Import/export HS code 853080: Various traffic control devices

Electrical equipment for roads, parking, and waterways

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  • 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 £
Belgium 14,428,302
Austria 9,849,362
Germany 8,841,564
United States 8,749,952
Netherlands 8,555,151

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 7,319,564 7,108,738 -210,826
Austria 4,168,690 5,680,672 +1,511,982
Germany 5,483,943 3,357,621 -2,126,322
United States 6,670,882 2,079,070 -4,591,812
Netherlands 3,988,853 4,566,298 +577,445
China 1,095,254 1,965,646 +870,392
Sweden 713,192 2,001,215 +1,288,023
Denmark 1,178,343 886,055 -292,288
France 956,185 643,865 -312,320
Spain 596,453 766,250 +169,797

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 12,496,967
Austria 9,589,929
United States 9,308,174
Netherlands 8,884,512
Germany 7,999,657

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 6,702,579 5,794,388 -908,191
Austria 4,073,233 5,516,696 +1,443,463
United States 7,008,585 2,299,589 -4,708,996
Netherlands 4,426,526 4,457,986 +31,460
Germany 4,817,080 3,182,577 -1,634,503
Sweden 800,684 2,936,925 +2,136,241
China 1,227,251 2,208,190 +980,939
Denmark 852,882 788,826 -64,056
South Africa 497,049 827,087 +330,038
Spain 642,133 640,132 -2,001

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 25
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Inner London - West 20
Greater Manchester 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17

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 19 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 15 -2
Inner London - West 15 10 -5
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 13 +1
West Midlands 8 14 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 10 +3
Cheshire 7 4 -3
North Eastern Scotland 6 8 +2

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) 42,855,419
Air transport 14,744,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,874,625
Other 764,342
Road transport 277,450

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) 21,631,576 21,223,843 -407,733
Air transport 8,750,007 5,994,556 -2,755,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,000,094 4,874,531 -1,125,563
Other 379,685 384,657 +4,972
Road transport 47,844 229,606 +181,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,446,408
Eurotunnel 9,667,092
Immingham Docks 8,039,356
ZLC 4,495,544
London Stansted Airport 4,454,427

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 6,233,301 5,213,107 -1,020,194
Eurotunnel 3,481,743 6,185,349 +2,703,606
Immingham Docks 3,864,995 4,174,361 +309,366
ZLC 2,965,464 1,530,080 -1,435,384
London Stansted Airport 2,938,797 1,515,630 -1,423,167
Southampton 3,127,733 154,030 -2,973,703
East Midlands Airport 2,055,052 1,100,122 -954,930
London 1,949,174 1,198,479 -750,695
London Heathrow Airport 1,675,019 1,253,021 -421,998
Birmingham Airport 1,263,503 1,557,623 +294,120

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
64
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
23
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
22
Manufacture of electrical equipment
21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 45
2026-03 61
2026-02 53
2026-01 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 129
54m+ 112
15m-54m 29
Other 27
0-1m 26

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 15,626,353
United Arab Emirates 9,882,353
Netherlands 7,417,193
Saudi Arabia 6,598,245
Australia 3,755,001

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 8,215,286 7,411,067 -804,219
United Arab Emirates 6,092,193 3,790,160 -2,302,033
Netherlands 3,853,111 3,564,082 -289,029
Saudi Arabia 2,536,415 4,061,830 +1,525,415
Australia 2,196,708 1,558,293 -638,415
Ireland 2,264,314 1,392,223 -872,091
India 2,041,700 1,101,768 -939,932
Egypt 1,298,168 899,663 -398,505
Singapore 1,640,044 518,104 -1,121,940
China 1,441,027 674,564 -766,463

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 293,293
Spain 9,222
Italy 2,674
Germany 2,143
China 403

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 60,221 233,072 +172,851
Spain 0 9,222 +9,222
Italy 2,674 0 -2,674
Germany 1,406 737 -669
China 246 157 -89

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) 36,186,916
Air transport 24,236,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,981,678
Other 582,607
Road transport 1,700

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) 19,071,115 17,115,801 -1,955,314
Air transport 15,557,545 8,678,639 -6,878,906
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,545,705 11,435,973 -1,109,732
Other 295,907 286,700 -9,207
Road transport 1,700 0 -1,700

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,227,271
London Gateway Port 17,134,059
London Heathrow Airport 14,663,368
Southampton 3,805,326
East Midlands Airport 3,353,837

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 14,859,805 14,367,466 -492,339
London Gateway Port 9,006,809 8,127,250 -879,559
London Heathrow Airport 9,442,927 5,220,441 -4,222,486
Southampton 2,037,066 1,768,260 -268,806
East Midlands Airport 2,088,221 1,265,616 -822,605
Manchester Airport 2,085,217 685,434 -1,399,783
ZLC 1,227,587 1,142,210 -85,377
Liverpool Docks 1,350,043 525,488 -824,555
Felixstowe 1,022,872 803,721 -219,151
Harwich 1,214,665 459,251 -755,414

Quick facts

HS code: 853080

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

Description: Electrical equipment for roads, parking, and waterways