Import/export HS code 85072080: Various lead-acid batteries

Lead-acid batteries not using liquid electrolyte, for various applications

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 £
France 54,153,181
Netherlands 39,715,660
China 31,223,232
Viet Nam 25,929,030
Italy 17,245,440

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 £
France 27,814,104 26,339,077 -1,475,027
Netherlands 24,453,330 15,262,330 -9,191,000
China 18,569,078 12,654,154 -5,914,924
Viet Nam 14,076,772 11,852,258 -2,224,514
Italy 11,118,632 6,126,808 -4,991,824
Germany 8,926,013 8,012,660 -913,353
India 7,278,529 4,622,641 -2,655,888
Ireland 4,850,033 6,966,921 +2,116,888
United States 5,023,024 3,097,399 -1,925,625
Poland 3,862,680 3,857,806 -4,874

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 47,963,177
Viet Nam 47,018,214
France 20,787,144
Germany 20,662,650
Portugal 16,023,081

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 27,314,873 20,648,304 -6,666,569
Viet Nam 25,117,342 21,900,872 -3,216,470
France 9,209,159 11,577,985 +2,368,826
Germany 12,939,467 7,723,183 -5,216,284
Portugal 9,050,567 6,972,514 -2,078,053
United States 7,767,926 5,705,680 -2,062,246
India 7,345,810 4,628,116 -2,717,694
Italy 7,283,428 4,207,895 -3,075,533
Poland 4,754,076 4,161,221 -592,855
Philippines 4,636,083 4,089,011 -547,072

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 59
Inner London - West 38
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29

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 36 46 +10
Inner London - West 23 27 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24 25 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 25 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 21 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 24 +1
Greater Manchester 18 19 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 12 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 12 -2
Essex 15 13 -2

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) 135,225,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,639,570
Other 18,631,253
Air transport 11,648,527
Road transport 534,245

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) 72,054,460 63,171,478 -8,882,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,299,360 38,340,210 -17,959,150
Other 11,739,348 6,891,905 -4,847,443
Air transport 6,164,137 5,484,390 -679,747
Road transport 209,390 324,855 +115,465

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 49,897,993
Dover 44,207,187
Southampton 32,323,751
Eurotunnel 29,028,007
Immingham Docks 19,146,937

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 30,861,129 19,036,864 -11,824,265
Dover 20,238,269 23,968,918 +3,730,649
Southampton 18,612,029 13,711,722 -4,900,307
Eurotunnel 19,113,031 9,914,976 -9,198,055
Immingham Docks 11,944,254 7,202,683 -4,741,571
000 11,739,348 6,891,905 -4,847,443
London Gateway Port 9,759,632 8,632,422 -1,127,210
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,104,821 5,235,612 +130,791
Harwich 4,169,157 4,392,261 +223,104
London Heathrow Airport 2,417,597 2,103,752 -313,845

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
151
Manufacture of electrical equipment
48
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
41
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 129
2026-04 122
2026-03 141
2026-02 132
2026-01 138

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+ 252
1m-15m 175
15m-54m 71
0-1m 59
Other 46

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 70,052,287
United States 66,764,938
Ireland 22,598,857
Germany 18,547,577
Australia 8,312,853

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 38,405,657 31,646,630 -6,759,027
United States 38,883,151 27,881,787 -11,001,364
Ireland 13,900,081 8,698,776 -5,201,305
Germany 9,768,091 8,779,486 -988,605
Australia 6,250,360 2,062,493 -4,187,867
Italy 4,227,705 3,500,865 -726,840
Spain 3,359,431 3,625,423 +265,992
Egypt 3,734,079 2,288,308 -1,445,771
Netherlands 2,765,143 2,469,144 -295,999
United Arab Emirates 2,218,985 2,341,595 +122,610

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 £
Italy 3,037,584
China 65,913
United States 26,810
Viet Nam 7,925
Germany 6,372

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 £
Italy 1,780,055 1,257,529 -522,526
China 25,151 40,762 +15,611
United States 21,298 5,512 -15,786
Viet Nam 7,925 0 -7,925
Germany 0 6,372 +6,372
Taiwan 2,002 0 -2,002
XI 742 952 +210
Ireland 48 492 +444
Netherlands 0 426 +426
Portugal 145 0 -145

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) 151,506,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,701,292
Air transport 13,989,520
Other 3,151,745

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) 81,494,364 70,012,438 -11,481,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,806,752 42,894,540 -21,912,212
Air transport 6,856,225 7,133,295 +277,070
Other 1,838,968 1,312,777 -526,191

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 108,318,151
Southampton 58,740,874
Felixstowe 26,647,988
London Gateway Port 22,219,398
Immingham Docks 12,648,971

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 56,628,266 51,689,885 -4,938,381
Southampton 32,979,718 25,761,156 -7,218,562
Felixstowe 19,382,820 7,265,168 -12,117,652
London Gateway Port 13,915,592 8,303,806 -5,611,786
Immingham Docks 6,198,825 6,450,146 +251,321
London Heathrow Airport 4,140,475 4,532,743 +392,268
Fishguard 4,021,078 2,449,384 -1,571,694
Holyhead 3,163,049 2,159,575 -1,003,474
London 1,794,350 2,167,648 +373,298
Liverpool Docks 2,645,960 657,227 -1,988,733

Quick facts

HS code: 85072080

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

Description: Lead-acid batteries not using liquid electrolyte, for various applications