Import/export HS code 85123010: Car burglar alarms

Security alarms designed for motor vehicles to prevent theft

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 £
Germany 3,906,049
Italy 2,990,125
Netherlands 1,636,608
France 913,766
China 758,330

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 £
Germany 2,298,194 1,607,855 -690,339
Italy 1,585,394 1,404,731 -180,663
Netherlands 530,123 1,106,485 +576,362
France 466,858 446,908 -19,950
China 449,385 308,945 -140,440
North Macedonia 570,601 112,346 -458,255
United Arab Emirates 1,229 632,600 +631,371
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 143,146 152,912 +9,766
South Africa 161,959 130,396 -31,563
Belgium 229,596 50,286 -179,310

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 £
Italy 4,934,900
North Macedonia 3,585,979
China 1,143,455
France 1,066,341
Spain 638,989

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 £
Italy 2,719,651 2,215,249 -504,402
North Macedonia 2,193,921 1,392,058 -801,863
China 670,458 472,997 -197,461
France 384,706 681,635 +296,929
Spain 276,723 362,266 +85,543
Slovenia 0 632,600 +632,600
South Africa 161,959 136,528 -25,431
Russia 107,246 87,035 -20,211
United Kingdom 76,684 34,303 -42,381
Poland 40,030 68,001 +27,971

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 9
Essex 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 6 6 +0
Essex 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,464,551
Air transport 4,004,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,151,859
Other 481,868
Road transport 21,768

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,242,585 3,221,966 -1,020,619
Air transport 1,795,520 2,208,953 +413,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 422,073 729,786 +307,713
Other 401,449 80,419 -321,030
Road transport 21,768 0 -21,768

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,982,229
Oxford Airport 1,895,009
Felixstowe 1,242,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 876,855
London Stansted Airport 769,077

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 £
Dover 3,002,738 1,979,491 -1,023,247
Oxford Airport 923,891 971,118 +47,227
Felixstowe 566,958 675,266 +108,308
Dover / Eurotunnel 502,172 374,683 -127,489
London Stansted Airport 54,607 714,470 +659,863
499 7,255 564,849 +557,594
East Midlands Airport 305,098 210,126 -94,972
000 401,449 80,419 -321,030
London Heathrow Airport 276,774 193,925 -82,849
London 244,475 120,366 -124,109

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 15
2026-03 17
2026-02 17
2026-01 13

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 31
54m+ 29
0-1m 15
15m-54m 9
Other 2

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 932,011
France 179,838
Ireland 115,704
Germany 73,746
Norway 65,091

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 640,232 291,779 -348,453
France 108,296 71,542 -36,754
Ireland 74,619 41,085 -33,534
Germany 70,746 3,000 -67,746
Norway 65,091 0 -65,091
Australia 57,869 3,914 -53,955
Morocco 59,826 0 -59,826
China 37,782 19,870 -17,912
Belgium 11,371 36,166 +24,795
Taiwan 22,766 0 -22,766

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 43

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 0 43 +43

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 1,511,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 275,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,615
Other 43

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 1,131,401 380,317 -751,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 137,384 138,378 +994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,866 8,749 -117
Other 0 43 +43

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 903,712
London Stansted Airport 335,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 195,954
London Heathrow Airport 142,041
ZLC 118,892

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 797,962 105,750 -692,212
London Stansted Airport 100,040 235,061 +135,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,902 92,052 -11,850
London Heathrow Airport 117,560 24,481 -93,079
ZLC 103,867 15,025 -88,842
Holyhead 6,938 33,247 +26,309
Dover 25,328 12,129 -13,199
London Gateway Port 3,979 8,749 +4,770
Manchester Airport 8,587 0 -8,587
Southampton 4,887 0 -4,887

Quick facts

HS code: 85123010

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

Description: Security alarms designed for motor vehicles to prevent theft