Import/export HS code 85059050: Electromagnetic lifting heads

Devices used for lifting heavy objects using electromagnetic force

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Germany 1,410,955
France 535,052
United States 459,340
China 422,721
Finland 361,305

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 £
Germany 754,809 656,146 -98,663
France 457,951 77,101 -380,850
United States 180,659 278,681 +98,022
China 226,483 196,238 -30,245
Finland 253,456 107,849 -145,607
Belgium 201,878 17,620 -184,258
Netherlands 21,894 95,940 +74,046
Denmark 14,206 12,453 -1,753
South Korea 0 25,347 +25,347
Switzerland 1,865 18,658 +16,793

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 £
Germany 1,398,955
China 701,657
Italy 418,831
United States 399,093
Finland 366,368

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 £
Germany 709,139 689,816 -19,323
China 488,635 213,022 -275,613
Italy 409,292 9,539 -399,753
United States 170,666 228,427 +57,761
Finland 253,456 112,912 -140,544
United Kingdom 18,208 68,443 +50,235
Czechia 47,044 37,139 -9,905
New Zealand 0 71,737 +71,737
Netherlands 38,328 23,556 -14,772
South Korea 0 25,347 +25,347

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
West Yorkshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 1 -4
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,571,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,222,755
Air transport 882,725
Road transport 18,658
Other 18,447

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) 765,231 805,995 +40,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,039,596 183,159 -856,437
Air transport 351,285 531,440 +180,155
Road transport 0 18,658 +18,658
Other 5,382 13,065 +7,683

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 871,412
Dover 826,011
Felixstowe 358,466
London Heathrow Airport 348,341
Immingham Docks 291,332

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 £
Thamesport 433,352 438,060 +4,708
Dover 780,088 45,923 -734,165
Felixstowe 222,876 135,590 -87,286
London Heathrow Airport 84,398 263,943 +179,545
Immingham Docks 178,420 112,912 -65,508
East Midlands Airport 142,760 96,578 -46,182
Eurotunnel 74,562 78,299 +3,737
Manchester Airport 81,528 59,208 -22,320
Birmingham Airport 35,700 44,960 +9,260
Aberdeen Docks 9,159 68,443 +59,284

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12
Other manufacturing 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 8
2026-02 7
2026-01 11
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 27
54m+ 23
15m-54m 10
0-1m 4
Other 3

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 545,520
United States 372,284
Switzerland 227,148
Netherlands 209,315
Italy 187,495

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 361,694 183,826 -177,868
United States 199,504 172,780 -26,724
Switzerland 58,465 168,683 +110,218
Netherlands 72,156 137,159 +65,003
Italy 68,893 118,602 +49,709
Spain 94,047 80,020 -14,027
France 34,709 45,992 +11,283
Ireland 17,420 57,135 +39,715
United Arab Emirates 40,000 7,414 -32,586
Turkey 1,510 39,026 +37,516

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 £
United States 3,375
XI 1,639
China 154
Italy 142

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 £
United States 1,574 1,801 +227
XI 839 800 -39
China 0 154 +154
Italy 0 142 +142

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) 1,464,012
Air transport 525,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 178,721
Other 5,361

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) 676,715 787,297 +110,582
Air transport 249,332 276,273 +26,941
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,254 65,467 -47,787
Other 2,464 2,897 +433

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,180,892
London Heathrow Airport 194,038
Tyne 138,667
ZLC 119,244
East Midlands Airport 85,060

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 587,144 593,748 +6,604
London Heathrow Airport 34,623 159,415 +124,792
Tyne 1,508 137,159 +135,651
ZLC 78,625 40,619 -38,006
East Midlands Airport 59,324 25,736 -33,588
London Stansted Airport 55,710 16,431 -39,279
London 61,823 5,038 -56,785
Holyhead 16,201 49,439 +33,238
Liverpool Docks 54,575 8,790 -45,785
London Gateway Port 15,999 39,601 +23,602

Quick facts

HS code: 85059050

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

Description: Devices used for lifting heavy objects using electromagnetic force