Import/export HS code 85079030: Battery separators

Parts used to separate electrodes in rechargeable batteries, ensuring safe operation

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 £
United States 2,508,145
China 1,836,405
Indonesia 256,920
Netherlands 237,769
Belgium 107,540

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 £
United States 774,992 1,733,153 +958,161
China 1,218,503 617,902 -600,601
Indonesia 130,510 126,410 -4,100
Netherlands 73,204 164,565 +91,361
Belgium 57,421 50,119 -7,302
Germany 57,360 12,112 -45,248
Japan 31,606 0 -31,606
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,486 14,142 -1,344
Italy 8,621 15,463 +6,842
France 15,937 7,297 -8,640

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 2,466,082
China 2,181,677
Indonesia 256,920
Japan 67,568
Taiwan 50,358

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 779,092 1,686,990 +907,898
China 1,352,148 829,529 -522,619
Indonesia 130,510 126,410 -4,100
Japan 38,462 29,106 -9,356
Taiwan 5,716 44,642 +38,926
Germany 38,819 1,272 -37,547
Italy 10,664 15,463 +4,799
United Kingdom 17,072 2,091 -14,981
Spain 7,088 10,314 +3,226
Poland 2,759 10,012 +7,253

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 3
Greater Manchester 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3

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 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Devon 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1

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) 3,837,492
Air transport 993,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 331,365
Other 4,629

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) 1,513,717 2,323,775 +810,058
Air transport 733,484 260,062 -473,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,724 178,641 +25,917
Other 3,460 1,169 -2,291

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,793,765
Southampton 1,771,030
Manchester Airport 586,584
Newcastle Airport 171,022
London Gateway Port 137,306

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 1,056,622 737,143 -319,479
Southampton 269,081 1,501,949 +1,232,868
Manchester Airport 586,584 0 -586,584
Newcastle Airport 0 171,022 +171,022
London Gateway Port 128,426 8,880 -119,546
London Heathrow Airport 83,797 51,966 -31,831
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,359 50,119 -5,240
Immingham Docks 15,976 87,823 +71,847
Harwich 20,364 76,742 +56,378
East Midlands Airport 42,872 28,052 -14,820

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Other personal service activities 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 6
2025-08 6
2025-07 4

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+ 18
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 5
0-1m 3
Other 3

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 £
Spain 26,017,420
Czechia 22,210,353
Germany 15,491,745
Egypt 5,239,359
Turkey 5,017,478

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 £
Spain 16,536,498 9,480,922 -7,055,576
Czechia 13,266,353 8,944,000 -4,322,353
Germany 9,094,411 6,397,334 -2,697,077
Egypt 2,848,245 2,391,114 -457,131
Turkey 3,347,202 1,670,276 -1,676,926
Peru 4,730,071 0 -4,730,071
Brazil 4,036,789 480,257 -3,556,532
Romania 2,462,956 1,673,641 -789,315
India 3,067,947 389,475 -2,678,472
Austria 1,306,164 1,103,360 -202,804

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) 77,531,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,919,144
Air transport 650,854

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) 46,472,043 31,059,093 -15,412,950
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,363,251 7,555,893 -16,807,358
Air transport 377,226 273,628 -103,598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,225,017
London Gateway Port 14,538,623
Immingham Docks 8,058,507
Tyne 7,272,283
Middlesbrough 6,967,252

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 28,772,791 23,452,226 -5,320,565
London Gateway Port 11,515,327 3,023,296 -8,492,031
Immingham Docks 5,422,766 2,635,741 -2,787,025
Tyne 6,389,087 883,196 -5,505,891
Middlesbrough 4,211,917 2,755,335 -1,456,582
Southampton 5,830,491 450,918 -5,379,573
Newhaven 3,243,137 1,246,602 -1,996,535
Portsmouth 1,690,632 2,073,001 +382,369
Felixstowe 928,548 965,547 +36,999
Eurotunnel 1,309,174 7,928 -1,301,246

Quick facts

HS code: 85079030

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

Description: Parts used to separate electrodes in rechargeable batteries, ensuring safe operation