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 12,996,574
China 7,888,941
Czechia 2,927,809
France 1,893,060
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 970,506

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 6,502,403 6,494,171 -8,232
China 3,980,320 3,908,621 -71,699
Czechia 1,202,515 1,725,294 +522,779
France 989,097 903,963 -85,134
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 506,315 464,191 -42,124
Malaysia 499,986 301,195 -198,791
Netherlands 329,455 192,371 -137,084
Austria 164,518 209,744 +45,226
United States 286,496 60,820 -225,676
Germany 179,941 125,802 -54,139

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 12,153,156
China 9,690,784
Czechia 2,921,219
France 1,417,490
Malaysia 849,409

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 6,039,586 6,113,570 +73,984
China 4,932,496 4,758,288 -174,208
Czechia 1,196,653 1,724,566 +527,913
France 925,505 491,985 -433,520
Malaysia 506,724 342,685 -164,039
Viet Nam 374,205 254,816 -119,389
United States 358,477 117,359 -241,118
Austria 179,126 206,342 +27,216
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 72,083 252,847 +180,764
Germany 160,430 160,955 +525

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Outer London - West and North West 12

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 16 12 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 16 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 7 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 11 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Essex 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 6 1 -5

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) 13,964,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,167,085
Air transport 7,338,543
Other 20,854
Road transport 929

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) 6,956,070 7,008,409 +52,339
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,661,168 4,505,917 -155,251
Air transport 3,739,953 3,598,590 -141,363
Other 14,294 6,560 -7,734
Road transport 0 929 +929

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,392,289
Felixstowe 4,447,708
East Midlands Airport 2,856,860
Southampton 2,557,811
London Heathrow Airport 1,897,255

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 6,064,854 5,327,435 -737,419
Felixstowe 1,996,345 2,451,363 +455,018
East Midlands Airport 1,277,962 1,578,898 +300,936
Southampton 1,746,593 811,218 -935,375
London Heathrow Airport 1,156,553 740,702 -415,851
London Gateway Port 515,170 819,854 +304,684
Birmingham Airport 473,987 810,518 +336,531
Eurotunnel 414,211 779,784 +365,573
London Stansted Airport 598,014 331,464 -266,550
Thamesport 400,040 393,804 -6,236

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 50
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 23
Manufacture of electrical equipment 20
Telecommunications 17
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 23
2026-03 32
2026-02 40
2026-01 29
2025-12 33

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+ 82
1m-15m 71
15m-54m 16
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 3,791,156
Ireland 2,693,223
Netherlands 1,444,244
United Arab Emirates 862,389
Australia 630,709

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 2,026,793 1,764,363 -262,430
Ireland 1,248,165 1,445,058 +196,893
Netherlands 677,152 767,092 +89,940
United Arab Emirates 596,965 265,424 -331,541
Australia 435,574 195,135 -240,439
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 553,560 60,148 -493,412
Germany 153,465 201,172 +47,707
France 95,799 44,938 -50,861
Italy 47,176 91,735 +44,559
South Africa 44,858 64,228 +19,370

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 474,451
Ireland 26,788
China 441
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 226,521 247,930 +21,409
Ireland 18,174 8,614 -9,560
China 441 0 -441
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 4,589,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,016,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,709,827
Other 643,384

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 2,918,727 1,671,206 -1,247,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,896,858 2,119,353 +222,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,398,914 1,310,913 -88,001
Other 310,227 333,157 +22,930

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,789,523
London Heathrow Airport 1,431,409
Holyhead 1,370,402
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,235,880
London Stansted Airport 1,193,382

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 Gateway Port 1,255,053 534,470 -720,583
London Heathrow Airport 901,830 529,579 -372,251
Holyhead 613,055 757,347 +144,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 623,926 611,954 -11,972
London Stansted Airport 722,968 470,414 -252,554
Dover 574,083 599,484 +25,401
ZLC 586,341 356,445 -229,896
Southampton 142,954 760,843 +617,889
East Midlands Airport 489,720 225,201 -264,519
000 310,227 333,157 +22,930

Quick facts

HS code: 85176920

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

Description: Communication systems used for security at building entrances