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 10,228,624
United States 6,424,034
Viet Nam 4,615,085
Italy 2,944,267
Ireland 2,696,483

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 6,042,601 4,186,023 -1,856,578
United States 2,973,479 3,450,555 +477,076
Viet Nam 10,310 4,604,775 +4,594,465
Italy 812,847 2,131,420 +1,318,573
Ireland 1,430,222 1,266,261 -163,961
France 1,599,794 1,053,687 -546,107
Germany 758,306 1,280,467 +522,161
Netherlands 1,039,371 651,120 -388,251
Spain 474,269 836,820 +362,551
Poland 109,332 573,243 +463,911

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 13,671,153
China 12,370,360
Viet Nam 4,678,232
France 1,831,360
Italy 1,126,866

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 6,069,015 7,602,138 +1,533,123
China 7,160,958 5,209,402 -1,951,556
Viet Nam 32,860 4,645,372 +4,612,512
France 1,084,086 747,274 -336,812
Italy 446,352 680,514 +234,162
United Kingdom 460,100 251,748 -208,352
Ukraine 47,070 534,281 +487,211
Mexico 191,280 248,505 +57,225
Thailand 275,268 104,197 -171,071
Germany 117,399 198,024 +80,625

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Greater Manchester 17
Inner London - West 14

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 17 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 12 -2
Greater Manchester 13 11 -2
Inner London - West 7 11 +4
Outer London - West and North West 11 7 -4
Essex 9 11 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 5 -5

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 21,753,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,449,456
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,977,365
Other 470,635
Road transport 176,619

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 9,635,244 12,118,514 +2,483,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,183,973 4,265,483 +81,510
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,078,260 4,899,105 +1,820,845
Other 289,690 180,945 -108,745
Road transport 80,841 95,778 +14,937

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 9,476,012
Felixstowe 6,959,727
London Heathrow Airport 4,751,118
East Midlands Airport 3,201,967
Eurotunnel 2,197,012

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 4,168,695 5,307,317 +1,138,622
Felixstowe 3,036,066 3,923,661 +887,595
London Heathrow Airport 2,210,009 2,541,109 +331,100
East Midlands Airport 1,387,307 1,814,660 +427,353
Eurotunnel 1,160,487 1,036,525 -123,962
London Gateway Port 205,464 1,968,520 +1,763,056
Southampton 1,193,565 376,762 -816,803
Glasgow Airport 590,172 911,030 +320,858
Dover 478,818 977,843 +499,025
499 227,509 1,045,089 +817,580

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 94
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21
Air transport 16
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 48
2026-03 47
2026-02 55
2026-01 47
2025-12 44

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+ 115
1m-15m 101
15m-54m 33
Other 31
0-1m 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 £
United States 2,551,202
Ireland 2,401,920
Italy 2,307,114
Netherlands 1,575,989
Spain 1,379,393

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 1,027,309 1,523,893 +496,584
Ireland 853,967 1,547,953 +693,986
Italy 905,489 1,401,625 +496,136
Netherlands 853,882 722,107 -131,775
Spain 446,700 932,693 +485,993
Canada 1,042,697 24,433 -1,018,264
Germany 407,768 456,362 +48,594
Australia 350,136 202,839 -147,297
United Arab Emirates 268,536 204,726 -63,810
France 296,789 154,106 -142,683

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 5,879
Ireland 1,877
XI 1,548

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 5,593 286 -5,307
Ireland 948 929 -19
XI 1,294 254 -1,040

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 15,556,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,503,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 705,362
Other 9,396
Road transport 7,625

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 7,410,897 8,145,390 +734,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,226,743 1,276,774 +50,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 308,682 396,680 +87,998
Other 7,853 1,543 -6,310
Road transport 7,625 0 -7,625

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 5,220,531
London Heathrow Airport 4,612,522
East Midlands Airport 4,304,796
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,489,682
ZLC 701,989

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 Stansted Airport 1,577,996 3,642,535 +2,064,539
London Heathrow Airport 2,883,050 1,729,472 -1,153,578
East Midlands Airport 2,187,311 2,117,485 -69,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 665,350 824,332 +158,982
ZLC 426,810 275,179 -151,631
Manchester Airport 100,217 326,883 +226,666
London Gateway Port 182,936 236,572 +53,636
Holyhead 180,859 158,802 -22,057
Dover 192,370 118,694 -73,676
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