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 10,785,081
Netherlands 6,713,549
United States 4,640,120
China 1,842,672
Taiwan 724,340

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 6,186,330 4,598,751 -1,587,579
Netherlands 3,733,220 2,980,329 -752,891
United States 1,866,018 2,774,102 +908,084
China 610,691 1,231,981 +621,290
Taiwan 504,549 219,791 -284,758
France 556,797 161,950 -394,847
Sweden 591,807 9,850 -581,957
New Zealand 539,526 884 -538,642
Ireland 148,043 135,739 -12,304
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 176,486 93,795 -82,691

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 6,917,714
China 6,556,365
United States 5,121,553
Romania 3,125,443
Mexico 2,821,362

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 4,104,456 2,813,258 -1,291,198
China 3,072,852 3,483,513 +410,661
United States 2,065,408 3,056,145 +990,737
Romania 1,641,916 1,483,527 -158,389
Mexico 1,910,000 911,362 -998,638
Taiwan 637,187 363,310 -273,877
United Kingdom 655,649 305,686 -349,963
France 448,018 207,902 -240,116
New Zealand 540,454 0 -540,454
Netherlands 125,228 164,945 +39,717

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 13 10 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 12 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
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 15,409,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,200,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,575,947
Other 918

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 8,366,924 7,042,461 -1,324,463
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,590,632 4,610,365 -1,980,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,034,057 1,541,890 +507,833
Other 524 394 -130

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,172,856
Harwich 4,964,189
East Midlands Airport 4,094,787
London Stansted Airport 2,994,513
Eurotunnel 2,654,775

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 3,194,785 1,978,071 -1,216,714
Harwich 3,013,754 1,950,435 -1,063,319
East Midlands Airport 2,011,545 2,083,242 +71,697
London Stansted Airport 1,140,969 1,853,544 +712,575
Eurotunnel 1,112,334 1,542,441 +430,107
Dover 1,963,418 519,351 -1,444,067
Birmingham Airport 1,362,266 215,323 -1,146,943
London Gateway Port 323,461 734,548 +411,087
Felixstowe 198,398 591,969 +393,571
Hull 349,104 330,047 -19,057

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
44
Telecommunications
24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 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+ 91
1m-15m 69
Other 21
15m-54m 20
0-1m 18

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 2,710,723
Germany 2,433,310
Saudi Arabia 2,116,628
Ireland 1,745,444
United States 1,531,147

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 1,531,822 1,178,901 -352,921
Germany 1,123,271 1,310,039 +186,768
Saudi Arabia 2,018,509 98,119 -1,920,390
Ireland 746,798 998,646 +251,848
United States 875,799 655,348 -220,451
Switzerland 758,145 30,198 -727,947
France 432,962 186,738 -246,224
Spain 214,461 275,374 +60,913
Canada 122,508 290,166 +167,658
Australia 219,005 180,025 -38,980

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 12,745,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,498,824
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 7,703,246 5,041,836 -2,661,410
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,538,619 1,960,205 -578,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 188,423 276,161 +87,738
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 5,011,234
East Midlands Airport 2,037,279
Warton Aerodrome 2,000,985
London Heathrow Airport 1,993,461
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,819,348

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 2,499,767 2,511,467 +11,700
East Midlands Airport 1,311,929 725,350 -586,579
Warton Aerodrome 1,945,835 55,150 -1,890,685
London Heathrow Airport 1,006,338 987,123 -19,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,181,326 638,022 -543,304
Dover 616,465 738,273 +121,808
ZLC 653,161 469,405 -183,756
Holyhead 257,094 510,086 +252,992
Immingham Docks 395,856 60,393 -335,463
Durham Tees Valley Airport 112,241 226,405 +114,164

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