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 1,270,550
China 683,442
Germany 204,579
Canada 204,465
Taiwan 52,957

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 669,365 601,185 -68,180
China 369,757 313,685 -56,072
Germany 82,934 121,645 +38,711
Canada 106,918 97,547 -9,371
Taiwan 43,719 9,238 -34,481
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 39,768 10,995 -28,773
France 36,885 4,907 -31,978
Italy 10,428 24,781 +14,353
Belgium 0 33,202 +33,202
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 1,124,838
China 892,620
Canada 206,440
Taiwan 92,039
Belgium 68,268

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 594,125 530,713 -63,412
China 474,691 417,929 -56,762
Canada 108,923 97,517 -11,406
Taiwan 68,920 23,119 -45,801
Belgium 35,066 33,202 -1,864
Germany 21,484 37,506 +16,022
Russia 27,677 28,461 +784
India 8,476 31,831 +23,355
Italy 10,138 24,580 +14,442
Netherlands 0 26,836 +26,836

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
Kent 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Essex 4

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
Kent 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
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 1,802,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 739,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 206,561
Other 38,403

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 931,693 871,196 -60,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 418,054 321,196 -96,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,998 105,563 +4,565
Other 29,361 9,042 -20,319

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,371,414
Felixstowe 311,676
Southampton 228,180
London Gateway Port 131,293
Birmingham Airport 117,502

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 745,569 625,845 -119,724
Felixstowe 178,251 133,425 -44,826
Southampton 155,584 72,596 -82,988
London Gateway Port 61,020 70,273 +9,253
Birmingham Airport 35,786 81,716 +45,930
East Midlands Airport 57,992 50,046 -7,946
London Stansted Airport 51,342 41,680 -9,662
Immingham Docks 21,151 57,842 +36,691
Eurotunnel 32,159 12,632 -19,527
000 29,361 9,042 -20,319

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
32
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
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
2026-05 5
2026-04 9
2026-03 8
2026-02 13
2026-01 5

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 30
54m+ 22
0-1m 16
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 912,669
United States 608,621
Australia 354,442
Canada 314,743
Slovakia 275,352

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 559,815 352,854 -206,961
United States 234,389 374,232 +139,843
Australia 195,762 158,680 -37,082
Canada 187,763 126,980 -60,783
Slovakia 142,685 132,667 -10,018
Japan 92,841 75,532 -17,309
Netherlands 86,647 81,252 -5,395
Ireland 89,096 36,184 -52,912
South Africa 42,888 61,873 +18,985
Sweden 50,479 49,622 -857

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 4,214
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 2,133 2,081 -52
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 3,690,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 184,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 130,602
Other 7,346
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 1,949,870 1,740,704 -209,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,654 75,459 -33,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,878 57,724 -15,154
Other 4,473 2,873 -1,600
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 1,190,637
ZLC 1,061,063
London Stansted Airport 840,615
London Heathrow Airport 444,375
Manchester Airport 154,101

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 773,068 417,569 -355,499
ZLC 578,216 482,847 -95,369
London Stansted Airport 304,345 536,270 +231,925
London Heathrow Airport 215,068 229,307 +14,239
Manchester Airport 79,390 74,711 -4,679
London Gateway Port 69,269 6,184 -63,085
Dover 17,432 55,726 +38,294
Southampton 29,002 26,244 -2,758
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,658 20,300 -7,358
Holyhead 13,946 9,170 -4,776

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