Import/export HS code 9207: Electric musical instruments

Instruments like electric guitars, organs, and accordions that need electricity to produce or amplify sound

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 83,024,224
China 66,164,974
Indonesia 40,536,456
Germany 26,731,742
Belgium 25,860,855

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 40,566,262 42,457,962 +1,891,700
China 31,455,839 34,709,135 +3,253,296
Indonesia 19,722,207 20,814,249 +1,092,042
Germany 12,803,015 13,928,727 +1,125,712
Belgium 13,121,308 12,739,547 -381,761
United States 10,759,127 9,136,620 -1,622,507
Sweden 5,340,814 5,104,319 -236,495
Japan 3,213,538 3,615,150 +401,612
France 2,118,151 2,266,152 +148,001
Italy 1,464,956 1,630,613 +165,657

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 109,269,883
Indonesia 63,807,633
United States 61,294,426
Malaysia 16,877,218
Mexico 11,109,115

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 54,168,552 55,101,331 +932,779
Indonesia 28,946,617 34,861,016 +5,914,399
United States 31,822,384 29,472,042 -2,350,342
Malaysia 8,671,460 8,205,758 -465,702
Mexico 5,336,260 5,772,855 +436,595
Japan 3,805,444 4,555,321 +749,877
Sweden 2,178,093 2,424,726 +246,633
Italy 1,659,929 1,829,426 +169,497
South Korea 1,678,359 1,359,771 -318,588
Germany 1,453,557 1,473,700 +20,143

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 33
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Inner London - East 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16

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 21 23 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 12 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 15 +3
Inner London - East 9 17 +8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 13 10 -3
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Kent 5 8 +3
West Central Scotland 9 7 -2

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) 138,585,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,703,765
Air transport 63,210,768
Other 1,690,454
Road transport 203,675

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) 64,951,387 73,633,957 +8,682,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,702,602 49,001,163 +298,561
Air transport 32,078,406 31,132,362 -946,044
Other 1,317,166 373,288 -943,878
Road transport 29,552 174,123 +144,571

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 54,849,025
Felixstowe 40,730,874
Eurotunnel 37,134,929
London Gateway Port 20,328,998
Luton Airport 17,611,725

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 27,364,836 27,484,189 +119,353
Felixstowe 21,220,004 19,510,870 -1,709,134
Eurotunnel 22,229,952 14,904,977 -7,324,975
London Gateway Port 5,712,035 14,616,963 +8,904,928
Luton Airport 8,289,925 9,321,800 +1,031,875
Thamesport 7,840,929 6,590,201 -1,250,728
London Heathrow Airport 8,434,745 5,485,904 -2,948,841
ZLC 7,813,216 5,597,637 -2,215,579
Immingham Docks 2,876,377 9,738,953 +6,862,576
Birmingham Airport 6,093,286 5,482,873 -610,413

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 125
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Other manufacturing 30
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 70
2026-03 76
2026-02 74
2026-01 55
2025-12 56

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 129
0-1m 77
54m+ 54
15m-54m 42
Other 26

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 £
Germany 18,452,627
United States 10,545,475
Netherlands 8,083,672
Switzerland 2,975,938
France 2,812,970

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 £
Germany 9,202,121 9,250,506 +48,385
United States 5,925,557 4,619,918 -1,305,639
Netherlands 4,572,821 3,510,851 -1,061,970
Switzerland 1,442,053 1,533,885 +91,832
France 1,280,701 1,532,269 +251,568
Spain 1,105,353 1,347,265 +241,912
Ireland 1,316,513 923,371 -393,142
Italy 1,066,519 580,600 -485,919
Norway 613,240 940,426 +327,186
Sweden 515,387 654,961 +139,574

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 17,076

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 15,244 1,832 -13,412

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,417,668
Air transport 28,746,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,345,004
Road transport 24,798
Other 17,146

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,869,067 15,548,601 -1,320,466
Air transport 14,788,423 13,958,061 -830,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,147,731 1,197,273 -950,458
Road transport 14,039 10,759 -3,280
Other 15,314 1,832 -13,482

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,084,005
East Midlands Airport 16,998,544
ZLC 4,352,335
Harwich 3,626,417
Dover 3,398,603

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,172,774 9,911,231 -1,261,543
East Midlands Airport 8,874,721 8,123,823 -750,898
ZLC 2,220,933 2,131,402 -89,531
Harwich 2,054,552 1,571,865 -482,687
Dover 1,626,747 1,771,856 +145,109
London Heathrow Airport 972,884 2,282,117 +1,309,233
London Stansted Airport 1,781,489 1,113,580 -667,909
London Gateway Port 1,363,058 548,583 -814,475
Eurotunnel 380,354 990,183 +609,829
Holyhead 827,056 406,444 -420,612

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 9207

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

Description: Instruments like electric guitars, organs, and accordions that need electricity to produce or amplify sound