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85408900 — Electronic valves and tubes (excl. receiver or amplifier valves and tu

Commodity code 85408900 covers electronic valves and tubes (excl. receiver or amplifier valves and tubes, microwave tubes, photo-cathode tubes, cathode, within HMRC chapter 85 (electrical machinery and electronics). 28 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 20 counties and 26 towns.

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28Businesses trading
20Counties
26Towns
225Import declarations

Counties trading under 85408900

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Gloucestershire

2 towns
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Hertfordshire

2 towns
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Greater London

2 towns
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Kent

2 towns
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Aberdeen City

1 town
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West Sussex

2 towns
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Lincolnshire

2 towns
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Norfolk

1 town
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Warwickshire

1 town
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Surrey

1 town
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West Yorkshire

1 town
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Wiltshire

1 town
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Somerset

1 town
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Worcestershire

1 town
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Devon

1 town
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Nottinghamshire

1 town
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Herefordshire

1 town
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Shropshire

1 town
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North Yorkshire

1 town
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Greater Manchester

1 town
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Businesses importing under 85408900

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Most active business

RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED

Lincoln, Lincolnshire 44 import declarations 22 export declarations LN6 *Ch. 84Ch. 85Ch. 87Ch. 90 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include electronic integrated circuits as amplifiers, electronic valves and tubes (excl. receiver or amplifier valves and tubes, microwave tubes, photo-cathode tubes, cathode ray tubes, black and white or other monochrome data-graphic display tubes and colour data-graphic display tubes with a phosphor d.

▼ Expected to slow by 18.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity44 in the last 6 months
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jul 24: 12 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Aug 24: 12 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Sep 24: 9 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Oct 24: 10 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Nov 24: 5 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Dec 24: 8 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jan 25: 10 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Feb 25: 11 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Mar 25: 13 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Apr 25: 10 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — May 25: 8 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jun 25: 11 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jul 25: 9 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Aug 25: 11 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Sep 25: 7 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Oct 25: 10 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Nov 25: 7 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Dec 25: 6 import declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jan 26: 8 import declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Feb 26: 6 import declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Mar 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Apr 26: 8 import declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — May 26: 9 import declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jun 26: 9 import declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jul 26: 7 import declarations (modelled forecast)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Aug 26: 9 import declarations (modelled forecast)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Sep 26: 6 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity22 in the last 6 months
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jul 24: 4 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Aug 24: 7 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Sep 24: 3 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Oct 24: 5 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Nov 24: 3 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Dec 24: 1 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jan 25: 6 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Feb 25: 5 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Mar 25: 6 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Apr 25: 6 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — May 25: 4 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jun 25: 5 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jul 25: 6 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Aug 25: 4 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Sep 25: 4 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Oct 25: 5 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Nov 25: 3 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Dec 25: 3 export declarations (historic)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jan 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Feb 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Mar 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Apr 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — May 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jun 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Jul 26: 5 export declarations (modelled forecast)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Aug 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LIMITED — Sep 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

SELECTRON UK LTD

Sittingbourne, Kent 37 import declarations 10 export declarations ME10 *Ch. 42Ch. 49Ch. 85Ch. 90 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include guitars, harps and other string musical instruments (excl. with keyboard and those played with a bow), accordions and musical instruments without keyboards, the sound of which is produced, or must be amplified, electrically.

▲ Expected to increase by 23.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
SELECTRON UK LTD — Jul 24: 6 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Aug 24: 2 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Sep 24: 3 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Oct 24: 6 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Nov 24: 6 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Dec 24: 4 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jan 25: 5 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Feb 25: 3 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Mar 25: 5 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Apr 25: 4 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — May 25: 5 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jun 25: 3 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jul 25: 5 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Aug 25: 3 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Sep 25: 5 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Oct 25: 4 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Nov 25: 3 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Dec 25: 4 import declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jan 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Feb 26: 6 import declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Mar 26: 5 import declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Apr 26: 7 import declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — May 26: 4 import declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jun 26: 5 import declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jul 26: 6 import declarations (modelled forecast)SELECTRON UK LTD — Aug 26: 4 import declarations (modelled forecast)SELECTRON UK LTD — Sep 26: 6 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity10 in the last 6 months
SELECTRON UK LTD — Jul 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Aug 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Sep 24: 1 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Oct 24: 2 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Nov 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Dec 24: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jan 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Feb 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Mar 25: 3 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Apr 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — May 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jun 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jul 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Aug 25: 0 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Sep 25: 2 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Oct 25: 1 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Nov 25: 1 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Dec 25: 1 export declarations (historic)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jan 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Feb 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Mar 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Apr 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — May 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jun 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)SELECTRON UK LTD — Jul 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)SELECTRON UK LTD — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (modelled forecast)SELECTRON UK LTD — Sep 26: 5 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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ITRON (U.K.) LTD

Gorleston-On-Sea, Norfolk 15 import declarations 18 export declarations NR31 *Ch. 40Ch. 83Ch. 84Ch. 85 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include electronic valves and tubes (excl. receiver or amplifier valves and tubes, microwave tubes, photo-cathode tubes, cathode ray tubes, black and white or other monochrome data-graphic display tubes and colour data-graphic display tubes with a phosphor d, indicator panels with liquid crystal devices "lcd" or light emitting diodes "led" (excl. those for cycles, motor vehicles and traffic signalling).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity15 in the last 6 months
ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jul 24: 1 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Aug 24: 1 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Sep 24: 3 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Oct 24: 4 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Nov 24: 5 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Dec 24: 2 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jan 25: 3 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Feb 25: 3 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Mar 25: 6 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Apr 25: 4 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — May 25: 1 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jun 25: 3 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jul 25: 5 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Aug 25: 3 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Sep 25: 6 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Oct 25: 2 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Nov 25: 4 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Dec 25: 4 import declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jan 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Feb 26: 1 import declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Mar 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Apr 26: 3 import declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — May 26: 2 import declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jun 26: 5 import declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jul 26: 5 import declarations (modelled forecast)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Aug 26: 3 import declarations (modelled forecast)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Sep 26: 6 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity18 in the last 6 months
ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jul 24: 2 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Aug 24: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Sep 24: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Oct 24: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Nov 24: 3 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Dec 24: 2 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jan 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Feb 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Mar 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Apr 25: 3 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — May 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jun 25: 1 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jul 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Aug 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Sep 25: 2 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Oct 25: 3 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Nov 25: 5 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Dec 25: 3 export declarations (historic)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jan 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Feb 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Mar 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Apr 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — May 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jun 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Jul 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Aug 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)ITRON (U.K.) LTD — Sep 26: 2 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 85408900

What goods does commodity code 85408900 cover?

Electronic valves and tubes (excl. receiver or amplifier valves and tubes, microwave tubes, photo-cathode tubes, cathode. It sits in HMRC chapter 85, electrical machinery and electronics. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 85408900?

28 businesses filed customs declarations against code 85408900 in the last six months, spread across 20 counties and 26 towns, totalling 225 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 85408900?

The busiest counties are Gloucestershire (2 businesses), Hertfordshire (2 businesses), Greater London (2 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.