Import/export HS code 85071020: Liquid electrolyte lead-acid batteries

Lead-acid batteries with liquid electrolyte, commonly used in cars and motorcycles

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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 £
South Korea 94,551,645
Spain 90,689,958
Belgium 60,647,776
Turkey 52,017,294
Germany 36,755,838

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 £
South Korea 47,494,514 47,057,131 -437,383
Spain 52,724,082 37,965,876 -14,758,206
Belgium 33,123,822 27,523,954 -5,599,868
Turkey 31,240,743 20,776,551 -10,464,192
Germany 23,239,968 13,515,870 -9,724,098
France 20,135,926 10,203,655 -9,932,271
Italy 21,195,547 4,632,904 -16,562,643
Netherlands 11,687,130 13,071,102 +1,383,972
China 13,080,667 6,102,376 -6,978,291
Indonesia 14,410,727 4,472,254 -9,938,473

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 £
Spain 98,182,536
South Korea 97,357,107
Germany 85,021,139
Turkey 53,587,261
Czechia 35,604,015

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 £
Spain 63,111,209 35,071,327 -28,039,882
South Korea 48,696,743 48,660,364 -36,379
Germany 47,890,064 37,131,075 -10,758,989
Turkey 32,152,893 21,434,368 -10,718,525
Czechia 16,286,609 19,317,406 +3,030,797
Italy 24,690,672 5,793,161 -18,897,511
Poland 19,028,066 10,225,076 -8,802,990
China 19,072,065 9,116,731 -9,955,334
Taiwan 11,625,400 6,896,887 -4,728,513
Indonesia 13,024,694 5,202,952 -7,821,742

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
West Midlands 14
Essex 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 11 -2
West Midlands 12 11 -1
Essex 8 9 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 9 +5
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 6 -1

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) 284,234,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 269,239,004
Other 14,930,876
Air transport 2,551,086
Road transport 69,436

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) 181,871,694 102,363,298 -79,508,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,372,976 118,866,028 -31,506,948
Other 11,270,015 3,660,861 -7,609,154
Air transport 1,513,851 1,037,235 -476,616
Road transport 69,436 0 -69,436
Rail transport 52,699 15,985 -36,714

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 148,770,160
Felixstowe 79,996,460
London 74,971,986
Dover 57,052,446
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,821,240

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 £
Southampton 84,216,430 64,553,730 -19,662,700
Felixstowe 49,998,899 29,997,561 -20,001,338
London 39,400,787 35,571,199 -3,829,588
Dover 37,184,469 19,867,977 -17,316,492
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,868,098 8,953,142 -12,914,956
Liverpool Docks 18,571,963 11,377,471 -7,194,492
Purfleet 21,663,482 2,641,700 -19,021,782
Harwich 12,500,682 10,127,558 -2,373,124
Immingham Docks 9,752,228 8,118,407 -1,633,821
Eurotunnel 10,063,436 6,837,489 -3,225,947

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 66
2025-11 64
2025-10 74
2025-09 63
2025-08 63

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+ 92
1m-15m 63
15m-54m 21
Other 20
0-1m 5

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 21,156,494
Belgium 5,045,019
United States 4,665,635
France 3,846,054
Germany 2,532,530

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 11,413,013 9,743,481 -1,669,532
Belgium 2,853,714 2,191,305 -662,409
United States 2,810,149 1,855,486 -954,663
France 2,120,242 1,725,812 -394,430
Germany 960,105 1,572,425 +612,320
Sweden 1,371,234 1,040,142 -331,092
United Arab Emirates 1,488,202 693,114 -795,088
Italy 805,780 1,196,999 +391,219
Spain 1,111,299 810,294 -301,005
South Korea 216,073 1,591,842 +1,375,769

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 £
Germany 163,334
South Korea 130,507
China 103,976
Italy 89,486
Spain 76,547

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 £
Germany 89,824 73,510 -16,314
South Korea 77,067 53,440 -23,627
China 31,201 72,775 +41,574
Italy 56,701 32,785 -23,916
Spain 48,070 28,477 -19,593
XI 8,664 67,550 +58,886
Indonesia 43,513 24,898 -18,615
Slovenia 15,534 16,014 +480
Taiwan 21,447 9,992 -11,455
Poland 13,797 12,743 -1,054

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) 38,927,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,417,118
Air transport 6,268,311
Other 941,469
Road transport 2,805

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) 20,604,613 18,322,469 -2,282,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,019,908 6,397,210 -2,622,698
Air transport 3,107,364 3,160,947 +53,583
Other 481,373 460,096 -21,277
Road transport 2,805 0 -2,805

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,292,236
Holyhead 10,788,660
Southampton 6,968,352
London Gateway Port 5,199,699
London Heathrow Airport 4,396,822

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 6,223,663 6,068,573 -155,090
Holyhead 5,659,803 5,128,857 -530,946
Southampton 3,854,087 3,114,265 -739,822
London Gateway Port 3,410,448 1,789,251 -1,621,197
London Heathrow Airport 1,778,590 2,618,232 +839,642
Liverpool Docks 1,928,281 1,883,925 -44,356
Immingham Docks 1,428,329 1,318,926 -109,403
Heysham 1,206,515 1,513,703 +307,188
Milford 1,307,631 1,403,812 +96,181
Felixstowe 981,737 847,782 -133,955

Quick facts

HS code: 85071020

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

Description: Lead-acid batteries with liquid electrolyte, commonly used in cars and motorcycles