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 2,873,338
Sweden 1,913,922
China 1,701,782
Viet Nam 984,280
Italy 764,386

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 1,462,624 1,410,714 -51,910
Sweden 873,747 1,040,175 +166,428
China 687,294 1,014,488 +327,194
Viet Nam 867,915 116,365 -751,550
Italy 341,087 423,299 +82,212
Germany 477,732 245,282 -232,450
Finland 167,292 318,355 +151,063
United States 192,295 165,500 -26,795
Norway 112,106 188,966 +76,860
Denmark 95,906 109,829 +13,923

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 3,839,373
China 2,165,047
Sweden 1,935,861
Italy 839,960
Finland 482,734

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 2,322,430 1,516,943 -805,487
China 894,699 1,270,348 +375,649
Sweden 895,205 1,040,656 +145,451
Italy 374,910 465,050 +90,140
Finland 166,986 315,748 +148,762
United States 154,539 177,991 +23,452
Germany 220,137 65,961 -154,176
Hungary 168,225 63,672 -104,553
Taiwan 76,193 80,946 +4,753
Denmark 90,958 64,831 -26,127

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 21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
West Midlands 8

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 11 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 14 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 9 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
West Midlands 5 7 +2
Essex 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 4,663,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,833,683
Air transport 2,656,585
Other 37,252
Road transport 7,222

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) 2,695,671 1,967,611 -728,060
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,989,367 1,844,316 -145,051
Air transport 993,729 1,662,856 +669,127
Other 14,757 22,495 +7,738
Road transport 2,844 4,378 +1,534

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 2,779,819
London Gateway Port 2,126,511
Southampton 2,019,835
East Midlands Airport 1,094,183
London Heathrow Airport 842,859

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 1,407,380 1,372,439 -34,941
London Gateway Port 1,108,067 1,018,444 -89,623
Southampton 1,339,857 679,978 -659,879
East Midlands Airport 312,943 781,240 +468,297
London Heathrow Airport 427,414 415,445 -11,969
Birmingham Airport 119,500 346,609 +227,109
Felixstowe 197,266 128,465 -68,801
Harwich 189,137 115,515 -73,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 125,064 73,735 -51,329
London Stansted Airport 103,484 86,326 -17,158

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 35
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 15
Telecommunications 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 32
2026-02 21
2026-01 22
2025-12 29

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+ 72
1m-15m 48
0-1m 16
15m-54m 14
Other 9

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 5,363,446
United States 4,388,057
Hungary 1,171,391
Spain 793,817
Germany 790,816

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 1,966,738 3,396,708 +1,429,970
United States 2,919,377 1,468,680 -1,450,697
Hungary 1,001,927 169,464 -832,463
Spain 452,031 341,786 -110,245
Germany 576,801 214,015 -362,786
Italy 563,772 157,657 -406,115
Netherlands 494,217 84,267 -409,950
Canada 245,391 312,727 +67,336
Sweden 252,914 262,519 +9,605
France 226,213 172,907 -53,306

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 13,919
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 6,411 7,508 +1,097
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 13,375,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,595,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,897,338
Other 14,437
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 6,545,904 6,829,561 +283,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,470,051 1,125,570 -1,344,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,822,540 74,798 -1,747,742
Other 6,782 7,655 +873
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 7,966,586
London Heathrow Airport 3,168,210
Southampton 1,704,112
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,639,218
Dover 1,153,795

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 4,000,333 3,966,253 -34,080
London Heathrow Airport 1,636,439 1,531,771 -104,668
Southampton 1,695,922 8,190 -1,687,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,074,729 564,489 -510,240
Dover 1,005,156 148,639 -856,517
London Stansted Airport 296,427 789,438 +493,011
ZLC 611,339 438,715 -172,624
Portsmouth 174,856 223,954 +49,098
Holyhead 13,441 147,906 +134,465
London 105,126 21,228 -83,898

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