Import/export HS code 852871: Devices without screens

Electronic devices without built-in displays, often used in data processing

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Ireland 172,006,768
China 152,716,146
Tunisia 86,460,005
Philippines 58,668,392
Poland 29,575,202

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 £
Ireland 88,426,998 83,579,770 -4,847,228
China 103,252,022 49,464,124 -53,787,898
Tunisia 54,205,654 32,254,351 -21,951,303
Philippines 32,493,250 26,175,142 -6,318,108
Poland 27,665,910 1,909,292 -25,756,618
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,391,686 13,573,807 +3,182,121
Hungary 11,055,246 10,487,636 -567,610
Viet Nam 7,916,595 10,646,970 +2,730,375
Netherlands 7,195,083 4,996,530 -2,198,553
France 5,640,104 4,699,370 -940,734

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 364,666,309
Tunisia 94,016,092
Philippines 57,543,230
Viet Nam 27,615,386
Poland 27,565,919

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 217,175,825 147,490,484 -69,685,341
Tunisia 60,702,624 33,313,468 -27,389,156
Philippines 31,924,916 25,618,314 -6,306,602
Viet Nam 7,257,944 20,357,442 +13,099,498
Poland 26,512,771 1,053,148 -25,459,623
Hungary 11,101,876 10,407,141 -694,735
Taiwan 3,117,116 1,238,251 -1,878,865
Italy 1,052,993 2,282,526 +1,229,533
France 1,347,194 549,761 -797,433
Czechia 887,854 281,411 -606,443

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 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Outer London - West and North West 18
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 15

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 16 11 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 10 -6
Outer London - West and North West 17 9 -8
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Outer London - East and North East 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 295,028,941
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 206,812,047
Air transport 53,877,543
Road transport 47,438,090
Other 6,803,781

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 171,996,827 123,032,114 -48,964,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 137,588,187 69,223,860 -68,364,327
Air transport 24,819,563 29,057,980 +4,238,417
Road transport 25,536,254 21,901,836 -3,634,418
Other 4,295,638 2,508,143 -1,787,495

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 178,003,507
London 139,150,177
London Gateway Port 67,557,104
ZLC 47,446,669
Thamesport 30,303,257

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 £
Felixstowe 116,053,699 61,949,808 -54,103,891
London 65,318,736 73,831,441 +8,512,705
London Gateway Port 38,710,182 28,846,922 -9,863,260
ZLC 25,544,833 21,901,836 -3,642,997
Thamesport 27,599,566 2,703,691 -24,895,875
Southampton 24,326,058 5,359,127 -18,966,931
London Heathrow Airport 11,480,830 17,322,422 +5,841,592
Oxford Airport 10,386,784 9,721,739 -665,045
Eurotunnel 9,615,213 7,026,293 -2,588,920
Immingham Docks 15,214,041 62,966 -15,151,075

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 60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Telecommunications 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 27
2025-10 27
2025-09 32
2025-08 34

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 83
54m+ 70
0-1m 39
Other 26
15m-54m 21

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 £
Poland 144,007,976
Ireland 22,428,008
Saudi Arabia 2,384,271
United States 2,226,980
France 1,847,420

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 £
Poland 80,348,997 63,658,979 -16,690,018
Ireland 13,358,697 9,069,311 -4,289,386
Saudi Arabia 1,332,295 1,051,976 -280,319
United States 1,918,257 308,723 -1,609,534
France 536,875 1,310,545 +773,670
Australia 822,952 737,738 -85,214
United Arab Emirates 839,327 566,558 -272,769
Qatar 488,732 335,837 -152,895
Germany 505,518 301,551 -203,967
Netherlands 391,994 411,810 +19,816

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 £
Nicaragua 8,116
China 159

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 £
Nicaragua 8,116 0 -8,116
China 0 159 +159

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) 148,667,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,870,129
Air transport 13,794,655
Road transport 13,800
Other 8,275

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) 74,338,675 74,328,544 -10,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,733,626 136,503 -20,597,123
Air transport 8,731,470 5,063,185 -3,668,285
Road transport 13,800 0 -13,800
Other 8,116 159 -7,957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 125,508,081
Holyhead 19,272,750
Immingham Docks 17,753,757
London Heathrow Airport 3,897,532
Edinburgh Airport 3,598,136

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 62,309,139 63,198,942 +889,803
Holyhead 11,171,572 8,101,178 -3,070,394
Immingham Docks 17,663,694 90,063 -17,573,631
London Heathrow Airport 2,672,181 1,225,351 -1,446,830
Edinburgh Airport 1,913,907 1,684,229 -229,678
East Midlands Airport 1,584,397 720,617 -863,780
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,022,987 1,218,186 +195,199
Manchester Airport 1,179,616 1,017,220 -162,396
Liverpool Docks 1,242,002 601,004 -640,998
ZLC 670,681 269,378 -401,303

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 852871

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

Description: Electronic devices without built-in displays, often used in data processing