Import/export HS code 853090: Parts for traffic control equipment

Spare parts for traffic signalling and safety devices

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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 £
Austria 13,429,609
Germany 11,312,619
Belgium 10,952,787
United States 7,350,234
China 4,082,851

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 £
Austria 8,514,719 4,914,890 -3,599,829
Germany 4,247,665 7,064,954 +2,817,289
Belgium 1,825,873 9,126,914 +7,301,041
United States 2,091,289 5,258,945 +3,167,656
China 2,580,555 1,502,296 -1,078,259
India 1,152,326 2,115,006 +962,680
France 1,119,615 1,912,950 +793,335
Czechia 2,333,431 375,608 -1,957,823
Italy 1,690,303 458,956 -1,231,347
Australia 1,207,460 417,161 -790,299

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 £
Austria 13,956,202
Slovakia 8,470,552
Germany 8,370,124
China 6,817,680
United States 5,195,854

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 £
Austria 9,013,309 4,942,893 -4,070,416
Slovakia 410,235 8,060,317 +7,650,082
Germany 2,846,940 5,523,184 +2,676,244
China 3,549,649 3,268,031 -281,618
United States 1,872,508 3,323,346 +1,450,838
India 1,207,547 2,101,750 +894,203
Italy 2,000,741 1,037,381 -963,360
United Kingdom 1,414,495 1,573,868 +159,373
Czechia 2,300,268 232,146 -2,068,122
France 804,343 1,475,916 +671,573

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 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 17 12 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 11 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 12 -3
Inner London - West 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 10 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 6 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -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) 35,995,024
Air transport 28,226,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,434,406
Other 607,783

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) 16,244,649 19,750,375 +3,505,726
Air transport 12,989,516 15,237,416 +2,247,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,906,172 2,528,234 +622,062
Other 257,871 349,912 +92,041

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,934,397
East Midlands Airport 12,579,619
London Heathrow Airport 8,796,459
Eurotunnel 5,875,723
London 5,249,896

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 8,433,234 7,501,163 -932,071
East Midlands Airport 5,670,367 6,909,252 +1,238,885
London Heathrow Airport 3,941,281 4,855,178 +913,897
Eurotunnel 4,195,413 1,680,310 -2,515,103
London 420,304 4,829,592 +4,409,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,676,545 2,302,427 +625,882
Immingham Docks 970,415 2,332,302 +1,361,887
Birmingham Airport 825,835 1,740,844 +915,009
Felixstowe 447,240 1,563,493 +1,116,253
London Stansted Airport 850,032 926,547 +76,515

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
36
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
28
Manufacture of electrical equipment
27
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 45
2026-03 48
2026-02 41
2026-01 36

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+ 110
1m-15m 94
0-1m 20
15m-54m 20
Other 20

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 £
South Korea 16,520,317
China 15,336,344
Germany 12,456,960
Ireland 6,532,348
United Arab Emirates 5,587,058

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 £
South Korea 8,670,116 7,850,201 -819,915
China 6,957,386 8,378,958 +1,421,572
Germany 6,632,048 5,824,912 -807,136
Ireland 3,734,746 2,797,602 -937,144
United Arab Emirates 2,819,655 2,767,403 -52,252
Netherlands 1,951,116 2,173,074 +221,958
United States 2,103,648 1,925,657 -177,991
Spain 1,067,646 886,030 -181,616
Singapore 300,091 1,412,588 +1,112,497
Austria 600,898 968,126 +367,228

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 £
Italy 18,472

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 £
Italy 9,497 8,975 -522

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 34,838,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,918,778
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,501,370
Other 19,624
Road transport 4,412

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 17,539,858 17,298,566 -241,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,980,169 14,938,609 -1,041,560
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,301,410 13,199,960 -101,450
Other 9,497 10,127 +630
Road transport 4,412 0 -4,412

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,258,703
London Heathrow Airport 18,157,333
London Gateway Port 13,425,943
Southampton 12,438,756
East Midlands Airport 6,944,391

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 9,118,982 9,139,721 +20,739
London Heathrow Airport 8,966,660 9,190,673 +224,013
London Gateway Port 9,101,460 4,324,483 -4,776,977
Southampton 4,826,042 7,612,714 +2,786,672
East Midlands Airport 4,066,155 2,878,236 -1,187,919
Manchester Airport 1,677,620 3,355,706 +1,678,086
Holyhead 2,473,547 2,082,829 -390,718
Felixstowe 1,661,496 2,328,165 +666,669
London Stansted Airport 1,751,308 1,072,191 -679,117
ZLC 951,624 757,584 -194,040

Quick facts

HS code: 853090

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

Description: Spare parts for traffic signalling and safety devices