Import/export HS code 851761: Base stations

Equipment used for communication networks, such as cellular base stations

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 18,818,984
Romania 12,669,239
Norway 9,266,075
Singapore 7,633,517
China 7,620,321

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 10,618,642 8,200,342 -2,418,300
Romania 5,520,363 7,148,876 +1,628,513
Norway 4,249,542 5,016,533 +766,991
Singapore 4,709,105 2,924,412 -1,784,693
China 4,050,408 3,569,913 -480,495
Netherlands 3,232,476 2,870,982 -361,494
Germany 2,635,744 3,055,244 +419,500
Japan 2,627,512 2,722,620 +95,108
France 2,657,607 1,275,547 -1,382,060
Malaysia 1,426,143 2,119,364 +693,221

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 16,582,391
China 16,227,426
Romania 12,692,066
Singapore 11,237,054
Norway 8,588,157

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 9,227,004 7,355,387 -1,871,617
China 9,095,870 7,131,556 -1,964,314
Romania 5,521,296 7,170,770 +1,649,474
Singapore 6,084,450 5,152,604 -931,846
Norway 3,530,583 5,057,574 +1,526,991
Japan 2,670,102 2,667,798 -2,304
Malaysia 2,535,228 1,353,093 -1,182,135
Denmark 1,834,389 700,730 -1,133,659
France 1,261,092 1,087,730 -173,362
Mexico 1,794,789 481,438 -1,313,351

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 57
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 51
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25

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 35 33 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 31 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 24 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 21 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 15 -4
Outer London - West and North West 15 19 +4
Inner London - East 12 15 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 11 -4
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 10 -4

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 62,416,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,040,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,218,025
Road transport 545,592
Other 433,045

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 32,847,295 29,569,365 -3,277,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,620,450 11,419,924 -3,200,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,205,487 4,012,538 -1,192,949
Road transport 32,868 512,724 +479,856
Other 385,446 47,599 -337,847

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 33,589,590
Thamesport 13,545,458
East Midlands Airport 12,794,322
Felixstowe 8,120,987
London Stansted Airport 6,679,260

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 18,745,211 14,844,379 -3,900,832
Thamesport 6,489,599 7,055,859 +566,260
East Midlands Airport 6,779,336 6,014,986 -764,350
Felixstowe 5,940,523 2,180,464 -3,760,059
London Stansted Airport 3,555,678 3,123,582 -432,096
Birmingham Airport 1,279,683 2,351,188 +1,071,505
Eurotunnel 1,608,572 1,421,932 -186,640
Dover 1,115,955 1,720,357 +604,402
Aberdeen Airport 960,879 1,872,577 +911,698
Southampton 877,245 1,099,805 +222,560

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
107
Telecommunications
66
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
52
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 90
2026-04 97
2026-03 80
2026-02 87
2026-01 81

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 203
54m+ 201
0-1m 59
15m-54m 55
Other 46

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 £
Netherlands 8,008,708
United States 5,866,299
Germany 5,561,444
Sweden 4,565,268
Italy 3,253,404

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 £
Netherlands 1,422,061 6,586,647 +5,164,586
United States 4,490,697 1,375,602 -3,115,095
Germany 3,069,819 2,491,625 -578,194
Sweden 3,665,823 899,445 -2,766,378
Italy 1,944,824 1,308,580 -636,244
Norway 1,647,970 1,535,769 -112,201
Spain 1,611,448 1,262,886 -348,562
France 1,210,486 1,087,087 -123,399
Ireland 1,588,235 403,569 -1,184,666
Belgium 1,045,749 863,670 -182,079

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 £
Mexico 10,808
XI 233
China 15

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 £
Mexico 10,808 0 -10,808
XI 233 0 -233
China 15 0 -15

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 45,938,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,956,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,214,664
Road transport 23,551
Other 11,056

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 26,294,204 19,644,746 -6,649,458
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,139,486 5,817,241 +2,677,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,001 697,663 +180,662
Road transport 2,638 20,913 +18,275
Other 11,056 0 -11,056

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 21,523,809
London Heathrow Airport 9,651,754
East Midlands Airport 9,186,101
ZLC 3,919,147
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,838,398

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 Stansted Airport 11,979,354 9,544,455 -2,434,899
London Heathrow Airport 5,799,142 3,852,612 -1,946,530
East Midlands Airport 5,347,610 3,838,491 -1,509,119
ZLC 2,174,645 1,744,502 -430,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,409,864 2,428,534 +1,018,670
Harwich 46,520 1,756,811 +1,710,291
Holyhead 1,108,034 148,992 -959,042
Dover 518,641 385,161 -133,480
Felixstowe 0 867,433 +867,433
Manchester Airport 722,844 79,638 -643,206

Quick facts

HS code: 851761

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

Description: Equipment used for communication networks, such as cellular base stations