Import/export HS code 900850: Projectors and photo tools

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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 £
China 7,829,823
Germany 1,023,944
United States 905,917
Italy 369,938
Netherlands 168,328

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 £
China 3,324,140 4,505,683 +1,181,543
Germany 834,691 189,253 -645,438
United States 212,590 693,327 +480,737
Italy 315,206 54,732 -260,474
Netherlands 146,156 22,172 -123,984
Slovakia 21,735 142,934 +121,199
Thailand 151,696 0 -151,696
Ireland 34,011 103,154 +69,143
Denmark 50,609 45,952 -4,657
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 70,508 8,593 -61,915

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 8,284,505
United States 746,609
Germany 744,651
Italy 330,426
United Kingdom 314,733

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 3,640,646 4,643,859 +1,003,213
United States 172,925 573,684 +400,759
Germany 586,846 157,805 -429,041
Italy 289,105 41,321 -247,784
United Kingdom 223,458 91,275 -132,183
Taiwan 164,342 77,726 -86,616
Slovakia 0 136,487 +136,487
Denmark 50,609 58,822 +8,213
Japan 40,988 9,529 -31,459
Sweden 32,857 0 -32,857

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - East 8
Inner London - West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Cheshire 4 2 -2
East Central Scotland 1 3 +2
Lancashire 1 4 +3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,097,187
Air transport 4,313,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,090,787
Other 758,318
Road transport 12,263

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,754,456 3,342,731 +1,588,275
Air transport 2,133,490 2,179,629 +46,139
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 801,838 288,949 -512,889
Other 643,818 114,500 -529,318
Road transport 0 12,263 +12,263

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,390,929
Felixstowe 1,886,492
London Gateway Port 1,349,113
Southampton 1,134,402
000 758,318

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 1,137,187 1,253,742 +116,555
Felixstowe 1,004,840 881,652 -123,188
London Gateway Port 264,583 1,084,530 +819,947
Southampton 207,631 926,771 +719,140
000 643,818 114,500 -529,318
Liverpool Docks 448,707 90,281 -358,426
499 67,057 410,917 +343,860
Dover 302,004 89,146 -212,858
London Stansted Airport 98,131 277,629 +179,498
East Midlands Airport 190,071 140,254 -49,817

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 15
2025-10 20
2025-09 17
2025-08 13

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+ 43
1m-15m 35
0-1m 18
Other 11
15m-54m 10

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 1,014,682
Germany 689,755
Saudi Arabia 263,590
Australia 187,360
Ireland 158,491

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 713,649 301,033 -412,616
Germany 503,189 186,566 -316,623
Saudi Arabia 27,898 235,692 +207,794
Australia 161,199 26,161 -135,038
Ireland 96,844 61,647 -35,197
United Arab Emirates 75,234 72,409 -2,825
Japan 0 147,489 +147,489
France 62,580 48,233 -14,347
Sweden 37,187 32,683 -4,504
Belgium 13,083 55,063 +41,980

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 43,209
Ireland 18

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 43,209 0 -43,209
Ireland 18 0 -18

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 2,105,911
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 862,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 387,984
Other 59,571
Road transport 1,794

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 923,075 1,182,836 +259,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 658,015 204,027 -453,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 297,857 90,127 -207,730
Other 44,083 15,488 -28,595
Road transport 1,794 0 -1,794

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,334,899
Dover / Eurotunnel 565,345
East Midlands Airport 286,819
London Stansted Airport 196,330
Felixstowe 171,811

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 576,220 758,679 +182,459
Dover / Eurotunnel 500,597 64,748 -435,849
East Midlands Airport 119,467 167,352 +47,885
London Stansted Airport 86,760 109,570 +22,810
Felixstowe 164,764 7,047 -157,717
Dover 73,632 55,884 -17,748
ZLC 70,937 51,725 -19,212
London Gateway Port 43,829 44,336 +507
Southampton 69,102 17,476 -51,626
Manchester Airport 49,485 30,373 -19,112

Quick facts

HS code: 900850

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

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