Import/export HS code 85311095: Various alarms

Other types of alarms not specifically listed, used for various security or signaling purposes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 £
United States 36,946,596
New Zealand 13,850,670
Germany 10,269,592
Italy 8,946,247
China 8,530,972

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 £
United States 20,408,687 16,537,909 -3,870,778
New Zealand 9,974,518 3,876,152 -6,098,366
Germany 5,956,367 4,313,225 -1,643,142
Italy 5,682,516 3,263,731 -2,418,785
China 5,784,446 2,746,526 -3,037,920
Netherlands 2,783,253 1,596,726 -1,186,527
France 2,199,138 1,985,712 -213,426
Ireland 1,437,696 1,289,015 -148,681
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 799,505 1,598,585 +799,080
Israel 1,987,633 280,307 -1,707,326

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 £
United States 47,482,086
China 14,276,867
New Zealand 13,841,693
Italy 8,016,923
France 6,133,963

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 £
United States 26,439,887 21,042,199 -5,397,688
China 8,715,461 5,561,406 -3,154,055
New Zealand 9,973,342 3,868,351 -6,104,991
Italy 5,023,311 2,993,612 -2,029,699
France 3,133,120 3,000,843 -132,277
United Kingdom 1,934,758 1,092,821 -841,937
Germany 1,572,628 989,991 -582,637
Israel 1,983,133 340,892 -1,642,241
Taiwan 498,399 1,220,579 +722,180
Japan 595,177 892,255 +297,078

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 62
Surrey, East and West Sussex 47
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 46
West Midlands 41
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 39

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
Inner London - West 40 43 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33 34 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33 27 -6
West Midlands 33 26 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 27 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 25 -3
Greater Manchester 17 24 +7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 12 -6
Essex 13 13 +0
Inner London - East 16 16 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 88,881,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,252,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,348,956
Other 212,475
Road transport 120,885

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 £
Air transport 51,061,234 37,820,515 -13,240,719
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,432,863 4,819,621 -2,613,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,703,315 3,645,641 -3,057,674
Other 129,079 83,396 -45,683
Road transport 2,863 118,022 +115,159

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 37,581,073
East Midlands Airport 14,738,502
Manchester Airport 14,506,715
London Stansted Airport 13,107,587
Birmingham Airport 4,023,304

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 21,348,974 16,232,099 -5,116,875
East Midlands Airport 7,659,747 7,078,755 -580,992
Manchester Airport 9,499,606 5,007,109 -4,492,497
London Stansted Airport 6,931,082 6,176,505 -754,577
Birmingham Airport 2,483,835 1,539,469 -944,366
London 1,859,416 1,609,499 -249,917
Dover 2,484,404 973,557 -1,510,847
Felixstowe 2,325,207 873,633 -1,451,574
London Gateway Port 1,967,883 639,767 -1,328,116
Eurotunnel 1,440,793 934,034 -506,759

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 148
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73
Manufacture of electrical equipment 51
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 49

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 129
2025-11 132
2025-10 111
2025-09 127
2025-08 113

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 286
54m+ 272
0-1m 63
Other 52
15m-54m 50

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 £
United States 19,975,366
Germany 19,342,416
Saudi Arabia 11,473,625
Italy 11,275,094
United Arab Emirates 10,526,309

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 £
United States 10,856,567 9,118,799 -1,737,768
Germany 8,941,124 10,401,292 +1,460,168
Saudi Arabia 5,486,507 5,987,118 +500,611
Italy 4,719,652 6,555,442 +1,835,790
United Arab Emirates 5,546,530 4,979,779 -566,751
France 6,307,976 4,027,258 -2,280,718
Sweden 6,478,359 3,082,039 -3,396,320
Netherlands 5,050,448 4,252,559 -797,889
Norway 1,569,356 4,772,755 +3,203,399
Belgium 3,211,451 2,838,482 -372,969

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 6,921
China 5,821
Ireland 337

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 3,306 3,615 +309
China 3,360 2,461 -899
Ireland 100 237 +137

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 137,602,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,518,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,486,771
Road transport 530,324
Other 20,598

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 71,174,450 66,428,224 -4,746,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,948,180 19,570,243 -377,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,595,561 7,891,210 +295,649
Road transport 487,343 42,981 -444,362
Other 13,887 6,711 -7,176

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 56,023,548
East Midlands Airport 33,511,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,077,221
ZLC 26,314,114
London Stansted Airport 9,778,654

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 29,545,622 26,477,926 -3,067,696
East Midlands Airport 16,504,765 17,007,048 +502,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,048,551 15,028,670 +1,980,119
ZLC 13,926,097 12,388,017 -1,538,080
London Stansted Airport 5,364,264 4,414,390 -949,874
Immingham Docks 5,780,260 3,001,377 -2,778,883
London Gateway Port 3,872,533 4,272,756 +400,223
Manchester Airport 3,462,033 3,527,287 +65,254
Birmingham Airport 1,207,541 2,218,206 +1,010,665
Southampton 1,361,576 1,662,383 +300,807

Quick facts

HS code: 85311095

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

Description: Other types of alarms not specifically listed, used for various security or signaling purposes