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 4,456,344
Netherlands 3,231,468
United States 2,620,874
Germany 1,224,570
Japan 1,211,293

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 1,834,029 2,622,315 +788,286
Netherlands 1,545,206 1,686,262 +141,056
United States 1,530,108 1,090,766 -439,342
Germany 707,774 516,796 -190,978
Japan 1,186,449 24,844 -1,161,605
France 303,330 891,746 +588,416
Belgium 226,159 249,539 +23,380
Italy 101,240 96,063 -5,177
Thailand 80,954 82,441 +1,487
Turkey 0 112,640 +112,640

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 5,164,159
United Kingdom 4,591,726
Japan 1,937,636
Thailand 1,703,245
United States 990,891

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 2,293,100 2,871,059 +577,959
United Kingdom 2,172,203 2,419,523 +247,320
Japan 1,523,900 413,736 -1,110,164
Thailand 542,395 1,160,850 +618,455
United States 551,724 439,167 -112,557
Germany 210,394 96,274 -114,120
France 121,414 16,958 -104,456
Netherlands 96,445 28,744 -67,701
Bulgaria 0 66,363 +66,363
Denmark 22,044 38,811 +16,767

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Essex 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Essex 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Merseyside 4 1 -3
West of England 3 4 +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 6,939,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,637,003
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,679,420

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 4,083,488 2,855,913 -1,227,575
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,507,100 3,129,903 +622,803
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,043,217 1,636,203 +592,986

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,804,478
London Heathrow Airport 2,327,648
Felixstowe 1,971,088
Eurotunnel 1,850,590
Southampton 1,752,186

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 1,391,589 1,412,889 +21,300
London Heathrow Airport 1,832,217 495,431 -1,336,786
Felixstowe 205,232 1,765,856 +1,560,624
Eurotunnel 635,953 1,214,637 +578,684
Southampton 1,459,341 292,845 -1,166,496
London Stansted Airport 711,034 851,993 +140,959
London Gateway Port 474,931 962,037 +487,106
Dover 324,317 274,783 -49,534
Thamesport 343,413 120,888 -222,525
Killingholme 72,704 73,078 +374

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 22
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Manufacture of electrical equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 23
2026-03 22
2026-02 26
2026-01 24
2025-12 24

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+ 48
1m-15m 30
Other 10
0-1m 8
15m-54m 3

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 41,961,571
Netherlands 41,514,517
China 16,282,090
Japan 15,223,407
Germany 2,029,274

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 14,223,992 27,737,579 +13,513,587
Netherlands 21,497,387 20,017,130 -1,480,257
China 7,148,844 9,133,246 +1,984,402
Japan 9,040,978 6,182,429 -2,858,549
Germany 1,470,410 558,864 -911,546
Bulgaria 1,077,499 876,941 -200,558
Belgium 568,796 410,155 -158,641
Poland 48,239 563,250 +515,011
South Korea 251,283 287,793 +36,510
Italy 137,846 282,852 +145,006

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 89,534,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,195,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,726,376
Road transport 403,585

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 39,669,049 49,865,015 +10,195,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,959,383 15,236,243 +276,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,695,167 2,031,209 +336,042
Road transport 403,585 0 -403,585

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 38,457,440
London Heathrow Airport 37,039,199
Harwich 22,042,245
ZLC 11,876,964
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,529,274

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 12,150,064 26,307,376 +14,157,312
London Heathrow Airport 20,138,176 16,901,023 -3,237,153
Harwich 11,314,382 10,727,863 -586,519
ZLC 6,845,725 5,031,239 -1,814,486
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,318,864 4,210,410 +1,891,546
East Midlands Airport 914,696 1,586,782 +672,086
Southampton 327,065 2,014,069 +1,687,004
Dover 1,256,559 266,985 -989,574
London Gateway Port 1,204,302 5,960 -1,198,342
London 144,800 0 -144,800

Quick facts

HS code: 854071

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

Description: Components used in microwave ovens and radar systems