Import/export HS code 851762: Data transmission devices

Machines for sending, receiving, and converting voice, images, or data

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 £
Netherlands 3,455,786,524
United States 1,574,554,174
China 1,548,465,042
Ireland 1,002,028,216
Viet Nam 823,153,736

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 £
Netherlands 1,878,033,158 1,577,753,366 -300,279,792
United States 794,364,513 780,189,661 -14,174,852
China 877,437,903 671,027,139 -206,410,764
Ireland 427,176,631 574,851,585 +147,674,954
Viet Nam 406,253,410 416,900,326 +10,646,916
Germany 279,058,685 253,473,615 -25,585,070
Taiwan 261,913,937 240,687,687 -21,226,250
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 169,325,655 142,880,804 -26,444,851
France 128,430,292 174,225,148 +45,794,856
Sweden 105,012,172 118,278,121 +13,265,949

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 3,674,989,156
Viet Nam 1,925,927,198
Taiwan 1,485,549,168
United States 1,057,926,523
Thailand 863,021,872

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 2,150,836,929 1,524,152,227 -626,684,702
Viet Nam 923,629,504 1,002,297,694 +78,668,190
Taiwan 793,069,187 692,479,981 -100,589,206
United States 530,533,731 527,392,792 -3,140,939
Thailand 331,058,424 531,963,448 +200,905,024
Malaysia 339,729,094 334,168,132 -5,560,962
Mexico 281,468,675 291,046,656 +9,577,981
Poland 98,868,484 95,481,211 -3,387,273
Germany 96,818,734 87,965,821 -8,852,913
Indonesia 52,258,704 70,264,722 +18,006,018

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 816
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 648
Surrey, East and West Sussex 380
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 327
Inner London - East 320

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 573 535 -38
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 486 460 -26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 277 265 -12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 237 240 +3
Inner London - East 223 214 -9
Greater Manchester 226 200 -26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 230 210 -20
Outer London - West and North West 198 204 +6
West Midlands 181 175 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 165 160 -5

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 5,390,351,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,963,632,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,218,889,100
Road transport 764,385,168
Other 735,828,271

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 2,663,739,284 2,726,611,985 +62,872,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,459,724,773 1,503,907,504 +44,182,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,095,446,979 1,123,442,121 +27,995,142
Road transport 483,916,950 280,468,218 -203,448,732
Other 577,748,324 158,079,947 -419,668,377
Rail transport 51,765 35,522 -16,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,094,733,165
East Midlands Airport 993,343,953
Felixstowe 930,404,691
ZLC 850,079,102
000 735,828,271

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 1,585,554,005 1,509,179,160 -76,374,845
East Midlands Airport 511,425,163 481,918,790 -29,506,373
Felixstowe 477,879,298 452,525,393 -25,353,905
ZLC 514,489,955 335,589,147 -178,900,808
000 577,748,324 158,079,947 -419,668,377
Holyhead 299,110,289 420,686,319 +121,576,030
Eurotunnel 330,908,044 383,502,986 +52,594,942
London Stansted Airport 318,986,686 261,429,952 -57,556,734
London Gateway Port 226,727,115 290,664,440 +63,937,325
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,472,405 161,816,276 -85,656,129

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 1379
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 681
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 638
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 459
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 457

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1387
2025-11 1508
2025-10 1598
2025-09 1442
2025-08 1469

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+ 2645
1m-15m 2477
0-1m 814
15m-54m 674
Other 598

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 608,322,849
Netherlands 571,992,775
United States 532,873,495
Ireland 354,493,970
France 308,541,968

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 274,724,974 333,597,875 +58,872,901
Netherlands 301,985,993 270,006,782 -31,979,211
United States 294,393,334 238,480,161 -55,913,173
Ireland 189,941,202 164,552,768 -25,388,434
France 163,332,945 145,209,023 -18,123,922
India 112,600,056 86,236,320 -26,363,736
Australia 92,423,874 93,626,750 +1,202,876
Poland 71,543,046 99,357,782 +27,814,736
United Arab Emirates 62,203,977 73,175,861 +10,971,884
Japan 51,337,194 45,418,852 -5,918,342

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 18,108,032
United States 55,894
China 31,648
Sweden 15,991
Netherlands 11,605

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 9,258,140 8,849,892 -408,248
United States 10,247 45,647 +35,400
China 24,365 7,283 -17,082
Sweden 15,991 0 -15,991
Netherlands 0 11,605 +11,605
Germany 1,747 8,613 +6,866
Israel 7,230 0 -7,230
Denmark 0 3,600 +3,600
South Korea 0 2,450 +2,450
Finland 243 1,755 +1,512

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 2,837,982,592
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,728,860,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 147,560,661
Other 18,311,550
Road transport 6,166,281

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 1,458,011,821 1,379,970,771 -78,041,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 866,035,542 862,825,227 -3,210,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,785,569 72,775,092 -2,010,477
Other 9,357,414 8,954,136 -403,278
Road transport 5,830,250 336,031 -5,494,219
Rail transport 0 51,814 +51,814

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,681,411,603
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,098,024,136
East Midlands Airport 528,227,579
London Stansted Airport 321,516,925
Holyhead 247,661,369

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 861,226,102 820,185,501 -41,040,601
Dover / Eurotunnel 559,007,541 539,016,595 -19,990,946
East Midlands Airport 273,966,847 254,260,732 -19,706,115
London Stansted Airport 158,683,440 162,833,485 +4,150,045
Holyhead 115,801,046 131,860,323 +16,059,277
ZLC 127,972,704 101,474,195 -26,498,509
Dover 43,285,134 38,305,820 -4,979,314
London 25,952,678 47,741,018 +21,788,340
Felixstowe 30,900,193 32,423,989 +1,523,796
Southampton 26,494,434 30,926,664 +4,432,230

Quick facts

HS code: 851762

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

Description: Machines for sending, receiving, and converting voice, images, or data