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 73,661,829
Netherlands 35,820,358
China 20,867,296
Germany 18,939,559
United States 15,608,592

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 51,286,158 22,375,671 -28,910,487
Netherlands 18,717,794 17,102,564 -1,615,230
China 10,516,661 10,350,635 -166,026
Germany 12,578,798 6,360,761 -6,218,037
United States 8,837,087 6,771,505 -2,065,582
Hungary 7,589,379 6,917,570 -671,809
France 7,930,526 4,724,356 -3,206,170
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,893,981 2,472,438 -1,421,543
Belgium 2,665,599 2,308,981 -356,618
Denmark 2,271,791 2,613,869 +342,078

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 £
Morocco 52,114,088
China 47,699,138
Germany 24,731,674
Spain 20,036,096
United States 15,725,779

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 £
Morocco 37,598,325 14,515,763 -23,082,562
China 25,058,760 22,640,378 -2,418,382
Germany 17,052,893 7,678,781 -9,374,112
Spain 12,700,465 7,335,631 -5,364,834
United States 8,872,998 6,852,781 -2,020,217
Hungary 8,836,973 6,778,456 -2,058,517
Mexico 1,882,455 5,180,685 +3,298,230
Viet Nam 3,443,736 2,930,108 -513,628
Japan 2,690,108 2,330,222 -359,886
Italy 2,599,285 995,627 -1,603,658

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 76
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Surrey, East and West Sussex 52
Inner London - East 41
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 59 52 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42 37 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 40 41 +1
Inner London - East 27 30 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 27 -3
Outer London - West and North West 14 23 +9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 16 -6
Greater Manchester 20 17 -3
Essex 22 16 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 18 +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) 116,900,234
Air transport 43,638,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,424,272
Road transport 12,140,870
Other 9,763,308

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) 73,301,282 43,598,952 -29,702,330
Air transport 22,657,993 20,980,421 -1,677,572
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,089,345 18,334,927 -1,754,418
Road transport 10,917,724 1,223,146 -9,694,578
Other 7,248,036 2,515,272 -4,732,764
Rail transport 1,740,005 4,191,067 +2,451,062

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 44,820,792
London 32,120,477
Eurotunnel 25,522,891
Felixstowe 14,942,902
499 13,534,503

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 27,643,954 17,176,838 -10,467,116
London 23,164,048 8,956,429 -14,207,619
Eurotunnel 14,936,693 10,586,198 -4,350,495
Felixstowe 7,837,936 7,104,966 -732,970
499 10,533,897 3,000,606 -7,533,291
London Heathrow Airport 6,497,147 5,285,278 -1,211,869
000 7,248,036 2,515,272 -4,732,764
Southampton 5,169,937 3,631,720 -1,538,217
London Stansted Airport 4,463,023 3,893,426 -569,597
East Midlands Airport 3,392,964 3,925,689 +532,725

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 155
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 132
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 45
Manufacture of electrical equipment 42

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 137
2025-11 174
2025-10 158
2025-09 155
2025-08 142

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 269
54m+ 172
0-1m 159
15m-54m 53
Other 50

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 13,576,164
China 10,451,840
Germany 8,407,497
Netherlands 8,387,659
France 4,774,812

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 8,452,739 5,123,425 -3,329,314
China 8,072,812 2,379,028 -5,693,784
Germany 5,224,683 3,182,814 -2,041,869
Netherlands 2,859,199 5,528,460 +2,669,261
France 2,777,286 1,997,526 -779,760
Poland 2,926,221 802,230 -2,123,991
Canada 1,899,351 943,356 -955,995
Belgium 1,554,793 1,276,132 -278,661
Ireland 1,328,940 1,418,129 +89,189
Spain 1,578,609 1,021,356 -557,253

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 £
Hungary 1,144
United States 114

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 £
Hungary 1,144 0 -1,144
United States 114 0 -114

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 45,987,140
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,934,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,639,063
Other 135,548
Road transport 119,640

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 27,123,286 18,863,854 -8,259,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,142,994 16,791,872 +648,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,626,740 5,012,323 -7,614,417
Other 97,846 37,702 -60,144
Road transport 119,640 0 -119,640

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,033,290
London Heathrow Airport 19,610,363
East Midlands Airport 12,825,508
Felixstowe 7,262,457
ZLC 7,027,653

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 11,566,340 11,466,950 -99,390
London Heathrow Airport 12,269,594 7,340,769 -4,928,825
East Midlands Airport 7,694,568 5,130,940 -2,563,628
Felixstowe 6,646,646 615,811 -6,030,835
ZLC 3,473,621 3,554,032 +80,411
London Gateway Port 2,751,851 2,470,375 -281,476
London Stansted Airport 2,961,469 1,911,874 -1,049,595
Dover 2,029,834 1,681,416 -348,418
Eurotunnel 1,008,516 1,941,509 +932,993
Southampton 1,153,344 1,038,725 -114,619

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