Import/export HS code 920590: Various wind instruments

Includes wind instruments not made of brass, such as woodwinds and keyboard organs

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
France 5,887,027
Japan 4,577,853
Germany 4,407,565
China 2,768,654
Netherlands 1,689,400

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 £
France 2,597,148 3,289,879 +692,731
Japan 2,053,810 2,524,043 +470,233
Germany 2,046,497 2,361,068 +314,571
China 1,465,370 1,303,284 -162,086
Netherlands 907,700 781,700 -126,000
United States 605,681 705,325 +99,644
Italy 320,231 464,054 +143,823
Taiwan 160,760 258,122 +97,362
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 126,943 99,932 -27,011
Ireland 85,302 113,602 +28,300

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 4,055,622
France 3,857,995
Japan 3,612,816
Indonesia 3,132,615
Germany 3,067,024

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 1,904,136 2,151,486 +247,350
France 1,977,013 1,880,982 -96,031
Japan 1,593,494 2,019,322 +425,828
Indonesia 1,431,898 1,700,717 +268,819
Germany 1,462,155 1,604,869 +142,714
Taiwan 617,322 602,171 -15,151
United States 566,640 634,875 +68,235
Italy 437,726 553,034 +115,308
Netherlands 170,215 498,870 +328,655
Switzerland 108,848 146,737 +37,889

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 7
Essex 5
Greater Manchester 5
Kent 5

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Essex 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Kent 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0

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 10,764,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,438,483
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,980,215
Other 37,180
Road transport 11,641

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 4,833,924 5,931,073 +1,097,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,124,623 4,313,860 -810,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 818,436 2,161,779 +1,343,343
Other 16,103 21,077 +4,974
Road transport 0 11,641 +11,641

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,586,923
Birmingham Airport 3,303,306
East Midlands Airport 2,865,314
Southampton 2,658,727
London Stansted Airport 1,772,038

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 Gateway Port 1,092,714 2,494,209 +1,401,495
Birmingham Airport 1,604,478 1,698,828 +94,350
East Midlands Airport 892,995 1,972,319 +1,079,324
Southampton 2,047,178 611,549 -1,435,629
London Stansted Airport 901,628 870,410 -31,218
Thamesport 1,072,771 565,115 -507,656
Felixstowe 786,249 542,875 -243,374
Luton Airport 805,145 503,886 -301,259
London Heathrow Airport 579,978 719,863 +139,885
Dover 172,513 531,438 +358,925

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 44
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Other manufacturing 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 23
2026-03 21
2026-02 21
2026-01 18
2025-12 22

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 47
0-1m 21
54m+ 15
Other 10
15m-54m 9

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 5,516,281
Germany 1,936,748
France 868,181
Australia 675,431
Canada 659,257

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 2,751,308 2,764,973 +13,665
Germany 939,723 997,025 +57,302
France 399,583 468,598 +69,015
Australia 249,696 425,735 +176,039
Canada 292,095 367,162 +75,067
Ireland 174,596 172,995 -1,601
Netherlands 183,451 162,465 -20,986
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 157,644 141,944 -15,700
China 58,559 198,576 +140,017
Switzerland 66,633 146,515 +79,882

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 10,271,929
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,796,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 247,721
Road transport 3,250

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 4,518,380 5,753,549 +1,235,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,434,937 1,361,997 -72,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,333 103,388 -40,945
Road transport 3,250 0 -3,250

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,319,737
London Heathrow Airport 2,601,609
Dover 1,320,793
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,280,124
ZLC 1,016,888

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 2,685,683 2,634,054 -51,629
London Heathrow Airport 620,422 1,981,187 +1,360,765
Dover 709,853 610,940 -98,913
Dover / Eurotunnel 595,176 684,948 +89,772
ZLC 521,409 495,479 -25,930
London Stansted Airport 525,904 472,051 -53,853
Manchester Airport 114,604 56,608 -57,996
Southampton 108,317 60,445 -47,872
Holyhead 66,759 45,667 -21,092
Glasgow Airport 32,826 44,929 +12,103

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 920590

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

Description: Includes wind instruments not made of brass, such as woodwinds and keyboard organs