Import/export HS code 853080: Various traffic control devices

Electrical equipment for roads, parking, and waterways

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* 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 £
Belgium 14,962,016
Germany 8,679,781
United States 8,564,591
Austria 8,551,736
Netherlands 7,422,092

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 £
Belgium 6,669,466 8,292,550 +1,623,084
Germany 5,155,805 3,523,976 -1,631,829
United States 7,154,551 1,410,040 -5,744,511
Austria 3,573,385 4,978,351 +1,404,966
Netherlands 3,966,451 3,455,641 -510,810
China 1,131,425 1,232,506 +101,081
Denmark 1,215,543 666,574 -548,969
France 794,060 689,618 -104,442
Sweden 578,080 821,767 +243,687
South Africa 664,371 636,014 -28,357

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 £
Belgium 12,894,498
United States 9,273,131
Austria 8,189,596
Germany 7,730,232
Netherlands 7,689,759

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 £
Belgium 5,832,928 7,061,570 +1,228,642
United States 7,641,163 1,631,968 -6,009,195
Austria 3,243,505 4,946,091 +1,702,586
Germany 4,423,602 3,306,630 -1,116,972
Netherlands 4,289,376 3,400,383 -888,993
China 1,273,155 1,445,635 +172,480
Sweden 921,438 1,752,330 +830,892
Denmark 977,424 543,591 -433,833
South Africa 670,421 640,588 -29,833
Spain 529,388 619,067 +89,679

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 23
Inner London - West 23
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21
Greater Manchester 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 12 20 +8
Inner London - West 15 14 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 15 -1
Greater Manchester 12 11 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 12 +2
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 3 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Cheshire 6 7 +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) 39,905,026
Air transport 14,159,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,615,365
Other 756,103
Road transport 53,725

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) 19,766,115 20,138,911 +372,796
Air transport 9,401,122 4,758,052 -4,643,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,113,012 3,502,353 -2,610,659
Other 438,023 318,080 -119,943
Road transport 10,055 43,670 +33,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,973,638
Eurotunnel 7,895,453
Immingham Docks 6,571,997
ZLC 4,499,827
London Stansted Airport 4,448,083

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 £
Dover 4,307,138 6,666,500 +2,359,362
Eurotunnel 2,656,646 5,238,807 +2,582,161
Immingham Docks 3,629,840 2,942,157 -687,683
ZLC 2,873,009 1,626,818 -1,246,191
London Stansted Airport 3,350,351 1,097,732 -2,252,619
London 2,314,606 1,263,657 -1,050,949
East Midlands Airport 2,319,113 989,194 -1,329,919
Southampton 3,170,726 48,036 -3,122,690
London Heathrow Airport 1,646,073 1,043,205 -602,868
London Gateway Port 1,165,415 1,275,216 +109,801

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 61
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Manufacture of electrical equipment 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 54
2025-10 58
2025-09 64
2025-08 51

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 118
54m+ 118
15m-54m 32
0-1m 28
Other 24

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 £
Germany 14,629,294
United Arab Emirates 11,954,914
Netherlands 6,970,604
United States 6,636,541
Saudi Arabia 6,454,561

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 £
Germany 8,807,236 5,822,058 -2,985,178
United Arab Emirates 7,795,312 4,159,602 -3,635,710
Netherlands 3,800,801 3,169,803 -630,998
United States 5,759,455 877,086 -4,882,369
Saudi Arabia 1,963,224 4,491,337 +2,528,113
Australia 2,445,344 1,684,857 -760,487
Ireland 2,103,848 1,138,759 -965,089
India 2,118,785 1,017,593 -1,101,192
Egypt 1,675,574 935,439 -740,135
Singapore 1,502,305 618,851 -883,454

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 £
XI 148,167
Spain 4,910
Italy 2,674
Germany 2,143
China 307

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 £
XI 69,626 78,541 +8,915
Spain 0 4,910 +4,910
Italy 2,674 0 -2,674
Germany 1,287 856 -431
China 70 237 +167

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) 34,660,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,558,915
Air transport 23,879,699
Other 414,447
Road transport 73,648

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) 19,773,173 14,887,665 -4,885,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,656,128 10,902,787 -7,753,341
Air transport 15,542,372 8,337,327 -7,205,045
Other 299,344 115,103 -184,241
Road transport 73,648 0 -73,648

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,186,270
London Gateway Port 17,355,081
London Heathrow Airport 14,468,370
Southampton 8,793,926
East Midlands Airport 3,664,035

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,833,485 11,352,785 -5,480,700
London Gateway Port 9,880,728 7,474,353 -2,406,375
London Heathrow Airport 9,269,249 5,199,121 -4,070,128
Southampton 6,732,151 2,061,775 -4,670,376
East Midlands Airport 2,147,419 1,516,616 -630,803
Manchester Airport 2,066,733 312,828 -1,753,905
ZLC 1,351,403 945,201 -406,202
Felixstowe 1,041,203 888,623 -152,580
Liverpool Docks 1,298,909 395,628 -903,281
Harwich 529,585 1,148,736 +619,151

Quick facts

HS code: 853080

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

Description: Electrical equipment for roads, parking, and waterways