Import/export HS code 854071: Magnetrons

Components used in microwave ovens and radar systems

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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 £
China 4,077,192
Netherlands 2,968,532
United States 2,390,953
Japan 1,217,161
Germany 1,173,170

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 2,221,635 1,855,557 -366,078
Netherlands 1,513,344 1,455,188 -58,156
United States 1,474,021 916,932 -557,089
Japan 1,197,915 19,246 -1,178,669
Germany 574,006 599,164 +25,158
France 303,894 482,104 +178,210
Belgium 192,573 193,700 +1,127
Italy 125,637 81,042 -44,595
Thailand 97,953 44,519 -53,434
Turkey 3,477 112,640 +109,163

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 £
China 4,747,277
United Kingdom 4,082,181
Japan 1,964,605
Thailand 1,366,079
United States 822,545

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 £
China 2,571,424 2,175,853 -395,571
United Kingdom 1,896,429 2,185,752 +289,323
Japan 1,601,875 362,730 -1,239,145
Thailand 537,725 828,354 +290,629
United States 629,829 192,716 -437,113
Germany 214,978 55,796 -159,182
France 123,398 25,887 -97,511
Netherlands 92,534 29,272 -63,262
South Korea 37,356 27,967 -9,389
Denmark 44,005 12,566 -31,439

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Inner London - West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Essex 7

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Essex 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -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 6,317,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,300,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,173,202
Road transport 3,477
Other 532

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 3,944,855 2,372,232 -1,572,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,821,100 2,479,774 -341,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,072,970 1,100,232 +27,262
Road transport 3,477 0 -3,477
Other 532 0 -532

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,532,197
Southampton 2,320,026
London Heathrow Airport 2,295,403
London Gateway Port 1,431,637
Eurotunnel 1,359,244

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,291,758 1,240,439 -51,319
Southampton 1,824,287 495,739 -1,328,548
London Heathrow Airport 1,904,581 390,822 -1,513,759
London Gateway Port 538,084 893,553 +355,469
Eurotunnel 475,951 883,293 +407,342
London Stansted Airport 575,769 664,042 +88,273
Felixstowe 223,889 872,335 +648,446
Dover 463,030 83,628 -379,402
Thamesport 201,748 237,771 +36,023
Killingholme 102,623 63,137 -39,486

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 24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 23
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 22

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+ 50
1m-15m 25
Other 11
0-1m 9
15m-54m 6

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 38,239,387
Netherlands 38,239,098
Japan 13,771,273
China 12,830,418
Germany 1,951,544

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 13,968,615 24,270,772 +10,302,157
Netherlands 21,465,796 16,773,302 -4,692,494
Japan 8,887,099 4,884,174 -4,002,925
China 7,210,401 5,620,017 -1,590,384
Germany 1,557,439 394,105 -1,163,334
Bulgaria 846,821 1,018,501 +171,680
Belgium 636,480 288,797 -347,683
South Korea 187,203 306,457 +119,254
Poland 4,002 479,864 +475,862
Italy 168,681 156,848 -11,833

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 79,810,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,092,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,852,861
Road transport 416,161

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 38,306,242 41,504,061 +3,197,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,733,686 12,358,368 -1,375,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,604,239 1,248,622 -2,355,617
Road transport 416,161 0 -416,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 35,730,666
London Heathrow Airport 31,553,258
Harwich 19,794,958
ZLC 10,587,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,232,001

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 11,029,343 24,701,323 +13,671,980
London Heathrow Airport 19,689,855 11,863,403 -7,826,452
Harwich 11,073,239 8,721,719 -2,351,520
ZLC 6,807,397 3,779,895 -3,027,502
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,004,279 3,227,722 +1,223,443
Dover 2,432,247 379,773 -2,052,474
East Midlands Airport 1,164,998 1,132,155 -32,843
London Gateway Port 1,429,911 27,866 -1,402,045
Southampton 120,549 1,214,808 +1,094,259
London 151,857 0 -151,857

Quick facts

HS code: 854071

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

Description: Components used in microwave ovens and radar systems