Import/export HS code 85353090: Various high-voltage switches

Various types of switches used in high-voltage electrical systems

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  • 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 118,942,277
Netherlands 27,353,083
Italy 25,980,618
Sweden 13,690,597
France 11,250,028

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 34,431,662 84,510,615 +50,078,953
Netherlands 3,641,469 23,711,614 +20,070,145
Italy 14,927,511 11,053,107 -3,874,404
Sweden 4,452,358 9,238,239 +4,785,881
France 1,137,974 10,112,054 +8,974,080
Germany 4,835,924 1,525,029 -3,310,895
United States 3,086,450 816,871 -2,269,579
Mexico 583,893 1,410,556 +826,663
China 989,424 912,680 -76,744
Poland 752,256 833,214 +80,958

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 121,904,708
Italy 28,177,356
Netherlands 26,131,396
Sweden 12,126,633
France 9,866,766

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 36,056,770 85,847,938 +49,791,168
Italy 16,436,563 11,740,793 -4,695,770
Netherlands 2,839,833 23,291,563 +20,451,730
Sweden 2,927,955 9,198,678 +6,270,723
France 873,873 8,992,893 +8,119,020
Germany 2,956,008 1,390,434 -1,565,574
Mexico 1,229,745 1,541,897 +312,152
United States 2,137,304 521,026 -1,616,278
China 1,017,045 946,459 -70,586
United Kingdom 1,028,717 244,951 -783,766

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Inner London - West 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 6 -5
Inner London - West 6 10 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 7 +4
Essex 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Northern Ireland 6 2 -4

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) 146,551,563
Road transport 56,311,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,813,869
Air transport 4,701,138
Other 2,293,918

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) 55,477,013 91,074,550 +35,597,537
Road transport 7,160,133 49,150,986 +41,990,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,670,731 3,143,138 +472,407
Air transport 3,548,721 1,152,417 -2,396,304
Other 1,803,402 490,516 -1,312,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 75,399,826
Dover 41,726,099
Immingham Docks 27,282,772
Felixstowe 19,719,587
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,362,315

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 10,294,025 65,105,801 +54,811,776
Dover 17,488,447 24,237,652 +6,749,205
Immingham Docks 4,074,847 23,207,925 +19,133,078
Felixstowe 18,363,276 1,356,311 -17,006,965
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,764,053 12,598,262 +5,834,209
Hull 325,417 10,570,859 +10,245,442
Harwich 1,793,653 1,708,594 -85,059
Southampton 1,047,337 2,062,965 +1,015,628
000 1,803,402 490,516 -1,312,886
Eurotunnel 1,585,831 341,137 -1,244,694

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
40
Manufacture of electrical equipment
19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
11
Other manufacturing
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 19
2026-04 18
2026-03 24
2026-02 29
2026-01 21

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+ 69
1m-15m 50
0-1m 15
15m-54m 15
Other 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 £
United States 922,877
South Korea 543,960
Japan 309,849
Australia 268,823
France 176,789

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 679,676 243,201 -436,475
South Korea 0 543,960 +543,960
Japan 264,829 45,020 -219,809
Australia 84,232 184,591 +100,359
France 105,518 71,271 -34,247
United Arab Emirates 95,461 78,721 -16,740
Sweden 7,081 104,899 +97,818
Italy 26,461 76,241 +49,780
Netherlands 58,632 44,004 -14,628
Kuwait 0 94,792 +94,792

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 675
Italy 425
Ireland 202
XI 70

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 169 506 +337
Italy 191 234 +43
Ireland 12 190 +178
XI 19 51 +32

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 2,816,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 771,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 382,622
Other 1,750

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 1,366,650 1,449,412 +82,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 520,650 251,102 -269,548
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 187,863 194,759 +6,896
Other 451 1,299 +848

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,817,957
Felixstowe 312,673
Manchester Airport 275,440
Southampton 258,359
East Midlands Airport 258,201

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 853,422 964,535 +111,113
Felixstowe 312,673 0 -312,673
Manchester Airport 105,572 169,868 +64,296
Southampton 131,484 126,875 -4,609
East Midlands Airport 124,362 133,839 +9,477
London Stansted Airport 132,879 93,413 -39,466
ZLC 106,263 72,560 -33,703
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,657 44,449 -88,208
London Gateway Port 45,149 124,227 +79,078
Immingham Docks 8,483 106,278 +97,795

Quick facts

HS code: 85353090

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

Description: Various types of switches used in high-voltage electrical systems