Import/export HS code 85065030: Button lithium cells

Small, button-shaped lithium batteries, used in watches and small gadgets

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 £
Belgium 9,361,946
Japan 6,683,507
Germany 5,373,309
Netherlands 5,142,507
China 2,805,935

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 £
Belgium 4,714,513 4,647,433 -67,080
Japan 3,675,149 3,008,358 -666,791
Germany 2,918,530 2,454,779 -463,751
Netherlands 3,249,417 1,893,090 -1,356,327
China 1,741,210 1,064,725 -676,485
France 435,784 221,855 -213,929
United States 489,568 70,517 -419,051
Denmark 108,598 189,079 +80,481
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 60,365 200,664 +140,299
Poland 45,065 71,739 +26,674

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 14,170,536
Japan 8,167,855
Indonesia 4,777,061
Netherlands 2,626,391
United States 515,559

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 7,393,842 6,776,694 -617,148
Japan 4,348,752 3,819,103 -529,649
Indonesia 2,568,107 2,208,954 -359,153
Netherlands 2,072,828 553,563 -1,519,265
United States 470,203 45,356 -424,847
Romania 101,132 160,867 +59,735
Germany 121,580 92,921 -28,659
Israel 37,706 85,072 +47,366
Switzerland 54,556 61,482 +6,926
Poland 93,208 10,078 -83,130

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 20
West Yorkshire 12
Greater Manchester 11
Outer London - West and North West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 6 12 +6
Greater Manchester 11 5 -6
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,656,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,171,772
Other 4,257,530
Air transport 2,868,771
Road transport 2,688,771

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,967,373 6,689,562 -2,277,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,474,355 2,697,417 -776,938
Other 3,823,535 433,995 -3,389,540
Air transport 1,386,835 1,481,936 +95,101
Road transport 31,519 2,657,252 +2,625,733

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 7,405,754
000 4,257,530
Felixstowe 2,441,821
Dover 2,284,587
Thamesport 2,172,381

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 £
Eurotunnel 4,346,878 3,058,876 -1,288,002
000 3,823,535 433,995 -3,389,540
Felixstowe 1,572,292 869,529 -702,763
Dover 1,509,039 775,548 -733,491
Thamesport 1,094,845 1,077,536 -17,309
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,087,146 1,072,602 -14,544
Harwich 966,268 926,171 -40,097
499 0 1,543,342 +1,543,342
Birmingham Airport 603,720 913,022 +309,302
London 887,688 584,842 -302,846

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
48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
15
Manufacture of electrical equipment
14
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 35
2026-03 38
2026-02 33
2026-01 44

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+ 71
1m-15m 38
15m-54m 18
Other 18
0-1m 11

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 £
Ireland 437,602
United States 419,657
France 384,102
Germany 384,043
Japan 286,033

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 £
Ireland 178,812 258,790 +79,978
United States 182,765 236,892 +54,127
France 172,521 211,581 +39,060
Germany 264,383 119,660 -144,723
Japan 253,662 32,371 -221,291
Saudi Arabia 86,741 179,706 +92,965
Italy 105,215 94,033 -11,182
Spain 98,638 91,113 -7,525
Bulgaria 86,960 38,933 -48,027
Iceland 52,334 65,662 +13,328

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 125,893
China 35,716
Indonesia 19,656
Japan 14,707
Belgium 266

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 86,960 38,933 -48,027
China 16,125 19,591 +3,466
Indonesia 4,429 15,227 +10,798
Japan 3,906 10,801 +6,895
Belgium 135 131 -4
India 0 107 +107
France 6 65 +59
Italy 16 10 -6
Poland 15 0 -15
Switzerland 5 0 -5

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) 1,683,607
Air transport 1,500,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 584,272
Other 209,068

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) 884,542 799,065 -85,477
Air transport 744,462 756,136 +11,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 293,375 290,897 -2,478
Other 121,693 87,375 -34,318

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,083,980
London Stansted Airport 425,935
East Midlands Airport 299,628
Warton Aerodrome 266,447
Birmingham Airport 246,570

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 591,108 492,872 -98,236
London Stansted Airport 151,741 274,194 +122,453
East Midlands Airport 91,527 208,101 +116,574
Warton Aerodrome 86,741 179,706 +92,965
Birmingham Airport 246,570 0 -246,570
London Gateway Port 107,048 111,336 +4,288
Dover 129,560 87,882 -41,678
000 121,693 87,375 -34,318
ZLC 135,704 66,704 -69,000
Holyhead 62,169 80,898 +18,729

Quick facts

HS code: 85065030

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

Description: Small, button-shaped lithium batteries, used in watches and small gadgets