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 9,152,509
United States 6,165,946
Viet Nam 5,356,708
Italy 3,004,119
Ireland 2,699,146

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 5,193,608 3,958,901 -1,234,707
United States 3,168,476 2,997,470 -171,006
Viet Nam 27,514 5,329,194 +5,301,680
Italy 1,054,361 1,949,758 +895,397
Ireland 1,354,424 1,344,722 -9,702
France 1,669,698 863,055 -806,643
Germany 751,576 1,195,816 +444,240
Netherlands 1,047,787 522,586 -525,201
Spain 512,162 764,049 +251,887
Poland 273,186 402,069 +128,883

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 13,567,796
China 11,159,954
Viet Nam 5,429,050
France 1,742,140
Italy 1,138,447

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 6,636,632 6,931,164 +294,532
China 6,285,046 4,874,908 -1,410,138
Viet Nam 46,960 5,382,090 +5,335,130
France 1,078,939 663,201 -415,738
Italy 527,613 610,834 +83,221
Ukraine 218,244 363,107 +144,863
Mexico 215,543 225,757 +10,214
United Kingdom 217,773 196,340 -21,433
Thailand 275,268 104,197 -171,071
Germany 120,927 183,115 +62,188

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 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16
Greater Manchester 15
Essex 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 17 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
Essex 11 10 -1
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 5 -5
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3

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 20,843,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,749,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,527,335
Other 381,898
Road transport 168,845

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 9,581,163 11,262,117 +1,680,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,975,668 4,774,222 +798,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,997,156 4,530,179 +1,533,023
Other 272,849 109,049 -163,800
Road transport 77,935 90,910 +12,975

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 8,859,534
Felixstowe 6,422,343
London Heathrow Airport 4,173,212
East Midlands Airport 3,317,588
London Gateway Port 2,938,497

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 4,070,979 4,788,555 +717,576
Felixstowe 2,606,106 3,816,237 +1,210,131
London Heathrow Airport 1,986,925 2,186,287 +199,362
East Midlands Airport 1,566,011 1,751,577 +185,566
London Gateway Port 265,002 2,673,495 +2,408,493
Eurotunnel 1,216,926 966,965 -249,961
Glasgow Airport 776,060 1,009,304 +233,244
Southampton 1,134,413 364,422 -769,991
Dover 637,677 781,930 +144,253
499 290,074 1,049,745 +759,671

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
89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
39
Manufacture of electrical equipment
19
Air transport
16
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 37
2026-04 48
2026-03 47
2026-02 55
2026-01 47

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+ 105
1m-15m 93
15m-54m 32
Other 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 2,485,726
Ireland 2,427,404
Italy 2,248,967
Netherlands 1,469,127
Spain 1,429,486

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 1,003,890 1,481,836 +477,946
Ireland 1,063,380 1,364,024 +300,644
Italy 1,061,107 1,187,860 +126,753
Netherlands 890,186 578,941 -311,245
Spain 605,655 823,831 +218,176
Canada 1,044,987 22,143 -1,022,844
Germany 514,507 342,047 -172,460
Australia 372,165 128,409 -243,756
France 304,740 141,887 -162,853
United Arab Emirates 264,761 151,425 -113,336

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 3,435
Ireland 1,877
XI 1,068

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 3,316 119 -3,197
Ireland 1,877 0 -1,877
XI 868 200 -668

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 15,232,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,479,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 704,442
Other 6,472
Road transport 6,280

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 7,674,593 7,557,884 -116,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,464,611 1,014,401 -450,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 321,639 382,803 +61,164
Other 6,098 374 -5,724
Road transport 6,280 0 -6,280

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 5,352,906
London Heathrow Airport 4,490,341
East Midlands Airport 4,097,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,526,653
ZLC 606,924

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 2,114,074 3,238,832 +1,124,758
London Heathrow Airport 2,774,504 1,715,837 -1,058,667
East Midlands Airport 2,102,810 1,994,567 -108,243
Dover / Eurotunnel 900,706 625,947 -274,759
ZLC 385,599 221,325 -164,274
London Gateway Port 191,904 231,918 +40,014
Manchester Airport 69,728 329,389 +259,661
Holyhead 176,562 137,371 -39,191
Dover 212,533 85,803 -126,730
Immingham Docks 68,473 115,600 +47,127

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