Import/export HS code 850860: Various vacuum cleaners

Additional types of vacuum cleaners not listed in other categories, such as robotic or wet/dry models

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 £
China 30,583,452
Italy 3,488,592
Israel 1,741,781
Germany 1,685,327
United States 1,175,663

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 16,429,250 14,154,202 -2,275,048
Italy 1,460,685 2,027,907 +567,222
Israel 951,566 790,215 -161,351
Germany 841,790 843,537 +1,747
United States 777,232 398,431 -378,801
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 64,368 744,936 +680,568
Norway 483,543 0 -483,543
France 196,363 216,759 +20,396
Netherlands 98,924 218,515 +119,591
United Arab Emirates 6,226 145,286 +139,060

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 32,120,795
Italy 3,464,998
Israel 1,741,781
Germany 1,627,263
United States 1,179,001

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 16,736,229 15,384,566 -1,351,663
Italy 1,420,236 2,044,762 +624,526
Israel 951,566 790,215 -161,351
Germany 801,429 825,834 +24,405
United States 776,056 402,945 -373,111
Norway 469,565 0 -469,565
France 157,357 198,085 +40,728
Viet Nam 36,742 73,249 +36,507
Canada 22,185 52,012 +29,827
United Kingdom 35,009 21,223 -13,786

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
West Midlands 17
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 11

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
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
West Midlands 11 6 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 12 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 3 -6
Greater Manchester 9 5 -4
Inner London - East 4 8 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 8 +2

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) 29,677,722
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,906,225
Air transport 5,408,641
Other 631,557
Road transport 124,401

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) 15,813,467 13,864,255 -1,949,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,615,797 3,290,428 +674,631
Air transport 2,603,077 2,805,564 +202,487
Other 505,064 126,493 -378,571
Road transport 124,401 0 -124,401

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,532,705
London Gateway Port 8,406,095
Southampton 7,932,605
Dover 2,859,016
Birmingham Airport 1,961,399

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 6,793,933 5,738,772 -1,055,161
London Gateway Port 2,560,639 5,845,456 +3,284,817
Southampton 6,303,457 1,629,148 -4,674,309
Dover 1,189,418 1,669,598 +480,180
Birmingham Airport 918,373 1,043,026 +124,653
London Heathrow Airport 634,394 460,682 -173,712
London Stansted Airport 187,377 445,183 +257,806
000 505,064 126,493 -378,571
Luton Airport 214,639 394,739 +180,100
Eurotunnel 341,371 261,879 -79,492

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
87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
65
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
15
Other manufacturing
15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 26
2026-04 35
2026-03 21
2026-02 29
2026-01 25

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
1m-15m 101
54m+ 57
0-1m 33
15m-54m 29
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 £
United States 2,453,635
Ireland 2,085,378
Germany 1,513,639
Australia 851,822
Poland 672,341

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 £
United States 1,281,322 1,172,313 -109,009
Ireland 739,949 1,345,429 +605,480
Germany 742,646 770,993 +28,347
Australia 335,206 516,616 +181,410
Poland 571,844 100,497 -471,347
China 648,388 6,102 -642,286
France 246,225 166,878 -79,347
Netherlands 151,449 180,731 +29,282
United Arab Emirates 86,277 158,788 +72,511
Singapore 100,836 73,098 -27,738

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 12,407
XI 11,211
Nicaragua 6,004
Germany 2,055
Czechia 1,186

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 5,045 7,362 +2,317
XI 5,399 5,812 +413
Nicaragua 6,004 0 -6,004
Germany 0 2,055 +2,055
Czechia 0 1,186 +1,186
Italy 0 57 +57

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) 5,495,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,602,806
Air transport 1,695,941
Other 47,580

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) 2,782,927 2,712,381 -70,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,754,540 1,848,266 +93,726
Air transport 1,062,299 633,642 -428,657
Other 28,870 18,710 -10,160

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,833,573
Southampton 1,420,768
Felixstowe 1,134,418
Liverpool Docks 1,110,107
London Heathrow Airport 1,099,377

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 1,880,847 952,726 -928,121
Southampton 578,117 842,651 +264,534
Felixstowe 404,373 730,045 +325,672
Liverpool Docks 435,457 674,650 +239,193
London Heathrow Airport 899,661 199,716 -699,945
London Gateway Port 670,901 246,225 -424,676
Holyhead 292,332 422,106 +129,774
Heysham 34,507 215,918 +181,411
Dover 22,782 207,750 +184,968
ZLC 34,837 159,043 +124,206

Quick facts

HS code: 850860

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

Description: Additional types of vacuum cleaners not listed in other categories, such as robotic or wet/dry models