Import/export HS code 852581: High-speed transmission equipment

Specialized transmission devices designed for high-speed data or signal transfer

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 £
Germany 15,186,881
China 13,099,682
United States 9,817,583
France 5,412,796
Netherlands 5,213,083

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 £
Germany 8,432,643 6,754,238 -1,678,405
China 7,669,294 5,430,388 -2,238,906
United States 6,213,775 3,603,808 -2,609,967
France 2,110,542 3,302,254 +1,191,712
Netherlands 4,034,835 1,178,248 -2,856,587
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,779,891 881,113 -1,898,778
Japan 1,110,976 614,241 -496,735
Canada 887,491 770,032 -117,459
South Korea 599,007 622,757 +23,750
Ireland 1,003,519 206,753 -796,766

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 19,725,204
Viet Nam 14,741,320
United States 8,041,723
France 4,001,317
Taiwan 3,846,691

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 11,915,063 7,810,141 -4,104,922
Viet Nam 8,370,156 6,371,164 -1,998,992
United States 5,475,418 2,566,305 -2,909,113
France 1,987,510 2,013,807 +26,297
Taiwan 1,916,467 1,930,224 +13,757
Japan 1,796,562 1,137,123 -659,439
Germany 1,881,480 687,115 -1,194,365
United Kingdom 1,719,620 464,405 -1,255,215
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,334,989 195,403 -1,139,586
South Korea 685,272 596,711 -88,561

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 45
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30
Inner London - West 30
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Greater Manchester 21

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42 20 -22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 20 +0
Inner London - West 22 14 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 15 +2
Greater Manchester 14 13 -1
Inner London - East 12 10 -2
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 8 -3
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2

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 37,888,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,231,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,275,974
Other 286,315
Road transport 35,108

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 24,671,740 13,216,565 -11,455,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,020,281 8,211,717 -3,808,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,006,125 5,269,849 +263,724
Other 185,567 100,748 -84,819
Road transport 20,397 14,711 -5,686
Rail transport 22,794 0 -22,794

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 16,513,120
East Midlands Airport 12,034,606
London Gateway Port 10,957,728
Felixstowe 6,674,870
Manchester Airport 3,726,126

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 10,079,832 6,433,288 -3,646,544
East Midlands Airport 8,373,840 3,660,766 -4,713,074
London Gateway Port 5,586,651 5,371,077 -215,574
Felixstowe 4,500,687 2,174,183 -2,326,504
Manchester Airport 3,399,066 327,060 -3,072,006
Eurotunnel 1,149,549 1,653,832 +504,283
Thamesport 1,355,950 981,925 -374,025
Birmingham Airport 1,312,455 981,683 -330,772
London Stansted Airport 1,007,954 918,397 -89,557
Dover 711,381 1,090,489 +379,108

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
88
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
53
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
39
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 37
2026-04 33
2026-03 32
2026-02 42
2026-01 39

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 150
54m+ 147
15m-54m 40
Other 36
0-1m 34

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 25,068,252
Germany 10,873,486
China 5,777,640
Netherlands 5,764,319
France 5,549,660

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 15,699,958 9,368,294 -6,331,664
Germany 6,654,971 4,218,515 -2,436,456
China 3,584,586 2,193,054 -1,391,532
Netherlands 3,787,984 1,976,335 -1,811,649
France 3,656,826 1,892,834 -1,763,992
Italy 3,338,099 1,039,626 -2,298,473
Ireland 1,790,033 1,261,766 -528,267
Canada 1,686,346 1,150,835 -535,511
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 637,239 862,631 +225,392
Saudi Arabia 1,145,492 250,362 -895,130

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 11,449,940
China 1,566
Taiwan 42

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 6,718,364 4,731,576 -1,986,788
China 985 581 -404
Taiwan 42 0 -42

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 57,328,449
Other 11,456,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,299,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,545,560
Road transport 9,740

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 37,816,869 19,511,580 -18,305,289
Other 6,723,210 4,733,267 -1,989,943
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,115,572 4,184,358 -931,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,310,791 1,234,769 -1,076,022
Road transport 9,740 0 -9,740

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 28,391,500
East Midlands Airport 11,739,779
000 11,456,477
London Stansted Airport 7,190,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,210,129

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 19,200,247 9,191,253 -10,008,994
East Midlands Airport 8,105,534 3,634,245 -4,471,289
000 6,723,210 4,733,267 -1,989,943
London Stansted Airport 3,193,089 3,997,003 +803,914
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,413,121 2,797,008 -616,113
Belfast Airport 4,067,845 535,865 -3,531,980
ZLC 1,477,880 1,575,414 +97,534
Dover 887,985 708,253 -179,732
Edinburgh Airport 1,202,754 278,150 -924,604
Southampton 291,462 1,033,527 +742,065

Quick facts

HS code: 852581

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

Description: Specialized transmission devices designed for high-speed data or signal transfer