Import/export HS code 920890: Various musical instruments and sound devices

Covers all other musical instruments and sound devices not listed in specific HS codes

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 1,259,911
China 706,023
Germany 225,409
Canada 174,214
Taiwan 73,898

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 781,744 478,167 -303,577
China 406,368 299,655 -106,713
Germany 91,735 133,674 +41,939
Canada 88,996 85,218 -3,778
Taiwan 55,920 17,978 -37,942
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 29,667 18,174 -11,493
France 24,659 17,246 -7,413
Italy 3,303 31,130 +27,827
Spain 19,182 13,564 -5,618
Japan 3,758 22,561 +18,803

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 1,116,817
China 917,726
Canada 176,189
Taiwan 101,788
Germany 68,356

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 730,882 385,935 -344,947
China 495,751 421,975 -73,776
Canada 88,996 87,193 -1,803
Taiwan 82,965 18,823 -64,142
Germany 30,051 38,305 +8,254
India 21,553 32,728 +11,175
Russia 23,596 25,181 +1,585
Belgium 6,574 38,234 +31,660
Italy 2,944 31,032 +28,088
Netherlands 0 25,109 +25,109

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Inner London - East 5
Kent 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Kent 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Essex 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 1 -3
West Midlands 4 4 +0

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 1,776,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 761,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,703
Other 41,795

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 1,024,363 752,401 -271,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 447,013 314,249 -132,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,851 103,852 +9,001
Other 33,007 8,788 -24,219

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,392,607
Felixstowe 331,100
Southampton 263,466
East Midlands Airport 134,574
London Gateway Port 109,531

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 853,327 539,280 -314,047
Felixstowe 197,585 133,515 -64,070
Southampton 182,071 81,395 -100,676
East Midlands Airport 66,452 68,122 +1,670
London Gateway Port 37,707 71,824 +34,117
Birmingham Airport 20,493 70,640 +50,147
London Stansted Airport 35,142 44,749 +9,607
Immingham Docks 15,196 60,947 +45,751
Eurotunnel 38,588 22,207 -16,381
000 33,007 8,788 -24,219

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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Other manufacturing 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 6
2025-10 17
2025-09 15
2025-08 11

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 33
54m+ 23
0-1m 17
15m-54m 13
Other 8

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 £
Germany 1,023,756
United States 579,507
Australia 342,817
Canada 323,337
Slovakia 241,334

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 £
Germany 649,390 374,366 -275,024
United States 285,592 293,915 +8,323
Australia 192,926 149,891 -43,035
Canada 184,363 138,974 -45,389
Slovakia 87,567 153,767 +66,200
Netherlands 97,171 87,035 -10,136
Japan 71,530 92,241 +20,711
Ireland 113,631 35,021 -78,610
Sweden 74,094 38,874 -35,220
South Africa 30,374 55,771 +25,397

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 4,204
India 1,561
United States 1,553
XI 74
France 22

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 1,928 2,276 +348
India 1,561 0 -1,561
United States 908 645 -263
XI 69 5 -64
France 22 0 -22

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 3,822,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 216,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,980
Other 7,423
Road transport 1,167

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 2,111,858 1,711,032 -400,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,776 107,216 -2,560
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 71,679 54,301 -17,378
Other 4,497 2,926 -1,571
Road transport 1,167 0 -1,167

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,411,423
ZLC 1,009,859
London Stansted Airport 852,414
London Heathrow Airport 418,823
Manchester Airport 126,241

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 807,477 603,946 -203,531
ZLC 480,360 529,499 +49,139
London Stansted Airport 560,684 291,730 -268,954
London Heathrow Airport 216,099 202,724 -13,375
Manchester Airport 43,108 83,133 +40,025
London Gateway Port 78,821 9,121 -69,700
Southampton 30,955 51,486 +20,531
Dover 22,401 45,767 +23,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,243 21,913 -8,330
Holyhead 11,663 10,133 -1,530

Quick facts

HS code: 920890

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

Description: Covers all other musical instruments and sound devices not listed in specific HS codes