Import/export HS code 920590: Various wind instruments

Includes wind instruments not made of brass, such as woodwinds and keyboard organs

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  • 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 £
France 5,157,996
Japan 4,232,365
Germany 4,207,060
China 2,604,225
Netherlands 1,611,448

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 £
France 2,538,028 2,619,968 +81,940
Japan 2,047,495 2,184,870 +137,375
Germany 2,024,942 2,182,118 +157,176
China 1,352,193 1,252,032 -100,161
Netherlands 772,085 839,363 +67,278
United States 650,938 537,140 -113,798
Italy 339,449 371,781 +32,332
Taiwan 115,015 302,327 +187,312
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,792 148,458 +111,666
Ireland 75,715 95,026 +19,311

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 £
France 3,762,621
China 3,599,265
Japan 3,453,488
Germany 2,858,397
Indonesia 2,810,771

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 £
France 1,965,499 1,797,122 -168,377
China 1,613,786 1,985,479 +371,693
Japan 1,702,756 1,750,732 +47,976
Germany 1,365,162 1,493,235 +128,073
Indonesia 1,333,696 1,477,075 +143,379
Taiwan 629,883 672,366 +42,483
United States 636,337 553,370 -82,967
Italy 408,062 490,375 +82,313
Netherlands 144,657 76,416 -68,241
Switzerland 84,407 118,170 +33,763

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 10
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - West 7
Essex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Essex 4 3 -1
Kent 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
East Central Scotland 2 3 +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 9,827,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,309,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,198,988
Other 35,255
Road transport 10,254

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 4,610,288 5,216,845 +606,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,858,364 4,451,472 -406,892
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 884,887 1,314,101 +429,214
Other 17,708 17,547 -161
Road transport 0 10,254 +10,254

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 3,098,618
London Gateway Port 3,081,453
Southampton 3,047,757
East Midlands Airport 2,285,531
London Stansted Airport 1,837,648

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 1,544,050 1,554,568 +10,518
London Gateway Port 1,182,650 1,898,803 +716,153
Southampton 1,868,548 1,179,209 -689,339
East Midlands Airport 734,544 1,550,987 +816,443
London Stansted Airport 973,691 863,957 -109,734
Thamesport 1,201,280 532,827 -668,453
Felixstowe 609,455 633,697 +24,242
Luton Airport 683,880 551,095 -132,785
London Heathrow Airport 632,423 587,384 -45,039
Dover 236,598 445,647 +209,049

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 44
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Other manufacturing 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 26
2025-09 19
2025-08 23
2025-07 17

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 43
0-1m 21
54m+ 14
Other 11
15m-54m 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 5,355,941
Germany 1,752,031
France 880,838
Canada 642,656
Australia 584,093

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 3,090,295 2,265,646 -824,649
Germany 884,059 867,972 -16,087
France 464,558 416,280 -48,278
Canada 294,385 348,271 +53,886
Australia 223,784 360,309 +136,525
Japan 232,874 102,747 -130,127
Ireland 150,626 176,646 +26,020
Netherlands 180,629 144,847 -35,782
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 165,765 82,330 -83,435
Malta 202,599 16,435 -186,164

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 9,622,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,544,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 464,895
Road transport 58,333

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 5,118,961 4,503,645 -615,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,274,018 1,270,081 -3,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 372,437 92,458 -279,979
Road transport 58,333 0 -58,333

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,541,584
London Heathrow Airport 1,825,588
Dover 1,232,255
ZLC 1,136,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,120,431

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 3,004,680 2,536,904 -467,776
London Heathrow Airport 697,582 1,128,006 +430,424
Dover 680,936 551,319 -129,617
ZLC 659,617 477,333 -182,284
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,148 618,283 +116,135
London Stansted Airport 647,157 279,163 -367,994
Southampton 337,836 52,120 -285,716
Manchester Airport 112,604 4,000 -108,604
Holyhead 40,690 67,201 +26,511
Glasgow Airport 32,826 28,674 -4,152

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 920590

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

Description: Includes wind instruments not made of brass, such as woodwinds and keyboard organs