Import/export HS code 850750: Nickel-metal hydride batteries

Rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries, commonly used in electronics and hybrid cars

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* 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 £
China 13,922,664
Belgium 9,384,413
Germany 7,501,283
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,456,602
Netherlands 3,120,440

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 £
China 7,605,685 6,316,979 -1,288,706
Belgium 4,875,905 4,508,508 -367,397
Germany 4,171,050 3,330,233 -840,817
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,272,322 3,184,280 -88,042
Netherlands 1,774,718 1,345,722 -428,996
France 1,167,848 1,221,780 +53,932
Hungary 445,155 528,457 +83,302
Singapore 297,799 392,356 +94,557
Japan 462,016 225,237 -236,779
United States 228,820 442,251 +213,431

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 29,558,785
Japan 7,429,669
Germany 3,848,309
United Kingdom 1,645,914
Indonesia 1,604,406

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 15,686,368 13,872,417 -1,813,951
Japan 4,118,205 3,311,464 -806,741
Germany 2,264,873 1,583,436 -681,437
United Kingdom 662,530 983,384 +320,854
Indonesia 840,392 764,014 -76,378
France 617,004 563,744 -53,260
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 599,625 268,232 -331,393
South Korea 651,826 1,390 -650,436
United States 210,439 350,880 +140,441
Turkey 448,467 20,844 -427,623

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 37
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Inner London - West 20
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19

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 31 25 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 18 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 17 +2
Inner London - West 11 17 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 12 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 13 -2
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
Essex 8 8 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 9 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3

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) 22,811,322
Air transport 13,498,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,407,145
Other 198,199
Road transport 24,810

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) 12,698,504 10,112,818 -2,585,686
Air transport 6,371,142 7,126,964 +755,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,007,611 5,399,534 -2,608,077
Other 101,714 96,485 -5,229
Road transport 4,060 20,750 +16,690

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,339,943
Eurotunnel 6,366,402
Birmingham Airport 4,251,126
Thamesport 3,795,758
London Heathrow Airport 3,038,622

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 7,073,847 5,266,096 -1,807,751
Eurotunnel 3,738,277 2,628,125 -1,110,152
Birmingham Airport 2,004,088 2,247,038 +242,950
Thamesport 2,089,329 1,706,429 -382,900
London Heathrow Airport 1,435,412 1,603,210 +167,798
London Gateway Port 908,385 1,995,987 +1,087,602
East Midlands Airport 1,343,879 1,528,453 +184,574
Southampton 2,181,956 525,080 -1,656,876
Dover 1,371,695 966,935 -404,760
London Stansted Airport 991,564 712,296 -279,268

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
110
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
37
Manufacture of electrical equipment
34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
Other manufacturing
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 77
2026-04 67
2026-03 81
2026-02 85
2026-01 71

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+ 149
1m-15m 136
15m-54m 41
Other 28
0-1m 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 2,962,135
Hungary 2,809,504
United States 1,978,908
Italy 1,811,997
Netherlands 1,488,054

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 2,126,702 835,433 -1,291,269
Hungary 1,468,797 1,340,707 -128,090
United States 947,152 1,031,756 +84,604
Italy 1,143,794 668,203 -475,591
Netherlands 968,901 519,153 -449,748
France 551,008 561,997 +10,989
Ireland 409,024 360,462 -48,562
Romania 404,598 324,117 -80,481
Switzerland 139,860 479,732 +339,872
United Arab Emirates 400,814 111,656 -289,158

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 6,034
Ireland 5,009
China 3,889
Japan 1,131
Poland 752

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 6,034 +6,034
Ireland 2,578 2,431 -147
China 3,601 288 -3,313
Japan 603 528 -75
Poland 302 450 +148
XI 0 203 +203
Austria 0 120 +120

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) 11,017,312
Air transport 5,599,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,442,755
Other 23,528

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) 6,547,234 4,470,078 -2,077,156
Air transport 2,840,642 2,758,854 -81,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 601,531 841,224 +239,693
Other 10,628 12,900 +2,272

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,235,576
East Midlands Airport 2,030,528
London Heathrow Airport 1,844,011
Immingham Docks 1,167,801
ZLC 954,987

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 5,392,292 3,843,284 -1,549,008
East Midlands Airport 912,078 1,118,450 +206,372
London Heathrow Airport 948,361 895,650 -52,711
Immingham Docks 727,770 440,031 -287,739
ZLC 573,393 381,594 -191,799
London Gateway Port 333,917 258,892 -75,025
London Stansted Airport 255,301 250,282 -5,019
Southampton 124,036 281,638 +157,602
Holyhead 146,945 108,510 -38,435
Dover 131,400 74,025 -57,375

Quick facts

HS code: 850750

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

Description: Rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries, commonly used in electronics and hybrid cars