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 34,149,711
United States 17,409,167
France 6,937,194
Netherlands 2,951,249
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,664,544

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 19,082,945 15,066,766 -4,016,179
United States 15,009,584 2,399,583 -12,610,001
France 1,541,442 5,395,752 +3,854,310
Netherlands 1,768,837 1,182,412 -586,425
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,329,599 1,334,945 +5,346
Viet Nam 275,906 457,251 +181,345
Estonia 366,620 346,299 -20,321
Germany 286,002 351,732 +65,730
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 38,435,866
United States 16,806,573
France 4,522,159
United Kingdom 4,039,725
Japan 1,535,117

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 21,578,671 16,857,195 -4,721,476
United States 14,976,008 1,830,565 -13,145,443
France 1,534,349 2,987,810 +1,453,461
United Kingdom 907,677 3,132,048 +2,224,371
Japan 732,436 802,681 +70,245
Thailand 577,810 625,171 +47,361
Viet Nam 369,689 600,585 +230,896
Taiwan 69,945 460,802 +390,857
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 198,416 190,398 -8,018
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8

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 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 2 -4
Cheshire 7 1 -6
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 33,485,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,465,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,979,714
Other 25,333

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 23,241,931 10,243,265 -12,998,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,241,431 14,223,954 -3,017,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,236,877 3,742,837 +2,505,960
Other 6,566 18,767 +12,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 26,650,332
Southampton 22,449,743
Felixstowe 4,925,618
London Stansted Airport 3,069,620
London Gateway Port 2,968,310

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 19,829,785 6,820,547 -13,009,238
Southampton 13,070,336 9,379,407 -3,690,929
Felixstowe 3,164,854 1,760,764 -1,404,090
London Stansted Airport 1,312,590 1,757,030 +444,440
London Gateway Port 283,332 2,684,978 +2,401,646
Eurotunnel 32,388 2,880,623 +2,848,235
East Midlands Airport 982,467 664,418 -318,049
London 873,291 403,040 -470,251
Thamesport 754,274 285,385 -468,889
Birmingham Airport 414,558 444,370 +29,812

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 32
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 20
2026-02 20
2026-01 16
2025-12 14

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+ 61
1m-15m 50
0-1m 18
15m-54m 12
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 18,768,899
United States 9,086,331
Canada 6,354,490
Romania 5,463,013
Netherlands 4,676,789

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 12,142,914 6,625,985 -5,516,929
United States 5,615,590 3,470,741 -2,144,849
Canada 1,384,366 4,970,124 +3,585,758
Romania 3,999,133 1,463,880 -2,535,253
Netherlands 437,081 4,239,708 +3,802,627
France 1,277,445 849,716 -427,729
Israel 1,000 1,903,991 +1,902,991
Sweden 40,737 1,701,472 +1,660,735
Germany 531,835 243,577 -288,258
Estonia 359,017 319,426 -39,591

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) 30,573,020
Air transport 23,826,202
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 202,853
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) 14,423,607 16,149,413 +1,725,806
Air transport 12,906,376 10,919,826 -1,986,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,271 118,582 +34,311
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 22,755,427
London Heathrow Airport 19,576,192
Dover 5,600,948
London Stansted Airport 1,976,755
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 13,035,014 9,720,413 -3,314,601
London Heathrow Airport 10,244,984 9,331,208 -913,776
Dover 1,006,395 4,594,553 +3,588,158
London Stansted Airport 1,168,726 808,029 -360,697
Immingham Docks 0 1,671,137 +1,671,137
ZLC 385,872 619,548 +233,676
East Midlands Airport 818,589 125,267 -693,322
Felixstowe 212,034 136,985 -75,049
Belfast Airport 217,847 0 -217,847
Eurotunnel 121,075 10,797 -110,278

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