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 10,724,770
Netherlands 6,577,992
United States 4,388,235
China 1,824,940
France 833,646

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 4,600,540 6,124,230 +1,523,690
Netherlands 3,295,754 3,282,238 -13,516
United States 1,564,253 2,823,982 +1,259,729
China 482,450 1,342,490 +860,040
France 632,589 201,057 -431,532
Taiwan 559,475 194,131 -365,344
Sweden 591,807 9,850 -581,957
New Zealand 539,526 884 -538,642
Ireland 158,613 146,143 -12,470
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 165,531 104,750 -60,781

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 6,773,720
China 6,417,865
United States 4,929,294
Romania 3,149,366
Mexico 2,814,459

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 2,558,625 4,215,095 +1,656,470
China 2,805,165 3,612,700 +807,535
United States 1,770,870 3,158,424 +1,387,554
Romania 1,606,463 1,542,903 -63,560
Mexico 1,452,132 1,362,327 -89,805
United Kingdom 816,618 298,736 -517,882
Taiwan 632,738 355,951 -276,787
France 418,359 237,561 -180,798
New Zealand 540,454 0 -540,454
Netherlands 127,794 151,682 +23,888

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 11 12 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 13 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
West Midlands 9 4 -5
Inner London - East 8 4 -4
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
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 15,285,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,156,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,542,478
Other 1,155

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 6,804,467 8,481,384 +1,676,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,769,868 5,386,459 -383,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 866,748 1,675,730 +808,982
Other 761 394 -367

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,396,134
Harwich 4,840,831
East Midlands Airport 3,960,262
London Stansted Airport 2,845,142
Eurotunnel 2,737,650

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 2,711,378 2,684,756 -26,622
Harwich 2,522,676 2,318,155 -204,521
East Midlands Airport 2,066,720 1,893,542 -173,178
London Stansted Airport 1,208,008 1,637,134 +429,126
Eurotunnel 1,164,214 1,573,436 +409,222
Dover 1,571,577 882,160 -689,417
Birmingham Airport 154,598 1,373,728 +1,219,130
London Gateway Port 129,546 857,338 +727,792
Felixstowe 186,284 604,083 +417,799
Hull 348,659 340,537 -8,122

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 45
Telecommunications 25
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 18
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 16
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
2026-04 21
2026-03 21
2026-02 21
2026-01 22
2025-12 16

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+ 93
1m-15m 67
Other 23
15m-54m 22
0-1m 19

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 2,747,814
Germany 2,449,210
Saudi Arabia 2,119,805
Ireland 1,682,340
United States 1,532,630

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 1,559,334 1,188,480 -370,854
Germany 990,775 1,458,435 +467,660
Saudi Arabia 2,018,219 101,586 -1,916,633
Ireland 755,498 926,842 +171,344
United States 829,315 703,315 -126,000
Switzerland 758,145 25,921 -732,224
France 541,571 216,281 -325,290
Sweden 400,042 118,997 -281,045
Spain 140,322 349,543 +209,221
Australia 235,350 177,135 -58,215

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 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 12,998,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,539,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 469,787
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 7,706,847 5,291,905 -2,414,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,529,392 2,009,745 -519,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 215,048 254,739 +39,691
Road transport 1,889 0 -1,889
Other 1,389 193 -1,196

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 5,144,618
London Heathrow Airport 2,095,541
East Midlands Airport 2,080,909
Warton Aerodrome 2,000,985
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,870,781

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 2,472,101 2,672,517 +200,416
London Heathrow Airport 1,037,720 1,057,821 +20,101
East Midlands Airport 1,373,294 707,615 -665,679
Warton Aerodrome 1,945,835 55,150 -1,890,685
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,133,114 737,667 -395,447
Dover 607,915 727,736 +119,821
ZLC 604,816 490,699 -114,117
Holyhead 289,443 468,883 +179,440
Immingham Docks 395,856 60,393 -335,463
Durham Tees Valley Airport 105,523 233,123 +127,600

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