Import/export HS code 852712: Portable radio cassette players

Small, pocket-sized devices that combine a radio and cassette player for listening and recording

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* 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 98,558
France 85,510
Spain 39,539
Germany 31,070
Australia 23,759

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 68,910 29,648 -39,262
France 30,765 54,745 +23,980
Spain 34,247 5,292 -28,955
Germany 16,281 14,789 -1,492
Australia 0 23,759 +23,759
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,066 5,521 -2,545
United States 7,433 3,065 -4,368
Netherlands 5,266 0 -5,266
Croatia 0 3,427 +3,427
Japan 3,230 0 -3,230

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 117,286
United Kingdom 81,001
Taiwan 23,759
Spain 20,628
Germany 20,066

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 80,950 36,336 -44,614
United Kingdom 45,529 35,472 -10,057
Taiwan 0 23,759 +23,759
Spain 15,336 5,292 -10,044
Germany 16,050 4,016 -12,034
France 1,672 15,329 +13,657
United States 7,433 3,065 -4,368
Malta 5,316 5,155 -161
Denmark 0 9,534 +9,534
Netherlands 3,649 0 -3,649

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - East 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +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) 172,938
Air transport 148,518
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,051
Other 28

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) 92,489 80,449 -12,040
Air transport 81,792 66,726 -15,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,884 1,167 -3,717
Other 0 28 +28

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 135,819
London Gateway Port 119,154
Southampton 39,460
Felixstowe 14,324
London Heathrow Airport 9,181

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 £
East Midlands Airport 74,245 61,574 -12,671
London Gateway Port 42,360 76,794 +34,434
Southampton 39,460 0 -39,460
Felixstowe 10,669 3,655 -7,014
London Heathrow Airport 4,029 5,152 +1,123
Hull 3,649 0 -3,649
Birmingham Airport 3,518 0 -3,518
Liverpool Docks 1,235 0 -1,235
Dover 0 1,167 +1,167
000 0 28 +28

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
5
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
2
Manufacture of other transport equipment
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-03 4
2025-12 4
2025-09 5
2025-04 3
2024-12 3

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+ 10
1m-15m 7
0-1m 2
Other 1

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 £
Ukraine 94,082
Ireland 68,552
France 51,705
Germany 50,125
United States 24,063

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 £
Ukraine 94,082 0 -94,082
Ireland 66,476 2,076 -64,400
France 1,117 50,588 +49,471
Germany 48,399 1,726 -46,673
United States 2,212 21,851 +19,639
Singapore 13,170 0 -13,170
Netherlands 8,712 1,980 -6,732
Afghanistan 8,788 0 -8,788
Greece 8,080 0 -8,080
Australia 5,128 0 -5,128

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 183,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 169,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,080

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 152,375 30,757 -121,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,549 50,684 -67,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 1,080 +1,080

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 153,820
London Heathrow Airport 133,761
East Midlands Airport 36,786
London Stansted Airport 12,585
Dover 10,217

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 111,540 42,280 -69,260
London Heathrow Airport 118,528 15,233 -103,295
East Midlands Airport 29,073 7,713 -21,360
London Stansted Airport 4,774 7,811 +3,037
Dover 5,869 4,348 -1,521
Holyhead 1,140 1,036 -104
Immingham Docks 0 1,980 +1,980
Hartlepool 0 1,080 +1,080
Milford 0 1,040 +1,040

Quick facts

HS code: 852712

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

Description: Small, pocket-sized devices that combine a radio and cassette player for listening and recording