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 25,724,536
United States 14,318,232
Germany 4,880,937
Sweden 4,677,846
China 2,751,668

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 14,827,548 10,896,988 -3,930,560
United States 6,842,013 7,476,219 +634,206
Germany 2,313,489 2,567,448 +253,959
Sweden 2,491,577 2,186,269 -305,308
China 1,623,533 1,128,135 -495,398
Netherlands 671,427 546,869 -124,558
Italy 220,284 472,485 +252,201
Taiwan 355,762 301,390 -54,372
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 226,783 297,084 +70,301
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 25,999,218
United States 16,699,178
Sweden 4,627,190
China 3,510,166
Germany 2,188,883

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 14,961,840 11,037,378 -3,924,462
United States 7,974,424 8,724,754 +750,330
Sweden 2,456,158 2,171,032 -285,126
China 1,968,871 1,541,295 -427,576
Germany 1,145,817 1,043,066 -102,751
Czechia 925,329 1,198,997 +273,668
Japan 405,740 351,560 -54,180
Italy 202,436 485,072 +282,636
India 427,071 80,721 -346,350
United Kingdom 136,064 129,893 -6,171

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
Outer London - West and North West 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 14 12 -2
Outer London - West and North West 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 11 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 12 +5
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Essex 8 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
West Midlands 8 10 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 9 +2
North Eastern Scotland 5 5 +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) 28,703,252
Air transport 21,950,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,120,389
Road transport 63,158
Other 9,794

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) 16,297,110 12,406,142 -3,890,968
Air transport 10,636,836 11,314,058 +677,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,873,635 3,246,754 -626,881
Road transport 13,371 49,787 +36,416
Other 2,195 7,599 +5,404

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,694,938
London Heathrow Airport 13,902,538
Eurotunnel 11,041,618
Immingham Docks 4,689,556
London Stansted Airport 4,006,076

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 7,851,478 6,843,460 -1,008,018
London Heathrow Airport 6,485,964 7,416,574 +930,610
Eurotunnel 6,466,451 4,575,167 -1,891,284
Immingham Docks 2,498,383 2,191,173 -307,210
London Stansted Airport 1,926,393 2,079,683 +153,290
Felixstowe 1,427,136 1,278,489 -148,647
Birmingham Airport 1,005,043 1,293,045 +288,002
East Midlands Airport 810,472 350,802 -459,670
London Gateway Port 630,281 379,785 -250,496
Dover / Eurotunnel 553,045 60,153 -492,892

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 48
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 28
Air transport 25
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 23
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 43
2026-03 47
2026-02 43
2026-01 44
2025-12 43

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+ 82
1m-15m 73
0-1m 30
15m-54m 24
Other 23

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 3,343,285
China 2,640,796
United Arab Emirates 1,704,887
United States 1,525,890
France 1,502,752

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 2,243,414 1,099,871 -1,143,543
China 920,961 1,719,835 +798,874
United Arab Emirates 1,119,254 585,633 -533,621
United States 847,927 677,963 -169,964
France 404,460 1,098,292 +693,832
Spain 677,125 430,442 -246,683
Saudi Arabia 490,457 430,666 -59,791
Australia 413,865 304,537 -109,328
Singapore 247,840 440,217 +192,377
Taiwan 339,262 323,598 -15,664

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 3,781

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 1,566 2,215 +649

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 19,142,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,966,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,121,713
Other 3,781

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 9,631,712 9,510,515 -121,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,205,859 1,760,709 -445,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,247,717 873,996 -1,373,721
Other 1,566 2,215 +649

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,638,936
ZLC 3,422,221
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,900,395
London Gateway Port 1,825,163
East Midlands Airport 1,415,152

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 5,226,555 6,412,381 +1,185,826
ZLC 2,025,121 1,397,100 -628,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,700,132 1,200,263 -499,869
London Gateway Port 1,284,896 540,267 -744,629
East Midlands Airport 743,582 671,570 -72,012
London Stansted Airport 570,120 479,895 -90,225
Birmingham Airport 633,981 186,460 -447,521
Holyhead 308,844 154,497 -154,347
Dover 125,504 333,415 +207,911
Felixstowe 371,193 20,287 -350,906

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