Import/export HS code 920890: Various musical instruments and sound devices

Covers all other musical instruments and sound devices not listed in specific HS codes

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 £
United States 1,357,073
China 720,187
Germany 215,593
Canada 208,505
Taiwan 56,593

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 £
United States 705,108 651,965 -53,143
China 378,311 341,876 -36,435
Germany 81,615 133,978 +52,363
Canada 99,106 109,399 +10,293
Taiwan 47,355 9,238 -38,117
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 40,026 16,014 -24,012
France 32,820 8,972 -23,848
Italy 1,246 34,011 +32,765
Spain 20,951 9,783 -11,168
Japan 14,570 11,749 -2,821

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 1,204,116
China 933,804
Canada 210,480
Taiwan 97,295
Germany 60,681

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 658,419 545,697 -112,722
China 484,883 448,921 -35,962
Canada 100,100 110,380 +10,280
Taiwan 72,031 25,264 -46,767
Germany 21,825 38,856 +17,031
Belgium 0 55,710 +55,710
Russia 25,576 29,191 +3,615
India 19,519 31,831 +12,312
Italy 921 33,797 +32,876
Netherlands 0 25,109 +25,109

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
West Midlands 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Kent 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Kent 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Essex 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 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 £
Air transport 1,896,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 781,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,217
Other 41,162

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 993,174 903,545 -89,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 393,227 387,972 -5,255
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,726 103,491 -235
Other 30,144 11,018 -19,126

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,465,340
Felixstowe 328,359
Southampton 254,462
London Gateway Port 134,930
East Midlands Airport 114,917

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 Heathrow Airport 800,979 664,361 -136,618
Felixstowe 191,704 136,655 -55,049
Southampton 137,609 116,853 -20,756
London Gateway Port 39,422 95,508 +56,086
East Midlands Airport 61,440 53,477 -7,963
Birmingham Airport 27,306 82,187 +54,881
London Stansted Airport 58,172 32,211 -25,961
Immingham Docks 20,228 58,765 +38,537
Eurotunnel 34,816 16,719 -18,097
000 30,144 11,018 -19,126

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 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 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
2026-04 9
2026-03 8
2026-02 13
2026-01 5
2025-12 6

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 33
54m+ 24
0-1m 18
15m-54m 13
Other 7

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 991,483
United States 606,968
Australia 357,557
Canada 341,681
Slovakia 287,276

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 576,762 414,721 -162,041
United States 212,730 394,238 +181,508
Australia 185,429 172,128 -13,301
Canada 192,935 148,746 -44,189
Slovakia 126,284 160,992 +34,708
Netherlands 105,647 85,330 -20,317
Japan 89,128 88,405 -723
Ireland 93,735 36,856 -56,879
Sweden 58,855 50,280 -8,575
South Africa 31,159 75,234 +44,075

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 £
China 4,836
India 1,561
United States 1,491
XI 71

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 £
China 1,907 2,929 +1,022
India 1,561 0 -1,561
United States 722 769 +47
XI 48 23 -25

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 3,911,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 127,737
Other 7,968
Road transport 1,167

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 1,962,244 1,949,565 -12,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,843 75,322 -48,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,959 64,778 +1,819
Other 4,247 3,721 -526
Road transport 1,167 0 -1,167

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,336,727
ZLC 1,137,634
London Stansted Airport 834,411
London Heathrow Airport 439,477
Manchester Airport 163,777

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 813,852 522,875 -290,977
ZLC 567,874 569,760 +1,886
London Stansted Airport 315,449 518,962 +203,513
London Heathrow Airport 200,836 238,641 +37,805
Manchester Airport 64,450 99,327 +34,877
London Gateway Port 70,159 9,121 -61,038
Southampton 44,957 23,518 -21,439
Dover 18,365 48,496 +30,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,934 29,587 +5,653
Holyhead 8,891 12,094 +3,203

Quick facts

HS code: 920890

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

Description: Covers all other musical instruments and sound devices not listed in specific HS codes