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 70,813,160
Italy 27,125,378
Sweden 10,195,569
France 6,576,144
Germany 6,539,070

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 22,387,722 48,425,438 +26,037,716
Italy 14,981,139 12,144,239 -2,836,900
Sweden 766,908 9,428,661 +8,661,753
France 2,856,462 3,719,682 +863,220
Germany 2,927,175 3,611,895 +684,720
Netherlands 2,439,445 3,761,692 +1,322,247
United States 3,296,489 1,015,392 -2,281,097
Mexico 778,094 1,230,094 +452,000
China 1,077,500 790,215 -287,285
Ireland 833,137 159,678 -673,459

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 72,454,093
Italy 28,997,779
Sweden 8,631,694
France 6,022,364
Netherlands 5,306,671

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 23,584,475 48,869,618 +25,285,143
Italy 15,732,784 13,264,995 -2,467,789
Sweden 55,322 8,576,372 +8,521,050
France 2,981,696 3,040,668 +58,972
Netherlands 2,381,827 2,924,844 +543,017
Germany 1,423,681 3,197,092 +1,773,411
United States 2,080,788 712,843 -1,367,945
Mexico 880,109 1,905,276 +1,025,167
China 1,269,619 805,481 -464,138
United Kingdom 1,457,884 191,058 -1,266,826

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Inner London - West 9
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 10 5 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 8 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 2 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3
Northern Ireland 3 5 +2

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) 115,059,909
Road transport 11,207,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,265,730
Air transport 4,979,072
Other 2,102,334

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) 42,509,627 72,550,282 +30,040,655
Road transport 3,405,138 7,802,204 +4,397,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,821,871 3,443,859 +621,988
Air transport 3,720,894 1,258,178 -2,462,716
Other 1,184,172 918,162 -266,010

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 31,427,571
ZLC 27,165,233
Felixstowe 19,704,880
Immingham Docks 16,327,569
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,342,028

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 18,119,157 13,308,414 -4,810,743
ZLC 6,512,454 20,652,779 +14,140,325
Felixstowe 1,315,615 18,389,265 +17,073,650
Immingham Docks 7,452,414 8,875,155 +1,422,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,702,675 11,639,353 +8,936,678
Killingholme 6,676,998 749,859 -5,927,139
Hull 344,999 3,721,495 +3,376,496
Southampton 839,837 2,417,088 +1,577,251
000 1,184,172 918,162 -266,010
Harwich 1,732,572 275,603 -1,456,969

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 41
Manufacture of electrical equipment 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 16
Other manufacturing 11
Specialised construction activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 22
2025-10 17
2025-09 17
2025-08 24

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+ 76
1m-15m 47
0-1m 14
Other 14
15m-54m 12

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 857,036
India 356,229
Japan 264,829
France 148,294
Germany 129,069

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 212,286 644,750 +432,464
India 337,230 18,999 -318,231
Japan 264,829 0 -264,829
France 115,889 32,405 -83,484
Germany 92,845 36,224 -56,621
Taiwan 65,377 63,629 -1,748
China 93,160 24,074 -69,086
United Arab Emirates 95,125 18,651 -76,474
Sweden 9,358 103,876 +94,518
Australia 103,628 8,926 -94,702

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 346
Italy 329
Ireland 190
XI 36

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 197 149 -48
Italy 116 213 +97
Ireland 12 178 +166
XI 19 17 -2

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 2,449,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 714,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 390,055
Road transport 1,804
Other 1,186

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 1,285,000 1,164,332 -120,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 563,075 151,218 -411,857
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 167,080 222,975 +55,895
Road transport 1,804 0 -1,804
Other 417 769 +352

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,480,628
Felixstowe 312,673
East Midlands Airport 269,994
Manchester Airport 247,418
London Stansted Airport 215,739

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 745,128 735,500 -9,628
Felixstowe 312,673 0 -312,673
East Midlands Airport 137,279 132,715 -4,564
Manchester Airport 111,899 135,519 +23,620
London Stansted Airport 122,380 93,359 -29,021
London Gateway Port 72,408 120,797 +48,389
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,220 98,208 +17,988
Southampton 134,177 30,421 -103,756
ZLC 113,047 49,439 -63,608
Immingham Docks 10,308 104,269 +93,961

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