Import/export HS code 900720: Movie projectors

Devices used to project movies onto screens

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 £
United States 1,017,666
China 601,819
Ireland 239,752
Netherlands 193,097
Germany 116,370

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 £
United States 770,296 247,370 -522,926
China 176,790 425,029 +248,239
Ireland 72,446 167,306 +94,860
Netherlands 90,326 102,771 +12,445
Germany 39,354 77,016 +37,662
Portugal 0 57,272 +57,272
France 44,024 1,394 -42,630
United Arab Emirates 6,689 37,767 +31,078
Canada 8,120 21,880 +13,760
Saudi Arabia 18,459 7,400 -11,059

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 936,834
United States 815,794
United Kingdom 237,414
Japan 95,519
Germany 92,937

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 306,829 630,005 +323,176
United States 631,455 184,339 -447,116
United Kingdom 179,940 57,474 -122,466
Japan 2,000 93,519 +91,519
Germany 17,282 75,655 +58,373
Netherlands 36,645 42,791 +6,146
Portugal 0 57,272 +57,272
India 43,262 0 -43,262
Canada 8,120 18,401 +10,281
France 14,622 1,394 -13,228

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 5 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -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 1,745,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 535,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 189,463

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 1,081,669 663,815 -417,854
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,477 423,629 +312,152
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,612 100,851 +12,239

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,186,953
Felixstowe 313,081
East Midlands Airport 271,565
London Stansted Airport 205,089
Holyhead 110,910

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 Heathrow Airport 748,393 438,560 -309,833
Felixstowe 53,233 259,848 +206,615
East Midlands Airport 134,992 136,573 +1,581
London Stansted Airport 164,569 40,520 -124,049
Holyhead 64,901 46,009 -18,892
Thamesport 32,137 75,895 +43,758
Eurotunnel 5,324 67,651 +62,327
Birmingham Airport 23,443 16,991 -6,452
London Gateway Port 0 36,993 +36,993
Southampton 16,115 10,403 -5,712

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 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 4
Rental and leasing activities 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 3
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 3

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+ 18
1m-15m 16
0-1m 5
Other 5
15m-54m 2

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 1,437,100
Germany 207,898
Ireland 145,011
Belgium 118,563
Saudi Arabia 117,673

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 287,756 1,149,344 +861,588
Germany 149,956 57,942 -92,014
Ireland 19,460 125,551 +106,091
Belgium 25,324 93,239 +67,915
Saudi Arabia 3,680 113,993 +110,313
Netherlands 3,650 107,770 +104,120
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,950 75,011 +63,061
United Arab Emirates 58,425 26,534 -31,891
Qatar 78,720 0 -78,720
Canada 0 61,400 +61,400

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 2,268,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 409,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,638
Road transport 2,750

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 709,300 1,559,262 +849,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 131,037 278,631 +147,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,638 180,000 +160,362
Road transport 2,750 0 -2,750

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,686,894
East Midlands Airport 200,250
Dover / Eurotunnel 189,733
London Gateway Port 187,050
Manchester Airport 175,987

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 413,942 1,272,952 +859,010
East Midlands Airport 149,664 50,586 -99,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,414 135,319 +80,905
London Gateway Port 7,050 180,000 +172,950
Manchester Airport 105,792 70,195 -35,597
ZLC 17,443 141,532 +124,089
Holyhead 17,941 120,593 +102,652
Immingham Docks 51,251 0 -51,251
London Stansted Airport 25,209 23,997 -1,212
Dover 7,431 22,719 +15,288

Quick facts

HS code: 900720

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

Description: Devices used to project movies onto screens