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 8,863,296
Japan 6,721,698
Germany 5,234,260
Netherlands 4,733,298
China 2,840,729

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 4,977,779 3,885,517 -1,092,262
Japan 3,996,914 2,724,784 -1,272,130
Germany 2,950,197 2,284,063 -666,134
Netherlands 1,736,925 2,996,373 +1,259,448
China 1,831,618 1,009,111 -822,507
France 415,387 219,355 -196,032
United States 499,659 127,131 -372,528
Denmark 116,441 62,465 -53,976
Switzerland 34,222 61,790 +27,568
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 50,837 36,709 -14,128

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 13,274,523
Japan 7,823,142
Indonesia 4,770,770
Netherlands 2,626,643
United States 607,622

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 7,541,751 5,732,772 -1,808,979
Japan 4,433,067 3,390,075 -1,042,992
Indonesia 2,778,198 1,992,572 -785,626
Netherlands 751,513 1,875,130 +1,123,617
United States 484,353 123,269 -361,084
Germany 90,386 119,729 +29,343
Romania 97,896 60,268 -37,628
Switzerland 83,380 62,432 -20,948
Poland 93,208 9,097 -84,111
Singapore 93,142 0 -93,142

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 18
Greater Manchester 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
West Yorkshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Merseyside 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
West Midlands 3 3 +0

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) 15,153,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,844,750
Other 5,398,095
Air transport 2,400,660
Road transport 1,567,046

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) 7,962,053 7,190,961 -771,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,289,795 2,554,955 -734,840
Other 4,121,192 1,276,903 -2,844,289
Air transport 1,446,642 954,018 -492,624
Road transport 12,068 1,554,978 +1,542,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 6,935,355
000 5,398,095
Dover 2,439,483
Felixstowe 2,308,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,080,723

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 3,553,237 3,382,118 -171,119
000 4,121,192 1,276,903 -2,844,289
Dover 1,625,382 814,101 -811,281
Felixstowe 1,739,096 569,683 -1,169,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,133,000 947,723 -185,277
Thamesport 986,042 1,010,426 +24,384
Harwich 637,891 1,144,076 +506,185
London 572,689 820,955 +248,266
Birmingham Airport 607,221 533,975 -73,246
Belfast Airport 908 1,063,137 +1,062,229

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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of electrical equipment 12
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 34
2025-10 42
2025-09 35
2025-08 42

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+ 67
1m-15m 39
Other 17
15m-54m 15
0-1m 13

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 380,003
France 353,815
Germany 350,722
United States 298,095
Japan 280,117

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 205,408 174,595 -30,813
France 187,817 165,998 -21,819
Germany 258,766 91,956 -166,810
United States 174,475 123,620 -50,855
Japan 250,828 29,289 -221,539
Saudi Arabia 98,207 100,257 +2,050
Italy 102,396 82,795 -19,601
Spain 100,471 76,267 -24,204
Bulgaria 63,738 46,833 -16,905
Netherlands 62,339 31,263 -31,076

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 110,571
China 28,696
Indonesia 10,756
Japan 8,755
Belgium 135

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 63,738 46,833 -16,905
China 17,165 11,531 -5,634
Indonesia 3,928 6,828 +2,900
Japan 3,407 5,348 +1,941
Belgium 135 0 -135
France 6 56 +50
Italy 16 10 -6
Poland 0 15 +15
Switzerland 5 0 -5
Germany 3 0 -3

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) 1,529,374
Air transport 1,281,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 542,401
Other 175,989
Road transport 12,026

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) 897,138 632,236 -264,902
Air transport 787,883 493,960 -293,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,474 225,927 -90,547
Other 100,454 75,535 -24,919
Road transport 12,026 0 -12,026

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,014,693
London Stansted Airport 321,822
East Midlands Airport 250,219
Birmingham Airport 246,570
ZLC 223,357

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 593,258 421,435 -171,823
London Stansted Airport 163,174 158,648 -4,526
East Midlands Airport 86,278 163,941 +77,663
Birmingham Airport 246,570 0 -246,570
ZLC 176,005 47,352 -128,653
London Gateway Port 127,978 93,358 -34,620
Warton Aerodrome 98,207 100,257 +2,050
Dover 119,018 57,806 -61,212
000 100,454 75,535 -24,919
Holyhead 77,839 58,690 -19,149

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