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 5,662,995
Japan 4,327,221
Germany 4,253,900
China 2,761,454
Netherlands 1,542,733

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 2,583,181 3,079,814 +496,633
Japan 2,083,044 2,244,177 +161,133
Germany 2,086,897 2,167,003 +80,106
China 1,554,997 1,206,457 -348,540
Netherlands 874,297 668,436 -205,861
United States 576,627 630,579 +53,952
Italy 327,264 423,896 +96,632
Taiwan 124,253 291,183 +166,930
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 137,990 103,861 -34,129
Ireland 89,256 111,730 +22,474

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 3,969,690
France 3,649,562
Japan 3,538,327
Germany 3,017,463
Indonesia 2,937,287

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 1,993,344 1,976,346 -16,998
France 1,956,723 1,692,839 -263,884
Japan 1,708,737 1,829,590 +120,853
Germany 1,487,424 1,530,039 +42,615
Indonesia 1,408,774 1,528,513 +119,739
Taiwan 544,576 580,997 +36,421
United States 543,318 559,335 +16,017
Italy 442,803 497,894 +55,091
Netherlands 124,918 470,149 +345,231
Switzerland 117,676 127,971 +10,295

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 10
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 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
Essex 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 5 1 -4
Kent 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 5 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 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 £
Air transport 10,415,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,905,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,901,283
Other 36,217
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 5,000,584 5,415,044 +414,460
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,102,686 3,802,528 -1,300,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 790,407 2,110,876 +1,320,469
Other 17,200 19,017 +1,817
Road transport 10,254 1,387 -8,867

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,543,147
Birmingham Airport 3,100,726
East Midlands Airport 2,871,718
Southampton 2,366,189
London Stansted Airport 1,680,291

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 1,278,338 2,264,809 +986,471
Birmingham Airport 1,550,781 1,549,945 -836
East Midlands Airport 1,129,955 1,741,763 +611,808
Southampton 1,870,290 495,899 -1,374,391
London Stansted Airport 906,165 774,126 -132,039
Thamesport 933,805 515,678 -418,127
London Heathrow Airport 584,789 740,959 +156,170
Felixstowe 791,202 528,462 -262,740
Luton Airport 777,669 453,665 -324,004
Eurotunnel 176,407 569,634 +393,227

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
41
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Other manufacturing
12
Other personal service activities
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 23
2026-03 21
2026-02 21
2026-01 18

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 44
0-1m 20
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 5,932,773
Germany 1,915,869
France 850,920
Canada 651,160
Australia 633,821

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 2,711,562 3,221,211 +509,649
Germany 976,106 939,763 -36,343
France 333,348 517,572 +184,224
Canada 296,516 354,644 +58,128
Australia 233,242 400,579 +167,337
Ireland 198,777 139,794 -58,983
Netherlands 184,905 129,562 -55,343
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 168,446 134,945 -33,501
China 82,513 170,295 +87,782
Japan 53,140 163,518 +110,378

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 9,865,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,694,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,040,387
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 4,666,081 5,199,006 +532,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,359,283 1,335,125 -24,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 158,188 882,199 +724,011
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 4,984,495
London Heathrow Airport 2,671,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,321,349
Dover 1,187,801
London Stansted Airport 989,420

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 2,800,765 2,183,730 -617,035
London Heathrow Airport 659,801 2,011,199 +1,351,398
Dover / Eurotunnel 574,198 747,151 +172,953
Dover 651,116 536,685 -114,431
London Stansted Airport 573,770 415,650 -158,120
Southampton 115,980 831,321 +715,341
ZLC 502,861 439,880 -62,981
Manchester Airport 57,275 54,608 -2,667
Holyhead 68,236 38,124 -30,112
Glasgow Airport 61,500 16,255 -45,245

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