Import/export HS code 85176920: Entry-phone systems

Communication systems used for security at building entrances

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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 £
Italy 11,843,655
China 7,218,799
Czechia 2,459,478
France 1,716,772
Malaysia 867,154

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 £
Italy 6,549,961 5,293,694 -1,256,267
China 4,157,161 3,061,638 -1,095,523
Czechia 1,185,987 1,273,491 +87,504
France 654,441 1,062,331 +407,890
Malaysia 502,256 364,898 -137,358
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 500,424 96,988 -403,436
Netherlands 376,094 150,910 -225,184
United States 265,923 56,142 -209,781
Sweden 100,782 207,546 +106,764
Austria 124,098 181,806 +57,708

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 11,018,392
China 8,852,854
Czechia 2,465,249
France 1,252,487
Malaysia 911,750

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 6,063,438 4,954,954 -1,108,484
China 5,124,616 3,728,238 -1,396,378
Czechia 1,171,518 1,293,731 +122,213
France 548,709 703,778 +155,069
Malaysia 505,910 405,840 -100,070
Viet Nam 391,261 190,771 -200,490
United States 346,350 103,557 -242,793
Austria 137,056 183,456 +46,400
United Kingdom 52,979 240,004 +187,025
Germany 172,805 109,285 -63,520

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Outer London - West and North West 10

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 14 9 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 13 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 6 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Essex 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 5 3 -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) 12,828,209
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,484,933
Air transport 6,183,330
Other 25,970

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) 7,070,800 5,757,409 -1,313,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,993,728 3,491,205 -1,502,523
Air transport 3,203,951 2,979,379 -224,572
Other 20,263 5,707 -14,556

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,953,433
Felixstowe 4,224,958
East Midlands Airport 2,456,537
Southampton 2,451,825
London Heathrow Airport 1,545,892

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 6,192,769 4,760,664 -1,432,105
Felixstowe 2,367,339 1,857,619 -509,720
East Midlands Airport 1,209,188 1,247,349 +38,161
Southampton 1,691,779 760,046 -931,733
London Heathrow Airport 1,125,843 420,049 -705,794
Birmingham Airport 354,296 651,197 +296,901
London Gateway Port 481,119 430,067 -51,052
Thamesport 462,650 389,800 -72,850
Eurotunnel 353,521 480,760 +127,239
London Stansted Airport 233,719 573,673 +339,954

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 46
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 20
Telecommunications 17
Manufacture of electrical equipment 15
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 24
2025-10 25
2025-09 24
2025-08 28

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+ 70
1m-15m 62
15m-54m 13
Other 13
0-1m 11

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 3,002,083
Ireland 2,471,187
Netherlands 1,260,291
United Arab Emirates 1,010,304
Australia 666,418

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 1,936,323 1,065,760 -870,563
Ireland 1,298,088 1,173,099 -124,989
Netherlands 670,585 589,706 -80,879
United Arab Emirates 778,498 231,806 -546,692
Australia 387,248 279,170 -108,078
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 388,275 238,148 -150,127
Germany 111,812 225,521 +113,709
France 93,208 56,228 -36,980
Italy 40,935 100,935 +60,000
Israel 13,405 91,823 +78,418

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 429,426
Ireland 27,787
China 570
Turkey 55

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 229,139 200,287 -28,852
Ireland 20,071 7,716 -12,355
China 570 0 -570
Turkey 55 0 -55

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 4,763,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,535,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,964,379
Other 575,274
Road transport 10,638

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 2,971,384 1,792,614 -1,178,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,809,394 1,726,238 -83,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,262,072 702,307 -559,765
Other 308,780 266,494 -42,286
Road transport 10,638 0 -10,638

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,504,929
Holyhead 1,260,092
London Gateway Port 1,257,853
London Stansted Airport 1,156,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,135,627

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 1,137,471 367,458 -770,013
Holyhead 638,217 621,875 -16,342
London Gateway Port 1,255,053 2,800 -1,252,253
London Stansted Airport 588,304 568,318 -19,986
Dover / Eurotunnel 571,942 563,685 -8,257
Dover 516,004 467,147 -48,857
ZLC 584,737 372,196 -212,541
East Midlands Airport 515,959 307,268 -208,691
Southampton 4,162 694,340 +690,178
000 308,780 266,494 -42,286

Quick facts

HS code: 85176920

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

Description: Communication systems used for security at building entrances