Import/export HS code 920210: String instruments played with a bow

String instruments that are played using a bow, such as violins and cellos

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  • 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 £
China 5,130,764
United States 555,555
Germany 479,223
France 375,115
Italy 278,922

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 2,714,960 2,415,804 -299,156
United States 350,827 204,728 -146,099
Germany 218,531 260,692 +42,161
France 292,638 82,477 -210,161
Italy 119,656 159,266 +39,610
Romania 61,778 93,610 +31,832
Japan 45,181 72,673 +27,492
Belgium 71,048 42,282 -28,766
Netherlands 77,913 9,714 -68,199
Spain 24,592 18,121 -6,471

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 5,704,729
Italy 504,433
Germany 459,562
United States 303,820
Romania 203,364

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 3,046,487 2,658,242 -388,245
Italy 312,154 192,279 -119,875
Germany 280,639 178,923 -101,716
United States 151,843 151,977 +134
Romania 86,711 116,653 +29,942
France 44,202 65,197 +20,995
Belgium 39,795 12,253 -27,542
Japan 29,660 11,241 -18,419
Spain 21,226 16,375 -4,851
Pakistan 11,121 22,332 +11,211

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Kent 4
Essex 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Kent 3 2 -1
Essex 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
South East Wales 2 0 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1

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) 5,531,275
Air transport 1,623,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 490,022
Road transport 1,235
Other 291

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) 3,024,945 2,506,330 -518,615
Air transport 801,909 822,041 +20,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 314,340 175,682 -138,658
Road transport 0 1,235 +1,235
Other 204 87 -117

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,266,069
Felixstowe 1,338,752
London Gateway Port 800,322
London Heathrow Airport 380,376
East Midlands Airport 310,601

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 £
Southampton 2,092,131 1,173,938 -918,193
Felixstowe 622,953 715,799 +92,846
London Gateway Port 217,488 582,834 +365,346
London Heathrow Airport 214,718 165,658 -49,060
East Midlands Airport 155,486 155,115 -371
Birmingham Airport 126,539 150,092 +23,553
London Stansted Airport 94,364 167,147 +72,783
Luton Airport 113,184 112,300 -884
Eurotunnel 155,493 60,970 -94,523
499 107,170 68,037 -39,133

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
26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Other manufacturing
4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2
Advertising and market research
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 7
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 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
1m-15m 21
0-1m 7
15m-54m 6
54m+ 6
Other 5

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 £
South Korea 2,306,138
United States 1,209,714
Germany 937,795
Japan 663,044
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 370,300

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 £
South Korea 1,997,767 308,371 -1,689,396
United States 736,349 473,365 -262,984
Germany 608,306 329,489 -278,817
Japan 496,060 166,984 -329,076
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 231,971 138,329 -93,642
Netherlands 236,279 45,468 -190,811
Ireland 138,472 94,054 -44,418
France 126,328 94,767 -31,561
Spain 106,051 86,233 -19,818
Italy 60,863 106,171 +45,308

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 7,027,399
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,119,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 198,733
Rail transport 2,360
Road transport 887

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 5,156,572 1,870,827 -3,285,745
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 635,457 484,351 -151,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,151 56,582 -85,569
Rail transport 0 2,360 +2,360
Road transport 887 0 -887

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,342,111
London Stansted Airport 2,211,881
ZLC 1,102,910
East Midlands Airport 878,504
Dover / Eurotunnel 702,087

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 1,679,989 662,122 -1,017,867
London Stansted Airport 1,862,713 349,168 -1,513,545
ZLC 768,307 334,603 -433,704
East Midlands Airport 571,045 307,459 -263,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 381,378 320,709 -60,669
London Gatwick Airport 138,380 159,134 +20,754
London Gateway Port 132,614 56,582 -76,032
Dover 93,319 78,405 -14,914
Holyhead 56,953 42,360 -14,593
SPC 62,450 0 -62,450

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 920210

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

Description: String instruments that are played using a bow, such as violins and cellos