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 14,704,606
United States 12,090,666
Netherlands 7,624,540
Taiwan 6,155,069
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,498,839

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 7,297,864 7,406,742 +108,878
United States 6,648,606 5,442,060 -1,206,546
Netherlands 2,240,957 5,383,583 +3,142,626
Taiwan 2,802,199 3,352,870 +550,671
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,493,411 3,005,428 +512,017
China 2,268,130 2,947,716 +679,586
Japan 2,129,263 2,518,572 +389,309
New Zealand 904,785 1,091,195 +186,410
Belgium 1,040,955 898,662 -142,293
France 1,014,145 686,137 -328,008

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 14,947,356
United States 13,111,946
Japan 12,712,682
Taiwan 8,000,915
Germany 3,536,708

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 6,480,739 8,466,617 +1,985,878
United States 6,897,863 6,214,083 -683,780
Japan 6,041,046 6,671,636 +630,590
Taiwan 3,642,697 4,358,218 +715,521
Germany 1,531,323 2,005,385 +474,062
Thailand 989,476 1,115,228 +125,752
New Zealand 961,242 1,128,862 +167,620
France 944,130 603,245 -340,885
Switzerland 444,371 604,879 +160,508
Philippines 386,842 438,449 +51,607

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 38
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21

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 29 29 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 24 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 18 +4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 16 13 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 13 -4
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Essex 7 12 +5
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
West Midlands 6 9 +3
East Central Scotland 8 6 -2

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 57,729,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,418,226
Other 2,969,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,138,112
Road transport 222,261

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 27,976,888 29,752,647 +1,775,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,023,804 2,394,422 +370,618
Other 917,407 2,052,311 +1,134,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 501,201 1,636,911 +1,135,710
Road transport 58,782 163,479 +104,697

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 30,689,329
London Stansted Airport 13,652,950
London Heathrow Airport 8,802,663
000 2,969,718
London Gateway Port 2,253,225

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 14,506,116 16,183,213 +1,677,097
London Stansted Airport 6,214,060 7,438,890 +1,224,830
London Heathrow Airport 4,892,373 3,910,290 -982,083
000 917,407 2,052,311 +1,134,904
London Gateway Port 869,254 1,383,971 +514,717
Eurotunnel 106,794 1,404,046 +1,297,252
Birmingham Airport 748,289 691,913 -56,376
Edinburgh Airport 486,105 874,139 +388,034
Glasgow Airport 596,289 451,629 -144,660
Thamesport 137,409 544,890 +407,481

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 100
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 78
Manufacture of electrical equipment 43
Scientific research and development 20
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 74
2026-03 65
2026-02 64
2026-01 80
2025-12 61

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 154
54m+ 120
15m-54m 30
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 10,234,441
Germany 9,060,221
Netherlands 5,405,795
France 4,741,714
Malaysia 3,989,567

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 4,297,550 5,936,891 +1,639,341
Germany 5,115,643 3,944,578 -1,171,065
Netherlands 2,303,070 3,102,725 +799,655
France 2,373,203 2,368,511 -4,692
Malaysia 1,796,925 2,192,642 +395,717
China 1,647,066 1,746,402 +99,336
Thailand 633,564 1,748,992 +1,115,428
Mexico 585,787 1,716,488 +1,130,701
Greece 965,120 1,183,506 +218,386
Switzerland 846,394 1,063,991 +217,597

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 22,966
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 22,583 383 -22,200
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 62,764,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,248,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 389,388
Other 23,057
Road transport 18,721

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 28,440,008 34,324,464 +5,884,456
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 952,242 1,296,639 +344,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 281,148 108,240 -172,908
Other 22,583 474 -22,109
Road transport 15,777 2,944 -12,833

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 30,716,165
ZLC 11,723,471
London Stansted Airport 10,456,356
London Heathrow Airport 9,346,668
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,068,035

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 15,770,611 14,945,554 -825,057
ZLC 5,105,988 6,617,483 +1,511,495
London Stansted Airport 3,268,740 7,187,616 +3,918,876
London Heathrow Airport 4,134,583 5,212,085 +1,077,502
Dover / Eurotunnel 415,504 652,531 +237,027
Dover 366,289 488,132 +121,843
Manchester Airport 167,017 280,015 +112,998
London Gateway Port 246,905 39,906 -206,999
Portsmouth 0 99,138 +99,138
Southampton 32,542 51,440 +18,898

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