Import/export HS code 851920: Coin-operated audio devices

Audio machines that work with coins, cards, or tokens, often found in public places

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 £
South Korea 3,372,866
Malaysia 1,312,626
China 414,393
United States 104,716
Poland 84,571

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 £
South Korea 2,569,466 803,400 -1,766,066
Malaysia 683,788 628,838 -54,950
China 304,414 109,979 -194,435
United States 40,676 64,040 +23,364
Poland 8,685 75,886 +67,201
France 39,351 24,672 -14,679
Netherlands 7,383 38,945 +31,562
Japan 12,315 21,130 +8,815
Italy 3,757 13,817 +10,060
Ireland 9,922 6,413 -3,509

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 £
South Korea 3,371,875
Malaysia 1,316,073
China 482,020
United States 123,307
Poland 57,649

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 £
South Korea 2,569,466 802,409 -1,767,057
Malaysia 687,235 628,838 -58,397
China 315,686 166,334 -149,352
United States 42,040 81,267 +39,227
Poland 12,150 45,499 +33,349
United Kingdom 24,112 23,014 -1,098
Japan 12,315 30,911 +18,596
France 20,935 10,788 -10,147
Singapore 0 16,127 +16,127
Germany 1,200 10,718 +9,518

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4
West Yorkshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2

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
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 3 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Merseyside 0 2 +2
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,070,607
Air transport 404,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,519
Other 17,717
Road transport 4,970

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,513,773 1,556,834 -1,956,939
Air transport 170,693 233,794 +63,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,810 60,709 +39,899
Other 16,713 1,004 -15,709
Road transport 4,970 0 -4,970

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,833,626
East Midlands Airport 117,944
Southampton 113,467
London Heathrow Airport 93,205
London Stansted Airport 77,151

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 £
Felixstowe 3,329,597 1,504,029 -1,825,568
East Midlands Airport 52,100 65,844 +13,744
Southampton 105,761 7,706 -98,055
London Heathrow Airport 72,255 20,950 -51,305
London Stansted Airport 17,347 59,804 +42,457
London Gateway Port 48,142 11,003 -37,139
Birmingham Airport 25,865 33,080 +7,215
Dover 3,465 47,705 +44,240
Thamesport 16,289 18,302 +2,013
Bristol Airport 0 32,986 +32,986

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 4
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 4
2025-12 7
2025-11 1
2025-10 2
2025-09 3

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 17
54m+ 7
Other 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4

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 681,317
Denmark 369,418
Sri Lanka 305,641
Afghanistan 141,377
Spain 140,107

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 442,478 238,839 -203,639
Denmark 91,922 277,496 +185,574
Sri Lanka 305,641 0 -305,641
Afghanistan 141,377 0 -141,377
Spain 58,267 81,840 +23,573
Ireland 66,703 57,568 -9,135
France 97,731 23,037 -74,694
Germany 61,739 39,095 -22,644
Japan 7,910 89,636 +81,726
Poland 68,908 24,499 -44,409

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 1,218,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,026,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 690,187
Road transport 6,892

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 980,460 237,772 -742,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 493,171 532,923 +39,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 340,736 349,451 +8,715
Road transport 6,892 0 -6,892

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 607,889
London Heathrow Airport 588,004
East Midlands Airport 437,730
Immingham Docks 426,800
Dover / Eurotunnel 407,659

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 £
Southampton 295,021 312,868 +17,847
London Heathrow Airport 507,062 80,942 -426,120
East Midlands Airport 365,902 71,828 -294,074
Immingham Docks 118,725 308,075 +189,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 226,267 181,392 -44,875
ZLC 62,959 51,007 -11,952
London 72,913 0 -72,913
London Stansted Airport 25,391 22,372 -3,019
Manchester Airport 26,038 11,623 -14,415
Eurotunnel 17,036 19,177 +2,141

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 851920

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

Description: Audio machines that work with coins, cards, or tokens, often found in public places