Import/export HS code 92029080: Various string instruments

Includes other string instruments not specifically listed, like ukuleles and mandolins

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 7,987,055
China 2,798,497
United States 2,284,642
Italy 1,909,119
France 705,078

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 4,029,434 3,957,621 -71,813
China 1,201,695 1,596,802 +395,107
United States 1,130,942 1,153,700 +22,758
Italy 973,057 936,062 -36,995
France 325,761 379,317 +53,556
Germany 304,800 302,768 -2,032
Japan 289,153 297,253 +8,100
Slovenia 254,170 15,787 -238,383
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 130,602 41,638 -88,964
Canada 56,628 58,596 +1,968

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 £
United States 6,069,815
China 3,796,186
Mexico 3,789,707
Italy 2,006,200
Japan 618,677

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 £
United States 3,061,638 3,008,177 -53,461
China 1,822,883 1,973,303 +150,420
Mexico 1,951,469 1,838,238 -113,231
Italy 993,388 1,012,812 +19,424
Japan 321,440 297,237 -24,203
France 245,246 254,862 +9,616
Germany 83,873 156,129 +72,256
Indonesia 76,952 66,486 -10,466
South Korea 109,012 22,066 -86,946
Netherlands 69,394 51,297 -18,097

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Greater Manchester 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Devon 5
Kent 5

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
Inner London - West 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Devon 5 2 -3
Kent 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Essex 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Lancashire 3 3 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,767,774
Air transport 7,975,245
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,817,097
Other 7,339
Road transport 1,625

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,585,832 4,181,942 -403,890
Air transport 3,768,927 4,206,318 +437,391
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 936,142 880,955 -55,187
Other 5,584 1,755 -3,829
Road transport 0 1,625 +1,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 3,724,136
London Gateway Port 3,285,447
Thamesport 2,222,736
Dover 1,832,102
Felixstowe 1,796,641

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 £
Birmingham Airport 1,580,889 2,143,247 +562,358
London Gateway Port 1,715,873 1,569,574 -146,299
Thamesport 1,275,900 946,836 -329,064
Dover 864,432 967,670 +103,238
Felixstowe 816,922 979,719 +162,797
East Midlands Airport 658,310 774,056 +115,746
London Stansted Airport 504,853 512,368 +7,515
London Heathrow Airport 576,617 385,980 -190,637
Southampton 445,145 293,455 -151,690
Luton Airport 242,396 126,321 -116,075

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Other manufacturing 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 19
2025-09 21
2025-08 21
2025-07 15

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 52
0-1m 29
54m+ 15
15m-54m 10
Other 9

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 955,109
China 798,569
Netherlands 446,363
Germany 276,561
Ireland 223,531

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 501,625 453,484 -48,141
China 790,172 8,397 -781,775
Netherlands 219,084 227,279 +8,195
Germany 143,426 133,135 -10,291
Ireland 122,268 101,263 -21,005
France 123,080 73,792 -49,288
Brazil 0 132,549 +132,549
Canada 91,142 34,621 -56,521
Australia 87,563 36,657 -50,906
Switzerland 57,839 36,789 -21,050

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 3,333,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 749,315
Road transport 56,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,282

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 2,104,106 1,229,027 -875,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 385,992 363,323 -22,669
Road transport 56,738 0 -56,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,356 12,926 -11,430

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,329,810
London Stansted Airport 1,074,672
ZLC 494,176
London Heathrow Airport 424,053
Dover 291,097

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 792,041 537,769 -254,272
London Stansted Airport 956,596 118,076 -838,520
ZLC 244,554 249,622 +5,068
London Heathrow Airport 125,359 298,694 +173,335
Dover 137,204 153,893 +16,689
Dover / Eurotunnel 158,311 103,181 -55,130
Holyhead 50,949 31,992 -18,957
Edinburgh Airport 32,282 23,859 -8,423
Eurotunnel 16,909 32,780 +15,871
Liverpool Docks 10,714 13,113 +2,399

Quick facts

HS code: 92029080

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

Description: Includes other string instruments not specifically listed, like ukuleles and mandolins