Import/export HS code 850680: Various primary cells and batteries

Non-rechargeable batteries not covered by other codes, including various chemistries

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  • 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 £
China 20,545,174
United States 5,787,822
Germany 4,014,834
Netherlands 1,264,498
Viet Nam 823,454

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 £
China 13,633,123 6,912,051 -6,721,072
United States 3,650,143 2,137,679 -1,512,464
Germany 1,881,486 2,133,348 +251,862
Netherlands 735,424 529,074 -206,350
Viet Nam 447,667 375,787 -71,880
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 350,594 305,125 -45,469
Italy 518,504 89,038 -429,466
Sweden 321,014 232,454 -88,560
Czechia 285,834 202,505 -83,329
Ireland 298,723 146,585 -152,138

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 25,858,949
United States 5,848,477
Viet Nam 826,906
France 529,194
Italy 479,369

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 16,407,197 9,451,752 -6,955,445
United States 3,689,767 2,158,710 -1,531,057
Viet Nam 451,119 375,787 -75,332
France 355,317 173,877 -181,440
Italy 431,606 47,763 -383,843
Israel 181,453 233,390 +51,937
Czechia 182,980 202,505 +19,525
United Kingdom 229,778 100,786 -128,992
Ireland 182,264 85,738 -96,526
Netherlands 60,545 122,205 +61,660

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 30
Outer London - West and North West 20
Inner London - West 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Greater Manchester 14

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 23 15 -8
Outer London - West and North West 17 9 -8
Inner London - West 14 5 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 7 -4
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 9 +1
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 1 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1

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) 21,110,647
Air transport 11,982,879
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,348,271
Other 236,127
Road transport 3,569

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) 13,325,872 7,784,775 -5,541,097
Air transport 7,267,468 4,715,411 -2,552,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,474,307 873,964 -1,600,343
Other 171,937 64,190 -107,747
Road transport 3,569 0 -3,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,593,374
London Gateway Port 4,843,182
Manchester Airport 3,710,219
London Stansted Airport 3,107,662
London Heathrow Airport 2,901,154

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 £
Felixstowe 10,668,023 2,925,351 -7,742,672
London Gateway Port 855,758 3,987,424 +3,131,666
Manchester Airport 1,806,315 1,903,904 +97,589
London Stansted Airport 2,564,958 542,704 -2,022,254
London Heathrow Airport 2,016,331 884,823 -1,131,508
Southampton 1,442,740 438,706 -1,004,034
Immingham Docks 1,289,601 554,427 -735,174
Birmingham Airport 432,022 1,059,854 +627,832
East Midlands Airport 325,984 265,139 -60,845
Dover 261,858 172,381 -89,477

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 70
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 16
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 36
2025-10 30
2025-09 27
2025-08 34

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+ 101
1m-15m 79
15m-54m 24
0-1m 19
Other 15

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 £
United States 2,453,931
Jamaica 1,221,529
Denmark 906,950
Germany 751,450
United Arab Emirates 712,840

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 £
United States 1,387,085 1,066,846 -320,239
Jamaica 419,615 801,914 +382,299
Denmark 536,752 370,198 -166,554
Germany 493,503 257,947 -235,556
United Arab Emirates 201,256 511,584 +310,328
Australia 592,155 66,382 -525,773
Ireland 414,875 116,192 -298,683
Saudi Arabia 316,879 205,805 -111,074
Spain 204,607 308,458 +103,851
France 272,857 225,933 -46,924

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 54,574
Poland 33,762
China 7,697
Italy 5,886
Slovenia 5,175

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 42,343 12,231 -30,112
Poland 22,789 10,973 -11,816
China 5,743 1,954 -3,789
Italy 3,246 2,640 -606
Slovenia 5,175 0 -5,175
Finland 1,033 610 -423
Ireland 1,287 308 -979
Japan 690 340 -350
Netherlands 194 147 -47
France 177 0 -177

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 7,322,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,558,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,902,492
Other 176,658
Road transport 1,395

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 3,980,221 3,342,242 -637,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,161,550 1,396,861 -764,689
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,718,857 1,183,635 -535,222
Other 121,442 55,216 -66,226
Road transport 1,395 0 -1,395

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,038,297
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,836,649
London Gateway Port 1,813,811
ZLC 1,507,644
East Midlands Airport 860,757

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,552,364 1,485,933 -66,431
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,036,202 800,447 -235,755
London Gateway Port 717,835 1,095,976 +378,141
ZLC 783,087 724,557 -58,530
East Midlands Airport 687,165 173,592 -513,573
Southampton 789,537 37,771 -751,766
Manchester Airport 269,753 473,884 +204,131
London Stansted Airport 342,888 284,020 -58,868
Warton Aerodrome 249,118 116,632 -132,486
Felixstowe 333,410 29,077 -304,333

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 850680

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

Description: Non-rechargeable batteries not covered by other codes, including various chemistries