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 1,514,270
France 538,543
United States 425,897
China 389,850
Finland 297,395

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 827,828 686,442 -141,386
France 457,951 80,592 -377,359
United States 189,349 236,548 +47,199
China 246,940 142,910 -104,030
Finland 256,303 41,092 -215,211
Belgium 201,878 19,949 -181,929
Netherlands 20,394 155,182 +134,788
Denmark 14,206 12,567 -1,639
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 1,503,357
China 663,644
Italy 418,831
United States 366,892
Finland 302,458

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 774,867 728,490 -46,377
China 506,674 156,970 -349,704
Italy 409,292 9,539 -399,753
United States 180,598 186,294 +5,696
Finland 261,366 41,092 -220,274
United Kingdom 18,208 129,501 +111,293
Czechia 55,295 26,297 -28,998
New Zealand 0 71,737 +71,737
Netherlands 38,889 21,740 -17,149
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
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 1 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 0 -4
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 3 1 -2

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) 1,565,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,252,245
Air transport 897,870
Road transport 18,658
Other 18,561

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) 910,604 655,020 -255,584
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,003,992 248,253 -755,739
Air transport 354,099 543,771 +189,672
Road transport 0 18,658 +18,658
Other 5,382 13,179 +7,797

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 843,651
Dover 806,996
London Heathrow Airport 406,341
Immingham Docks 368,900
Felixstowe 322,228

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 497,825 345,826 -151,999
Dover 769,303 37,693 -731,610
London Heathrow Airport 86,243 320,098 +233,855
Immingham Docks 250,240 118,660 -131,580
Felixstowe 213,760 108,468 -105,292
East Midlands Airport 121,881 96,745 -25,136
Eurotunnel 73,262 79,362 +6,100
Aberdeen Docks 9,159 129,501 +120,342
Manchester Airport 68,800 59,208 -9,592
Birmingham Airport 26,285 44,960 +18,675

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
18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
12
Other manufacturing
10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 7
2026-03 8
2026-02 7
2026-01 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 30
54m+ 21
15m-54m 9
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 524,705
United States 395,565
Netherlands 238,015
Switzerland 222,332
Italy 193,161

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 374,745 149,960 -224,785
United States 207,053 188,512 -18,541
Netherlands 72,156 165,859 +93,703
Switzerland 135,669 86,663 -49,006
Italy 60,265 132,896 +72,631
Spain 117,361 53,561 -63,800
France 38,890 41,915 +3,025
Ireland 20,138 54,417 +34,279
United Arab Emirates 40,000 7,414 -32,586
Turkey 0 43,213 +43,213

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 3,172
XI 1,786
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 1,870 1,302 -568
XI 839 947 +108
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) 1,471,179
Air transport 542,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 178,721
Other 5,305

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) 776,330 694,849 -81,481
Air transport 269,672 272,494 +2,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,620 48,101 -82,519
Other 2,760 2,545 -215

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,155,985
London Heathrow Airport 202,131
Tyne 167,367
ZLC 119,244
East Midlands Airport 105,385

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 688,767 467,218 -221,549
London Heathrow Airport 46,129 156,002 +109,873
Tyne 1,508 165,859 +164,351
ZLC 88,185 31,059 -57,126
East Midlands Airport 67,169 38,216 -28,953
London 61,823 10,076 -51,747
Holyhead 17,169 48,471 +31,302
Liverpool Docks 54,575 8,790 -45,785
London Stansted Airport 43,853 16,431 -27,422
London Gateway Port 33,365 22,235 -11,130

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