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 1,155,080
France 525,865
United States 382,320
China 373,853
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 731,243 423,837 -307,406
France 524,006 1,859 -522,147
United States 186,109 196,211 +10,102
China 215,697 158,156 -57,541
Finland 242,784 118,521 -124,263
Belgium 201,878 8,025 -193,853
Netherlands 23,241 22,997 -244
Denmark 15,604 13,865 -1,739
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 1,069,409
China 647,635
Italy 489,121
Finland 366,368
United States 319,989

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 679,328 390,081 -289,247
China 483,614 164,021 -319,593
Italy 479,582 9,539 -470,043
Finland 242,784 123,584 -119,200
United States 176,116 143,873 -32,243
Czechia 51,982 31,634 -20,348
New Zealand 0 71,737 +71,737
Netherlands 38,328 15,067 -23,261
South Korea 0 25,347 +25,347
United Kingdom 15,710 8,945 -6,765

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 0 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
North Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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) 1,294,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,216,197
Air transport 687,028
Road transport 18,658
Other 12,761

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) 697,846 596,224 -101,622
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,121,873 94,324 -1,027,549
Air transport 368,200 318,828 -49,372
Road transport 0 18,658 +18,658
Other 1,477 11,284 +9,807

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 889,734
Thamesport 739,159
Felixstowe 317,908
Immingham Docks 292,414
London Heathrow Airport 211,303

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 £
Dover 850,766 38,968 -811,798
Thamesport 392,041 347,118 -44,923
Felixstowe 212,979 104,929 -108,050
Immingham Docks 179,502 112,912 -66,590
London Heathrow Airport 87,095 124,208 +37,113
East Midlands Airport 135,073 59,550 -75,523
Manchester Airport 106,330 48,117 -58,213
Eurotunnel 82,612 1,822 -80,790
Birmingham Airport 35,700 34,420 -1,280
London 11,377 45,296 +33,919

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 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Other manufacturing 10
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 7
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 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 27
54m+ 21
15m-54m 8
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 518,467
United States 347,355
Switzerland 219,326
Italy 184,029
Spain 164,357

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 303,588 214,879 -88,709
United States 183,824 163,531 -20,293
Switzerland 58,465 160,861 +102,396
Italy 62,300 121,729 +59,429
Spain 94,047 70,310 -23,737
France 38,247 46,038 +7,791
Netherlands 65,788 6,368 -59,420
Ireland 17,420 48,113 +30,693
United Arab Emirates 40,000 7,414 -32,586
China 18,882 18,454 -428

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 2,959
XI 1,512

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 1,385 -189
XI 927 585 -342

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) 1,264,688
Air transport 471,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 165,921
Other 4,522

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) 626,559 638,129 +11,570
Air transport 222,839 248,442 +25,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,564 57,357 -51,207
Other 2,552 1,970 -582

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,121,104
London Heathrow Airport 148,730
ZLC 118,326
East Midlands Airport 85,856
London Stansted Airport 73,544

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 535,048 586,056 +51,008
London Heathrow Airport 33,574 115,156 +81,582
ZLC 61,131 57,195 -3,936
East Midlands Airport 59,692 26,164 -33,528
London Stansted Airport 47,392 26,152 -21,240
London 61,823 5,038 -56,785
Holyhead 16,201 45,122 +28,921
Liverpool Docks 44,070 14,299 -29,771
London Gateway Port 21,814 27,049 +5,235
Southampton 40,000 5,509 -34,491

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