Import/export HS code 852871: Devices without screens

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Ireland 195,636,399
China 140,966,035
Tunisia 89,930,770
Philippines 64,308,894
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30,079,753

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 98,565,695 97,070,704 -1,494,991
China 92,499,356 48,466,679 -44,032,677
Tunisia 60,225,690 29,705,080 -30,520,610
Philippines 36,969,505 27,339,389 -9,630,116
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,362,090 19,717,663 +9,355,573
Hungary 12,290,605 13,130,709 +840,104
Viet Nam 7,635,678 13,699,690 +6,064,012
Poland 16,216,543 976,833 -15,239,710
France 6,267,293 8,049,813 +1,782,520
Netherlands 7,224,834 5,547,808 -1,677,026

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 382,296,515
Tunisia 97,486,857
Philippines 63,183,732
Viet Nam 37,558,165
Hungary 25,432,171

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 215,883,168 166,413,347 -49,469,821
Tunisia 66,722,660 30,764,197 -35,958,463
Philippines 35,844,343 27,339,389 -8,504,954
Viet Nam 8,042,215 29,515,950 +21,473,735
Hungary 12,339,672 13,092,499 +752,827
Poland 15,062,894 60,756 -15,002,138
Italy 1,523,396 2,096,572 +573,176
Taiwan 2,338,072 760,078 -1,577,994
France 1,415,874 684,131 -731,743
South Korea 125,350 1,212,021 +1,086,671

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
Inner London - West 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Outer London - West and North 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 17 9 -8
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 10 -4
Outer London - West and North West 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 7 -6
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 8 +4
West Midlands 4 5 +1
North Eastern Scotland 3 4 +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) 322,182,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 198,589,355
Air transport 64,731,568
Road transport 47,445,256
Other 5,614,227

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) 179,337,085 142,845,728 -36,491,357
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,435,504 78,153,851 -42,281,653
Air transport 25,686,146 39,045,422 +13,359,276
Road transport 35,100,435 12,344,821 -22,755,614
Other 3,607,787 2,006,440 -1,601,347

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 183,679,727
London 169,745,759
London Gateway Port 78,222,298
ZLC 47,448,786
London Heathrow Airport 35,546,464

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 119,820,212 63,859,515 -55,960,697
London 86,814,643 82,931,116 -3,883,527
London Gateway Port 41,440,116 36,782,182 -4,657,934
ZLC 35,102,971 12,345,815 -22,757,156
London Heathrow Airport 11,477,577 24,068,887 +12,591,310
Oxford Airport 11,557,538 12,344,608 +787,070
Eurotunnel 10,259,779 8,400,137 -1,859,642
Thamesport 16,177,466 2,266,563 -13,910,903
Southampton 9,027,054 7,189,661 -1,837,393
Holyhead 2,549,494 7,043,099 +4,493,605

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 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
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
2026-04 34
2026-03 27
2026-02 27
2026-01 31
2025-12 33

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 77
54m+ 76
0-1m 38
Other 31
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 157,028,142
Ireland 24,144,248
United States 2,369,632
Saudi Arabia 2,311,621
France 1,874,070

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 82,003,866 75,024,276 -6,979,590
Ireland 12,892,289 11,251,959 -1,640,330
United States 1,894,945 474,687 -1,420,258
Saudi Arabia 1,934,948 376,673 -1,558,275
France 564,027 1,310,043 +746,016
Australia 819,758 804,625 -15,133
United Arab Emirates 777,807 648,166 -129,641
Qatar 707,756 385,531 -322,225
Netherlands 507,931 407,008 -100,923
Germany 398,336 372,776 -25,560

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) 177,031,940
Air transport 14,490,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,348,346
Other 8,275
Road transport 3,126

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) 89,225,798 87,806,142 -1,419,656
Air transport 9,417,283 5,073,034 -4,344,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,135,070 213,276 -6,921,794
Other 8,116 159 -7,957
Road transport 3,126 0 -3,126

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 148,669,182
Holyhead 20,835,111
London Heathrow Airport 4,318,869
Harwich 4,276,531
Immingham Docks 4,174,106

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 77,557,164 71,112,018 -6,445,146
Holyhead 10,700,743 10,134,368 -566,375
London Heathrow Airport 2,679,710 1,639,159 -1,040,551
Harwich 233,430 4,043,101 +3,809,671
Immingham Docks 4,104,573 69,533 -4,035,040
Edinburgh Airport 2,072,098 1,888,623 -183,475
East Midlands Airport 1,474,120 764,615 -709,505
Manchester Airport 1,937,556 228,158 -1,709,398
Dover / Eurotunnel 988,296 1,166,715 +178,419
Liverpool Docks 1,263,689 582,947 -680,742

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