Import/export HS code 85353010: Switches for circuits under 72.5 kV

Switches specifically designed for lower voltage electrical systems

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 £
Switzerland 8,872,553
Sweden 7,872,865
France 5,711,193
Germany 5,066,323
United Arab Emirates 3,597,680

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 8,567,630 304,923 -8,262,707
Sweden 6,000,522 1,872,343 -4,128,179
France 2,538,017 3,173,176 +635,159
Germany 3,952,291 1,114,032 -2,838,259
United Arab Emirates 1,715,170 1,882,510 +167,340
China 533,428 2,511,376 +1,977,948
Italy 472,952 1,494,607 +1,021,655
Ireland 1,131,744 664,381 -467,363
United States 677,027 922,076 +245,049
Netherlands 560,441 781,052 +220,611

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 19,343,196
France 5,940,325
United Arab Emirates 3,573,018
China 3,100,295
Germany 1,964,846

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 17,157,983 2,185,213 -14,972,770
France 2,661,478 3,278,847 +617,369
United Arab Emirates 1,699,440 1,873,578 +174,138
China 568,244 2,532,051 +1,963,807
Germany 1,077,955 886,891 -191,064
Italy 750,418 1,103,110 +352,692
United Kingdom 607,474 1,001,174 +393,700
Ireland 689,208 258,970 -430,238
Norway 200,748 486,685 +285,937
Netherlands 63,943 614,832 +550,889

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 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9
West Midlands 9

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 11 6 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 6 +0
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Devon 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Essex 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,095,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,714,698
Air transport 5,504,755
Other 872,822
Road transport 58,138

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) 21,730,752 8,364,677 -13,366,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,255,468 4,459,230 +1,203,762
Air transport 2,338,894 3,165,861 +826,967
Other 344,524 528,298 +183,774
Road transport 32,659 25,479 -7,180

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,881,473
ZLC 8,619,495
London 6,601,281
Southampton 3,079,987
Felixstowe 2,213,767

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 £
Dover 5,437,301 3,444,172 -1,993,129
ZLC 6,720,787 1,898,708 -4,822,079
London 6,508,366 92,915 -6,415,451
Southampton 1,775,323 1,304,664 -470,659
Felixstowe 1,871,611 342,156 -1,529,455
East Midlands Airport 1,021,432 1,122,846 +101,414
Birmingham Airport 834,682 1,068,817 +234,135
Grangemouth Docks 6,909 1,850,781 +1,843,872
Holyhead 1,086,740 628,354 -458,386
London Gateway Port 613,328 854,210 +240,882

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment
34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
13
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Gas
10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 27
2026-03 29
2026-02 30
2026-01 30

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+ 62
1m-15m 60
Other 13
15m-54m 12
0-1m 4

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 9,470,074
United Arab Emirates 5,936,029
France 1,480,740
Australia 1,429,482
China 1,211,293

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 4,833,690 4,636,384 -197,306
United Arab Emirates 2,728,626 3,207,403 +478,777
France 1,156,670 324,070 -832,600
Australia 388,332 1,041,150 +652,818
China 547,096 664,197 +117,101
Peru 377,700 683,374 +305,674
Nigeria 180,793 758,331 +577,538
Sri Lanka 570,315 322,763 -247,552
Germany 592,437 242,363 -350,074
Saudi Arabia 430,052 299,777 -130,275

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 4,701
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 1,894 2,807 +913
Spain 1,794 1,899 +105
Mexico 1,873 1,392 -481
Czechia 1,374 1,235 -139
XI 425 2,037 +1,612
Ireland 780 650 -130
Belgium 317 812 +495
Germany 513 332 -181
Egypt 203 264 +61

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 17,218,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,296,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,765,286
Other 70,665

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 8,942,604 8,275,611 -666,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,948,985 7,347,579 +2,398,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,875,230 1,890,056 -985,174
Other 32,382 38,283 +5,901

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,788,054
London Gateway Port 9,059,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,941,990
Southampton 1,775,519
East Midlands Airport 1,391,844

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 6,452,170 6,335,884 -116,286
London Gateway Port 4,040,793 5,019,144 +978,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,754,956 1,187,034 -567,922
Southampton 274,361 1,501,158 +1,226,797
East Midlands Airport 927,162 464,682 -462,480
London Stansted Airport 738,624 541,337 -197,287
Manchester Airport 440,530 513,848 +73,318
Felixstowe 339,789 325,400 -14,389
Portsmouth 333,170 214,569 -118,601
ZLC 268,584 272,424 +3,840

Quick facts

HS code: 85353010

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

Description: Switches specifically designed for lower voltage electrical systems