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 66,842,282
Netherlands 37,587,092
Slovakia 23,956,645
China 22,641,061
Germany 17,247,095

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 47,386,483 19,455,799 -27,930,684
Netherlands 19,363,864 18,223,228 -1,140,636
Slovakia 162,989 23,793,656 +23,630,667
China 11,054,221 11,586,840 +532,619
Germany 9,801,654 7,445,441 -2,356,213
United States 9,143,158 7,514,364 -1,628,794
Hungary 7,900,832 7,766,012 -134,820
France 7,272,427 5,179,060 -2,093,367
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,195,034 3,057,039 -1,137,995
Belgium 2,823,270 3,014,957 +191,687

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 51,130,154
Morocco 46,257,683
Slovakia 24,423,258
Germany 22,345,546
Spain 21,673,432

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 26,518,909 24,611,245 -1,907,664
Morocco 35,194,813 11,062,870 -24,131,943
Slovakia 408,091 24,015,167 +23,607,076
Germany 13,321,436 9,024,110 -4,297,326
Spain 11,199,131 10,474,301 -724,830
United States 8,721,630 7,676,718 -1,044,912
Hungary 8,385,994 7,652,402 -733,592
Mexico 3,166,203 5,450,760 +2,284,557
Viet Nam 3,661,029 3,442,376 -218,653
Japan 2,849,346 2,534,013 -315,333

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 77
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Surrey, East and West Sussex 52
Inner London - East 41
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40

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 58 50 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40 38 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41 36 -5
Inner London - East 29 30 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30 30 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 22 +0
Greater Manchester 21 18 -3
Outer London - West and North West 18 21 +3
Essex 20 17 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 11 -7

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) 146,952,098
Air transport 48,512,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,728,495
Rail transport 6,927,983
Other 6,712,746

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) 74,240,585 72,711,513 -1,529,072
Air transport 23,750,286 24,762,400 +1,012,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,487,361 21,241,134 +753,773
Rail transport 5,171,957 1,756,026 -3,415,931
Other 6,238,408 474,338 -5,764,070
Road transport 736,602 1,659,147 +922,545

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 73,895,190
London 29,024,820
Eurotunnel 27,949,871
Felixstowe 15,633,098
London Heathrow Airport 12,426,918

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 28,259,829 45,635,361 +17,375,532
London 24,398,854 4,625,966 -19,772,888
Eurotunnel 13,754,725 14,195,146 +440,421
Felixstowe 8,428,251 7,204,847 -1,223,404
London Heathrow Airport 6,196,577 6,230,341 +33,764
Southampton 5,129,343 4,808,273 -321,070
London Stansted Airport 4,842,933 4,000,028 -842,905
East Midlands Airport 3,874,058 4,354,321 +480,263
Oxford Airport 3,506,838 3,875,662 +368,824
NGO 5,171,957 1,756,026 -3,415,931

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
131
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
48
Manufacture of electrical equipment
45

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 152
2026-04 164
2026-03 172
2026-02 157
2026-01 137

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 283
54m+ 169
0-1m 161
15m-54m 57
Other 44

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 13,208,638
Netherlands 9,649,168
Germany 8,167,914
China 8,079,579
France 5,086,420

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 7,523,139 5,685,499 -1,837,640
Netherlands 4,078,423 5,570,745 +1,492,322
Germany 4,805,727 3,362,187 -1,443,540
China 6,150,812 1,928,767 -4,222,045
France 2,778,571 2,307,849 -470,722
Poland 2,937,650 966,702 -1,970,948
Australia 1,631,901 1,839,867 +207,966
Canada 1,814,260 1,319,381 -494,879
Belgium 1,459,736 1,184,475 -275,261
Ireland 1,055,486 1,520,462 +464,976

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 £
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 £
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 47,465,098
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,781,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,093,208
Other 156,288
Road transport 56,479

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 25,762,206 21,702,892 -4,059,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,640,429 18,140,614 +1,500,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,102,262 4,990,946 -5,111,316
Other 104,796 51,492 -53,304
Road transport 50,382 6,097 -44,285

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,346,136
London Heathrow Airport 21,530,329
East Midlands Airport 12,259,799
ZLC 6,891,127
London Gateway Port 5,237,726

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 11,668,737 11,677,399 +8,662
London Heathrow Airport 11,745,901 9,784,428 -1,961,473
East Midlands Airport 6,943,375 5,316,424 -1,626,951
ZLC 3,353,549 3,537,578 +184,029
London Gateway Port 3,001,661 2,236,065 -765,596
London Stansted Airport 2,819,744 2,093,820 -725,924
Felixstowe 4,323,630 286,875 -4,036,755
Dover 1,938,945 2,182,417 +243,472
Eurotunnel 1,502,525 2,309,234 +806,709
Southampton 1,562,523 795,263 -767,260

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