,179
Belgium 269,057 241,814 -27,243
Italy 143,675 89,628 -54,047
Thailand 97,953 44,519 -53,434
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 4,996,707
United Kingdom 4,262,475
Japan 2,001,125
Thailand 1,369,220
United States 883,517

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 2,529,062 2,467,645 -61,417
United Kingdom 1,702,879 2,559,596 +856,717
Japan 1,598,023 403,102 -1,194,921
Thailand 540,866 828,354 +287,488
United States 583,341 300,176 -283,165
Germany 223,677 55,796 -167,881
France 66,709 85,333 +18,624
Netherlands 53,059 68,747 +15,688
South Korea 37,263 32,410 -4,853
Denmark 44,005 12,566 -31,439

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 10
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 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Essex 7 6 -1
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
Greater Manchester 3 2 -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 6,591,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,531,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,222,106
Road transport 3,477
Other 532

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 3,676,292 2,915,266 -761,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,712,544 2,818,628 +106,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,079,555 1,142,551 +62,996
Road transport 3,477 0 -3,477
Other 532 0 -532

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,708,133
Southampton 2,506,152
London Heathrow Airport 2,351,541
London Gateway Port 1,463,450
Eurotunnel 1,376,265

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 1,240,143 1,467,990 +227,847
Southampton 1,798,725 707,427 -1,091,298
London Heathrow Airport 1,884,610 466,931 -1,417,679
London Gateway Port 511,933 951,517 +439,584
Eurotunnel 462,519 913,746 +451,227
London Stansted Airport 374,874 896,018 +521,144
Felixstowe 224,659 873,975 +649,316
Dover 466,175 85,268 -380,907
Thamesport 136,247 306,973 +170,726
Killingholme 106,143 71,723 -34,420

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
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 11
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
2026-01 24
2025-11 23
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 22

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+ 51
1m-15m 25
Other 11
0-1m 9
15m-54m 7

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 40,909,750
United States 39,210,304
Japan 14,218,070
China 13,425,482
Germany 2,293,066

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 22,957,483 17,952,267 -5,005,216
United States 13,208,510 26,001,794 +12,793,284
Japan 8,284,727 5,933,343 -2,351,384
China 7,357,747 6,067,735 -1,290,012
Germany 1,834,875 458,191 -1,376,684
Bulgaria 741,601 1,151,862 +410,261
Belgium 661,650 320,379 -341,271
South Korea 147,403 346,257 +198,854
Poland 5,833 479,864 +474,031
Italy 168,158 160,342 -7,816

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 82,140,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,855,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,971,247
Road transport 435,791

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 36,940,707 45,199,861 +8,259,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,584,394 13,271,347 -1,313,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,600,410 1,370,837 -3,229,573
Road transport 435,791 0 -435,791

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 36,518,326
London Heathrow Airport 32,947,076
Harwich 20,742,349
ZLC 10,727,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,956,030

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 10,722,442 25,795,884 +15,073,442
London Heathrow Airport 19,261,026 13,686,050 -5,574,976
Harwich 11,314,333 9,428,016 -1,886,317
ZLC 6,206,657 4,520,793 -1,685,864
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,580,885 3,375,145 -205,740
Dover 2,409,882 437,559 -1,972,323
East Midlands Airport 1,156,601 1,166,849 +10,248
London Gateway Port 1,576,383 30,459 -1,545,924
Southampton 2,113 1,334,430 +1,332,317
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