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 5,181,833
Japan 4,355,276
Germany 4,133,827
China 2,626,743
Netherlands 1,613,645

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 2,610,711 2,571,122 -39,589
Japan 2,125,318 2,229,958 +104,640
Germany 1,955,160 2,178,667 +223,507
China 1,342,720 1,284,023 -58,697
Netherlands 811,630 802,015 -9,615
United States 645,722 536,736 -108,986
Italy 346,241 383,486 +37,245
Taiwan 136,391 282,960 +146,569
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 68,753 118,426 +49,673
Pakistan 55,874 121,547 +65,673

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 3,750,900
China 3,651,153
Japan 3,458,400
Indonesia 2,933,834
Germany 2,831,978

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 2,038,584 1,712,316 -326,268
China 1,657,369 1,993,784 +336,415
Japan 1,688,740 1,769,660 +80,920
Indonesia 1,447,788 1,486,046 +38,258
Germany 1,321,216 1,510,762 +189,546
Taiwan 621,278 652,476 +31,198
United States 620,280 546,759 -73,521
Italy 421,151 487,365 +66,214
Netherlands 146,812 75,218 -71,594
Switzerland 95,965 117,958 +21,993

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 11
Inner London - West 7
Essex 5
Greater Manchester 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 8 -2
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Essex 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
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
Norfolk 1 2 +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 9,807,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,400,989
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,218,410
Other 32,015
Road transport 11,641

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 4,653,295 5,153,884 +500,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,995,710 4,405,279 -590,431
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 841,005 1,377,405 +536,400
Other 15,318 16,697 +1,379
Road transport 0 11,641 +11,641

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,191,982
Birmingham Airport 3,083,966
Southampton 3,006,039
East Midlands Airport 2,338,840
London Stansted Airport 1,763,676

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 Gateway Port 1,121,456 2,070,526 +949,070
Birmingham Airport 1,588,697 1,495,269 -93,428
Southampton 1,996,911 1,009,128 -987,783
East Midlands Airport 748,446 1,590,394 +841,948
London Stansted Airport 912,184 851,492 -60,692
Thamesport 1,206,743 514,938 -691,805
Luton Airport 749,546 525,031 -224,515
Felixstowe 628,025 640,409 +12,384
London Heathrow Airport 609,755 577,118 -32,637
Dover 195,950 441,792 +245,842

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
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 25
2025-10 26
2025-09 19
2025-08 23

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 42
0-1m 20
54m+ 15
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 5,446,619
Germany 1,809,826
France 853,367
Canada 657,276
Australia 598,966

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 3,069,505 2,377,114 -692,391
Germany 886,680 923,146 +36,466
France 430,527 422,840 -7,687
Canada 304,986 352,290 +47,304
Australia 224,220 374,746 +150,526
Japan 238,694 137,942 -100,752
Netherlands 183,325 146,812 -36,513
Ireland 149,712 178,221 +28,509
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 170,304 82,775 -87,529
China 66,398 106,591 +40,193

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 9,860,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,571,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,736
Road transport 42,528

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 5,165,857 4,694,500 -471,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,256,555 1,314,982 +58,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,823 93,913 -82,910
Road transport 42,528 0 -42,528

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,579,425
London Heathrow Airport 1,977,887
Dover 1,242,503
ZLC 1,146,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,140,338

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 3,070,495 2,508,930 -561,565
London Heathrow Airport 700,147 1,277,740 +577,593
Dover 697,879 544,624 -153,255
ZLC 646,658 499,462 -147,196
Dover / Eurotunnel 471,747 668,591 +196,844
London Stansted Airport 625,105 287,511 -337,594
Southampton 143,317 52,120 -91,197
Manchester Airport 112,604 35,788 -76,816
Holyhead 36,685 66,311 +29,626
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