Import/export HS code 853530: Switches for high-voltage circuits

Devices used to safely connect or disconnect parts of an electrical circuit

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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 £
Switzerland 127,814,830
Netherlands 28,694,576
Italy 27,948,177
Sweden 21,563,462
France 16,961,221

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 £
Switzerland 42,999,292 84,815,538 +41,816,246
Netherlands 4,201,910 24,492,666 +20,290,756
Italy 15,400,463 12,547,714 -2,852,749
Sweden 10,452,880 11,110,582 +657,702
France 3,675,991 13,285,230 +9,609,239
Germany 8,788,215 2,639,061 -6,149,154
United States 3,763,477 1,738,947 -2,024,530
China 1,522,852 3,424,056 +1,901,204
United Arab Emirates 1,906,536 2,181,355 +274,819
Ireland 2,056,236 745,586 -1,310,650

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 £
Switzerland 141,247,904
Italy 30,030,884
Netherlands 26,810,171
France 15,807,091
Sweden 12,134,057

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 £
Switzerland 53,214,753 88,033,151 +34,818,398
Italy 17,186,981 12,843,903 -4,343,078
Netherlands 2,903,776 23,906,395 +21,002,619
France 3,535,351 12,271,740 +8,736,389
Sweden 2,927,955 9,206,102 +6,278,147
Germany 4,033,963 2,277,325 -1,756,638
China 1,585,289 3,478,510 +1,893,221
United Arab Emirates 1,882,593 2,172,423 +289,830
United States 2,453,252 866,971 -1,586,281
United Kingdom 1,636,191 1,246,125 -390,066

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21
Inner London - West 18
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 14 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 12 -4
Inner London - West 11 14 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 6 12 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 12 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 8 -4
Essex 8 7 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 176,646,992
Road transport 56,369,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,528,567
Air transport 10,205,893
Other 3,166,740

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 77,207,765 99,439,227 +22,231,462
Road transport 7,192,792 49,176,465 +41,983,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,926,199 7,602,368 +1,676,169
Air transport 5,887,615 4,318,278 -1,569,337
Other 2,147,926 1,018,814 -1,129,112

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 84,019,321
Dover 50,607,572
Immingham Docks 28,245,115
Felixstowe 21,933,354
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,005,724

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 £
ZLC 17,014,812 67,004,509 +49,989,697
Dover 22,925,748 27,681,824 +4,756,076
Immingham Docks 4,145,608 24,099,507 +19,953,899
Felixstowe 20,234,887 1,698,467 -18,536,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,933,776 13,071,948 +6,138,172
Hull 429,768 10,591,979 +10,162,211
London 6,800,275 235,052 -6,565,223
Southampton 2,822,660 3,367,629 +544,969
East Midlands Airport 2,147,609 1,462,304 -685,305
Harwich 1,793,653 1,708,594 -85,059

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
62
Manufacture of electrical equipment
44
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
24
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 44
2026-03 51
2026-02 57
2026-01 49

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+ 118
1m-15m 102
15m-54m 25
Other 24
0-1m 19

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 10,392,951
United Arab Emirates 6,110,211
Australia 1,698,305
France 1,657,529
China 1,262,407

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 5,513,366 4,879,585 -633,781
United Arab Emirates 2,824,087 3,286,124 +462,037
Australia 472,564 1,225,741 +753,177
France 1,262,188 395,341 -866,847
China 587,364 675,043 +87,679
Peru 377,700 684,427 +306,727
Nigeria 181,690 758,331 +576,641
Germany 670,940 253,762 -417,178
Sri Lanka 570,315 322,763 -247,552
South Korea 118,928 734,637 +615,709

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 £
Taiwan 6,312
China 5,376
Spain 3,693
Mexico 3,265
Czechia 2,609

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 £
Taiwan 3,130 3,182 +52
China 2,063 3,313 +1,250
Spain 1,794 1,899 +105
Mexico 1,873 1,392 -481
Czechia 1,374 1,235 -139
XI 444 2,088 +1,644
Ireland 792 840 +48
Belgium 317 812 +495
Germany 513 332 -181
Italy 342 275 -67

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 20,034,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,068,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,147,908
Other 72,415

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 10,309,254 9,725,023 -584,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,469,635 7,598,681 +2,129,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,063,093 2,084,815 -978,278
Other 32,833 39,582 +6,749

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 14,606,011
London Gateway Port 9,229,313
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,119,096
Southampton 2,033,878
East Midlands Airport 1,650,045

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 7,305,592 7,300,419 -5,173
London Gateway Port 4,085,942 5,143,371 +1,057,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,887,613 1,231,483 -656,130
Southampton 405,845 1,628,033 +1,222,188
East Midlands Airport 1,051,524 598,521 -453,003
London Stansted Airport 871,503 634,750 -236,753
Manchester Airport 546,102 683,716 +137,614
Felixstowe 652,462 325,400 -327,062
ZLC 374,847 344,984 -29,863
Portsmouth 348,862 214,569 -134,293

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853530

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

Description: Devices used to safely connect or disconnect parts of an electrical circuit