Import/export HS code 85437006: Sound mixing devices

Digital devices for mixing sound, capable of connecting to wired or wireless networks

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 22,410,348
China 20,604,463
Germany 12,474,478
Belgium 7,978,158
France 7,881,255

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 9,852,308 12,558,040 +2,705,732
China 10,038,086 10,566,377 +528,291
Germany 6,108,268 6,366,210 +257,942
Belgium 2,431,224 5,546,934 +3,115,710
France 3,427,503 4,453,752 +1,026,249
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,006,612 3,347,033 +1,340,421
United States 2,823,959 2,058,534 -765,425
Malaysia 1,257,933 670,007 -587,926
Viet Nam 195,138 214,445 +19,307
Japan 130,299 237,840 +107,541

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 £
Malaysia 35,003,326
China 31,238,748
United States 6,928,846
Mexico 4,983,705
Taiwan 3,102,049

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 £
Malaysia 14,430,392 20,572,934 +6,142,542
China 14,189,672 17,049,076 +2,859,404
United States 3,568,479 3,360,367 -208,112
Mexico 2,640,329 2,343,376 -296,953
Taiwan 1,426,267 1,675,782 +249,515
Germany 1,163,772 1,224,123 +60,351
United Kingdom 608,035 418,158 -189,877
Japan 402,239 94,300 -307,939
Viet Nam 164,868 149,297 -15,571
Indonesia 168,736 124,506 -44,230

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 24
Inner London - West 21
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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 17 19 +2
Inner London - West 15 13 -2
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Norfolk 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 3 -2

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) 34,761,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,254,029
Air transport 19,882,194
Road transport 185,209
Other 87,736

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) 14,724,056 20,037,337 +5,313,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,955,211 17,298,818 +2,343,607
Air transport 9,618,852 10,263,342 +644,490
Road transport 113,584 71,625 -41,959
Other 70,402 17,334 -53,068

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 17,257,519
Felixstowe 12,617,358
Southampton 10,514,294
Grangemouth Docks 9,624,135
Leeds Bradford Airport 5,608,663

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 £
Eurotunnel 7,299,496 9,958,023 +2,658,527
Felixstowe 4,291,707 8,325,651 +4,033,944
Southampton 4,674,167 5,840,127 +1,165,960
Grangemouth Docks 6,471,742 3,152,393 -3,319,349
Leeds Bradford Airport 3,009,470 2,599,193 -410,277
London Gateway Port 528,039 3,627,504 +3,099,465
Harwich 1,845,146 1,999,385 +154,239
499 2,097,708 1,583,777 -513,931
Dover 1,523,655 2,049,067 +525,412
Luton Airport 1,253,330 1,816,520 +563,190

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 15
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 36
2025-10 57
2025-09 49
2025-08 47
2025-07 47

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 76
54m+ 52
15m-54m 27
Other 21
0-1m 20

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 74,384,664
Germany 15,125,530
China 14,732,545
South Korea 6,298,795
France 6,171,116

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 42,743,619 31,641,045 -11,102,574
Germany 7,308,572 7,816,958 +508,386
China 7,262,037 7,470,508 +208,471
South Korea 3,052,755 3,246,040 +193,285
France 3,357,552 2,813,564 -543,988
India 3,674,356 2,403,524 -1,270,832
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,565,621 3,097,334 +531,713
Poland 2,409,239 2,929,382 +520,143
Italy 2,628,193 2,606,965 -21,228
Spain 2,345,383 2,843,704 +498,321

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 151,378,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,114,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,626,246
Road transport 532,222

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 82,497,129 68,881,799 -13,615,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,798,568 31,315,543 +516,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,206,628 8,419,618 +2,212,990
Road transport 530,617 1,605 -529,012

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 69,446,152
Manchester Airport 60,535,148
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,087,685
East Midlands Airport 8,489,362
ZLC 6,952,959

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 34,329,712 35,116,440 +786,728
Manchester Airport 37,057,354 23,477,794 -13,579,560
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,551,272 24,536,413 -1,014,859
East Midlands Airport 4,805,993 3,683,369 -1,122,624
ZLC 3,571,027 3,381,932 -189,095
Liverpool Docks 1,577,226 4,114,387 +2,537,161
London Stansted Airport 2,322,616 1,948,453 -374,163
Immingham Docks 2,177,068 1,834,604 -342,464
London Gateway Port 1,919,654 2,059,108 +139,454
Dover 1,604,803 1,740,711 +135,908

Quick facts

HS code: 85437006

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

Description: Digital devices for mixing sound, capable of connecting to wired or wireless networks