Import/export HS code 854160: Mounted piezo-electric crystals

Crystals used in electronic devices for generating or detecting sound waves

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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 £
Germany 13,770,793
United States 11,883,943
Netherlands 6,263,221
Taiwan 5,488,965
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,930,865

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 £
Germany 6,586,188 7,184,605 +598,417
United States 6,901,463 4,982,480 -1,918,983
Netherlands 2,179,273 4,083,948 +1,904,675
Taiwan 2,753,385 2,735,580 -17,805
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,308,635 2,622,230 +313,595
China 2,314,465 2,257,341 -57,124
Japan 2,389,813 2,144,183 -245,630
Belgium 1,291,399 872,112 -419,287
New Zealand 984,588 795,238 -189,350
France 1,087,869 606,197 -481,672

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 13,154,200
United States 12,707,720
Japan 12,298,967
Taiwan 7,303,215
Germany 3,214,055

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 6,423,065 6,731,135 +308,070
United States 7,067,772 5,639,948 -1,427,824
Japan 5,491,611 6,807,356 +1,315,745
Taiwan 3,711,122 3,592,093 -119,029
Germany 1,635,487 1,578,568 -56,919
New Zealand 1,069,199 838,776 -230,423
Thailand 936,613 823,002 -113,611
France 959,740 498,787 -460,953
Switzerland 458,762 652,732 +193,970
United Kingdom 562,433 230,413 -332,020

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 24 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 25 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 16 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 15 12 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Essex 7 12 +5
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 7 +1
West Midlands 6 10 +4

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 54,355,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,886,938
Other 2,508,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,584,989
Road transport 233,965

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 27,971,737 26,384,048 -1,587,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,008,492 1,878,446 -130,046
Other 854,517 1,653,906 +799,389
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 575,248 1,009,741 +434,493
Road transport 71,460 162,505 +91,045

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 28,642,204
London Stansted Airport 12,206,697
London Heathrow Airport 8,624,561
000 2,508,423
London Gateway Port 1,969,845

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 13,881,390 14,760,814 +879,424
London Stansted Airport 5,976,603 6,230,094 +253,491
London Heathrow Airport 5,282,668 3,341,893 -1,940,775
000 854,517 1,653,906 +799,389
London Gateway Port 786,412 1,183,433 +397,021
Edinburgh Airport 669,520 872,190 +202,670
Birmingham Airport 841,665 596,749 -244,916
Glasgow Airport 776,685 399,097 -377,588
Eurotunnel 114,058 708,831 +594,773
London 618,035 3,011 -615,024

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 93
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73
Manufacture of electrical equipment 41
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 19
Scientific research and development 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 80
2025-11 77
2025-10 71
2025-09 81
2025-08 62

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
1m-15m 145
54m+ 110
15m-54m 31
0-1m 27
Other 21

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 10,219,668
Germany 8,590,432
Netherlands 4,754,571
France 4,696,375
Malaysia 3,546,700

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 5,357,774 4,861,894 -495,880
Germany 5,281,501 3,308,931 -1,972,570
Netherlands 2,148,008 2,606,563 +458,555
France 2,865,271 1,831,104 -1,034,167
Malaysia 1,899,247 1,647,453 -251,794
China 1,439,744 1,398,212 -41,532
Romania 2,246,943 273,903 -1,973,040
Switzerland 1,005,374 932,210 -73,164
Greece 883,636 900,229 +16,593
Mexico 509,809 1,248,636 +738,827

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 £
XI 22,787
Japan 91

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 £
XI 22,583 204 -22,379
Japan 0 91 +91

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 59,641,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,853,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 351,775
Road transport 196,271
Other 22,878

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 31,844,225 27,797,114 -4,047,111
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 873,946 979,761 +105,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,012 71,763 -208,249
Road transport 193,327 2,944 -190,383
Other 22,583 295 -22,288

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 29,092,127
ZLC 11,149,273
London Stansted Airport 11,030,244
London Heathrow Airport 8,111,960
Dover / Eurotunnel 897,693

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 £
East Midlands Airport 16,800,403 12,291,724 -4,508,679
ZLC 5,509,418 5,639,855 +130,437
London Stansted Airport 5,770,956 5,259,288 -511,668
London Heathrow Airport 3,777,840 4,334,120 +556,280
Dover / Eurotunnel 348,741 548,952 +200,211
Dover 392,196 350,461 -41,735
Manchester Airport 143,442 262,399 +118,957
London Gateway Port 246,939 39,906 -207,033
Harwich 43,310 27,816 -15,494
Southampton 25,577 31,857 +6,280

Quick facts

HS code: 854160

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

Description: Crystals used in electronic devices for generating or detecting sound waves