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 13,825,295
Germany 11,473,093
Belgium 10,828,959
United States 7,177,667
China 4,108,306

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 9,377,956 4,447,339 -4,930,617
Germany 4,467,044 7,006,049 +2,539,005
Belgium 1,876,740 8,952,219 +7,075,479
United States 2,132,031 5,045,636 +2,913,605
China 2,526,086 1,582,220 -943,866
India 1,490,585 2,006,187 +515,602
Czechia 2,998,166 378,469 -2,619,697
France 837,561 2,222,200 +1,384,639
Italy 2,377,340 499,945 -1,877,395
Malaysia 889,809 924,112 +34,303

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 14,314,714
Slovakia 8,497,699
Germany 8,277,273
China 6,718,435
United States 5,284,083

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 9,826,709 4,488,005 -5,338,704
Slovakia 349,590 8,148,109 +7,798,519
Germany 2,996,128 5,281,145 +2,285,017
China 3,600,401 3,118,034 -482,367
United States 1,836,484 3,447,599 +1,611,115
Italy 2,577,266 1,156,689 -1,420,577
India 1,682,456 1,987,373 +304,917
Czechia 2,906,977 237,248 -2,669,729
United Kingdom 1,428,438 1,613,440 +185,002
France 603,631 1,792,492 +1,188,861

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 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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 13 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 12 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 11 -2
Inner London - West 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +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) 37,242,182
Air transport 29,121,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,742,900
Other 468,866
Road transport 2,029

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) 17,846,562 19,395,620 +1,549,058
Air transport 13,597,977 15,523,290 +1,925,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,147,665 2,595,235 +447,570
Other 226,940 241,926 +14,986
Road transport 2,029 0 -2,029

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,037,528
East Midlands Airport 13,642,275
London Heathrow Airport 8,664,407
Eurotunnel 6,656,703
London 5,336,236

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 10,217,835 6,819,693 -3,398,142
East Midlands Airport 6,422,328 7,219,947 +797,619
London Heathrow Airport 3,942,525 4,721,882 +779,357
Eurotunnel 4,695,942 1,960,761 -2,735,181
London 499,173 4,837,063 +4,337,890
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,530,998 2,341,955 +810,957
Immingham Docks 317,201 2,352,691 +2,035,490
Birmingham Airport 700,084 1,838,852 +1,138,768
Felixstowe 455,478 1,657,553 +1,202,075
London Stansted Airport 973,821 740,760 -233,061

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 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29
Manufacture of electrical equipment 26
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19
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
2026-04 45
2026-03 48
2026-02 41
2026-01 36
2025-12 40

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+ 114
1m-15m 98
15m-54m 23
0-1m 21
Other 21

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 17,371,681
China 15,682,524
Germany 13,010,020
Ireland 6,848,991
United Arab Emirates 5,628,412

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 8,682,100 8,689,581 +7,481
China 7,063,058 8,619,466 +1,556,408
Germany 6,768,340 6,241,680 -526,660
Ireland 3,619,591 3,229,400 -390,191
United Arab Emirates 2,719,616 2,908,796 +189,180
United States 2,589,059 2,190,973 -398,086
Netherlands 1,975,700 2,079,926 +104,226
Spain 1,195,949 899,502 -296,447
Singapore 403,917 1,418,984 +1,015,067
Denmark 1,158,462 595,209 -563,253

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 19,740

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 9,581 10,159 +578

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 36,318,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,050,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,696,076
Other 20,316
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 17,539,554 18,779,340 +1,239,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,954,404 15,095,617 -1,858,787
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,725,213 13,970,863 +245,650
Other 9,581 10,735 +1,154
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 18,842,324
London Heathrow Airport 18,675,345
London Gateway Port 14,624,160
Southampton 12,943,996
East Midlands Airport 7,564,920

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 9,370,824 9,471,500 +100,676
London Heathrow Airport 8,298,279 10,377,066 +2,078,787
London Gateway Port 10,749,992 3,874,168 -6,875,824
Southampton 3,738,564 9,205,432 +5,466,868
East Midlands Airport 4,487,784 3,077,136 -1,410,648
Manchester Airport 1,671,443 3,382,267 +1,710,824
Holyhead 2,388,078 2,452,973 +64,895
Felixstowe 1,734,819 1,419,291 -315,528
London Stansted Airport 2,043,600 1,107,790 -935,810
Immingham Docks 1,179,174 569,979 -609,195

Quick facts

HS code: 853090

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

Description: Spare parts for traffic signalling and safety devices