Import/export HS code 85291011: Telescopic and whip antennas

Retractable and flexible antennas for portable devices or car radios

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 £
Netherlands 2,592,735
Sweden 1,564,785
Viet Nam 1,133,348
China 1,069,695
Italy 714,910

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 £
Netherlands 1,470,991 1,121,744 -349,247
Sweden 793,648 771,137 -22,511
Viet Nam 1,057,708 75,640 -982,068
China 603,761 465,934 -137,827
Italy 339,161 375,749 +36,588
Germany 490,611 177,400 -313,211
Finland 167,292 183,883 +16,591
United States 206,174 56,603 -149,571
Norway 133,979 124,370 -9,609
Denmark 103,397 83,603 -19,794

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 £
Viet Nam 3,696,809
Sweden 1,610,358
China 1,501,269
Italy 782,827
Finland 350,869

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 £
Viet Nam 2,519,390 1,177,419 -1,341,971
Sweden 822,735 787,623 -35,112
China 822,557 678,712 -143,845
Italy 371,734 411,093 +39,359
Finland 166,986 183,883 +16,897
Germany 213,130 49,320 -163,810
Hungary 179,972 53,061 -126,911
United States 163,619 56,974 -106,645
Taiwan 66,875 90,264 +23,389
Denmark 98,364 52,429 -45,935

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 19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Essex 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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 14 9 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
Essex 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,901,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,477,730
Air transport 2,267,532
Other 33,991
Road transport 10,244

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) 2,725,306 1,176,203 -1,549,103
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,040,230 1,437,500 -602,730
Air transport 1,061,976 1,205,556 +143,580
Other 13,523 20,468 +6,945
Road transport 4,350 5,894 +1,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 2,499,878
London Gateway Port 1,730,694
Southampton 1,721,477
East Midlands Airport 1,007,065
London Heathrow Airport 681,457

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 £
Hull 1,414,547 1,085,331 -329,216
London Gateway Port 1,047,105 683,589 -363,516
Southampton 1,403,796 317,681 -1,086,115
East Midlands Airport 336,425 670,640 +334,215
London Heathrow Airport 439,173 242,284 -196,889
Birmingham Airport 150,237 237,351 +87,114
Harwich 202,489 90,735 -111,754
Felixstowe 189,749 71,548 -118,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 129,755 48,316 -81,439
London 65,992 109,071 +43,079

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 30
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 14
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 14
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 17
2025-10 26
2025-09 25
2025-08 21

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+ 68
1m-15m 44
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
Other 8

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 £
Norway 4,364,393
United States 4,169,920
Hungary 1,238,402
Germany 894,637
Italy 705,387

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 £
Norway 1,884,349 2,480,044 +595,695
United States 3,154,039 1,015,881 -2,138,158
Hungary 1,011,374 227,028 -784,346
Germany 704,217 190,420 -513,797
Italy 554,982 150,405 -404,577
Spain 424,755 274,107 -150,648
Netherlands 506,374 29,197 -477,177
Canada 245,391 217,829 -27,562
Sweden 306,914 106,323 -200,591
United Arab Emirates 380,753 24,445 -356,308

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 £
China 11,175
France 245
Sweden 109
Taiwan 69
Nicaragua 57

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 £
China 6,830 4,345 -2,485
France 130 115 -15
Sweden 109 0 -109
Taiwan 69 0 -69
Nicaragua 57 0 -57
Italy 50 5 -45
Hungary 18 27 +9

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 11,740,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,438,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,887,095
Other 11,755
Road transport 4,626

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 6,994,933 4,745,884 -2,249,049
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,556,233 882,025 -1,674,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,828,986 58,109 -1,770,877
Other 7,263 4,492 -2,771
Road transport 4,626 0 -4,626

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,978,319
London Heathrow Airport 2,670,082
Southampton 1,701,592
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,522,901
Dover 1,243,401

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,293,324 2,684,995 -1,608,329
London Heathrow Airport 1,657,832 1,012,250 -645,582
Southampton 1,695,922 5,670 -1,690,252
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,125,056 397,845 -727,211
Dover 1,026,695 216,706 -809,989
ZLC 757,027 303,931 -453,096
London Stansted Airport 280,403 674,618 +394,215
Portsmouth 167,873 173,408 +5,535
London 129,216 17,971 -111,245
Liverpool Docks 63,620 33,704 -29,916

Quick facts

HS code: 85291011

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

Description: Retractable and flexible antennas for portable devices or car radios