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 2,714,547
Sweden 2,067,890
China 1,651,819
Viet Nam 880,850
Italy 732,657

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 1,479,355 1,235,192 -244,163
Sweden 1,019,504 1,048,386 +28,882
China 735,040 916,779 +181,739
Viet Nam 748,731 132,119 -616,612
Italy 333,654 399,003 +65,349
Germany 435,614 234,819 -200,795
Finland 204,402 289,269 +84,867
United States 138,317 176,706 +38,389
Norway 25,439 190,769 +165,330
Denmark 102,530 76,095 -26,435

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 3,570,638
China 2,142,410
Sweden 2,078,134
Italy 794,376
Finland 490,758

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 2,216,718 1,353,920 -862,798
China 970,757 1,171,653 +200,896
Sweden 1,033,360 1,044,774 +11,414
Italy 351,358 443,018 +91,660
Finland 204,096 286,662 +82,566
United States 109,622 179,737 +70,115
Germany 206,615 66,226 -140,389
Taiwan 89,298 76,513 -12,785
Hungary 72,995 61,683 -11,312
Norway 22,740 111,736 +88,996

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 18
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
West Midlands 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9

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 10 11 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 12 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 9 +6
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Essex 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 4 +0

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) 4,609,533
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,585,110
Air transport 2,570,544
Other 33,490
Road transport 5,894

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) 2,559,225 2,050,308 -508,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,048,535 1,536,575 -511,960
Air transport 1,043,289 1,527,255 +483,966
Other 18,996 14,494 -4,502
Road transport 5,894 0 -5,894

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 2,628,738
London Gateway Port 2,284,298
Southampton 1,855,378
East Midlands Airport 1,019,846
London Heathrow Airport 871,590

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 1,425,722 1,203,016 -222,706
London Gateway Port 1,149,872 1,134,426 -15,446
Southampton 1,210,881 644,497 -566,384
East Midlands Airport 283,541 736,305 +452,764
London Heathrow Airport 493,927 377,663 -116,264
Birmingham Airport 147,631 300,894 +153,263
Felixstowe 158,268 122,016 -36,252
Harwich 162,331 109,407 -52,924
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,391 73,544 -38,847
London Stansted Airport 76,699 92,979 +16,280

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
34
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
26
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
16
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 26
2026-03 32
2026-02 21
2026-01 22

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+ 70
1m-15m 51
0-1m 14
15m-54m 14
Other 10

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 5,220,521
United States 4,151,805
Hungary 1,022,055
Spain 721,174
Italy 606,601

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 2,045,892 3,174,629 +1,128,737
United States 2,718,141 1,433,664 -1,284,477
Hungary 1,008,565 13,490 -995,075
Spain 422,633 298,541 -124,092
Italy 462,323 144,278 -318,045
Sweden 213,278 284,247 +70,969
Netherlands 403,222 82,270 -320,952
Germany 333,784 136,577 -197,207
Canada 128,149 312,727 +184,578
France 202,846 221,882 +19,036

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 13,564
France 245
Sweden 109
Taiwan 69
Italy 50

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 6,563 7,001 +438
France 130 115 -15
Sweden 109 0 -109
Taiwan 69 0 -69
Italy 45 5 -40
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 12,265,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,226,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,900,341
Other 14,082
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 5,725,391 6,540,266 +814,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,287,842 938,972 -1,348,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,814,290 86,051 -1,728,239
Other 6,934 7,148 +214
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 7,555,894
London Heathrow Airport 2,795,131
Southampton 1,704,112
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,505,598
London Stansted Airport 1,050,669

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 3,808,221 3,747,673 -60,548
London Heathrow Airport 1,254,942 1,540,189 +285,247
Southampton 1,698,442 5,670 -1,692,772
Dover / Eurotunnel 954,330 551,268 -403,062
London Stansted Airport 263,090 787,579 +524,489
Dover 989,547 5,593 -983,954
ZLC 348,272 410,941 +62,669
Portsmouth 186,312 209,919 +23,607
Holyhead 23,546 136,865 +113,319
Immingham Docks 76,075 32,057 -44,018

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