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 31,138,740
United States 20,923,373
France 3,623,453
Netherlands 2,896,229
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,363,133

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 19,428,147 11,710,593 -7,717,554
United States 18,641,627 2,281,746 -16,359,881
France 1,562,503 2,060,950 +498,447
Netherlands 1,265,174 1,631,055 +365,881
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,242,546 1,120,587 -121,959
Estonia 386,242 349,501 -36,741
Viet Nam 95,343 621,253 +525,910
Israel 69,746 524,205 +454,459
Germany 287,753 288,818 +1,065
Italy 337,226 22,953 -314,273

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 35,248,991
United States 20,452,378
France 3,595,151
United Kingdom 1,592,732
Japan 1,337,971

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 21,673,701 13,575,290 -8,098,411
United States 18,640,096 1,812,282 -16,827,814
France 1,534,349 2,060,802 +526,453
United Kingdom 248,301 1,344,431 +1,096,130
Japan 588,366 749,605 +161,239
Thailand 548,669 528,027 -20,642
Viet Nam 185,364 687,535 +502,171
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,983 292,393 +246,410
Italy 328,789 0 -328,789
Taiwan 64,059 100,038 +35,979

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Cheshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 11 5 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Cheshire 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 6 +4
Devon 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0

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 35,517,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,585,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,975,694
Other 18,872

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 26,055,431 9,461,954 -16,593,477
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,527,834 11,057,458 -6,470,376
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 979,579 996,115 +16,536
Other 5,393 13,479 +8,086

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 29,470,866
Southampton 22,775,129
Felixstowe 3,738,009
London Stansted Airport 2,527,716
East Midlands Airport 1,633,743

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 23,021,874 6,448,992 -16,572,882
Southampton 13,275,081 9,500,048 -3,775,033
Felixstowe 2,892,817 845,192 -2,047,625
London Stansted Airport 1,002,323 1,525,393 +523,070
East Midlands Airport 1,223,959 409,784 -814,175
London 750,831 556,654 -194,177
Thamesport 1,077,709 194,733 -882,976
Leeds Bradford Airport 267,432 590,755 +323,323
Birmingham Airport 307,705 351,293 +43,588
London Gateway Port 183,660 448,641 +264,981

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 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 26
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 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+ 54
1m-15m 47
0-1m 19
15m-54m 12
Other 11

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 17,226,787
United States 9,113,589
Canada 6,858,896
Romania 4,678,596
Netherlands 3,961,845

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 11,939,173 5,287,614 -6,651,559
United States 4,292,716 4,820,873 +528,157
Canada 1,887,092 4,971,804 +3,084,712
Romania 2,543,207 2,135,389 -407,818
Netherlands 444,158 3,517,687 +3,073,529
France 1,267,506 837,604 -429,902
Sweden 29,861 1,708,628 +1,678,767
Germany 549,486 154,867 -394,619
Estonia 332,682 336,153 +3,471
Czechia 134,288 117,292 -16,996

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 3,467

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 0 -3,467

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) 25,741,251
Air transport 23,681,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 215,592
Other 3,467

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) 14,223,263 11,517,988 -2,705,275
Air transport 10,604,850 13,076,168 +2,471,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,420 97,172 -21,248
Other 3,467 0 -3,467

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,929,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,462,606
Dover 5,136,803
London Stansted Airport 1,775,890
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 £
London Heathrow Airport 8,119,446 11,809,856 +3,690,410
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,865,662 5,596,944 -7,268,718
Dover 1,002,705 4,134,098 +3,131,393
London Stansted Airport 1,065,767 710,123 -355,644
Immingham Docks 0 1,671,137 +1,671,137
East Midlands Airport 760,854 242,697 -518,157
ZLC 370,012 277,588 -92,424
Felixstowe 227,011 94,209 -132,802
Belfast Airport 217,847 0 -217,847
Eurotunnel 122,065 10,797 -111,268

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