Import/export HS code 851890: Parts of audio equipment

Spare parts for microphones, speakers, headphones, and amplifiers

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 £
China 25,246,624
Germany 20,805,643
United States 9,070,715
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,157,342
Netherlands 4,266,374

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 £
China 13,660,693 11,585,931 -2,074,762
Germany 9,386,494 11,419,149 +2,032,655
United States 3,983,773 5,086,942 +1,103,169
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,909,552 3,247,790 -661,762
Netherlands 1,988,349 2,278,025 +289,676
Sweden 3,294,517 636,482 -2,658,035
France 2,844,302 838,265 -2,006,037
Taiwan 1,480,944 1,711,825 +230,881
Hungary 1,352,883 1,292,337 -60,546
Poland 1,460,345 932,148 -528,197

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 36,070,645
Germany 19,399,570
United States 8,971,420
Sweden 4,661,857
United Kingdom 3,423,003

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 19,455,827 16,614,818 -2,841,009
Germany 10,159,863 9,239,707 -920,156
United States 3,877,582 5,093,838 +1,216,256
Sweden 3,293,001 1,368,856 -1,924,145
United Kingdom 1,715,904 1,707,099 -8,805
Taiwan 1,332,592 1,571,491 +238,899
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,375,092 1,255,150 -119,942
Poland 1,528,437 989,227 -539,210
Viet Nam 917,442 1,070,719 +153,277
Romania 779,296 889,336 +110,040

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 91
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 85
Surrey, East and West Sussex 72
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 51
Inner London - East 48

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 54 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 59 57 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 51 53 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 41 36 -5
Inner London - East 32 35 +3
Outer London - West and North West 25 30 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30 24 -6
West Midlands 25 26 +1
Greater Manchester 20 21 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 19 +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 40,560,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,612,023
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,408,726
Rail transport 1,887,314
Other 504,664

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 21,144,307 19,416,120 -1,728,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,765,301 14,846,722 +81,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,564,580 13,844,146 -720,434
Rail transport 1,368,369 518,945 -849,424
Other 480,849 23,815 -457,034
Road transport 89,460 24,790 -64,670

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 15,965,064
East Midlands Airport 14,130,533
Eurotunnel 12,911,427
Felixstowe 11,178,572
Dover 8,843,897

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 8,737,258 7,227,806 -1,509,452
East Midlands Airport 7,521,246 6,609,287 -911,959
Eurotunnel 6,338,157 6,573,270 +235,113
Felixstowe 5,991,871 5,186,701 -805,170
Dover 4,307,645 4,536,252 +228,607
Southampton 3,699,255 4,165,296 +466,041
London Stansted Airport 2,278,945 3,214,190 +935,245
Thamesport 2,174,153 1,710,391 -463,762
London Gateway Port 1,701,095 2,023,733 +322,638
London 1,793,051 1,389,948 -403,103

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
204
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
175
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
98
Manufacture of electrical equipment
58
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
56

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 187
2026-04 169
2026-03 184
2026-02 177
2026-01 165

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 360
54m+ 237
0-1m 181
15m-54m 97
Other 80

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 £
Hungary 10,366,495
China 9,122,478
Slovakia 8,182,208
United States 7,477,503
Netherlands 5,358,232

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 £
Hungary 4,253,262 6,113,233 +1,859,971
China 6,773,406 2,349,072 -4,424,334
Slovakia 4,398,059 3,784,149 -613,910
United States 3,854,944 3,622,559 -232,385
Netherlands 2,310,636 3,047,596 +736,960
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,124,956 780,855 -3,344,101
Germany 2,107,794 1,344,429 -763,365
France 1,288,950 1,840,482 +551,532
Italy 1,223,264 1,412,919 +189,655
Belgium 1,199,710 1,433,618 +233,908

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 16,550
United States 1,223
China 463

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 6,593 9,957 +3,364
United States 0 1,223 +1,223
China 203 260 +57

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,130,337
Air transport 28,032,194
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,981,623
Other 34,504
Road transport 7,425

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,158,131 18,972,206 +2,814,075
Air transport 13,976,953 14,055,241 +78,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,976,996 4,004,627 -6,972,369
Other 23,063 11,441 -11,622
Road transport 3,625 3,800 +175

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,438,013
London Heathrow Airport 12,031,383
East Midlands Airport 8,866,137
Felixstowe 6,237,129
Grangemouth Docks 4,352,228

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 14,202,358 15,235,655 +1,033,297
London Heathrow Airport 5,013,168 7,018,215 +2,005,047
East Midlands Airport 4,897,323 3,968,814 -928,509
Felixstowe 3,487,621 2,749,508 -738,113
Grangemouth Docks 4,350,803 1,425 -4,349,378
ZLC 1,810,833 2,025,849 +215,016
London Stansted Airport 1,895,324 779,495 -1,115,829
Southampton 1,636,737 790,977 -845,760
Dover 961,300 860,731 -100,569
London Gateway Port 967,038 538,479 -428,559

Quick facts

HS code: 851890

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

Description: Spare parts for microphones, speakers, headphones, and amplifiers