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 1,317,107
China 714,245
Germany 224,570
Canada 195,922
Taiwan 76,237

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 820,467 496,640 -323,827
China 356,598 357,647 +1,049
Germany 80,239 144,331 +64,092
Canada 104,390 91,532 -12,858
Taiwan 52,097 24,140 -27,957
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30,963 17,301 -13,662
France 24,659 17,246 -7,413
Italy 3,318 31,130 +27,812
Spain 20,518 13,565 -6,953
Ireland 16,092 9,925 -6,167

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 1,170,703
China 930,588
Canada 197,897
Taiwan 104,127
Germany 63,769

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 764,684 406,019 -358,665
China 432,251 498,337 +66,086
Canada 104,390 93,507 -10,883
Taiwan 79,142 24,985 -54,157
Germany 31,927 31,842 -85
India 22,582 32,728 +10,146
Russia 23,596 22,459 -1,137
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Inner London - East 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 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Kent 3 2 -1
Essex 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 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 1,846,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 771,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,895
Other 42,333

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 1,065,267 781,374 -283,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 404,456 366,905 -37,551
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,435 114,460 +30,025
Other 33,036 9,297 -23,739

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,457,920
Felixstowe 332,623
Southampton 274,009
East Midlands Airport 130,038
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 892,914 565,006 -327,908
Felixstowe 162,369 170,254 +7,885
Southampton 178,119 95,890 -82,229
East Midlands Airport 68,441 61,597 -6,844
London Gateway Port 37,707 71,824 +34,117
Birmingham Airport 22,857 69,681 +46,824
London Stansted Airport 37,774 45,649 +7,875
Immingham Docks 14,261 61,882 +47,621
Eurotunnel 40,645 15,966 -24,679
000 33,036 9,297 -23,739

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
2025-11 6
2025-10 17
2025-09 15
2025-08 11
2025-07 14

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 1,017,138
United States 570,310
Australia 368,145
Canada 331,960
Slovakia 242,718

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 618,807 398,331 -220,476
United States 283,419 286,891 +3,472
Australia 259,984 108,161 -151,823
Canada 200,567 131,393 -69,174
Slovakia 90,612 152,106 +61,494
Netherlands 86,785 102,000 +15,215
Japan 71,530 85,721 +14,191
Ireland 116,724 34,056 -82,668
Sweden 67,451 43,873 -23,578
France 59,990 22,088 -37,902

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 4,345
United States 1,811
India 1,561
XI 74
France 54

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 2,133 2,212 +79
United States 1,103 708 -395
India 1,561 0 -1,561
XI 69 5 -64
France 54 0 -54
XU 9 0 -9

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 3,820,544
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 241,020
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 126,415
Other 7,854
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 2,154,983 1,665,561 -489,422
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,431 113,589 -13,842
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,438 58,977 -8,461
Other 4,929 2,925 -2,004
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 1,407,316
ZLC 966,433
London Stansted Airport 857,444
London Heathrow Airport 434,100
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 771,859 635,457 -136,402
ZLC 446,175 520,258 +74,083
London Stansted Airport 588,861 268,583 -320,278
London Heathrow Airport 275,970 158,130 -117,840
Manchester Airport 43,108 83,133 +40,025
London Gateway Port 88,869 19,318 -69,551
Southampton 38,562 47,662 +9,100
Dover 21,399 45,719 +24,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,177 20,284 -11,893
Birmingham Airport 29,227 0 -29,227

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