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 15,092,639
China 12,034,788
United States 9,637,996
Netherlands 6,090,464
France 4,947,605

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 7,699,965 7,392,674 -307,291
China 7,799,433 4,235,355 -3,564,078
United States 5,793,384 3,844,612 -1,948,772
Netherlands 4,129,665 1,960,799 -2,168,866
France 2,375,974 2,571,631 +195,657
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,436,326 1,253,387 -1,182,939
Canada 1,749,725 751,625 -998,100
Japan 1,131,609 583,416 -548,193
Ireland 1,023,787 263,152 -760,635
Finland 864,711 295,873 -568,838

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 18,239,536
Viet Nam 14,385,350
United States 8,418,891
Taiwan 4,103,733
France 4,084,638

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 11,774,463 6,465,073 -5,309,390
Viet Nam 7,432,234 6,953,116 -479,118
United States 5,513,968 2,904,923 -2,609,045
Taiwan 1,836,342 2,267,391 +431,049
France 2,039,009 2,045,629 +6,620
Japan 1,923,350 1,235,839 -687,511
United Kingdom 2,048,325 872,418 -1,175,907
Germany 1,918,727 690,280 -1,228,447
Canada 1,636,915 432,850 -1,204,065
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,385,600 7,843 -1,377,757

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 53
Inner London - West 34
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 32
Greater Manchester 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26

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 40 28 -12
Inner London - West 24 16 -8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25 18 -7
Greater Manchester 24 13 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 17 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 9 -4
Inner London - East 9 12 +3
Outer London - West and North West 10 9 -1
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 7 -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 41,970,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,611,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,220,734
Other 310,973
Road transport 34,082

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 27,825,945 14,144,436 -13,681,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,797,538 8,814,368 -983,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,028,603 4,192,131 +163,528
Other 212,750 98,223 -114,527
Road transport 10,121 23,961 +13,840
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 18,407,216
East Midlands Airport 13,013,921
London Gateway Port 9,269,998
Felixstowe 6,271,062
Manchester Airport 3,912,136

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 11,432,372 6,974,844 -4,457,528
East Midlands Airport 9,284,797 3,729,124 -5,555,673
London Gateway Port 3,103,007 6,166,991 +3,063,984
Felixstowe 4,783,107 1,487,955 -3,295,152
Manchester Airport 2,850,899 1,061,237 -1,789,662
Thamesport 1,223,551 1,200,419 -23,132
Birmingham Airport 1,518,829 716,338 -802,491
London Stansted Airport 1,350,160 868,937 -481,223
Eurotunnel 579,835 1,368,431 +788,596
Dover 480,578 1,034,966 +554,388

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 100
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 40
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 49
2025-10 48
2025-09 34
2025-08 45

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 159
54m+ 158
15m-54m 41
0-1m 38
Other 38

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 30,607,661
Germany 16,929,640
China 6,434,195
Italy 5,976,852
Netherlands 5,769,062

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 21,178,490 9,429,171 -11,749,319
Germany 12,851,600 4,078,040 -8,773,560
China 3,385,344 3,048,851 -336,493
Italy 3,077,063 2,899,789 -177,274
Netherlands 2,720,658 3,048,404 +327,746
France 2,414,937 2,780,877 +365,940
Canada 2,694,785 1,254,750 -1,440,035
Ireland 1,802,679 1,227,700 -574,979
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 747,813 716,194 -31,619
Australia 1,241,278 182,610 -1,058,668

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 11,295,133
China 1,656
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 6,210,027 5,085,106 -1,124,921
China 1,532 124 -1,408
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 69,453,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,946,159
Other 11,307,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,314,075
Road transport 39,772

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 44,689,551 24,763,839 -19,925,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,413,108 3,533,051 -7,880,057
Other 6,219,906 5,087,310 -1,132,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,384,473 1,929,602 +545,129
Road transport 39,772 0 -39,772

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 29,133,155
East Midlands Airport 15,818,571
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,799,447
Belfast Airport 11,515,834
000 11,307,216

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 17,156,418 11,976,737 -5,179,681
East Midlands Airport 10,017,267 5,801,304 -4,215,963
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,684,359 2,115,088 -7,569,271
Belfast Airport 10,933,978 581,856 -10,352,122
000 6,219,906 5,087,310 -1,132,596
London Stansted Airport 3,640,762 4,364,252 +723,490
ZLC 1,420,578 1,310,992 -109,586
Edinburgh Airport 1,052,790 503,329 -549,461
Dover 707,410 772,820 +65,410
Harwich 56,463 1,151,262 +1,094,799

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