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 14,887,891
Austria 9,851,928
Germany 9,265,236
United States 9,146,839
Netherlands 8,905,182

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 7,698,429 7,189,462 -508,967
Austria 4,183,032 5,668,896 +1,485,864
Germany 5,664,036 3,601,200 -2,062,836
United States 6,962,140 2,184,699 -4,777,441
Netherlands 3,940,676 4,964,506 +1,023,830
China 1,133,300 1,839,488 +706,188
Sweden 533,844 1,883,189 +1,349,345
Denmark 1,331,382 964,051 -367,331
France 981,574 735,118 -246,456
South Africa 630,718 875,274 +244,556

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 12,677,749
United States 9,752,203
Austria 9,487,674
Netherlands 9,191,566
Germany 8,365,813

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 6,867,200 5,810,549 -1,056,651
United States 7,341,083 2,411,120 -4,929,963
Austria 4,030,849 5,456,825 +1,425,976
Netherlands 4,338,376 4,853,190 +514,814
Germany 4,908,313 3,457,500 -1,450,813
Sweden 877,202 2,812,253 +1,935,051
China 1,268,631 2,109,588 +840,957
Denmark 1,012,431 871,666 -140,765
South Africa 633,293 881,526 +248,233
Spain 606,894 790,672 +183,778

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
Inner London - West 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Greater Manchester 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18

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 13 20 +7
Inner London - West 17 13 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 16 +0
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 14 +2
West Midlands 10 14 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 5 -4
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) 43,818,452
Air transport 15,890,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,994,849
Other 870,330
Road transport 205,399

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) 22,043,689 21,774,763 -268,926
Air transport 9,319,321 6,571,610 -2,747,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,202,847 4,792,002 -1,410,845
Other 421,918 448,412 +26,494
Road transport 10,055 195,344 +185,289

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,034,464
Eurotunnel 8,807,023
Immingham Docks 8,140,738
London Stansted Airport 4,863,790
ZLC 4,803,117

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 6,178,908 5,855,556 -323,352
Eurotunnel 3,303,227 5,503,796 +2,200,569
Immingham Docks 4,080,822 4,059,916 -20,906
London Stansted Airport 3,151,635 1,712,155 -1,439,480
ZLC 2,915,405 1,887,712 -1,027,693
East Midlands Airport 2,371,175 1,235,911 -1,135,264
London 2,134,801 1,356,598 -778,203
Southampton 3,168,174 171,143 -2,997,031
Birmingham Airport 1,247,741 1,712,205 +464,464
London Gateway Port 1,124,440 1,825,952 +701,512

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 67
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. 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 45
2026-03 61
2026-02 53
2026-01 51
2025-12 41

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 127
54m+ 119
15m-54m 32
0-1m 30
Other 28

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 16,546,716
United Arab Emirates 10,310,621
Netherlands 7,698,896
United States 7,041,778
Saudi Arabia 6,629,893

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 8,485,879 8,060,837 -425,042
United Arab Emirates 6,623,251 3,687,370 -2,935,881
Netherlands 3,734,914 3,963,982 +229,068
United States 5,775,570 1,266,208 -4,509,362
Saudi Arabia 2,016,664 4,613,229 +2,596,565
Australia 2,497,578 1,696,056 -801,522
Ireland 2,000,496 1,546,475 -454,021
India 1,876,891 1,386,831 -490,060
Egypt 1,675,574 999,339 -676,235
Singapore 1,379,829 999,893 -379,936

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 194,945
Spain 8,010
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 69,626 125,319 +55,693
Spain 0 8,010 +8,010
Italy 2,674 0 -2,674
Germany 1,287 856 -431
China 144 163 +19

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) 37,791,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,379,501
Air transport 25,714,443
Other 486,162
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) 18,702,792 19,088,956 +386,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,175,243 12,204,258 -5,970,985
Air transport 15,332,671 10,381,772 -4,950,899
Other 300,727 185,435 -115,292
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 30,801,640
London Gateway Port 17,979,893
London Heathrow Airport 15,522,547
Southampton 8,853,852
East Midlands Airport 3,953,365

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 15,655,689 15,145,951 -509,738
London Gateway Port 9,164,688 8,815,205 -349,483
London Heathrow Airport 9,131,518 6,391,029 -2,740,489
Southampton 7,005,454 1,848,398 -5,157,056
East Midlands Airport 2,304,582 1,648,783 -655,799
Manchester Airport 2,068,020 659,825 -1,408,195
ZLC 1,136,158 1,269,809 +133,651
Felixstowe 1,041,347 947,771 -93,576
Liverpool Docks 1,286,506 551,080 -735,426
Harwich 652,416 1,028,247 +375,831

Quick facts

HS code: 853080

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

Description: Electrical equipment for roads, parking, and waterways