Import/export HS code 851850: Sound amplifier sets

Complete sets of electric sound amplifiers for professional or home use

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 £
United States 13,163,416
China 12,211,849
Italy 10,638,555
France 8,343,762
Netherlands 5,052,806

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 £
United States 3,997,953 9,165,463 +5,167,510
China 6,419,611 5,792,238 -627,373
Italy 5,636,732 5,001,823 -634,909
France 3,687,100 4,656,662 +969,562
Netherlands 2,650,321 2,402,485 -247,836
Germany 1,584,253 1,341,063 -243,190
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,277,053 845,965 -431,088
Viet Nam 1,861,606 133,572 -1,728,034
Belgium 822,266 777,507 -44,759
Ireland 283,873 770,243 +486,370

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 20,175,044
United States 13,910,099
Italy 10,548,968
Germany 5,586,960
Viet Nam 4,104,961

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 10,322,788 9,852,256 -470,532
United States 4,580,426 9,329,673 +4,749,247
Italy 5,338,336 5,210,632 -127,704
Germany 1,990,540 3,596,420 +1,605,880
Viet Nam 2,876,274 1,228,687 -1,647,587
France 1,304,801 722,800 -582,001
Hungary 1,147,634 478,547 -669,087
Malaysia 1,034,809 190,999 -843,810
United Kingdom 686,671 514,187 -172,484
Canada 337,160 450,126 +112,966

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 51
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
Inner London - East 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27

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 36 30 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 25 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 21 +3
Inner London - East 14 25 +11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 20 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 18 +0
Outer London - West and North West 16 12 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 10 -6
Essex 13 12 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +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 28,520,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,081,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,891,306
Other 2,143,626
Road transport 28,122

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 12,095,592 16,425,014 +4,329,422
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,228,698 8,852,777 -2,375,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,024,688 9,866,618 +1,841,930
Other 1,873,748 269,878 -1,603,870
Road transport 10,385 17,737 +7,352

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,354,272
Eurotunnel 7,306,040
Felixstowe 6,679,980
Thamesport 6,431,601
Dover 4,933,011

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 5,275,178 8,079,094 +2,803,916
Eurotunnel 2,784,264 4,521,776 +1,737,512
Felixstowe 4,176,147 2,503,833 -1,672,314
Thamesport 3,739,063 2,692,538 -1,046,525
Dover 2,833,360 2,099,651 -733,709
Birmingham Airport 2,093,763 2,772,052 +678,289
London Stansted Airport 2,014,318 2,304,737 +290,419
East Midlands Airport 2,039,642 2,121,695 +82,053
Southampton 1,856,428 1,337,414 -519,014
London Gateway Port 1,117,090 1,455,761 +338,671

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
115
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
102
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
32
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
30
Manufacture of electrical equipment
28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 80
2026-04 81
2026-03 88
2026-02 82
2026-01 61

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 200
54m+ 113
0-1m 104
15m-54m 49
Other 33

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 18,091,635
France 6,209,466
Poland 4,959,781
Ireland 4,438,390
Germany 3,198,363

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 7,616,277 10,475,358 +2,859,081
France 3,091,334 3,118,132 +26,798
Poland 2,419,437 2,540,344 +120,907
Ireland 1,426,771 3,011,619 +1,584,848
Germany 1,794,521 1,403,842 -390,679
Netherlands 2,048,226 972,130 -1,076,096
Italy 1,640,496 767,827 -872,669
Canada 754,724 1,544,409 +789,685
Australia 1,049,909 1,194,111 +144,202
United Arab Emirates 909,224 1,308,499 +399,275

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 £
XI 578,468
Ireland 99,862
China 10,779
Viet Nam 1,699
Malaysia 980

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 £
XI 265,991 312,477 +46,486
Ireland 99,862 0 -99,862
China 2,869 7,910 +5,041
Viet Nam 849 850 +1
Malaysia 0 980 +980
Slovakia 416 272 -144

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 30,849,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,349,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,148,143
Other 710,437
Road transport 48,169

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 14,001,863 16,847,825 +2,845,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,065,582 13,283,465 -782,117
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,752,758 9,395,385 +2,642,627
Other 387,948 322,489 -65,459
Road transport 48,169 0 -48,169

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,522,665
London Heathrow Airport 18,132,312
East Midlands Airport 6,487,729
Southampton 6,296,336
London Gateway Port 5,839,145

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 9,609,958 8,912,707 -697,251
London Heathrow Airport 7,424,734 10,707,578 +3,282,844
East Midlands Airport 3,504,905 2,982,824 -522,081
Southampton 1,237,434 5,058,902 +3,821,468
London Gateway Port 3,360,406 2,478,739 -881,667
Holyhead 675,604 2,298,597 +1,622,993
Felixstowe 1,973,901 990,348 -983,553
London Stansted Airport 1,361,752 1,474,817 +113,065
ZLC 1,267,094 1,339,581 +72,487
Dover 990,511 920,866 -69,645

Quick facts

HS code: 851850

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

Description: Complete sets of electric sound amplifiers for professional or home use