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 1,198,056
China 682,045
Germany 223,810
Canada 170,379
Taiwan 73,898

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 808,779 389,277 -419,502
China 397,190 284,855 -112,335
Germany 92,449 131,361 +38,912
Canada 88,822 81,557 -7,265
Taiwan 55,920 17,978 -37,942
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34,245 13,596 -20,649
France 33,762 8,143 -25,619
Italy 4,199 30,209 +26,010
Spain 19,045 13,476 -5,569
Japan 5,212 21,107 +15,895

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 1,056,901
China 891,809
Canada 172,354
Taiwan 101,788
Germany 66,757

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 755,655 301,246 -454,409
China 490,123 401,686 -88,437
Canada 88,822 83,532 -5,290
Taiwan 82,965 18,823 -64,142
Germany 29,854 36,903 +7,049
India 21,553 32,728 +11,175
Russia 27,797 20,980 -6,817
Belgium 0 38,234 +38,234
Italy 3,865 30,111 +26,246
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 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Inner London - East 5
Kent 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Kent 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Essex 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 1 -3

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 1,704,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 735,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,703
Other 39,358

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 1,056,700 647,327 -409,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 439,623 295,429 -144,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,677 102,026 +5,349
Other 30,774 8,584 -22,190

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,328,536
Felixstowe 325,932
Southampton 251,497
East Midlands Airport 128,569
London Gateway Port 107,932

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 879,128 449,408 -429,720
Felixstowe 203,191 122,741 -80,450
Southampton 174,680 76,817 -97,863
East Midlands Airport 71,403 57,166 -14,237
London Gateway Port 38,964 68,968 +30,004
Birmingham Airport 20,800 69,227 +48,427
London Stansted Airport 34,485 43,851 +9,366
Immingham Docks 15,196 60,947 +45,751
Eurotunnel 38,588 22,207 -16,381
000 30,774 8,584 -22,190

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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 28
Other manufacturing 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 6
2025-10 17
2025-09 15
2025-08 11

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+ 23
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 952,268
United States 567,482
Australia 325,966
Canada 315,120
Slovakia 241,334

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 613,039 339,229 -273,810
United States 284,414 283,068 -1,346
Australia 195,619 130,347 -65,272
Canada 176,146 138,974 -37,172
Slovakia 113,042 128,292 +15,250
Netherlands 98,308 85,898 -12,410
Japan 74,268 79,471 +5,203
Ireland 108,941 34,896 -74,045
Sweden 66,557 37,832 -28,725
South Africa 32,816 49,901 +17,085

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 4,078
India 1,561
United States 1,514
XI 55

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 1,927 2,151 +224
India 1,561 0 -1,561
United States 869 645 -224
XI 50 5 -45

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 3,649,604
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 216,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 115,766
Other 7,217
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 2,084,166 1,565,438 -518,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,923 91,069 -34,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,561 49,205 -17,356
Other 4,416 2,801 -1,615
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 1,395,239
ZLC 1,003,829
London Stansted Airport 734,941
London Heathrow Airport 389,571
Manchester Airport 126,241

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 842,982 552,257 -290,725
ZLC 526,400 477,429 -48,971
London Stansted Airport 450,189 284,752 -165,437
London Heathrow Airport 221,704 167,867 -53,837
Manchester Airport 43,108 83,133 +40,025
London Gateway Port 78,821 9,121 -69,700
Southampton 47,102 35,339 -11,763
Dover 23,323 42,945 +19,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,985 20,857 -2,128
Holyhead 11,663 10,133 -1,530

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