Import/export HS code 850640: Silver oxide batteries

Small, non-rechargeable batteries with silver oxide chemistry, commonly used in watches and calculators

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 £
Germany 3,577,576
Switzerland 313,363
Netherlands 302,686
Belgium 272,509
China 209,588

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 1,931,499 1,646,077 -285,422
Switzerland 58,256 255,107 +196,851
Netherlands 171,294 131,392 -39,902
Belgium 99,796 172,713 +72,917
China 88,530 121,058 +32,528
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 92,402 71,589 -20,813
Taiwan 39,792 17,968 -21,824
France 49,739 1,136 -48,603
Ireland 15,243 5,453 -9,790
Italy 2 11,076 +11,074

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 £
Switzerland 3,626,353
Japan 723,492
China 460,651
Germany 91,610
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,167

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 £
Switzerland 1,889,356 1,736,997 -152,359
Japan 401,076 322,416 -78,660
China 182,120 278,531 +96,411
Germany 16,200 75,410 +59,210
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,167 0 -23,167
Taiwan 19,021 1,552 -17,469
Italy 0 11,054 +11,054
Belgium 1,028 2,148 +1,120
Austria 2,709 0 -2,709
United States 2,334 0 -2,334

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Norfolk 2

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
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Norfolk 0 2 +2
Outer London - South 2 0 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1

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 4,060,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 628,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 280,802
Other 17,327

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 2,079,087 1,981,082 -98,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 295,520 332,561 +37,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 163,886 116,916 -46,970
Other 13,249 4,078 -9,171

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 3,764,198
Thamesport 334,549
London Gateway Port 149,694
Felixstowe 126,007
London Stansted Airport 109,471

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 £
Birmingham Airport 1,891,091 1,873,107 -17,984
Thamesport 139,552 194,997 +55,445
London Gateway Port 46,788 102,906 +56,118
Felixstowe 107,648 18,359 -89,289
London Stansted Airport 77,514 31,957 -45,557
Eurotunnel 33,608 54,754 +21,146
London Heathrow Airport 37,473 36,544 -929
London 41,796 28,148 -13,648
East Midlands Airport 38,798 8,975 -29,823
Immingham Docks 29,804 12,910 -16,894

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 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Manufacture of electrical equipment 2
Scientific research and development 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 8
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
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
54m+ 16
1m-15m 10
0-1m 3
15m-54m 3
Other 1

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 £
Saudi Arabia 179,025
Kyrgyzstan 87,536
Ireland 74,049
France 29,906
United Arab Emirates 14,491

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 £
Saudi Arabia 47,703 131,322 +83,619
Kyrgyzstan 79,566 7,970 -71,596
Ireland 43,841 30,208 -13,633
France 17,611 12,295 -5,316
United Arab Emirates 4,736 9,755 +5,019
Germany 6,720 1,559 -5,161
Poland 5,146 919 -4,227
Singapore 5,433 0 -5,433
Norway 4,790 0 -4,790
Canada 0 4,386 +4,386

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 £
Indonesia 18

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 £
Indonesia 18 0 -18

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 259,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 181,252
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 975
Other 18

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 92,423 166,846 +74,423
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,826 45,426 -90,400
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 975 0 -975
Other 18 0 -18

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Warton Aerodrome 179,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,911
Holyhead 54,581
East Midlands Airport 26,979
London Heathrow Airport 21,539

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 £
Warton Aerodrome 47,703 131,322 +83,619
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,954 17,957 -81,997
Holyhead 32,095 22,486 -9,609
East Midlands Airport 21,460 5,519 -15,941
London Heathrow Airport 8,251 13,288 +5,037
ZLC 3,745 12,464 +8,719
London Stansted Airport 5,747 0 -5,747
Brize Norton 0 4,253 +4,253
Dover 0 3,867 +3,867
Liverpool Docks 1,966 1,116 -850

Quick facts

HS code: 850640

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

Description: Small, non-rechargeable batteries with silver oxide chemistry, commonly used in watches and calculators