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.
  • 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 £
United States 3,874,509
Germany 1,234,877
Netherlands 990,186
Belgium 868,383
Japan 646,752

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 2,175,265 1,699,244 -476,021
Germany 416,714 818,163 +401,449
Netherlands 452,648 537,538 +84,890
Belgium 387,492 480,891 +93,399
Japan 291,342 355,410 +64,068
China 239,588 257,904 +18,316
France 99,962 8,184 -91,778
Switzerland 10,056 97,966 +87,910
Canada 0 95,280 +95,280
Italy 30,574 26,007 -4,567

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 3,279,790
United Kingdom 2,485,145
China 771,622
Japan 724,423
Germany 718,779

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 1,724,865 1,554,925 -169,940
United Kingdom 1,223,744 1,261,401 +37,657
China 384,431 387,191 +2,760
Japan 374,590 349,833 -24,757
Germany 76,480 642,299 +565,819
France 217,051 161,500 -55,551
Belgium 41,090 105,989 +64,899
Czechia 28,589 20,665 -7,924
Italy 27,089 13,322 -13,767
Slovakia 23,742 10,574 -13,168

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6

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 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Cheshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0

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 7,663,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 585,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 488,859
Other 23,434
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 3,884,190 3,779,470 -104,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 197,193 388,632 +191,439
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 120,415 368,444 +248,029
Other 20,497 2,937 -17,560
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 2,812,240
London Stansted Airport 2,241,288
London Heathrow Airport 1,979,066
London Gateway Port 285,204
Dover 244,644

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 1,645,967 1,166,273 -479,694
London Stansted Airport 1,090,027 1,151,261 +61,234
London Heathrow Airport 862,105 1,116,961 +254,856
London Gateway Port 110,082 175,122 +65,040
Dover 74,805 169,839 +95,034
Glasgow Airport 161,303 58,178 -103,125
Eurotunnel 37,087 182,106 +145,019
Birmingham Airport 50,367 90,359 +39,992
Thamesport 85,961 53,595 -32,366
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
14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 13
2026-04 15
2026-03 20
2026-02 21
2026-01 11

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 28
0-1m 11
15m-54m 6
Other 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 27,255,394
Netherlands 8,623,799
Japan 2,101,454
Belgium 2,057,793
China 1,988,047

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 13,016,522 14,238,872 +1,222,350
Netherlands 4,134,721 4,489,078 +354,357
Japan 1,076,196 1,025,258 -50,938
Belgium 1,622,829 434,964 -1,187,865
China 1,036,698 951,349 -85,349
South Korea 788,642 599,521 -189,121
Switzerland 719,409 440,122 -279,287
Canada 650,538 382,504 -268,034
India 878 627,023 +626,145
Germany 191,457 252,390 +60,933

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 41,654,433
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,935,892
Road transport 58,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,810

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 21,489,766 20,164,667 -1,325,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,860,000 4,075,892 +1,215,892
Road transport 58,131 0 -58,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,559 8,251 -23,308

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 33,982,887
Harwich 5,442,081
London Heathrow Airport 3,972,811
ZLC 2,369,949
East Midlands Airport 1,109,867

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 17,551,851 16,431,036 -1,120,815
Harwich 2,201,880 3,240,201 +1,038,321
London Heathrow Airport 1,877,173 2,095,638 +218,465
ZLC 1,332,107 1,037,842 -294,265
East Midlands Airport 517,827 592,040 +74,213
Dover 534,337 554,524 +20,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 110,663 162,252 +51,589
Immingham Docks 0 118,915 +118,915
Manchester Airport 116,146 0 -116,146
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