Import/export HS code 85437001: Telegraph or telephone network devices

Devices designed to connect to telegraph or telephone networks

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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 1,257,593
Israel 948,392
Netherlands 900,689
Malaysia 572,673
Switzerland 516,549

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 896,200 361,393 -534,807
Israel 0 948,392 +948,392
Netherlands 241,255 659,434 +418,179
Malaysia 319,473 253,200 -66,273
Switzerland 153,841 362,708 +208,867
Norway 457,584 13,638 -443,946
Taiwan 446,582 2,857 -443,725
Canada 367,008 57,351 -309,657
France 118,978 279,707 +160,729
China 153,256 146,556 -6,700

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 1,838,979
Israel 991,354
China 823,913
Malaysia 579,830
Taiwan 544,840

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 933,191 905,788 -27,403
Israel 0 991,354 +991,354
China 532,090 291,823 -240,267
Malaysia 326,630 253,200 -73,430
Taiwan 486,001 58,839 -427,162
Switzerland 147,377 353,403 +206,026
Norway 395,568 9,585 -385,983
Canada 336,482 54,337 -282,145
Germany 279,131 35,352 -243,779
United Kingdom 104,212 196,396 +92,184

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 7
Outer London - West and North West 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 15 9 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
North Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 1 3 +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 5,218,131
Road transport 984,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 861,010
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 620,250
Other 17,068

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 2,708,505 2,509,626 -198,879
Road transport 109,987 874,376 +764,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 604,452 256,558 -347,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 439,193 181,057 -258,136
Other 14,749 2,319 -12,430

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,660,697
ZLC 984,363
East Midlands Airport 942,523
London Stansted Airport 352,027
Southampton 334,459

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,799,111 1,861,586 +62,475
ZLC 109,987 874,376 +764,389
East Midlands Airport 612,606 329,917 -282,689
London Stansted Airport 182,347 169,680 -12,667
Southampton 296,014 38,445 -257,569
Dover 229,981 71,834 -158,147
Eurotunnel 151,674 68,889 -82,785
Thamesport 157,926 10,819 -147,107
London Gateway Port 70,305 90,496 +20,191
Felixstowe 19,117 75,972 +56,855

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 14
Other manufacturing 11
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 6
2026-03 12
2026-02 8
2026-01 9
2025-12 8

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+ 57
1m-15m 52
15m-54m 14
0-1m 13
Other 8

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 9,903,161
China 1,638,693
Germany 1,347,211
France 1,259,023
United Arab Emirates 1,033,345

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 6,430,913 3,472,248 -2,958,665
China 883,119 755,574 -127,545
Germany 900,266 446,945 -453,321
France 663,257 595,766 -67,491
United Arab Emirates 875,443 157,902 -717,541
Australia 643,127 197,390 -445,737
Taiwan 261,170 514,731 +253,561
Ukraine 0 630,348 +630,348
Argentina 194,365 434,091 +239,726
Canada 471,771 148,454 -323,317

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 3,155

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 3,155 0 -3,155

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 23,134,907
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,432,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,369,077
Other 8,472

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 14,203,722 8,931,185 -5,272,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 923,223 509,722 -413,501
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 386,521 982,556 +596,035
Other 8,472 0 -8,472

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,680,630
London Heathrow Airport 6,563,744
London Stansted Airport 1,454,554
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,213,681
Aberdeen Airport 671,146

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 7,768,613 4,912,017 -2,856,596
London Heathrow Airport 3,706,489 2,857,255 -849,234
London Stansted Airport 871,146 583,408 -287,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 312,065 901,616 +589,551
Aberdeen Airport 671,146 0 -671,146
London Gateway Port 359,128 260,592 -98,536
Glasgow Airport 409,815 156,570 -253,245
ZLC 263,601 177,651 -85,950
Liverpool Docks 300,811 44,280 -256,531
Manchester Airport 298,302 24,670 -273,632

Quick facts

HS code: 85437001

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

Description: Devices designed to connect to telegraph or telephone networks