Import/export HS code 85318040: Bells, buzzers, and door chimes

Devices like bells, buzzers, and door chimes used for signaling or alerting

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 £
China 9,206,257
United States 6,026,458
Ireland 2,537,178
France 2,436,767
Italy 2,175,156

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 £
China 5,908,805 3,297,452 -2,611,353
United States 3,078,683 2,947,775 -130,908
Ireland 1,628,239 908,939 -719,300
France 1,544,279 892,488 -651,791
Italy 685,733 1,489,423 +803,690
Viet Nam 10,724 1,683,940 +1,673,216
Netherlands 968,444 632,089 -336,355
Germany 669,337 856,648 +187,311
Spain 572,364 694,326 +121,962
Belgium 436,969 249,452 -187,517

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 12,265,478
China 11,174,020
Viet Nam 1,747,373
France 1,671,142
United Kingdom 969,774

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 5,903,704 6,361,774 +458,070
China 7,039,697 4,134,323 -2,905,374
Viet Nam 31,318 1,716,055 +1,684,737
France 1,081,767 589,375 -492,392
United Kingdom 768,087 201,687 -566,400
Italy 435,863 448,005 +12,142
Ukraine 0 558,751 +558,751
Mexico 152,498 214,631 +62,133
Thailand 152,674 123,619 -29,055
New Zealand 238,390 30,278 -208,112

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 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16
Greater Manchester 16
Outer London - West and North West 15

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 15 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 16 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 9 -5
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
Outer London - West and North West 12 5 -7
Essex 12 11 -1
Inner London - West 6 11 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 5 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 3 -5
West Yorkshire 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 £
Air transport 19,147,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,971,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,856,669
Other 454,411
Road transport 165,669

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 9,859,377 9,287,844 -571,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,805,703 3,166,237 -639,466
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,007,681 2,848,988 -158,693
Other 288,116 166,295 -121,821
Road transport 101,415 64,254 -37,161

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 8,411,080
Felixstowe 4,891,983
London Heathrow Airport 4,438,197
East Midlands Airport 2,844,025
Eurotunnel 1,955,762

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 Stansted Airport 4,466,137 3,944,943 -521,194
Felixstowe 2,762,562 2,129,421 -633,141
London Heathrow Airport 2,270,634 2,167,563 -103,071
East Midlands Airport 1,377,361 1,466,664 +89,303
Eurotunnel 1,208,018 747,744 -460,274
Southampton 1,105,408 361,752 -743,656
Dover 382,957 955,692 +572,735
Glasgow Airport 555,358 709,840 +154,482
London Gateway Port 192,075 892,612 +700,537
499 224,892 562,202 +337,310

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 84
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of electrical equipment 23
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Air transport 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 47
2025-11 42
2025-10 52
2025-09 61
2025-08 54

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+ 108
1m-15m 104
Other 30
15m-54m 28
0-1m 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 £
United States 2,050,711
Ireland 2,006,417
Italy 1,947,744
Netherlands 1,617,940
Spain 1,075,655

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 1,266,660 784,051 -482,609
Ireland 717,036 1,289,381 +572,345
Italy 804,443 1,143,301 +338,858
Netherlands 991,005 626,935 -364,070
Spain 400,736 674,919 +274,183
Canada 1,040,189 19,263 -1,020,926
Germany 422,817 449,692 +26,875
Australia 350,079 249,553 -100,526
United Arab Emirates 238,779 213,797 -24,982
France 282,435 153,005 -129,430

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 £
China 5,931
XI 2,037
Ireland 1,877

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 £
China 5,630 301 -5,329
XI 1,583 454 -1,129
Ireland 948 929 -19

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 13,728,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,318,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 537,083
Road transport 23,246
Other 9,937

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 7,523,793 6,204,691 -1,319,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,233,131 1,085,553 -147,578
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 297,159 239,924 -57,235
Road transport 23,246 0 -23,246
Other 8,179 1,758 -6,421

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,407,558
London Stansted Airport 4,195,835
East Midlands Airport 3,701,535
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,353,795
ZLC 715,807

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 3,211,221 1,196,337 -2,014,884
London Stansted Airport 1,236,194 2,959,641 +1,723,447
East Midlands Airport 2,281,505 1,420,030 -861,475
Dover / Eurotunnel 729,417 624,378 -105,039
ZLC 489,474 226,333 -263,141
Manchester Airport 78,945 346,674 +267,729
Dover 153,041 157,198 +4,157
Holyhead 159,041 139,228 -19,813
London Gateway Port 136,479 122,512 -13,967
Glasgow Airport 177,088 1,000 -176,088

Quick facts

HS code: 85318040

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

Description: Devices like bells, buzzers, and door chimes used for signaling or alerting