Import/export HS code 8525: Broadcasting and TV transmission equipment

Includes TV cameras, digital cameras, and video recorders for broadcasting or television

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 585,304,459
Netherlands 493,670,070
Germany 367,060,786
United States 245,440,887
France 148,379,304

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 268,378,345 316,926,114 +48,547,769
Netherlands 280,522,800 213,147,270 -67,375,530
Germany 189,156,261 177,904,525 -11,251,736
United States 110,073,401 135,367,486 +25,294,085
France 75,683,589 72,695,715 -2,987,874
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 67,804,124 73,541,391 +5,737,267
Viet Nam 52,967,410 62,898,423 +9,931,013
Saudi Arabia 25,410,453 35,153,967 +9,743,514
Japan 20,797,865 21,202,603 +404,738
Czechia 20,215,445 20,915,590 +700,145

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 998,389,420
United States 289,365,786
Viet Nam 246,805,216
Germany 189,582,806
Thailand 185,056,869

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 484,875,045 513,514,375 +28,639,330
United States 133,229,933 156,135,853 +22,905,920
Viet Nam 114,975,381 131,829,835 +16,854,454
Germany 99,579,859 90,002,947 -9,576,912
Thailand 104,813,523 80,243,346 -24,570,177
Japan 78,665,211 78,736,824 +71,613
United Kingdom 46,510,068 42,863,730 -3,646,338
Poland 37,960,183 35,988,548 -1,971,635
Taiwan 30,079,099 40,579,766 +10,500,667
Italy 19,003,574 39,339,579 +20,336,005

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 352
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 349
Surrey, East and West Sussex 214
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 188
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 168

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 229 239 +10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 250 254 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 156 161 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 141 136 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 120 127 +7
Greater Manchester 111 114 +3
Inner London - East 111 109 -2
Outer London - West and North West 103 121 +18
West Midlands 95 93 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 99 96 -3

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 1,412,881,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 680,526,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 678,854,959
Other 26,244,510
Road transport 8,079,076

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 649,260,089 763,621,374 +114,361,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 329,005,113 351,521,693 +22,516,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 366,481,638 312,373,321 -54,108,317
Other 21,450,331 4,794,179 -16,656,152
Road transport 2,894,886 5,184,190 +2,289,304
Rail transport 180,722 202,268 +21,546

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 549,707,958
Felixstowe 292,234,871
East Midlands Airport 265,534,701
Eurotunnel 228,068,486
Dover 205,833,968

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 236,917,445 312,790,513 +75,873,068
Felixstowe 148,603,287 143,631,584 -4,971,703
East Midlands Airport 132,518,694 133,016,007 +497,313
Eurotunnel 119,450,005 108,618,481 -10,831,524
Dover 111,382,353 94,451,615 -16,930,738
London Stansted Airport 84,774,910 120,215,700 +35,440,790
London Gateway Port 60,292,248 96,258,452 +35,966,204
Thamesport 86,120,269 53,070,530 -33,049,739
Birmingham Airport 66,562,844 60,198,548 -6,364,296
Southampton 66,612,409 52,639,773 -13,972,636

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
741
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
445
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
306
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
271
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
253

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 740
2026-04 790
2026-03 797
2026-02 749
2026-01 721

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 1429
54m+ 1246
0-1m 525
15m-54m 360
Other 335

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 221,517,064
Germany 157,297,253
Italy 105,239,516
Netherlands 91,314,664
France 82,350,805

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 116,937,356 104,579,708 -12,357,648
Germany 69,983,437 87,313,816 +17,330,379
Italy 43,784,217 61,455,299 +17,671,082
Netherlands 42,917,472 48,397,192 +5,479,720
France 50,015,096 32,335,709 -17,679,387
Poland 41,669,796 26,104,929 -15,564,867
Ireland 23,295,668 24,753,504 +1,457,836
Saudi Arabia 29,806,182 16,987,741 -12,818,441
Canada 17,659,647 23,564,651 +5,905,004
China 18,350,905 14,315,242 -4,035,663

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 11,456,514
China 2,079,211
Japan 766,079
Sweden 431,010
Netherlands 207,030

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 6,721,476 4,735,038 -1,986,438
China 822,219 1,256,992 +434,773
Japan 264,196 501,883 +237,687
Sweden 0 431,010 +431,010
Netherlands 161,835 45,195 -116,640
Germany 35,270 78,559 +43,289
Belgium 0 91,475 +91,475
South Korea 35,641 45,635 +9,994
Taiwan 30,542 50,714 +20,172
Austria 65,099 13,582 -51,517

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 801,034,251
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 470,685,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,364,361
Other 16,175,201
Road transport 1,174,541

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 408,151,810 392,882,441 -15,269,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 231,953,453 238,731,841 +6,778,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,381,917 23,982,444 -2,399,473
Other 8,689,542 7,485,659 -1,203,883
Road transport 639,386 535,155 -104,231

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 386,621,783
Dover / Eurotunnel 361,624,012
East Midlands Airport 116,865,918
London Stansted Airport 84,178,440
ZLC 75,129,129

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 192,527,899 194,093,884 +1,565,985
Dover / Eurotunnel 181,221,895 180,402,117 -819,778
East Midlands Airport 62,824,480 54,041,438 -8,783,042
London Stansted Airport 41,518,855 42,659,585 +1,140,730
ZLC 35,034,128 40,095,001 +5,060,873
Manchester Airport 24,373,146 19,190,062 -5,183,084
Warton Aerodrome 23,763,133 13,731,496 -10,031,637
Belfast Airport 17,780,583 16,785,792 -994,791
Dover 16,541,671 15,583,504 -958,167
Immingham Docks 11,348,958 19,118,834 +7,769,876

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 8525

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

Description: Includes TV cameras, digital cameras, and video recorders for broadcasting or television