Import/export HS code 85065010: Cylindrical lithium cells

Cylindrical-shaped lithium batteries, often used in cameras and other electronics

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 14,086,636
Belgium 11,559,239
United States 7,808,896
China 5,898,971
France 5,276,146

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 7,300,833 6,785,803 -515,030
Belgium 7,222,837 4,336,402 -2,886,435
United States 5,468,234 2,340,662 -3,127,572
China 1,997,348 3,901,623 +1,904,275
France 2,738,936 2,537,210 -201,726
Netherlands 1,463,485 241,124 -1,222,361
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,037,321 376,568 -660,753
Switzerland 211,051 350,684 +139,633
Poland 123,162 205,800 +82,638
Denmark 202,712 105,321 -97,391

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 £
China 12,751,987
United States 10,441,711
Singapore 9,299,353
France 5,242,864
Germany 5,027,471

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 £
China 5,828,899 6,923,088 +1,094,189
United States 7,187,694 3,254,017 -3,933,677
Singapore 5,711,749 3,587,604 -2,124,145
France 2,627,705 2,615,159 -12,546
Germany 2,524,200 2,503,271 -20,929
Israel 1,328,185 1,260,289 -67,896
Indonesia 878,431 415,100 -463,331
United Kingdom 852,768 42,423 -810,345
Japan 447,690 334,707 -112,983
South Korea 223,328 42,379 -180,949

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 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18
Inner London - West 18
Greater Manchester 17

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 17 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 13 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 8 -8
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 14 11 -3
Essex 12 7 -5
Outer London - West and North West 13 6 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 5 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
West Midlands 8 10 +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) 21,162,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,288,103
Air transport 9,395,805
Other 286,782
Road transport 286,285

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) 12,115,185 9,047,761 -3,067,424
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,348,742 8,939,361 -1,409,381
Air transport 5,704,557 3,691,248 -2,013,309
Other 199,402 87,380 -112,022
Road transport 232,508 53,777 -178,731

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 10,285,040
Dover 9,850,920
Eurotunnel 7,078,743
Southampton 4,796,801
Birmingham Airport 3,204,109

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 6,347,768 3,937,272 -2,410,496
Dover 5,181,039 4,669,881 -511,158
Eurotunnel 3,902,596 3,176,147 -726,449
Southampton 3,581,179 1,215,622 -2,365,557
Birmingham Airport 1,733,757 1,470,352 -263,405
London Gateway Port 274,784 2,777,377 +2,502,593
London Heathrow Airport 1,702,705 798,699 -904,006
London Stansted Airport 1,581,895 914,841 -667,054
Felixstowe 1,359,529 508,900 -850,629
London 465,928 685,957 +220,029

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 94
Manufacture of electrical equipment 37
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 48
2025-10 59
2025-09 51
2025-08 45

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+ 140
1m-15m 109
15m-54m 35
Other 32
0-1m 20

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 £
France 16,936,138
United States 4,995,407
Netherlands 1,070,478
Poland 1,024,224
Denmark 974,723

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 £
France 10,225,540 6,710,598 -3,514,942
United States 2,455,505 2,539,902 +84,397
Netherlands 697,119 373,359 -323,760
Poland 610,219 414,005 -196,214
Denmark 253,603 721,120 +467,517
Ireland 568,160 354,109 -214,051
Switzerland 444,715 217,311 -227,404
Germany 475,615 126,226 -349,389
Italy 213,424 134,399 -79,025
Slovakia 343,530 0 -343,530

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 £
XI 19,427
China 17,462
United States 7,854
Ireland 4,268
Denmark 2,914

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 £
XI 2,845 16,582 +13,737
China 4,109 13,353 +9,244
United States 4,261 3,593 -668
Ireland 120 4,148 +4,028
Denmark 1,490 1,424 -66
Japan 1,784 74 -1,710
Indonesia 727 534 -193
India 0 432 +432
South Korea 390 0 -390
Germany 15 290 +275

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) 20,068,218
Air transport 10,466,990
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,095,844
Other 61,778
Road transport 10,007

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) 12,436,801 7,631,417 -4,805,384
Air transport 4,994,294 5,472,696 +478,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,652,862 442,982 -1,209,880
Other 17,240 44,538 +27,298
Road transport 10,007 0 -10,007

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,972,551
London Stansted Airport 2,565,698
ZLC 2,480,457
London Heathrow Airport 2,189,732
East Midlands Airport 1,635,000

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 11,787,499 7,185,052 -4,602,447
London Stansted Airport 1,064,120 1,501,578 +437,458
ZLC 1,279,556 1,200,901 -78,655
London Heathrow Airport 805,855 1,383,877 +578,022
East Midlands Airport 834,446 800,554 -33,892
London Gateway Port 484,643 144,782 -339,861
Southampton 387,263 80,218 -307,045
Manchester Airport 272,655 107,431 -165,224
Liverpool Docks 338,843 36,748 -302,095
Birmingham Airport 154,305 219,500 +65,195

Quick facts

HS code: 85065010

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

Description: Cylindrical-shaped lithium batteries, often used in cameras and other electronics