Import/export HS code 920510: Brass-wind instruments

Wind instruments made of brass, like trumpets, trombones, and tubas

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 £
China 8,098,035
France 2,588,570
Germany 2,331,511
United States 2,032,029
Japan 2,008,581

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 £
China 4,327,936 3,770,099 -557,837
France 1,283,781 1,304,789 +21,008
Germany 986,265 1,345,246 +358,981
United States 1,075,600 956,429 -119,171
Japan 1,086,729 921,852 -164,877
Taiwan 463,621 268,050 -195,571
Czechia 368,941 231,816 -137,125
Netherlands 235,003 197,818 -37,185
Ireland 83,296 12,742 -70,554
Sweden 30,955 45,116 +14,161

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 9,436,324
Japan 2,652,006
Germany 2,471,716
United States 2,007,251
France 674,972

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 4,920,475 4,515,849 -404,626
Japan 1,401,474 1,250,532 -150,942
Germany 1,240,043 1,231,673 -8,370
United States 1,000,126 1,007,125 +6,999
France 401,499 273,473 -128,026
Czechia 378,323 240,181 -138,142
Taiwan 226,102 220,435 -5,667
United Kingdom 225,326 150,015 -75,311
Netherlands 179,416 176,532 -2,884
Austria 27,904 29,329 +1,425

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 4
Greater Manchester 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Inner London - West 3
Kent 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Kent 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Essex 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1

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) 11,526,636
Air transport 6,231,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,529,602
Road transport 3,686
Other 2,177

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) 5,776,329 5,750,307 -26,022
Air transport 3,512,817 2,718,292 -794,525
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 843,902 685,700 -158,202
Road transport 0 3,686 +3,686
Other 1,040 1,137 +97

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,985,438
Felixstowe 3,138,490
London Gateway Port 1,973,702
Birmingham Airport 1,921,248
London Heathrow Airport 1,795,784

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 £
Southampton 2,553,873 2,431,565 -122,308
Felixstowe 1,796,537 1,341,953 -454,584
London Gateway Port 699,196 1,274,506 +575,310
Birmingham Airport 977,896 943,352 -34,544
London Heathrow Airport 1,205,239 590,545 -614,694
Thamesport 711,548 737,419 +25,871
Luton Airport 463,073 389,492 -73,581
London Stansted Airport 389,440 411,229 +21,789
East Midlands Airport 366,390 348,359 -18,031
Dover 354,210 186,404 -167,806

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 22
Other manufacturing 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other personal service activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 7
2025-09 12
2025-08 9
2025-07 9

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 22
0-1m 8
54m+ 5
Other 4
15m-54m 3

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 5,002,672
Germany 1,574,992
France 754,309
Norway 681,121
Australia 614,239

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 3,021,818 1,980,854 -1,040,964
Germany 696,514 878,478 +181,964
France 394,228 360,081 -34,147
Norway 359,031 322,090 -36,941
Australia 374,399 239,840 -134,559
Netherlands 327,690 283,618 -44,072
Switzerland 227,019 216,256 -10,763
Japan 199,617 200,805 +1,188
Spain 213,261 184,822 -28,439
Canada 205,425 165,771 -39,654

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 11,319,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,549,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 233,149
Road transport 114,467

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 6,619,818 4,699,209 -1,920,609
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,704,748 1,844,315 +139,567
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,862 66,287 -100,575
Road transport 114,467 0 -114,467

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,512,958
London Heathrow Airport 2,743,676
Dover 1,863,080
London Stansted Airport 1,764,418
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,508,894

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 3,223,186 2,289,772 -933,414
London Heathrow Airport 1,466,302 1,277,374 -188,928
Dover 944,158 918,922 -25,236
London Stansted Airport 1,182,407 582,011 -600,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 658,077 850,817 +192,740
ZLC 835,606 516,073 -319,533
Immingham Docks 87,331 23,567 -63,764
Felixstowe 86,536 0 -86,536
London Gateway Port 25,688 45,868 +20,180
Eurotunnel 27,788 43,476 +15,688

Quick facts

HS code: 920510

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

Description: Wind instruments made of brass, like trumpets, trombones, and tubas