Import/export HS code 852210: Pick-up cartridges

Components used in sound or video devices to read or play recordings, like stylus or needle cartridges

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 £
Denmark 1,413,514
Japan 1,263,860
Switzerland 607,940
United States 391,794
China 380,435

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 £
Denmark 630,234 783,280 +153,046
Japan 694,423 569,437 -124,986
Switzerland 303,246 304,694 +1,448
United States 172,296 219,498 +47,202
China 226,158 154,277 -71,881
Germany 115,815 162,486 +46,671
Viet Nam 200,358 0 -200,358
Netherlands 99,310 90,832 -8,478
Belgium 71,876 74,510 +2,634
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 52,767 13,848 -38,919

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 £
Denmark 1,576,832
Japan 1,575,208
Switzerland 856,499
China 580,239
Viet Nam 200,600

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 £
Denmark 722,712 854,120 +131,408
Japan 817,808 757,400 -60,408
Switzerland 440,071 416,428 -23,643
China 312,445 267,794 -44,651
Viet Nam 200,600 0 -200,600
United Kingdom 65,947 73,602 +7,655
United States 57,373 33,414 -23,959
Germany 27,348 52,134 +24,786
Slovenia 9,501 16,137 +6,636
Netherlands 21,637 2,205 -19,432

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Essex 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4

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 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Essex 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Kent 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
South East Wales 1 3 +2
Eastern Scotland 2 2 +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 2,893,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,028,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 304,109
Road transport 9,650
Other 3,535

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 1,756,411 1,137,433 -618,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 841,182 1,187,797 +346,615
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 119,367 184,742 +65,375
Road transport 0 9,650 +9,650
Other 1,417 2,118 +701

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,430,775
London Stansted Airport 744,755
London Heathrow Airport 714,011
East Midlands Airport 569,736
Birmingham Airport 476,848

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 Gateway Port 554,764 876,011 +321,247
London Stansted Airport 488,870 255,885 -232,985
London Heathrow Airport 506,239 207,772 -298,467
East Midlands Airport 324,492 245,244 -79,248
Birmingham Airport 188,152 288,696 +100,544
Southampton 221,856 207,327 -14,529
Manchester Airport 68,734 115,961 +47,227
Glasgow Airport 136,514 6,664 -129,850
Eurotunnel 49,820 77,528 +27,708
Felixstowe 8,714 66,950 +58,236

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
17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
7
Manufacture of electrical equipment
4
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 7
2026-03 13
2026-02 14
2026-01 8

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 20
0-1m 18
54m+ 8
15m-54m 5
Other 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 1,094,806
Belgium 812,567
Germany 704,152
Switzerland 222,505
Canada 199,045

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 577,035 517,771 -59,264
Belgium 450,745 361,822 -88,923
Germany 415,735 288,417 -127,318
Switzerland 133,997 88,508 -45,489
Canada 112,228 86,817 -25,411
Italy 94,554 101,640 +7,086
Australia 87,849 82,178 -5,671
France 104,933 59,173 -45,760
Japan 66,841 75,701 +8,860
United Arab Emirates 80,856 53,619 -27,237

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 2,528,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,065,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 489,591
Other 39,218
Road transport 3,450

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 1,322,808 1,205,887 -116,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,207,856 857,563 -350,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 282,454 207,137 -75,317
Other 22,768 16,450 -6,318
Road transport 0 3,450 +3,450

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,683,930
ZLC 997,184
London Heathrow Airport 710,380
East Midlands Airport 520,703
London Stansted Airport 288,298

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 983,021 700,909 -282,112
ZLC 563,635 433,549 -130,086
London Heathrow Airport 272,548 437,832 +165,284
East Midlands Airport 320,584 200,119 -120,465
London Stansted Airport 163,785 124,513 -39,272
London Gateway Port 151,402 64,537 -86,865
Southampton 83,396 97,766 +14,370
Immingham Docks 46,916 94,094 +47,178
Eurotunnel 91,392 30,745 -60,647
Dover 79,503 6,724 -72,779

Quick facts

HS code: 852210

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

Description: Components used in sound or video devices to read or play recordings, like stylus or needle cartridges