Import/export HS code 854089: Various electronic tubes

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
United States 3,664,422
Germany 1,158,619
Netherlands 970,092
Belgium 837,486
Japan 522,510

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 £
United States 2,599,287 1,065,135 -1,534,152
Germany 372,510 786,109 +413,599
Netherlands 448,766 521,326 +72,560
Belgium 348,813 488,673 +139,860
Japan 243,871 278,639 +34,768
China 225,989 260,170 +34,181
Switzerland 46,539 81,418 +34,879
France 19,626 84,256 +64,630
Canada 2,347 77,668 +75,321
Italy 39,988 18,356 -21,632

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 3,288,454
United Kingdom 2,144,692
China 755,276
Germany 722,504
Japan 645,782

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 2,215,975 1,072,479 -1,143,496
United Kingdom 1,139,823 1,004,869 -134,954
China 364,096 391,180 +27,084
Germany 55,822 666,682 +610,860
Japan 362,602 283,180 -79,422
France 109,656 207,860 +98,204
Belgium 39,646 107,021 +67,375
Czechia 27,707 17,150 -10,557
Italy 27,089 13,322 -13,767
Slovakia 21,919 17,319 -4,600

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - West 8
Outer London - West and North West 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 2 1 -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 7,252,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 526,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 467,581
Other 24,231
Road transport 4,770

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 4,195,250 3,057,053 -1,138,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 213,339 312,817 +99,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,873 431,708 +395,835
Other 20,242 3,989 -16,253
Road transport 4,770 0 -4,770

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,505,430
London Heathrow Airport 1,571,830
London Stansted Airport 1,565,302
London Gateway Port 237,476
Dover 233,181

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 2,442,409 1,063,021 -1,379,388
London Heathrow Airport 780,336 791,494 +11,158
London Stansted Airport 736,210 829,092 +92,882
London Gateway Port 117,587 119,889 +2,302
Dover 0 233,181 +233,181
Eurotunnel 27,350 186,814 +159,464
Glasgow Airport 96,923 109,970 +13,047
Edinburgh Airport 69,247 84,333 +15,086
Thamesport 94,602 46,414 -48,188
Immingham Docks 0 130,855 +130,855

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 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 15
2025-10 18
2025-09 16
2025-08 16

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+ 51
1m-15m 23
0-1m 11
15m-54m 7
Other 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 23,267,999
Netherlands 8,333,031
Belgium 2,969,109
China 2,064,136
South Korea 1,632,117

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 11,237,456 12,030,543 +793,087
Netherlands 4,579,678 3,753,353 -826,325
Belgium 2,421,349 547,760 -1,873,589
China 1,272,900 791,236 -481,664
South Korea 862,871 769,246 -93,625
Japan 874,411 744,794 -129,617
Switzerland 599,481 547,449 -52,032
Canada 634,637 428,351 -206,286
India 37,674 482,128 +444,454
Germany 188,474 251,069 +62,595

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 38,916,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,678,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 241,252
Road transport 71,482

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 21,054,929 17,861,683 -3,193,246
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,502,626 3,175,806 +673,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 234,033 7,219 -226,814
Road transport 71,482 0 -71,482

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 31,381,869
Harwich 4,407,837
London Heathrow Airport 3,788,166
ZLC 2,366,205
East Midlands Airport 1,123,658

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 16,961,613 14,420,256 -2,541,357
Harwich 1,968,145 2,439,692 +471,547
London Heathrow Airport 2,059,037 1,729,129 -329,908
ZLC 1,250,077 1,116,128 -133,949
East Midlands Airport 609,596 514,062 -95,534
Dover 536,837 583,108 +46,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 181,209 34,091 -147,118
Immingham Docks 0 118,915 +118,915
Manchester Airport 93,295 23,997 -69,298
Birmingham Airport 80,147 0 -80,147

Quick facts

HS code: 854089

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

Description: Includes other types of electronic tubes not specifically listed