Import/export HS code 85437006: Sound mixing devices

Digital devices for mixing sound, capable of connecting to wired or wireless networks

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Netherlands 21,621,960
China 19,792,660
Germany 12,229,979
France 7,829,376
Belgium 7,635,216

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 £
Netherlands 9,141,331 12,480,629 +3,339,298
China 10,409,272 9,383,388 -1,025,884
Germany 6,720,799 5,509,180 -1,211,619
France 4,525,907 3,303,469 -1,222,438
Belgium 3,190,307 4,444,909 +1,254,602
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,184,643 3,339,065 +1,154,422
United States 2,799,826 1,887,411 -912,415
Malaysia 1,013,935 617,279 -396,656
Viet Nam 328,540 127,447 -201,093
Japan 103,694 301,418 +197,724

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 £
Malaysia 34,309,232
China 30,453,414
United States 6,695,331
Mexico 4,530,009
Taiwan 3,064,467

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 £
Malaysia 15,015,638 19,293,594 +4,277,956
China 14,813,371 15,640,043 +826,672
United States 4,060,046 2,635,285 -1,424,761
Mexico 2,549,945 1,980,064 -569,881
Taiwan 1,820,522 1,243,945 -576,577
Germany 1,353,925 851,089 -502,836
United Kingdom 570,443 378,660 -191,783
Japan 319,872 103,733 -216,139
Viet Nam 292,669 67,900 -224,769
Indonesia 166,482 123,307 -43,175

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 23
Inner London - West 22
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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 18 16 -2
Inner London - West 16 13 -3
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Norfolk 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
Lancashire 3 3 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,111,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,828,346
Air transport 20,397,876
Road transport 124,606
Other 82,752

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,982,479 17,129,485 +1,147,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,333,519 15,494,827 +161,308
Air transport 10,111,174 10,286,702 +175,528
Road transport 83,056 41,550 -41,506
Other 75,017 7,735 -67,282

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 16,939,048
Felixstowe 11,788,816
Southampton 10,578,452
Grangemouth Docks 8,346,119
Leeds Bradford Airport 5,372,713

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 £
Eurotunnel 8,771,279 8,167,769 -603,510
Felixstowe 3,955,167 7,833,649 +3,878,482
Southampton 4,846,911 5,731,541 +884,630
Grangemouth Docks 6,633,392 1,712,727 -4,920,665
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,518,284 2,854,429 +336,145
London Gateway Port 628,872 3,597,170 +2,968,298
Harwich 2,289,444 1,367,973 -921,471
499 2,176,608 1,387,292 -789,316
Dover 2,044,991 1,512,858 -532,133
Luton Airport 1,525,682 1,559,159 +33,477

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 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 14
Creative, arts and entertainment activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 47
2025-11 36
2025-10 57
2025-09 49
2025-08 47

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 75
54m+ 51
15m-54m 28
0-1m 22
Other 18

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 68,700,423
China 14,769,650
Germany 14,110,337
South Korea 6,052,490
India 5,887,509

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 40,249,427 28,450,996 -11,798,431
China 7,118,719 7,650,931 +532,212
Germany 6,680,432 7,429,905 +749,473
South Korea 3,159,697 2,892,793 -266,904
India 4,007,302 1,880,207 -2,127,095
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,763,008 2,982,283 +219,275
France 3,286,746 2,293,689 -993,057
Poland 2,670,903 2,591,359 -79,544
Italy 3,270,263 1,909,317 -1,360,946
Spain 2,575,650 2,351,931 -223,719

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 143,747,047
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,177,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,383,075
Road transport 169,193

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 81,761,692 61,985,355 -19,776,337
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,104,115 28,073,662 -4,030,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,351,095 8,031,980 +1,680,885
Road transport 167,588 1,605 -165,983

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 68,105,643
Manchester Airport 55,285,942
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,509,838
East Midlands Airport 7,775,751
ZLC 6,799,284

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 Heathrow Airport 36,654,859 31,450,784 -5,204,075
Manchester Airport 33,690,057 21,595,885 -12,094,172
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,920,353 21,589,485 -4,330,868
East Midlands Airport 4,700,882 3,074,869 -1,626,013
ZLC 3,630,146 3,169,138 -461,008
Liverpool Docks 1,909,553 3,658,265 +1,748,712
Immingham Docks 2,205,324 2,104,963 -100,361
London Gateway Port 2,347,257 1,619,874 -727,383
London Stansted Airport 2,142,502 1,732,765 -409,737
Dover 1,844,376 1,520,842 -323,534

Quick facts

HS code: 85437006

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

Description: Digital devices for mixing sound, capable of connecting to wired or wireless networks