Import/export HS code 852583: Night vision transmission equipment

Transmission devices designed for night vision applications, often used in security or military

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  • 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 34,692,556
France 9,341,313
United States 7,450,705
Netherlands 2,986,507
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,723,505

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 19,096,868 15,595,688 -3,501,180
France 1,540,110 7,801,203 +6,261,093
United States 5,980,904 1,469,801 -4,511,103
Netherlands 1,991,675 994,832 -996,843
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,520,322 1,203,183 -317,139
Viet Nam 307,423 425,734 +118,311
Estonia 395,921 324,547 -71,374
Germany 310,921 348,575 +37,654
Israel 590,964 2,987 -587,977
Thailand 103,378 258,152 +154,774

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 38,998,594
United States 6,852,162
United Kingdom 6,234,656
France 4,580,700
Japan 1,619,162

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 21,903,100 17,095,494 -4,807,606
United States 5,661,212 1,190,950 -4,470,262
United Kingdom 1,234,866 4,999,790 +3,764,924
France 1,534,349 3,046,351 +1,512,002
Japan 812,436 806,726 -5,710
Thailand 580,278 603,635 +23,357
Viet Nam 390,505 564,206 +173,701
Taiwan 91,990 442,985 +350,995
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 273,185 115,629 -157,556
Italy 295,036 0 -295,036

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 13
Inner London - West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Cheshire 7

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 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 4 11 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Cheshire 7 1 -6
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,119,610
Air transport 23,819,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,086,216
Other 28,387

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,611,213 14,508,397 -3,102,816
Air transport 14,500,932 9,319,015 -5,181,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,231,378 5,854,838 +4,623,460
Other 7,241 21,146 +13,905

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 21,932,589
London Heathrow Airport 16,849,061
Eurotunnel 5,106,023
Felixstowe 4,701,367
London Gateway Port 4,243,688

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 £
Southampton 13,482,099 8,450,490 -5,031,609
London Heathrow Airport 10,800,856 6,048,205 -4,752,651
Eurotunnel 36,532 5,069,491 +5,032,959
Felixstowe 2,940,603 1,760,764 -1,179,839
London Gateway Port 307,688 3,936,000 +3,628,312
London Stansted Airport 1,427,931 1,828,451 +400,520
East Midlands Airport 1,007,328 596,966 -410,362
London 915,849 368,979 -546,870
Thamesport 799,717 252,197 -547,520
Birmingham Airport 489,765 391,364 -98,401

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
35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12
Other manufacturing
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 21
2026-03 20
2026-02 20
2026-01 16

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
54m+ 58
1m-15m 50
0-1m 16
15m-54m 13
Other 12

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 £
Hungary 16,100,636
United States 9,048,157
Canada 6,351,180
Romania 5,799,303
Netherlands 4,679,739

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 £
Hungary 9,474,651 6,625,985 -2,848,666
United States 7,073,508 1,974,649 -5,098,859
Canada 1,425,137 4,926,043 +3,500,906
Romania 3,999,133 1,800,170 -2,198,963
Netherlands 747,717 3,932,022 +3,184,305
France 1,274,302 849,716 -424,586
Israel 1,000 1,903,991 +1,902,991
Sweden 54,737 1,692,955 +1,638,218
Estonia 386,476 309,716 -76,760
Germany 440,331 239,225 -201,106

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 £
Ireland 5,092

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 £
Ireland 3,467 1,625 -1,842

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,127,649
Air transport 23,769,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 205,572
Other 5,092

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,943,470 16,184,179 +4,240,709
Air transport 14,447,914 9,321,964 -5,125,950
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,992 38,580 -128,412
Other 3,467 1,625 -1,842

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,302,976
London Heathrow Airport 19,528,267
Dover 5,602,282
London Stansted Airport 1,998,605
Immingham Docks 1,671,137

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 10,246,273 10,056,703 -189,570
London Heathrow Airport 11,736,680 7,791,587 -3,945,093
Dover 1,309,895 4,292,387 +2,982,492
London Stansted Airport 1,224,147 774,458 -449,689
Immingham Docks 0 1,671,137 +1,671,137
ZLC 449,337 570,653 +121,316
East Midlands Airport 746,060 152,977 -593,083
Felixstowe 217,138 136,025 -81,113
Belfast Airport 217,847 0 -217,847
Eurotunnel 121,075 20,397 -100,678

Quick facts

HS code: 852583

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

Description: Transmission devices designed for night vision applications, often used in security or military