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 50,493,007
Germany 36,606,989
China 22,089,544
Spain 12,581,264
Austria 7,855,516

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 22,476,988 28,016,019 +5,539,031
Germany 18,713,618 17,893,371 -820,247
China 12,730,255 9,359,289 -3,370,966
Spain 5,658,279 6,922,985 +1,264,706
Austria 3,765,379 4,090,137 +324,758
United States 3,842,326 3,344,805 -497,521
France 2,850,491 2,040,463 -810,028
Viet Nam 2,114,945 1,945,957 -168,988
Slovenia 2,028,099 1,906,250 -121,849
Belgium 1,416,508 1,837,675 +421,167

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 59,210,175
Germany 34,541,676
China 21,340,616
Spain 11,236,089
Austria 8,083,641

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 30,825,032 28,385,143 -2,439,889
Germany 15,919,106 18,622,570 +2,703,464
China 10,092,981 11,247,635 +1,154,654
Spain 6,011,667 5,224,422 -787,245
Austria 3,832,580 4,251,061 +418,481
United States 4,414,927 3,636,703 -778,224
Italy 3,046,665 2,726,553 -320,112
Viet Nam 2,154,283 1,969,070 -185,213
Slovenia 2,028,099 1,906,250 -121,849
Turkey 1,032,187 1,494,131 +461,944

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 15
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 14 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 12 +1
West Midlands 12 9 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 9 -1
Essex 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 8 +3
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) 94,737,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,966,886
Air transport 17,068,639
Other 694,401
Road transport 288,032

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) 46,697,343 48,039,947 +1,342,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,816,078 28,150,808 -1,665,270
Air transport 8,010,193 9,058,446 +1,048,253
Other 562,686 131,715 -430,971
Road transport 103,911 184,121 +80,210
Rail transport 3,201 31,413 +28,212

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 49,927,152
London Gateway Port 24,623,254
Dover 23,697,273
Eurotunnel 13,571,506
Oxford Airport 12,444,900

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 30,018,579 19,908,573 -10,110,006
London Gateway Port 5,225,920 19,397,334 +14,171,414
Dover 12,807,439 10,889,834 -1,917,605
Eurotunnel 6,281,417 7,290,089 +1,008,672
Oxford Airport 6,117,671 6,327,229 +209,558
Southampton 4,243,939 4,123,912 -120,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,502,064 3,516,447 +14,383
Liverpool Docks 3,790,692 1,914,233 -1,876,459
Portsmouth 942,159 3,209,039 +2,266,880
London 2,474,042 1,270,630 -1,203,412

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 55
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of electrical equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 57
2026-03 52
2026-02 51
2026-01 46
2025-12 45

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+ 93
1m-15m 59
Other 16
15m-54m 14
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 £
France 9,716,825
Netherlands 5,564,193
Germany 5,201,461
Ireland 2,928,431
India 2,250,968

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 4,954,950 4,761,875 -193,075
Netherlands 2,855,559 2,708,634 -146,925
Germany 3,051,634 2,149,827 -901,807
Ireland 1,825,239 1,103,192 -722,047
India 1,257,773 993,195 -264,578
Israel 843,124 308,333 -534,791
United States 506,081 466,221 -39,860
Italy 274,539 257,140 -17,399
Japan 467,188 55,664 -411,524
Cyprus 176,985 278,827 +101,842

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 41,623
South Africa 23,944
Germany 3,698
Indonesia 3,651
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 7,204 34,419 +27,215
South Africa 0 23,944 +23,944
Germany 2,304 1,394 -910
Indonesia 1,930 1,721 -209
China 1,823 38 -1,785
Switzerland 1,105 0 -1,105
XI 537 0 -537
Taiwan 313 165 -148
Iceland 230 0 -230
Japan 135 62 -73

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) 24,449,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,278,667
Air transport 3,032,933
Other 77,649
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) 13,064,787 11,384,960 -1,679,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,569,828 2,708,839 -860,989
Air transport 1,832,935 1,199,998 -632,937
Other 15,713 61,936 +46,223
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 12,031,111
London Gateway Port 4,174,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,940,677
Immingham Docks 2,501,705
Felixstowe 2,399,265

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 6,237,291 5,793,820 -443,471
London Gateway Port 2,480,605 1,694,375 -786,230
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,763,570 1,177,107 -586,463
Immingham Docks 1,448,256 1,053,449 -394,807
Felixstowe 1,286,739 1,112,526 -174,213
Holyhead 991,899 655,572 -336,327
London Heathrow Airport 1,174,402 378,510 -795,892
Liverpool Docks 710,448 679,891 -30,557
Eurotunnel 587,825 671,822 +83,997
Southampton 312,622 411,971 +99,349

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