Import/export HS code 851713: Smartphones

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* 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 £
China 8,502,878,369
Viet Nam 3,133,769,102
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 932,446,463
India 889,553,983
South Korea 484,045,730

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 £
China 4,271,085,089 4,231,793,280 -39,291,809
Viet Nam 1,632,390,326 1,501,378,776 -131,011,550
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 517,173,526 415,272,937 -101,900,589
India 554,019,634 335,534,349 -218,485,285
South Korea 227,593,755 256,451,975 +28,858,220
Netherlands 270,744,508 113,976,561 -156,767,947
United Arab Emirates 181,484,316 171,443,351 -10,040,965
Ireland 167,995,985 121,936,306 -46,059,679
Germany 36,155,540 43,147,912 +6,992,372
Poland 32,109,936 33,937,520 +1,827,584

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 £
China 10,431,743,855
India 2,144,978,961
Viet Nam 2,031,186,892
South Korea 492,621,897
United Arab Emirates 183,213,570

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 £
China 5,219,622,798 5,212,121,057 -7,501,741
India 1,449,379,463 695,599,498 -753,779,965
Viet Nam 952,835,685 1,078,351,207 +125,515,522
South Korea 233,368,387 259,253,510 +25,885,123
United Arab Emirates 100,425,151 82,788,419 -17,636,732
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,533,680 23,597,602 +63,922
Germany 17,186,568 16,390,982 -795,586
United States 13,171,573 17,892,343 +4,720,770
Poland 10,005,517 11,335,372 +1,329,855
Netherlands 10,756,445 6,527,678 -4,228,767

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 175
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 87
Outer London - West and North West 70
Inner London - East 66
Greater Manchester 59

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 107 117 +10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 57 63 +6
Outer London - West and North West 42 46 +4
Inner London - East 39 44 +5
Greater Manchester 40 30 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34 29 -5
West Midlands 26 29 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 23 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25 22 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 19 +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 10,553,281,368
Other 4,060,335,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 779,725,825
Road transport 58,529,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,189,613

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 3,664,775,221 6,888,506,147 +3,223,730,926
Other 3,762,666,646 297,669,061 -3,464,997,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 589,872,320 189,853,505 -400,018,815
Road transport 28,873,363 29,656,235 +782,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,654,784 29,534,829 +6,880,045

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,044,806,546
000 4,060,335,707
499 2,785,595,052
Eurotunnel 689,894,330
East Midlands Airport 360,830,618

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 3,285,938,232 3,758,868,314 +472,930,082
000 3,762,666,646 297,669,061 -3,464,997,585
499 4,765,095 2,780,829,957 +2,776,064,862
Eurotunnel 548,999,553 140,894,777 -408,104,776
East Midlands Airport 182,296,628 178,533,990 -3,762,638
London Stansted Airport 133,900,570 130,538,998 -3,361,572
Birmingham Airport 43,510,186 27,619,160 -15,891,026
ZLC 26,400,680 26,597,761 +197,081
Dover 23,275,930 13,613,486 -9,662,444
Thamesport 11,741,972 13,463,788 +1,721,816

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
284
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
229
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
85
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
68
Telecommunications
62

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 167
2026-04 189
2026-03 198
2026-02 180
2026-01 160

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
54m+ 389
1m-15m 265
0-1m 175
Other 139
15m-54m 87

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 £
Ireland 632,255,017
United Arab Emirates 452,202,419
Netherlands 407,842,132
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 296,664,573
Germany 124,453,328

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 £
Ireland 341,510,772 290,744,245 -50,766,527
United Arab Emirates 263,668,535 188,533,884 -75,134,651
Netherlands 172,184,222 235,657,910 +63,473,688
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,973,163 189,691,410 +82,718,247
Germany 51,115,251 73,338,077 +22,222,826
Italy 21,945,046 52,441,576 +30,496,530
Poland 28,854,233 33,576,345 +4,722,112
United States 16,170,077 12,248,487 -3,921,590
Denmark 16,928,209 11,246,631 -5,681,578
Spain 12,874,810 14,128,050 +1,253,240

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 £
XI 53,756,636
China 5,264
Ireland 4,071

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 £
XI 21,573,680 32,182,956 +10,609,276
China 0 5,264 +5,264
Ireland 4,071 0 -4,071

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 1,422,804,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 851,179,206
Other 53,765,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,688,106
Road transport 6,389

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 675,800,621 747,004,097 +71,203,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 437,219,917 413,959,289 -23,260,628
Other 21,577,751 32,188,220 +10,610,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 974,610 1,713,496 +738,886
Road transport 5,364 1,025 -4,339

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 705,036,821
East Midlands Airport 401,430,560
Holyhead 391,478,619
Dover / Eurotunnel 192,710,957
Liverpool Docks 162,348,275

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 327,503,938 377,532,883 +50,028,945
East Midlands Airport 181,351,730 220,078,830 +38,727,100
Holyhead 188,265,254 203,213,365 +14,948,111
Dover / Eurotunnel 110,778,252 81,932,705 -28,845,547
Liverpool Docks 98,434,570 63,913,705 -34,520,865
London Stansted Airport 59,615,132 64,366,945 +4,751,813
ZLC 32,241,664 44,088,219 +11,846,555
Manchester Airport 28,937,356 36,211,435 +7,274,079
000 21,577,751 32,188,220 +10,610,469
London Gatwick Airport 43,113,774 756,151 -42,357,623

Quick facts

HS code: 851713

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

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