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 198,934,368
China 138,126,904
Tunisia 86,705,485
Philippines 62,876,964
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 29,690,876

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 98,161,287 100,773,081 +2,611,794
China 85,851,808 52,275,096 -33,576,712
Tunisia 60,845,532 25,859,953 -34,985,579
Philippines 35,983,375 26,893,589 -9,089,786
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,166,218 19,524,658 +9,358,440
Hungary 12,773,921 13,501,813 +727,892
Viet Nam 8,316,418 13,648,198 +5,331,780
France 7,583,580 7,699,011 +115,431
Poland 12,509,692 927,844 -11,581,848
Netherlands 6,509,115 5,559,083 -950,032

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 380,318,196
Tunisia 94,261,572
Philippines 61,751,802
Viet Nam 39,266,980
Hungary 26,265,670

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 206,942,468 173,375,728 -33,566,740
Tunisia 68,401,619 25,859,953 -42,541,666
Philippines 34,858,213 26,893,589 -7,964,624
Viet Nam 9,724,086 29,542,894 +19,818,808
Hungary 12,815,451 13,450,219 +634,768
Poland 11,306,341 60,756 -11,245,585
Italy 1,523,607 2,101,401 +577,794
Taiwan 2,317,984 768,122 -1,549,862
France 1,383,678 683,083 -700,595
South Korea 78,106 1,712,418 +1,634,312

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 19
Outer London - West and North West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

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 10 -6
Inner London - West 15 10 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 9 -7
Outer London - West and North West 13 10 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 8 -4
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +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) 323,089,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 190,274,036
Air transport 65,582,165
Road transport 46,344,282
Other 5,343,317

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) 178,338,635 144,751,139 -33,587,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,803,238 84,470,798 -21,332,440
Air transport 25,367,125 40,215,040 +14,847,915
Road transport 40,378,240 5,966,042 -34,412,198
Other 3,917,494 1,425,823 -2,491,671

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 179,910,532
London 175,563,357
London Gateway Port 77,774,028
ZLC 46,347,812
London Heathrow Airport 35,651,023

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 115,484,848 64,425,684 -51,059,164
London 88,316,459 87,246,898 -1,069,561
London Gateway Port 37,829,437 39,944,591 +2,115,154
ZLC 40,380,776 5,967,036 -34,413,740
London Heathrow Airport 10,892,974 24,758,049 +13,865,075
Oxford Airport 12,014,397 12,725,759 +711,362
Eurotunnel 10,839,521 7,466,262 -3,373,259
Thamesport 12,386,168 2,305,289 -10,080,879
Southampton 6,069,323 7,293,037 +1,223,714
Holyhead 2,445,287 7,866,494 +5,421,207

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
27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
26
Telecommunications
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 34
2026-03 27
2026-02 27
2026-01 31

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+ 78
1m-15m 75
0-1m 38
Other 29
15m-54m 19

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 157,296,725
Ireland 24,355,968
Saudi Arabia 2,574,742
United States 2,293,365
France 1,838,379

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 84,773,716 72,523,009 -12,250,707
Ireland 12,564,694 11,791,274 -773,420
Saudi Arabia 2,072,003 502,739 -1,569,264
United States 1,787,283 506,082 -1,281,201
France 647,013 1,191,366 +544,353
Australia 952,758 778,462 -174,296
United Arab Emirates 810,331 639,668 -170,663
Qatar 709,796 407,894 -301,902
Netherlands 488,216 413,004 -75,212
Germany 389,060 353,395 -35,665

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 5,655
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 5,655 0 -5,655
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) 183,741,727
Air transport 14,645,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,029,344
Other 5,814
Road transport 1,000

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) 97,984,329 85,757,398 -12,226,931
Air transport 9,436,059 5,209,625 -4,226,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 818,997 210,347 -608,650
Other 5,655 159 -5,496
Road transport 1,000 0 -1,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 151,138,194
Holyhead 21,070,237
Harwich 6,089,654
London Heathrow Airport 4,538,683
Edinburgh Airport 4,073,270

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 84,340,566 66,797,628 -17,542,938
Holyhead 10,362,631 10,707,606 +344,975
Harwich 233,430 5,856,224 +5,622,794
London Heathrow Airport 2,628,398 1,910,285 -718,113
Edinburgh Airport 2,158,594 1,914,676 -243,918
Manchester Airport 2,020,962 136,170 -1,884,792
East Midlands Airport 1,462,812 677,681 -785,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,036,265 1,084,931 +48,666
Liverpool Docks 1,270,568 544,973 -725,595
ZLC 511,044 337,401 -173,643

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