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 4,018,154
Italy 3,131,000
Netherlands 1,413,232
France 1,008,964
North Macedonia 925,490

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 2,214,614 1,803,540 -411,074
Italy 1,651,319 1,479,681 -171,638
Netherlands 350,471 1,062,761 +712,290
France 501,154 507,810 +6,656
North Macedonia 787,391 138,099 -649,292
China 484,939 321,695 -163,244
United Arab Emirates 1,229 632,600 +631,371
Belgium 281,804 55,544 -226,260
South Africa 161,959 130,396 -31,563
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 109,568 182,186 +72,618

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 5,288,305
North Macedonia 3,816,997
China 1,322,464
France 832,709
Spain 709,290

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 2,884,884 2,403,421 -481,463
North Macedonia 2,234,813 1,582,184 -652,629
China 805,097 517,367 -287,730
France 239,590 593,119 +353,529
Spain 316,749 392,541 +75,792
Slovenia 0 632,600 +632,600
South Africa 161,959 136,528 -25,431
Russia 125,020 83,084 -41,936
United Kingdom 76,684 34,303 -42,381
Poland 37,589 64,853 +27,264

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
Essex 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 7 6 -1
Essex 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
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) 7,530,005
Air transport 4,064,780
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,322,747
Other 573,751
Road transport 258,266

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) 4,103,226 3,426,779 -676,447
Air transport 1,786,084 2,278,696 +492,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 592,206 730,541 +138,335
Other 396,268 177,483 -218,785
Road transport 258,266 0 -258,266

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,055,069
Oxford Airport 1,906,374
Felixstowe 1,167,618
Dover / Eurotunnel 966,285
499 785,608

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 2,826,800 2,228,269 -598,531
Oxford Airport 904,159 1,002,215 +98,056
Felixstowe 587,659 579,959 -7,700
Dover / Eurotunnel 544,476 421,809 -122,667
499 240,301 545,307 +305,006
London Stansted Airport 40,831 730,942 +690,111
000 396,268 177,483 -218,785
East Midlands Airport 275,469 229,664 -45,805
London Heathrow Airport 282,468 195,143 -87,325
London 281,131 144,554 -136,577

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 36
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
Manufacture of other transport equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 15
2026-03 17
2026-02 17
2026-01 13
2025-12 15

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 32
54m+ 29
0-1m 12
15m-54m 9
Other 3

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 977,058
France 183,082
Ireland 137,259
Norway 127,783
Germany 71,779

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 688,539 288,519 -400,020
France 95,777 87,305 -8,472
Ireland 93,112 44,147 -48,965
Norway 127,783 0 -127,783
Germany 68,493 3,286 -65,207
Australia 53,885 12,768 -41,117
Morocco 59,826 0 -59,826
China 36,228 23,483 -12,745
Belgium 12,663 36,166 +23,503
Taiwan 30,766 0 -30,766

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 1,694,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 282,818
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,426
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 1,311,618 383,218 -928,400
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,560 147,258 +11,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,513 8,913 -7,600
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 1,048,579
London Stansted Airport 305,343
Dover / Eurotunnel 195,189
London Heathrow Airport 190,298
ZLC 138,644

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 955,006 93,573 -861,433
London Stansted Airport 58,657 246,686 +188,029
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,257 98,932 +2,675
London Heathrow Airport 165,817 24,481 -141,336
ZLC 120,166 18,478 -101,688
Holyhead 12,458 33,247 +20,789
Dover 26,518 14,129 -12,389
London Gateway Port 7,986 7,845 -141
Southampton 7,638 1,068 -6,570
Manchester Airport 8,587 0 -8,587

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