Import/export HS code 854160: Mounted piezo-electric crystals

Crystals used in electronic devices for generating or detecting sound waves

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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 £
Germany 13,797,967
United States 12,286,448
Netherlands 5,882,622
Taiwan 5,662,352
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,035,430

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 £
Germany 6,333,943 7,464,024 +1,130,081
United States 6,904,812 5,381,636 -1,523,176
Netherlands 1,929,654 3,952,968 +2,023,314
Taiwan 2,689,109 2,973,243 +284,134
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,273,166 2,762,264 +489,098
Japan 2,678,714 2,190,145 -488,569
China 2,533,059 2,255,192 -277,867
Belgium 1,609,842 1,012,663 -597,179
New Zealand 973,637 818,619 -155,018
France 991,470 759,548 -231,922

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 13,927,814
United States 12,886,181
Japan 12,212,993
Taiwan 7,570,495
Germany 3,352,674

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 6,956,281 6,971,533 +15,252
United States 6,962,830 5,923,351 -1,039,479
Japan 5,298,184 6,914,809 +1,616,625
Taiwan 3,655,159 3,915,336 +260,177
Germany 1,762,334 1,590,340 -171,994
New Zealand 1,053,617 868,848 -184,769
Thailand 846,001 927,311 +81,310
France 841,653 631,886 -209,767
Switzerland 451,837 620,873 +169,036
United Kingdom 726,594 211,949 -514,645

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 32
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 20

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 26 23 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 27 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 16 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 17 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 13 14 +1
Inner London - West 8 13 +5
Essex 7 11 +4
East Central Scotland 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
West Midlands 6 10 +4

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 55,794,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,053,849
Other 2,433,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,515,978
Road transport 202,027

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 28,181,516 27,613,477 -568,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,084,685 1,969,164 -115,521
Other 692,828 1,741,011 +1,048,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 635,978 880,000 +244,022
Road transport 14,828 187,199 +172,371

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 29,274,413
London Stansted Airport 12,516,054
London Heathrow Airport 8,962,915
000 2,433,839
London Gateway Port 2,050,835

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 14,004,850 15,269,563 +1,264,713
London Stansted Airport 5,999,157 6,516,897 +517,740
London Heathrow Airport 5,245,616 3,717,299 -1,528,317
000 692,828 1,741,011 +1,048,183
London Gateway Port 843,594 1,207,241 +363,647
Edinburgh Airport 726,163 829,945 +103,782
Birmingham Airport 970,187 585,180 -385,007
Glasgow Airport 699,234 501,181 -198,053
Eurotunnel 144,121 544,893 +400,772
London 616,990 4,056 -612,934

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 97
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 70
Manufacture of electrical equipment 44
Other manufacturing 19
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 77
2025-10 71
2025-09 81
2025-08 62
2025-07 74

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 149
54m+ 114
15m-54m 29
Other 26
0-1m 25

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 11,173,204
Germany 9,106,873
France 5,417,145
Netherlands 4,650,049
Malaysia 4,158,035

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 6,332,111 4,841,093 -1,491,018
Germany 5,444,999 3,661,874 -1,783,125
France 3,488,957 1,928,188 -1,560,769
Netherlands 1,923,038 2,727,011 +803,973
Malaysia 2,213,487 1,944,548 -268,939
China 1,295,948 1,578,496 +282,548
Romania 2,243,502 303,768 -1,939,734
Switzerland 1,033,816 1,013,648 -20,168
Greece 864,908 956,308 +91,400
Italy 916,427 835,854 -80,573

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 £
XI 22,787
Japan 91

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 £
XI 0 22,787 +22,787
Japan 0 91 +91

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 63,024,112
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,159,635
Road transport 491,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 340,746
Other 22,878

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 33,581,587 29,442,525 -4,139,062
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,160,896 998,739 -162,157
Road transport 489,012 2,944 -486,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 281,567 59,179 -222,388
Other 0 22,878 +22,878

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 31,009,071
ZLC 12,037,698
London Stansted Airport 11,881,402
London Heathrow Airport 8,059,591
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,245,724

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 £
East Midlands Airport 17,450,141 13,558,930 -3,891,211
ZLC 6,174,907 5,862,791 -312,116
London Stansted Airport 6,702,787 5,178,615 -1,524,172
London Heathrow Airport 3,469,213 4,590,378 +1,121,165
Dover / Eurotunnel 649,655 596,069 -53,586
Dover 394,383 314,554 -79,829
Manchester Airport 154,246 243,178 +88,932
London Gateway Port 246,939 26,122 -220,817
Birmingham Airport 112,439 0 -112,439
Harwich 38,674 26,657 -12,017

Quick facts

HS code: 854160

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

Description: Crystals used in electronic devices for generating or detecting sound waves