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 10,292,147
Netherlands 6,376,147
United States 4,624,422
China 1,824,645
Taiwan 686,104

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 6,013,228 4,278,919 -1,734,309
Netherlands 3,680,295 2,695,852 -984,443
United States 2,074,574 2,549,848 +475,274
China 658,009 1,166,636 +508,627
Taiwan 469,609 216,495 -253,114
France 517,017 111,921 -405,096
Sweden 583,986 9,850 -574,136
New Zealand 539,526 884 -538,642
Saudi Arabia 46,220 218,045 +171,825
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 150,049 93,795 -56,254

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 6,793,316
China 6,291,909
United States 5,010,120
Romania 2,866,511
Mexico 2,644,488

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 4,178,468 2,614,848 -1,563,620
China 3,151,456 3,140,453 -11,003
United States 2,014,399 2,995,721 +981,322
Romania 1,610,324 1,256,187 -354,137
Mexico 1,833,191 811,297 -1,021,894
United Kingdom 657,183 298,576 -358,607
Taiwan 608,939 345,920 -263,019
France 369,976 207,902 -162,074
New Zealand 540,454 0 -540,454
Netherlands 108,962 164,945 +55,983

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 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 12 10 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 7 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0

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 14,860,313
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,628,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,490,180
Other 745

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 8,265,407 6,594,906 -1,670,501
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,472,017 4,156,084 -2,315,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,026,991 1,463,189 +436,198
Other 351 394 +43

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,935,910
Harwich 4,678,575
East Midlands Airport 3,846,672
London Stansted Airport 2,959,023
Eurotunnel 2,609,335

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 3,213,065 1,722,845 -1,490,220
Harwich 2,859,412 1,819,163 -1,040,249
East Midlands Airport 1,880,907 1,965,765 +84,858
London Stansted Airport 1,170,272 1,788,751 +618,479
Eurotunnel 1,242,391 1,366,944 +124,553
Dover 1,819,906 519,351 -1,300,555
Birmingham Airport 1,353,330 215,323 -1,138,007
London Gateway Port 326,159 725,796 +399,637
Felixstowe 233,350 527,635 +294,285
Hull 350,044 298,061 -51,983

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
42
Telecommunications
24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 21
2026-03 21
2026-02 21
2026-01 22

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+ 89
1m-15m 65
Other 20
15m-54m 19
0-1m 17

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 2,581,896
Germany 2,377,045
Saudi Arabia 2,111,856
Ireland 1,636,972
United States 1,500,926

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 1,455,330 1,126,566 -328,764
Germany 1,085,814 1,291,231 +205,417
Saudi Arabia 2,013,737 98,119 -1,915,618
Ireland 731,761 905,211 +173,450
United States 868,461 632,465 -235,996
Switzerland 757,155 30,198 -726,957
France 420,625 175,225 -245,400
Spain 298,036 189,550 -108,486
Canada 115,966 290,166 +174,200
Australia 211,405 176,642 -34,763

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 £
Switzerland 859
Italy 530
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 £
Switzerland 859 0 -859
Italy 530 0 -530
Poland 193 0 -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 12,460,847
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,257,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 464,584
Road transport 1,889
Other 1,582

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 7,595,936 4,864,911 -2,731,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,537,116 1,720,571 -816,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 214,757 249,827 +35,070
Road transport 1,889 0 -1,889
Other 1,582 0 -1,582

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 4,938,600
Warton Aerodrome 2,000,985
East Midlands Airport 1,973,264
London Heathrow Airport 1,920,675
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,802,508

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 2,487,824 2,450,776 -37,048
Warton Aerodrome 1,945,835 55,150 -1,890,685
East Midlands Airport 1,285,957 687,307 -598,650
London Heathrow Airport 973,751 946,924 -26,827
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,287,926 514,582 -773,344
Dover 596,012 674,920 +78,908
ZLC 647,688 440,318 -207,370
Holyhead 240,294 458,385 +218,091
Immingham Docks 328,856 60,393 -268,463
Durham Tees Valley Airport 121,146 217,500 +96,354

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