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 1,186,762
China 623,704
Ireland 239,752
Netherlands 193,097
France 60,996

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 956,398 230,364 -726,034
China 180,123 443,581 +263,458
Ireland 72,446 167,306 +94,860
Netherlands 90,326 102,771 +12,445
France 58,318 2,678 -55,640
Portugal 0 57,272 +57,272
Germany 38,672 9,067 -29,605
United Arab Emirates 0 44,456 +44,456
Canada 6,759 23,241 +16,482
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 974,297
United States 951,306
United Kingdom 224,144
Japan 95,519
Netherlands 79,436

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 325,740 648,557 +322,817
United States 770,703 180,603 -590,100
United Kingdom 173,251 50,893 -122,358
Japan 2,000 93,519 +91,519
Netherlands 36,645 42,791 +6,146
Germany 63,454 7,706 -55,748
Portugal 0 57,272 +57,272
India 43,262 0 -43,262
Canada 6,759 19,762 +13,003
France 13,338 2,678 -10,660

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 6
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 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Devon 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 1,891,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 594,375
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,812

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 1,223,653 668,141 -555,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 164,490 429,885 +265,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,612 33,200 -55,412

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,172,513
East Midlands Airport 355,761
Felixstowe 313,081
London Stansted Airport 260,444
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 733,674 438,839 -294,835
East Midlands Airport 219,188 136,573 -82,615
Felixstowe 53,233 259,848 +206,615
London Stansted Airport 216,863 43,581 -173,282
Holyhead 64,901 46,009 -18,892
Thamesport 32,137 72,159 +40,022
London 47,427 11,835 -35,592
London Gateway Port 15,578 36,993 +21,415
Birmingham Airport 20,601 17,977 -2,624
Luton Airport 28,299 8,633 -19,666

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
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4
Rental and leasing activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 3
2025-07 5

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 140,379
Belgium 118,563
Netherlands 111,420

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 273,756 1,163,344 +889,588
Germany 149,956 57,942 -92,014
Ireland 19,460 120,919 +101,459
Belgium 10,324 108,239 +97,915
Netherlands 3,650 107,770 +104,120
Saudi Arabia 3,680 106,400 +102,720
Australia 84,203 17,575 -66,628
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

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 2,268,534
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 397,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,341
Road transport 5,915

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 669,501 1,599,033 +929,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,640 275,896 +154,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,341 180,000 +79,659
Road transport 5,915 0 -5,915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,689,209
East Midlands Airport 200,250
London Gateway Port 187,050
Dover / Eurotunnel 182,233
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 377,507 1,311,702 +934,195
East Midlands Airport 149,664 50,586 -99,078
London Gateway Port 7,050 180,000 +172,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 51,115 131,118 +80,003
Manchester Airport 105,792 70,195 -35,597
ZLC 17,244 142,553 +125,309
Holyhead 17,941 115,961 +98,020
Southampton 92,252 0 -92,252
Immingham Docks 51,251 0 -51,251
London Stansted Airport 25,209 23,997 -1,212

Quick facts

HS code: 900720

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

Description: Devices used to project movies onto screens