Import/export HS code 85334010: Variable resistors with power handling capacity up to 20W

Adjustable resistors like rheostats or potentiometers that handle up to 20 watts of power

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 13,000,980
Thailand 12,798,620
Germany 5,707,001
France 5,592,479
China 5,336,039

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 7,759,996 5,240,984 -2,519,012
Thailand 5,497,426 7,301,194 +1,803,768
Germany 3,123,537 2,583,464 -540,073
France 3,129,392 2,463,087 -666,305
China 2,358,088 2,977,951 +619,863
Japan 1,218,379 1,628,539 +410,160
Belgium 1,148,092 1,623,219 +475,127
Netherlands 1,050,000 764,961 -285,039
Luxembourg 462,893 831,688 +368,795
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 727,789 540,143 -187,646

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 £
Thailand 12,838,634
China 8,285,206
Mexico 8,189,140
United States 6,176,166
France 5,139,719

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 £
Thailand 5,514,747 7,323,887 +1,809,140
China 3,938,468 4,346,738 +408,270
Mexico 3,310,863 4,878,277 +1,567,414
United States 5,136,773 1,039,393 -4,097,380
France 2,895,176 2,244,543 -650,633
Japan 1,616,626 1,814,410 +197,784
Taiwan 1,000,991 1,695,314 +694,323
Czechia 1,138,961 1,184,999 +46,038
Germany 837,125 816,431 -20,694
Luxembourg 584,034 902,458 +318,424

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 27
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13
Inner London - West 13

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 23 16 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 12 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 11 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 12 7 -5
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Essex 6 10 +4
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 8 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 31,336,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,988,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,366,995
Other 586,842
Road transport 3,311

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 £
Air transport 16,291,721 15,044,548 -1,247,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,107,594 10,880,533 +772,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,626,249 3,740,746 +1,114,497
Other 405,209 181,633 -223,576
Road transport 0 3,311 +3,311

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 18,247,555
Southampton 12,121,477
London Heathrow Airport 9,456,537
London Gateway Port 6,740,424
Eurotunnel 2,578,290

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 £
East Midlands Airport 9,214,761 9,032,794 -181,967
Southampton 3,972,007 8,149,470 +4,177,463
London Heathrow Airport 5,537,462 3,919,075 -1,618,387
London Gateway Port 5,269,074 1,471,350 -3,797,724
Eurotunnel 810,140 1,768,150 +958,010
Birmingham Airport 1,025,120 718,860 -306,260
Dover 525,262 922,747 +397,485
Thamesport 734,998 238,440 -496,558
Manchester Airport 11,215 871,200 +859,985
499 0 837,148 +837,148

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 68
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 25
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 62
2026-03 55
2026-02 53
2026-01 47
2025-12 53

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+ 134
1m-15m 75
Other 27
15m-54m 24
0-1m 13

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 £
India 45,455,574
Germany 11,436,924
United States 10,028,039
France 9,510,321
Sweden 7,904,274

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 £
India 19,433,323 26,022,251 +6,588,928
Germany 5,524,668 5,912,256 +387,588
United States 5,821,608 4,206,431 -1,615,177
France 5,418,076 4,092,245 -1,325,831
Sweden 5,356,965 2,547,309 -2,809,656
China 2,931,597 3,111,574 +179,977
Italy 2,294,380 2,689,655 +395,275
Belgium 811,209 732,006 -79,203
Japan 1,092,534 404,577 -687,957
Canada 1,038,219 411,932 -626,287

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 £
Lithuania 2,441
China 762
XI 626
Germany 318
Bulgaria 91

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 £
Lithuania 0 2,441 +2,441
China 362 400 +38
XI 335 291 -44
Germany 205 113 -92
Bulgaria 0 91 +91
Croatia 0 42 +42

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 94,524,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,368,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,394,944
Road transport 5,967
Other 4,298

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 45,600,720 48,924,146 +3,323,426
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,158,317 7,210,521 -2,947,796
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,202,754 1,192,190 -1,010,564
Road transport 5,967 0 -5,967
Other 920 3,378 +2,458

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 39,940,483
East Midlands Airport 33,208,711
London Heathrow Airport 14,268,648
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,149,699
Immingham Docks 7,843,588

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 £
Manchester Airport 17,406,831 22,533,652 +5,126,821
East Midlands Airport 17,832,971 15,375,740 -2,457,231
London Heathrow Airport 6,230,126 8,038,522 +1,808,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,784,481 3,365,218 -1,419,263
Immingham Docks 5,323,902 2,519,686 -2,804,216
London Stansted Airport 2,317,314 1,300,061 -1,017,253
ZLC 1,507,527 1,463,432 -44,095
London Gateway Port 1,176,601 767,353 -409,248
Dover 854,053 860,015 +5,962
Hull 0 696,459 +696,459

Quick facts

HS code: 85334010

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

Description: Adjustable resistors like rheostats or potentiometers that handle up to 20 watts of power