Import/export HS code 85071080: Various lead-acid starter batteries

Lead-acid batteries for starting engines, not using liquid electrolyte

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 £
South Korea 48,767,312
Germany 35,734,244
China 18,972,347
Spain 12,039,828
Austria 7,740,784

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 23,433,300 25,334,012 +1,900,712
Germany 18,744,886 16,989,358 -1,755,528
China 10,354,132 8,618,215 -1,735,917
Spain 5,850,468 6,189,360 +338,892
Austria 3,988,175 3,752,609 -235,566
United States 4,070,525 2,937,514 -1,133,011
France 2,843,977 1,882,273 -961,704
Viet Nam 2,352,084 1,799,215 -552,869
Slovenia 2,483,240 1,468,770 -1,014,470
Belgium 1,423,192 1,781,503 +358,311

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 £
South Korea 55,157,225
Germany 34,285,336
China 20,589,371
Spain 10,502,530
Austria 7,959,101

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 £
South Korea 29,639,226 25,517,999 -4,121,227
Germany 16,430,989 17,854,347 +1,423,358
China 9,666,836 10,922,535 +1,255,699
Spain 5,827,346 4,675,184 -1,152,162
Austria 4,067,415 3,891,686 -175,729
United States 4,552,738 3,243,203 -1,309,535
Italy 3,472,131 2,108,570 -1,363,561
Viet Nam 2,385,721 1,826,706 -559,015
Slovenia 2,483,240 1,468,770 -1,014,470
Turkey 1,054,799 1,333,356 +278,557

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 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
West Midlands 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Essex 11

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 13 13 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 12 +2
West Midlands 12 8 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
Essex 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 7 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 90,942,880
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,063,882
Air transport 17,130,511
Other 473,533
Road transport 253,013

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) 46,361,109 44,581,771 -1,779,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,525,019 25,538,863 -4,986,156
Air transport 8,416,273 8,714,238 +297,965
Other 385,931 87,602 -298,329
Road transport 76,133 176,880 +100,747
Rail transport 3,201 48,869 +45,668

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 46,231,110
London Gateway Port 25,814,028
Dover 22,782,022
Eurotunnel 13,293,432
Oxford Airport 12,560,488

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 28,892,633 17,338,477 -11,554,156
London Gateway Port 7,005,068 18,808,960 +11,803,892
Dover 13,118,030 9,663,992 -3,454,038
Eurotunnel 6,422,340 6,871,092 +448,752
Oxford Airport 6,290,383 6,270,105 -20,278
Southampton 3,147,385 4,525,359 +1,377,974
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,245,799 3,431,033 +185,234
Liverpool Docks 3,946,282 1,870,549 -2,075,733
Portsmouth 1,329,012 2,707,607 +1,378,595
London 2,379,605 1,198,554 -1,181,051

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
53
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 54
2026-04 58
2026-03 53
2026-02 52
2026-01 46

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+ 91
1m-15m 58
Other 17
15m-54m 14
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 £
France 9,095,070
Netherlands 5,468,465
Germany 5,119,019
Ireland 2,724,143
India 2,128,487

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 4,632,914 4,462,156 -170,758
Netherlands 3,104,682 2,363,783 -740,899
Germany 2,880,825 2,238,194 -642,631
Ireland 1,724,235 999,908 -724,327
India 1,118,887 1,009,600 -109,287
United States 505,301 435,707 -69,594
Israel 350,650 310,077 -40,573
Japan 460,916 114,309 -346,607
United Arab Emirates 337,112 146,210 -190,902
Italy 318,151 155,113 -163,038

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 £
South Korea 40,730
South Africa 23,944
Germany 3,698
Indonesia 3,041
China 1,861

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 £
South Korea 7,156 33,574 +26,418
South Africa 0 23,944 +23,944
Germany 2,494 1,204 -1,290
Indonesia 1,634 1,407 -227
China 1,823 38 -1,785
Switzerland 557 0 -557
XI 537 0 -537
Taiwan 313 165 -148
United States 0 418 +418
Iceland 230 0 -230

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) 23,307,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,525,680
Air transport 3,068,693
Other 75,945
Rail transport 13,815

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) 12,845,603 10,461,596 -2,384,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,791,580 2,734,100 -57,480
Air transport 1,807,066 1,261,627 -545,439
Other 14,982 60,963 +45,981
Rail transport 13,815 0 -13,815
Road transport 0 946 +946

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,182,367
London Gateway Port 3,879,999
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,819,327
Immingham Docks 2,292,565
Felixstowe 2,174,786

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 5,683,385 5,498,982 -184,403
London Gateway Port 2,186,993 1,693,006 -493,987
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,858,863 960,464 -898,399
Immingham Docks 1,411,791 880,774 -531,017
Felixstowe 1,164,872 1,009,914 -154,958
Holyhead 953,106 602,934 -350,172
London Heathrow Airport 1,136,642 377,051 -759,591
Eurotunnel 612,627 709,460 +96,833
Liverpool Docks 687,663 633,401 -54,262
Southampton 319,338 430,101 +110,763

Quick facts

HS code: 85071080

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

Description: Lead-acid batteries for starting engines, not using liquid electrolyte