Import/export HS code 851840: Audio amplifiers

Amplifiers for boosting sound signals, used in audio systems

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 £
Spain 73,219,849
Netherlands 39,409,798
Slovakia 24,144,664
China 23,494,980
Germany 18,559,950

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 £
Spain 50,679,422 22,540,427 -28,138,995
Netherlands 18,943,890 20,465,908 +1,522,018
Slovakia 350,000 23,794,664 +23,444,664
China 10,606,240 12,888,740 +2,282,500
Germany 10,597,051 7,962,899 -2,634,152
United States 9,305,988 8,256,659 -1,049,329
Hungary 7,934,001 8,257,905 +323,904
France 6,943,841 6,029,404 -914,437
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,079,794 3,086,829 -992,965
Belgium 2,760,118 3,158,040 +397,922

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 £
China 52,412,029
Morocco 51,475,624
Slovakia 24,613,976
Germany 24,187,449
Spain 22,544,633

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 £
China 25,326,986 27,085,043 +1,758,057
Morocco 37,666,038 13,809,586 -23,856,452
Slovakia 550,923 24,063,053 +23,512,130
Germany 14,727,789 9,459,660 -5,268,129
Spain 12,022,630 10,522,003 -1,500,627
United States 9,182,141 8,379,089 -803,052
Hungary 8,682,022 8,095,156 -586,866
Mexico 2,165,170 6,432,998 +4,267,828
Viet Nam 3,714,044 3,693,892 -20,152
Japan 2,750,381 2,732,907 -17,474

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 83
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Surrey, East and West Sussex 51
Inner London - East 43
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38

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 57 58 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 39 41 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39 39 +0
Inner London - East 28 33 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29 29 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21 22 +1
Outer London - West and North West 17 22 +5
Greater Manchester 22 17 -5
Essex 21 17 -4
West Midlands 17 14 -3

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) 151,783,871
Air transport 50,103,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,486,592
Other 8,217,242
Rail transport 6,938,732

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) 74,065,719 77,718,152 +3,652,433
Air transport 23,847,476 26,256,471 +2,408,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,493,677 22,992,915 +2,499,238
Other 6,613,374 1,603,868 -5,009,506
Rail transport 4,354,716 2,584,016 -1,770,700
Road transport 4,470,100 1,546,500 -2,923,600

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 74,032,434
London 31,588,554
Eurotunnel 29,533,244
Felixstowe 16,116,634
London Heathrow Airport 12,852,534

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 28,223,428 45,809,006 +17,585,578
London 23,572,955 8,015,599 -15,557,356
Eurotunnel 14,742,521 14,790,723 +48,202
Felixstowe 8,078,889 8,037,745 -41,144
London Heathrow Airport 6,311,940 6,540,594 +228,654
Southampton 5,370,652 4,912,631 -458,021
London Stansted Airport 4,982,191 4,262,409 -719,782
499 4,134,435 4,841,644 +707,209
East Midlands Airport 3,627,867 4,734,154 +1,106,287
000 6,613,374 1,603,868 -5,009,506

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 159
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 133
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 52
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 46
Manufacture of electrical equipment 43

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 164
2026-03 172
2026-02 157
2026-01 137
2025-12 143

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
1m-15m 290
54m+ 173
0-1m 161
15m-54m 55
Other 47

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 14,347,760
Netherlands 9,540,341
China 9,522,220
Germany 8,620,523
France 5,217,816

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 8,061,760 6,286,000 -1,775,760
Netherlands 3,325,368 6,214,973 +2,889,605
China 7,066,510 2,455,710 -4,610,800
Germany 5,013,399 3,607,124 -1,406,275
France 2,564,286 2,653,530 +89,244
Poland 2,989,872 894,652 -2,095,220
Canada 1,909,141 1,563,686 -345,455
Australia 1,642,646 1,725,278 +82,632
Belgium 1,386,911 1,508,125 +121,214
Spain 1,499,870 1,330,827 -169,043

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 £
United States 114
China 36

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 £
United States 114 0 -114
China 0 36 +36

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 50,266,379
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,637,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,244,303
Other 155,843
Road transport 61,275

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 27,280,484 22,985,895 -4,294,589
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,935,947 19,701,904 +3,765,957
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,490,755 5,753,548 -5,737,207
Other 100,448 55,395 -45,053
Road transport 55,178 6,097 -49,081

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,200,293
London Heathrow Airport 22,359,222
East Midlands Airport 13,210,451
ZLC 7,374,656
Felixstowe 5,830,716

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,371,573 12,828,720 +1,457,147
London Heathrow Airport 12,262,240 10,096,982 -2,165,258
East Midlands Airport 7,548,657 5,661,794 -1,886,863
ZLC 3,509,648 3,865,008 +355,360
Felixstowe 5,543,727 286,989 -5,256,738
London Gateway Port 2,762,705 2,725,826 -36,879
London Stansted Airport 3,000,507 2,281,918 -718,589
Dover 2,048,237 2,311,548 +263,311
Eurotunnel 1,077,554 2,549,324 +1,471,770
Southampton 1,526,576 897,952 -628,624

Quick facts

HS code: 851840

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

Description: Amplifiers for boosting sound signals, used in audio systems