Import/export HS code 900720: Movie projectors

Devices used to project movies onto screens

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 £
United States 1,044,461
China 552,549
Spain 513,196
Ireland 312,572
Germany 231,058

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 796,313 248,148 -548,165
China 202,975 349,574 +146,599
Spain 2,336 510,860 +508,524
Ireland 113,761 198,811 +85,050
Germany 37,490 193,568 +156,078
Netherlands 74,350 66,075 -8,275
Portugal 0 57,272 +57,272
United Arab Emirates 6,689 37,767 +31,078
Canada 19,121 12,669 -6,452
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,340 14,011 +9,671

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 846,260
United States 832,665
Spain 509,113
Germany 207,625
United Kingdom 193,740

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 382,693 463,567 +80,874
United States 612,854 219,811 -393,043
Spain 0 509,113 +509,113
Germany 14,057 193,568 +179,511
United Kingdom 143,224 50,516 -92,708
Japan 3,314 94,003 +90,689
Ireland 3,662 84,867 +81,205
Netherlands 37,191 21,883 -15,308
Portugal 0 57,272 +57,272
India 43,262 0 -43,262

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Inner London - West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 0 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1

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 1,646,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 687,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 674,917

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 1,053,606 592,901 -460,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,733 587,266 +486,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 145,980 528,937 +382,957

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,220,947
Dover 530,018
Felixstowe 339,165
Thamesport 219,036
East Midlands Airport 174,274

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 866,735 354,212 -512,523
Dover 20,905 509,113 +488,208
Felixstowe 52,166 286,999 +234,833
Thamesport 18,233 200,803 +182,570
East Midlands Airport 39,881 134,393 +94,512
London Stansted Airport 111,290 24,173 -87,117
Holyhead 98,863 10,502 -88,361
Birmingham Airport 17,078 65,674 +48,596
Eurotunnel 0 67,651 +67,651
London Gateway Port 20,008 19,708 -300

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
8
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Rental and leasing activities
4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 2
2025-12 1
2025-11 3

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+ 19
1m-15m 14
0-1m 5
Other 4
15m-54m 2

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 1,384,144
Ireland 193,675
Germany 179,742
Belgium 178,228
Netherlands 114,212

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 1,077,689 306,455 -771,234
Ireland 3,861 189,814 +185,953
Germany 173,310 6,432 -166,878
Belgium 68,745 109,483 +40,738
Netherlands 106,641 7,571 -99,070
Saudi Arabia 0 113,993 +113,993
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,400 66,561 +46,161
Canada 59,400 2,000 -57,400
United Arab Emirates 55,168 0 -55,168
France 10,211 38,316 +28,105

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 2,196,240
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 395,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,638

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 1,602,376 593,864 -1,008,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,878 277,695 +159,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,638 180,000 +160,362

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,647,820
East Midlands Airport 190,587
London Gateway Port 187,050
Holyhead 186,973
Dover / Eurotunnel 175,172

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 1,218,267 429,553 -788,714
East Midlands Airport 160,309 30,278 -130,031
London Gateway Port 7,050 180,000 +172,950
Holyhead 2,364 184,609 +182,245
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,416 86,756 -1,660
ZLC 133,821 25,487 -108,334
Manchester Airport 60,400 43,880 -16,520
London Stansted Airport 29,579 64,666 +35,087
Dover 27,098 2,991 -24,107
Southampton 11,549 0 -11,549

Quick facts

HS code: 900720

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

Description: Devices used to project movies onto screens