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 974,555
China 597,533
Ireland 237,180
Netherlands 189,845
Germany 112,661

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 734,903 239,652 -495,251
China 176,102 421,431 +245,329
Ireland 72,874 164,306 +91,432
Netherlands 90,117 99,728 +9,611
Germany 37,006 75,655 +38,649
Portugal 0 57,272 +57,272
France 44,024 1,394 -42,630
United Arab Emirates 6,689 37,767 +31,078
Canada 8,120 21,880 +13,760
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,112 15,198 +5,086

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 915,902
United States 772,683
United Kingdom 232,842
Japan 95,519
Germany 89,228

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 299,145 616,757 +317,612
United States 589,455 183,228 -406,227
United Kingdom 176,368 56,474 -119,894
Japan 2,000 93,519 +91,519
Germany 13,573 75,655 +62,082
Netherlands 36,645 42,791 +6,146
Portugal 0 57,272 +57,272
India 43,262 0 -43,262
Canada 8,120 18,401 +10,281
France 14,622 1,394 -13,228

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Greater Manchester 4
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 1 5 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
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 1,675,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 531,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 186,891

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 1,032,036 643,938 -388,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,768 423,629 +315,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,083 95,808 +4,725

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,186,953
Felixstowe 313,081
East Midlands Airport 223,311
London Stansted Airport 191,695
Holyhead 108,338

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 748,393 438,560 -309,833
Felixstowe 53,233 259,848 +206,615
East Midlands Airport 95,299 128,012 +32,713
London Stansted Airport 160,123 31,572 -128,551
Holyhead 64,329 44,009 -20,320
Thamesport 28,428 75,895 +47,467
Eurotunnel 5,324 67,651 +62,327
Birmingham Airport 24,235 14,623 -9,612
London Gateway Port 0 36,993 +36,993
Southampton 16,115 10,403 -5,712

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 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities 4
Rental and leasing activities 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 3
2025-10 8
2025-09 4
2025-08 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+ 18
1m-15m 14
0-1m 6
Other 5
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 1,437,100
Germany 205,650
Ireland 128,603
Saudi Arabia 117,673
Belgium 115,563

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 287,756 1,149,344 +861,588
Germany 147,708 57,942 -89,766
Ireland 4,549 124,054 +119,505
Saudi Arabia 3,680 113,993 +110,313
Belgium 23,324 92,239 +68,915
Netherlands 3,650 107,770 +104,120
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,400 68,561 +50,161
United Arab Emirates 58,488 23,752 -34,736
Qatar 78,720 0 -78,720
Canada 0 61,400 +61,400

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 2,252,740
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 365,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,638
Road transport 2,750

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 727,767 1,524,973 +797,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,334 278,631 +191,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,638 180,000 +160,362
Road transport 2,750 0 -2,750

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,677,826
East Midlands Airport 193,496
London Gateway Port 187,050
Manchester Airport 175,987
Dover / Eurotunnel 162,438

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 429,028 1,248,798 +819,770
East Midlands Airport 145,692 47,804 -97,888
London Gateway Port 7,050 180,000 +172,950
Manchester Airport 106,792 69,195 -37,597
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,119 135,319 +108,200
ZLC 23,796 135,179 +111,383
Holyhead 1,533 120,593 +119,060
Immingham Docks 51,251 0 -51,251
London Stansted Airport 25,209 23,997 -1,212
Dover 7,431 22,719 +15,288

Quick facts

HS code: 900720

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

Description: Devices used to project movies onto screens