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 15,874,517
China 12,950,867
United States 10,790,352
France 5,579,308
Netherlands 5,532,027

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 8,133,654 7,740,863 -392,791
China 7,254,326 5,696,541 -1,557,785
United States 6,515,102 4,275,250 -2,239,852
France 2,347,450 3,231,858 +884,408
Netherlands 3,964,849 1,567,178 -2,397,671
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,979,616 968,785 -2,010,831
Canada 1,441,837 801,970 -639,867
Japan 1,183,706 683,050 -500,656
South Korea 343,999 975,914 +631,915
Ireland 1,063,468 213,027 -850,441

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 19,736,217
Viet Nam 15,519,108
United States 9,245,253
Taiwan 4,089,722
France 4,066,590

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 11,698,682 8,037,535 -3,661,147
Viet Nam 8,185,981 7,333,127 -852,854
United States 6,089,627 3,155,626 -2,934,001
Taiwan 1,837,150 2,252,572 +415,422
France 2,092,740 1,973,850 -118,890
Japan 1,980,374 1,262,445 -717,929
United Kingdom 2,055,219 753,574 -1,301,645
Germany 1,747,966 827,403 -920,563
Canada 1,339,336 459,157 -880,179
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,351,788 186,276 -1,165,512

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 48
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 32
Inner London - West 32
Greater Manchester 25
Inner London - East 23

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 37 26 -11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 20 -2
Inner London - West 20 16 -4
Greater Manchester 19 14 -5
Inner London - East 10 14 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 16 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
Outer London - West and North West 10 11 +1
West Midlands 10 12 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 42,419,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,190,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,908,542
Other 281,986
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 27,870,737 14,549,129 -13,321,608
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,480,724 9,709,977 -770,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,312,878 5,595,664 +1,282,786
Other 180,388 101,598 -78,790
Road transport 10,121 24,987 +14,866
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 18,466,012
East Midlands Airport 13,603,747
London Gateway Port 10,655,168
Felixstowe 6,448,241
Manchester Airport 3,794,963

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 11,425,674 7,040,338 -4,385,336
East Midlands Airport 9,378,197 4,225,550 -5,152,647
London Gateway Port 4,664,852 5,990,316 +1,325,464
Felixstowe 4,068,282 2,379,959 -1,688,323
Manchester Airport 3,404,786 390,177 -3,014,609
Eurotunnel 764,208 1,985,639 +1,221,431
Thamesport 1,089,695 1,327,508 +237,813
Birmingham Airport 1,469,630 935,478 -534,152
London Stansted Airport 1,066,401 1,035,558 -30,843
Dover 694,782 1,114,082 +419,300

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 99
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 41
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 33
2026-03 32
2026-02 42
2026-01 39
2025-12 43

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 165
54m+ 154
15m-54m 43
Other 40
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 29,465,920
Germany 14,627,385
China 6,473,452
Netherlands 6,035,342
Italy 5,930,172

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 18,725,795 10,740,125 -7,985,670
Germany 10,136,599 4,490,786 -5,645,813
China 3,409,819 3,063,633 -346,186
Netherlands 3,680,018 2,355,324 -1,324,694
Italy 4,391,338 1,538,834 -2,852,504
France 3,207,077 2,315,917 -891,160
Canada 2,340,073 1,281,575 -1,058,498
Ireland 1,761,079 1,442,362 -318,717
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 658,635 840,422 +181,787
Saudi Arabia 584,182 868,880 +284,698

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 11,997,369
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 6,755,623 5,241,746 -1,513,877
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 66,661,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,844,319
Other 12,005,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,670,551
Road transport 19,771

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 42,343,479 24,318,517 -18,024,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,581,590 4,262,729 -4,318,861
Other 6,761,670 5,243,542 -1,518,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,192,730 1,477,821 -714,909
Road transport 19,771 0 -19,771

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 30,609,893
East Midlands Airport 14,532,648
000 12,005,212
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,437,269
Belfast Airport 8,217,702

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 18,585,916 12,023,977 -6,561,939
East Midlands Airport 9,737,596 4,795,052 -4,942,544
000 6,761,670 5,243,542 -1,518,128
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,818,696 2,618,573 -4,200,123
Belfast Airport 7,464,093 753,609 -6,710,484
London Stansted Airport 3,424,655 4,580,560 +1,155,905
ZLC 1,340,250 1,714,732 +374,482
Dover 789,832 877,029 +87,197
Edinburgh Airport 1,247,579 326,248 -921,331
Southampton 149,405 1,175,584 +1,026,179

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