Import/export HS code 85073020: Hermetically sealed nickel-cadmium batteries

Sealed nickel-cadmium batteries, used in devices requiring leak-proof power

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 £
Germany 10,892,071
Italy 10,854,397
Ireland 5,297,300
Spain 5,207,879
France 4,200,261

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 £
Germany 5,377,043 5,515,028 +137,985
Italy 4,874,532 5,979,865 +1,105,333
Ireland 2,604,488 2,692,812 +88,324
Spain 2,523,228 2,684,651 +161,423
France 2,462,830 1,737,431 -725,399
United States 2,239,445 976,524 -1,262,921
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,114,315 924,877 -189,438
Austria 556,888 245,835 -311,053
India 298,976 395,366 +96,390
Poland 357,428 303,888 -53,540

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 £
United States 31,229,214
Germany 7,028,576
France 4,408,465
China 2,224,841
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,138,142

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 £
United States 15,188,582 16,040,632 +852,050
Germany 3,760,242 3,268,334 -491,908
France 3,021,447 1,387,018 -1,634,429
China 1,399,034 825,807 -573,227
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 648,026 490,116 -157,910
India 292,754 419,868 +127,114
Viet Nam 329,246 1,166 -328,080
Italy 83,993 79,749 -4,244
United Kingdom 76,109 72,583 -3,526
Japan 2,419 118,488 +116,069

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Inner London - West 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 10 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Essex 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 34,760,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,009,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,199,806
Road transport 7,387
Other 1,050

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 £
Air transport 18,413,943 16,346,841 -2,067,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,024,564 4,985,215 +960,651
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,562,422 1,637,384 -925,038
Road transport 7,387 0 -7,387
Other 752 298 -454

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 22,303,322
London Heathrow Airport 9,877,874
Eurotunnel 5,514,266
Felixstowe 1,784,459
Southampton 1,713,418

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 £
London Stansted Airport 11,940,467 10,362,855 -1,577,612
London Heathrow Airport 5,316,610 4,561,264 -755,346
Eurotunnel 2,215,262 3,299,004 +1,083,742
Felixstowe 1,048,132 736,327 -311,805
Southampton 1,118,148 595,270 -522,878
East Midlands Airport 822,990 611,873 -211,117
Dover / Eurotunnel 692,343 451,124 -241,219
Dover 443,524 651,192 +207,668
Thamesport 471,867 327,394 -144,473
Holyhead 229,686 304,555 +74,869

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
30
Air transport
22
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
20
Manufacture of electrical equipment
18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 19
2026-03 20
2026-02 25
2026-01 24

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+ 56
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 18
Other 12
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 £
Italy 8,362,542
Ireland 8,337,245
Spain 5,266,095
Germany 1,921,895
Belgium 1,184,575

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 £
Italy 4,285,534 4,077,008 -208,526
Ireland 4,132,710 4,204,535 +71,825
Spain 2,573,683 2,692,412 +118,729
Germany 719,010 1,202,885 +483,875
Belgium 529,861 654,714 +124,853
Austria 542,924 417,077 -125,847
France 275,831 444,184 +168,353
Portugal 302,150 408,635 +106,485
Poland 221,829 301,347 +79,518
Norway 242,413 278,472 +36,059

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 11,317
China 10,954
Austria 156

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 0 11,317 +11,317
China 10,184 770 -9,414
Austria 0 156 +156

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 27,595,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,008,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 427,848
Other 28,802
Road transport 4,447

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 13,438,638 14,156,932 +718,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,403,999 2,604,061 +200,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 339,366 88,482 -250,884
Other 11,950 16,852 +4,902
Road transport 4,447 0 -4,447

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 23,744,819
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,175,284
London Heathrow Airport 2,128,162
East Midlands Airport 1,045,496
Holyhead 494,284

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 Stansted Airport 11,665,606 12,079,213 +413,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,067,589 2,107,695 +40,106
London Heathrow Airport 1,053,836 1,074,326 +20,490
East Midlands Airport 448,539 596,957 +148,418
Holyhead 126,292 367,992 +241,700
ZLC 150,546 291,588 +141,042
Immingham Docks 201,804 57,514 -144,290
London Gateway Port 162,857 26,076 -136,781
Manchester Airport 67,058 56,551 -10,507
Dover 7,951 61,262 +53,311

Quick facts

HS code: 85073020

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

Description: Sealed nickel-cadmium batteries, used in devices requiring leak-proof power