Import/export HS code 85073080: Various nickel-cadmium batteries

Nickel-cadmium batteries not hermetically sealed, used in various applications

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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 £
France 25,378,405
United States 13,899,195
Sweden 4,796,906
Germany 4,625,650
China 2,678,707

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 14,534,029 10,844,376 -3,689,653
United States 7,473,639 6,425,556 -1,048,083
Sweden 2,954,873 1,842,033 -1,112,840
Germany 2,318,365 2,307,285 -11,080
China 1,659,725 1,018,982 -640,743
Netherlands 612,468 505,357 -107,111
Italy 324,331 366,603 +42,272
Taiwan 355,762 301,390 -54,372
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 211,611 296,416 +84,805
India 414,534 57,654 -356,880

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 £
France 25,297,837
United States 16,228,461
Sweden 4,747,374
China 3,423,499
Czechia 2,427,273

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 £
France 14,750,342 10,547,495 -4,202,847
United States 8,692,945 7,535,516 -1,157,429
Sweden 2,919,128 1,828,246 -1,090,882
China 1,991,096 1,432,403 -558,693
Czechia 929,889 1,497,384 +567,495
Germany 1,070,095 1,030,240 -39,855
Japan 391,283 323,247 -68,036
Italy 277,801 379,190 +101,389
India 427,071 80,721 -346,350
United Kingdom 123,516 129,524 +6,008

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 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16
Outer London - West and North West 16
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
Inner London - West 15

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 15 12 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 11 -3
Outer London - West and North West 13 11 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 12 +6
Inner London - West 12 9 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Essex 9 11 +2
West Midlands 7 10 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 8 +1
North Eastern Scotland 6 6 +0

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) 28,215,415
Air transport 21,322,818
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,190,299
Road transport 63,158
Other 7,733

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) 16,238,576 11,976,839 -4,261,737
Air transport 11,327,796 9,995,022 -1,332,774
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,171,170 3,019,129 -1,152,041
Road transport 13,371 49,787 +36,416
Other 223 7,510 +7,287

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,127,869
London Heathrow Airport 13,664,447
Eurotunnel 10,091,244
Immingham Docks 4,808,162
London Stansted Airport 3,808,153

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 £
Dover 7,576,882 7,550,987 -25,895
London Heathrow Airport 7,413,268 6,251,179 -1,162,089
Eurotunnel 6,490,700 3,600,544 -2,890,156
Immingham Docks 2,954,060 1,854,102 -1,099,958
London Stansted Airport 1,838,522 1,969,631 +131,109
Felixstowe 1,503,622 1,087,955 -415,667
Birmingham Airport 1,031,243 1,163,855 +132,612
East Midlands Airport 742,734 307,299 -435,435
London Gateway Port 617,498 358,487 -259,011
Dover / Eurotunnel 534,710 93,303 -441,407

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
47
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
26
Air transport
25
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
23
Manufacture of electrical equipment
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 45
2026-04 43
2026-03 47
2026-02 43
2026-01 44

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+ 79
1m-15m 72
0-1m 30
15m-54m 25
Other 21

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 £
Germany 3,057,529
China 2,602,623
United Arab Emirates 1,548,036
France 1,494,943
United States 1,397,615

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 £
Germany 2,031,903 1,025,626 -1,006,277
China 894,377 1,708,246 +813,869
United Arab Emirates 1,053,198 494,838 -558,360
France 771,186 723,757 -47,429
United States 761,061 636,554 -124,507
Spain 788,606 336,291 -452,315
Saudi Arabia 419,530 464,330 +44,800
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 51,447 771,524 +720,077
Australia 422,260 302,761 -119,499
Singapore 254,621 457,529 +202,908

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 £
China 3,663

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 £
China 1,530 2,133 +603

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 18,135,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,912,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,006,548
Other 3,663

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 8,878,727 9,256,429 +377,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,537,627 1,374,630 -1,162,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,337,820 668,728 -1,669,092
Other 1,530 2,133 +603

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,005,192
ZLC 3,253,852
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,825,031
London Gateway Port 1,788,243
East Midlands Airport 1,321,593

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 Heathrow Airport 4,538,789 6,466,403 +1,927,614
ZLC 2,039,724 1,214,128 -825,596
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,068,704 756,327 -1,312,377
London Gateway Port 1,472,819 315,424 -1,157,395
East Midlands Airport 691,225 630,368 -60,857
London Stansted Airport 538,246 523,793 -14,453
Birmingham Airport 637,926 111,605 -526,321
Holyhead 266,528 195,572 -70,956
Dover 98,574 320,671 +222,097
Felixstowe 365,173 20,287 -344,886

Quick facts

HS code: 85073080

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

Description: Nickel-cadmium batteries not hermetically sealed, used in various applications