Import/export HS code 85176930: Radio communication receivers

Devices for receiving radio signals for telephony or telegraphy

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 £
Germany 10,314,552
Netherlands 6,231,339
United States 4,619,829
China 1,107,267
France 810,217

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 £
Germany 5,141,594 5,172,958 +31,364
Netherlands 3,251,969 2,979,370 -272,599
United States 2,614,641 2,005,188 -609,453
China 407,384 699,883 +292,499
France 592,410 217,807 -374,603
Taiwan 613,093 176,912 -436,181
Sweden 68,296 537,264 +468,968
New Zealand 539,526 884 -538,642
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 201,417 132,942 -68,475
Ireland 159,117 119,750 -39,367

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 £
Germany 6,797,558
China 5,411,663
United States 3,930,907
Romania 2,785,779
Mexico 2,757,620

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 £
Germany 3,160,136 3,637,422 +477,286
China 2,958,622 2,453,041 -505,581
United States 1,716,045 2,214,862 +498,817
Romania 1,499,166 1,286,613 -212,553
Mexico 1,213,667 1,543,953 +330,286
Japan 1,153,266 27,928 -1,125,338
Taiwan 685,168 351,893 -333,275
United Kingdom 353,593 564,675 +211,082
France 418,267 235,260 -183,007
New Zealand 539,526 928 -538,598

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Inner London - East 12
West Midlands 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 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 8 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Inner London - East 9 3 -6
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 5 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 5 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 2 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +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 14,313,881
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,034,160
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,956,685
Other 2,968

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 7,549,199 6,764,682 -784,517
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,844,159 5,190,001 -654,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,003,185 953,500 -49,685
Other 2,562 406 -2,156

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,060,068
Harwich 4,649,431
East Midlands Airport 3,663,011
Eurotunnel 2,678,999
Dover 2,506,543

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 2,616,144 2,443,924 -172,220
Harwich 2,489,473 2,159,958 -329,515
East Midlands Airport 1,991,919 1,671,092 -320,827
Eurotunnel 1,187,126 1,491,873 +304,747
Dover 1,501,886 1,004,657 -497,229
London Stansted Airport 1,035,243 1,218,607 +183,364
Manchester Airport 1,640,100 55,901 -1,584,199
Birmingham Airport 159,589 1,327,292 +1,167,703
Southampton 519,340 162,689 -356,651
Hull 357,729 299,956 -57,773

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 38
Telecommunications 23
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 13
2025-10 25
2025-09 21
2025-08 24

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+ 87
1m-15m 70
Other 23
15m-54m 20
0-1m 16

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 2,648,649
Germany 2,337,931
Saudi Arabia 2,119,544
Ireland 1,603,497
United States 1,472,499

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 1,264,196 1,384,453 +120,257
Germany 866,821 1,471,110 +604,289
Saudi Arabia 1,034,874 1,084,670 +49,796
Ireland 718,721 884,776 +166,055
United States 898,611 573,888 -324,723
France 664,542 216,888 -447,654
Switzerland 755,827 12,813 -743,014
Sweden 458,020 92,368 -365,652
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 358,772 27,709 -331,063
Poland 254,209 107,668 -146,541

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 £
Italy 1,204
Switzerland 859
Poland 193

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 £
Italy 861 343 -518
Switzerland 859 0 -859
Poland 0 193 +193

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 12,274,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,262,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 475,753
Road transport 37,499
Other 2,256

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 6,417,694 5,856,356 -561,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,594,405 1,668,034 -926,371
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 261,242 214,511 -46,731
Road transport 37,499 0 -37,499
Other 1,720 536 -1,184

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 4,936,410
Warton Aerodrome 1,966,935
London Heathrow Airport 1,855,092
East Midlands Airport 1,808,464
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,778,427

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 2,732,249 2,204,161 -528,088
Warton Aerodrome 888,835 1,078,100 +189,265
London Heathrow Airport 1,107,618 747,474 -360,144
East Midlands Airport 859,221 949,243 +90,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,253,039 525,388 -727,651
ZLC 618,201 608,648 -9,553
Dover 585,673 597,726 +12,053
Holyhead 270,829 476,452 +205,623
Immingham Docks 365,740 42,566 -323,174
Durham Tees Valley Airport 73,428 177,540 +104,112

Quick facts

HS code: 85176930

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

Description: Devices for receiving radio signals for telephony or telegraphy