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.
  • 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 £
France 4,689,622
Japan 3,852,642
Germany 3,786,430
China 2,458,248
Netherlands 1,524,258

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 2,633,418 2,056,204 -577,214
Japan 1,938,274 1,914,368 -23,906
Germany 1,934,598 1,851,832 -82,766
China 1,436,129 1,022,119 -414,010
Netherlands 904,767 619,491 -285,276
United States 652,422 439,848 -212,574
Italy 317,090 332,358 +15,268
Taiwan 154,864 253,610 +98,746
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 82,336 104,843 +22,507
Pakistan 75,249 102,172 +26,923

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 3,405,059
France 3,327,797
Japan 3,147,467
Indonesia 2,650,174
Germany 2,591,966

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 1,855,621 1,549,438 -306,183
France 2,015,261 1,312,536 -702,725
Japan 1,578,280 1,569,187 -9,093
Indonesia 1,333,497 1,316,677 -16,820
Germany 1,356,321 1,235,645 -120,676
Taiwan 637,418 544,012 -93,406
United States 618,437 462,570 -155,867
Italy 419,362 403,255 -16,107
Netherlands 154,696 62,105 -92,591
Switzerland 107,302 96,017 -11,285

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
Norfolk 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 £
Air transport 8,904,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,575,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,107,037
Other 30,656
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 4,696,789 4,208,148 -488,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,006,391 3,568,787 -1,437,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 816,591 1,290,446 +473,855
Other 16,041 14,615 -1,426
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 2,973,682
Birmingham Airport 2,780,370
Southampton 2,633,340
East Midlands Airport 2,164,823
London Stansted Airport 1,568,249

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 1,096,243 1,877,439 +781,196
Birmingham Airport 1,613,915 1,166,455 -447,460
Southampton 1,894,365 738,975 -1,155,390
East Midlands Airport 767,454 1,397,369 +629,915
London Stansted Airport 875,804 692,445 -183,359
Thamesport 1,148,203 372,181 -776,022
Felixstowe 773,057 451,251 -321,806
Luton Airport 813,559 381,681 -431,878
London Heathrow Airport 577,058 468,565 -108,493
Dover 170,846 436,818 +265,972

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 28
Other manufacturing 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 25
2025-10 26
2025-09 19
2025-08 23

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 42
0-1m 21
54m+ 14
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 4,853,051
Germany 1,631,549
France 791,040
Canada 598,293
Australia 580,606

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 2,880,612 1,972,439 -908,173
Germany 972,317 659,232 -313,085
France 415,357 375,683 -39,674
Canada 294,268 304,025 +9,757
Australia 223,997 356,609 +132,612
Netherlands 185,817 131,682 -54,135
Ireland 142,957 163,931 +20,974
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 158,328 76,215 -82,113
Japan 42,469 132,667 +90,198
China 66,398 106,591 +40,193

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 8,703,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,415,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,736
Road transport 19,335

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 4,641,887 4,061,765 -580,122
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,404,696 1,011,221 -393,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,823 93,913 -82,910
Road transport 19,335 0 -19,335

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,826,736
London Heathrow Airport 1,811,775
Dover 1,149,195
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,085,305
ZLC 988,367

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 2,670,574 2,156,162 -514,412
London Heathrow Airport 699,054 1,112,721 +413,667
Dover 718,949 430,246 -288,703
Dover / Eurotunnel 595,487 489,818 -105,669
ZLC 575,070 413,297 -161,773
London Stansted Airport 548,312 261,912 -286,400
Southampton 143,317 52,120 -91,197
Manchester Airport 114,604 33,788 -80,816
Holyhead 34,656 64,303 +29,647
Glasgow Airport 32,826 28,674 -4,152

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