Import/export HS code 92029080: Various string instruments

Includes other string instruments not specifically listed, like ukuleles and mandolins

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 8,354,244
China 2,689,384
United States 2,336,702
Italy 1,791,559
France 849,443

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 3,974,000 4,380,244 +406,244
China 1,449,496 1,239,888 -209,608
United States 1,247,689 1,089,013 -158,676
Italy 974,788 816,771 -158,017
France 395,791 453,652 +57,861
Japan 309,330 336,583 +27,253
Germany 317,398 305,390 -12,008
Slovenia 265,977 1,360 -264,617
Canada 54,203 99,501 +45,298
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 97,594 42,339 -55,255

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 £
United States 6,125,915
Mexico 4,084,231
China 3,805,101
Italy 1,923,049
Japan 601,844

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 £
United States 3,035,539 3,090,376 +54,837
Mexico 1,973,502 2,110,729 +137,227
China 2,119,217 1,685,884 -433,333
Italy 1,000,080 922,969 -77,111
Japan 329,654 272,190 -57,464
France 300,972 288,354 -12,618
Germany 147,105 119,699 -27,406
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 75,084 88,874 +13,790
Indonesia 83,210 63,154 -20,056
Canada 47,823 87,568 +39,745

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Greater Manchester 8
Essex 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Essex 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 6 +3
Kent 4 1 -3
Lancashire 3 3 +0
South East Wales 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Devon 3 2 -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) 8,524,628
Air transport 8,482,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,996,682
Other 8,960
Road transport 6,201

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) 4,949,093 3,575,535 -1,373,558
Air transport 3,959,107 4,522,972 +563,865
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 821,863 1,174,819 +352,956
Other 4,344 4,616 +272
Road transport 0 6,201 +6,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 4,164,291
London Gateway Port 3,071,219
Thamesport 2,274,572
Dover 1,912,743
Felixstowe 1,827,340

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 £
Birmingham Airport 1,667,763 2,496,528 +828,765
London Gateway Port 1,847,660 1,223,559 -624,101
Thamesport 1,029,277 1,245,295 +216,018
Dover 1,005,568 907,175 -98,393
Felixstowe 1,073,912 753,428 -320,484
East Midlands Airport 745,109 675,715 -69,394
London Stansted Airport 542,915 497,274 -45,641
London Heathrow Airport 584,609 372,587 -212,022
Southampton 384,002 236,764 -147,238
London 228,457 133,713 -94,744

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
57
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Other manufacturing
13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 24
2026-03 19
2026-02 20
2026-01 19

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 46
0-1m 27
54m+ 14
15m-54m 11
Other 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 1,025,456
China 795,694
Netherlands 360,866
Ireland 271,301
Germany 217,308

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 493,068 532,388 +39,320
China 783,075 12,619 -770,456
Netherlands 258,473 102,393 -156,080
Ireland 125,202 146,099 +20,897
Germany 111,719 105,589 -6,130
France 96,579 59,969 -36,610
Brazil 132,549 0 -132,549
Australia 57,520 65,294 +7,774
Canada 44,050 59,963 +15,913
Switzerland 40,116 53,011 +12,895

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 3,366,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 687,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,613
Road transport 1,815

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 2,219,838 1,146,879 -1,072,959
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 330,241 357,414 +27,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,647 16,966 +6,319
Road transport 1,815 0 -1,815

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,257,027
London Stansted Airport 1,090,915
London Heathrow Airport 571,145
ZLC 412,509
Dover 273,490

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 £
East Midlands Airport 694,166 562,861 -131,305
London Stansted Airport 924,259 166,656 -757,603
London Heathrow Airport 300,785 270,360 -30,425
ZLC 284,786 127,723 -157,063
Dover 126,091 147,399 +21,308
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,725 96,404 -11,321
Holyhead 40,779 36,285 -4,494
Immingham Docks 13,593 40,632 +27,039
Eurotunnel 21,275 21,136 -139
Edinburgh Airport 12,659 11,200 -1,459

Quick facts

HS code: 92029080

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

Description: Includes other string instruments not specifically listed, like ukuleles and mandolins