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 29,281,217
Italy 3,379,152
Germany 1,548,676
Israel 1,385,648
United States 1,166,013

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 16,032,907 13,248,310 -2,784,597
Italy 1,564,815 1,814,337 +249,522
Germany 806,738 741,938 -64,800
Israel 739,161 646,487 -92,674
United States 770,691 395,322 -375,369
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 62,148 744,936 +682,788
France 200,641 210,034 +9,393
Norway 359,142 0 -359,142
Netherlands 103,315 208,176 +104,861
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 30,796,702
Italy 3,365,953
Germany 1,490,510
Israel 1,385,648
United States 1,165,700

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 16,322,970 14,473,732 -1,849,238
Italy 1,540,399 1,825,554 +285,155
Germany 787,886 702,624 -85,262
Israel 739,161 646,487 -92,674
United States 765,136 400,564 -364,572
France 160,447 192,553 +32,106
Norway 345,164 0 -345,164
Viet Nam 41,005 68,986 +27,981
Canada 42,102 32,095 -10,007
Denmark 28,290 26,786 -1,504

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 16
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 12 5 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 3 -6
Inner London - East 5 8 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -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) 28,575,044
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,695,425
Air transport 4,822,145
Other 581,924

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) 15,643,519 12,931,525 -2,711,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,729,310 2,966,115 +236,805
Air transport 2,233,127 2,589,018 +355,891
Other 464,472 117,452 -347,020

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,078,177
London Gateway Port 8,392,831
Southampton 7,375,049
Dover 2,682,269
Birmingham Airport 1,469,742

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 6,769,568 5,308,609 -1,460,959
London Gateway Port 2,964,240 5,428,591 +2,464,351
Southampton 5,755,075 1,619,974 -4,135,101
Dover 1,196,582 1,485,687 +289,105
Birmingham Airport 512,653 957,089 +444,436
London Heathrow Airport 627,211 424,517 -202,694
London Stansted Airport 222,649 389,176 +166,527
Luton Airport 233,065 376,313 +143,248
Eurotunnel 383,028 219,200 -163,828
000 464,472 117,452 -347,020

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
84
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
63
Other manufacturing
15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
14
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 96
54m+ 55
0-1m 33
15m-54m 29
Other 22

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 2,355,613
Ireland 2,009,319
Germany 1,467,663
Australia 850,831
Poland 667,567

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 1,297,150 1,058,463 -238,687
Ireland 693,429 1,315,890 +622,461
Germany 732,672 734,991 +2,319
Australia 334,215 516,616 +182,401
Poland 572,055 95,512 -476,543
China 643,304 6,102 -637,202
France 233,086 165,544 -67,542
Netherlands 151,620 169,215 +17,595
United Arab Emirates 149,620 78,781 -70,839
Singapore 104,050 69,884 -34,166

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 5,777 6,630 +853
XI 6,195 5,016 -1,179
Nicaragua 6,004 0 -6,004
Germany 1,523 532 -991
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) 5,327,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,460,675
Air transport 1,675,839
Other 47,566

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) 2,731,065 2,596,845 -134,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,726,533 1,734,142 +7,609
Air transport 1,136,899 538,940 -597,959
Other 31,907 15,659 -16,248

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,745,569
Southampton 1,415,685
London Heathrow Airport 1,095,406
Liverpool Docks 1,048,121
Felixstowe 1,025,596

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 1,868,757 876,812 -991,945
Southampton 577,498 838,187 +260,689
London Heathrow Airport 980,887 114,519 -866,368
Liverpool Docks 383,161 664,960 +281,799
Felixstowe 401,392 624,204 +222,812
London Gateway Port 663,720 242,406 -421,314
Holyhead 292,348 408,031 +115,683
Heysham 38,731 211,694 +172,963
Dover 21,782 207,750 +185,968
ZLC 34,319 153,538 +119,219

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