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 113,247,960
Italy 29,909,278
Netherlands 27,959,652
France 13,761,204
Sweden 12,376,669

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 42,265,284 70,982,676 +28,717,392
Italy 15,972,060 13,937,218 -2,034,842
Netherlands 3,086,380 24,873,272 +21,786,892
France 2,746,687 11,014,517 +8,267,830
Sweden 2,325,811 10,050,858 +7,725,047
Germany 4,330,139 2,345,140 -1,984,999
United States 3,350,813 867,141 -2,483,672
Mexico 653,812 1,410,556 +756,744
China 946,490 1,014,505 +68,015
Poland 87,000 1,498,987 +1,411,987

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 116,227,971
Italy 31,961,488
Netherlands 26,948,616
France 12,459,049
Sweden 10,812,794

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 43,882,783 72,345,188 +28,462,405
Italy 16,815,671 15,145,817 -1,669,854
Netherlands 2,734,576 24,214,040 +21,479,464
France 2,630,104 9,828,945 +7,198,841
Sweden 1,344,225 9,468,569 +8,124,344
Germany 2,580,750 2,144,776 -435,974
Mexico 1,124,500 1,718,642 +594,142
United States 2,270,806 523,304 -1,747,502
China 977,024 1,048,284 +71,260
United Kingdom 1,354,022 251,307 -1,102,715

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 8 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 7 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 2 -4
Essex 4 3 -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) 161,957,907
Road transport 41,396,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,299,083
Air transport 5,033,347
Other 2,215,591

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) 65,999,979 95,957,928 +29,957,949
Road transport 3,670,946 37,725,916 +34,054,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,815,968 3,483,115 +667,147
Air transport 3,812,022 1,221,325 -2,590,697
Other 1,392,655 822,936 -569,719

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 60,461,436
Dover 44,746,011
Immingham Docks 32,700,227
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,226,449
Felixstowe 19,764,992

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 6,803,596 53,657,840 +46,854,244
Dover 19,161,983 25,584,028 +6,422,045
Immingham Docks 8,797,418 23,902,809 +15,105,391
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,551,672 13,674,777 +7,123,105
Felixstowe 17,764,779 2,000,213 -15,764,566
Hull 284,817 10,646,925 +10,362,108
Killingholme 6,327,012 791,285 -5,535,727
Harwich 1,740,641 1,858,644 +118,003
Southampton 1,079,219 2,240,157 +1,160,938
000 1,392,655 822,936 -569,719

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 42
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21
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
2026-04 18
2026-03 24
2026-02 29
2026-01 21
2025-12 20

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 51
Other 17
0-1m 16
15m-54m 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 942,613
South Korea 543,960
Japan 309,849
Australia 271,548
France 173,198

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 681,540 261,073 -420,467
South Korea 0 543,960 +543,960
Japan 264,829 45,020 -219,809
Australia 95,096 176,452 +81,356
France 108,338 64,860 -43,478
Taiwan 65,377 63,629 -1,748
United Arab Emirates 103,125 16,060 -87,065
Germany 101,613 14,648 -86,965
Sweden 10,151 105,878 +95,727
Italy 25,461 77,241 +51,780

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 659
Italy 425
Ireland 190
XI 53

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 176 483 +307
Italy 146 279 +133
Ireland 12 178 +166
XI 19 34 +15

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 2,807,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 818,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 392,775
Other 1,612

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 1,372,112 1,435,647 +63,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 537,148 281,287 -255,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 202,122 190,653 -11,469
Other 426 1,186 +760

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,820,971
Felixstowe 312,673
Southampton 287,859
Manchester Airport 256,358
East Midlands Airport 239,368

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 844,443 976,528 +132,085
Felixstowe 312,673 0 -312,673
Southampton 140,408 147,451 +7,043
Manchester Airport 114,202 142,156 +27,954
East Midlands Airport 106,993 132,375 +25,382
London Stansted Airport 150,158 88,645 -61,513
ZLC 113,463 79,447 -34,016
London Gateway Port 50,307 133,836 +83,529
Dover / Eurotunnel 129,006 54,722 -74,284
Immingham Docks 12,532 106,278 +93,746

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