Import/export HS code 853590: Various high-voltage electrical devices

Miscellaneous electrical devices used in high-voltage systems not categorized elsewhere

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 £
Germany 52,759,899
Sweden 26,613,509
United States 26,150,540
Netherlands 23,136,345
Poland 18,782,739

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 £
Germany 25,152,656 27,607,243 +2,454,587
Sweden 15,721,961 10,891,548 -4,830,413
United States 12,236,170 13,914,370 +1,678,200
Netherlands 13,484,054 9,652,291 -3,831,763
Poland 9,361,086 9,421,653 +60,567
China 8,244,335 8,222,643 -21,692
Belgium 5,643,379 5,669,178 +25,799
Czechia 4,883,886 4,296,387 -587,499
Switzerland 3,960,394 4,930,723 +970,329
France 3,307,005 4,704,051 +1,397,046

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 £
Germany 50,250,732
China 28,552,198
United States 28,012,036
Sweden 26,447,086
Netherlands 15,604,149

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 £
Germany 24,009,545 26,241,187 +2,231,642
China 13,837,670 14,714,528 +876,858
United States 13,142,886 14,869,150 +1,726,264
Sweden 15,868,953 10,578,133 -5,290,820
Netherlands 8,948,419 6,655,730 -2,292,689
Poland 6,734,161 6,173,697 -560,464
Austria 4,478,443 6,155,632 +1,677,189
Switzerland 4,331,759 5,345,462 +1,013,703
France 3,610,541 5,390,894 +1,780,353
Italy 3,789,205 4,254,375 +465,170

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 73
Inner London - West 63
Surrey, East and West Sussex 59
Greater Manchester 49
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 47

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 49 46 -3
Inner London - West 49 36 -13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41 44 +3
Greater Manchester 34 30 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29 33 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29 25 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 27 23 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 29 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 23 23 +0
Inner London - East 26 23 -3

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) 153,598,430
Air transport 55,959,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,050,603
Road transport 1,969,348
Other 1,524,275

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) 80,045,897 73,552,533 -6,493,364
Air transport 26,314,792 29,645,093 +3,330,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,509,241 17,541,362 -967,879
Road transport 543,637 1,425,711 +882,074
Other 1,114,755 409,520 -705,235

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 51,804,899
Immingham Docks 36,247,628
East Midlands Airport 20,113,062
Eurotunnel 17,561,067
Felixstowe 15,496,334

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 22,989,372 28,815,527 +5,826,155
Immingham Docks 18,643,415 17,604,213 -1,039,202
East Midlands Airport 9,944,328 10,168,734 +224,406
Eurotunnel 10,093,939 7,467,128 -2,626,811
Felixstowe 7,798,315 7,698,019 -100,296
Harwich 7,843,088 4,199,056 -3,644,032
London Stansted Airport 4,846,772 5,615,336 +768,564
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,636,749 2,354,531 -5,282,218
London Heathrow Airport 4,550,406 5,012,616 +462,210
Southampton 5,019,683 3,158,746 -1,860,937

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 198
Manufacture of electrical equipment 113
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 86
Other manufacturing 60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 59

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 143
2026-03 163
2026-02 169
2026-01 137
2025-12 154

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+ 379
1m-15m 336
15m-54m 102
Other 83
0-1m 68

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 £
Netherlands 19,168,940
United States 18,916,483
Norway 16,028,732
Germany 14,551,885
Saudi Arabia 11,905,475

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 £
Netherlands 6,104,755 13,064,185 +6,959,430
United States 8,341,563 10,574,920 +2,233,357
Norway 7,662,331 8,366,401 +704,070
Germany 7,028,214 7,523,671 +495,457
Saudi Arabia 6,315,380 5,590,095 -725,285
Ireland 3,823,124 4,617,334 +794,210
Poland 2,856,757 3,989,679 +1,132,922
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,399,236 4,119,847 +1,720,611
Italy 2,339,377 3,663,008 +1,323,631
France 3,210,163 2,572,178 -637,985

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 £
Nicaragua 1,734,654
Germany 72,256
United States 22,020
China 11,955
Norway 5,055

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 £
Nicaragua 1,358,413 376,241 -982,172
Germany 0 72,256 +72,256
United States 22,020 0 -22,020
China 4,554 7,401 +2,847
Norway 0 5,055 +5,055
Ireland 918 1,004 +86
Turkey 282 611 +329
Poland 0 736 +736
XI 3 495 +492
Japan 14 0 -14

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 85,388,619
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,745,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,984,699
Other 1,981,994
Road transport 29,517

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 42,607,026 42,781,593 +174,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,866,793 37,878,535 +11,011,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,191,956 16,792,743 +3,600,787
Other 1,417,918 564,076 -853,842
Road transport 28,455 1,062 -27,393

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 24,398,981
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,455,811
East Midlands Airport 21,170,546
London Gateway Port 15,474,445
London Stansted Airport 12,021,772

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 11,322,441 13,076,540 +1,754,099
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,144,621 11,311,190 +166,569
East Midlands Airport 12,502,654 8,667,892 -3,834,762
London Gateway Port 9,129,244 6,345,201 -2,784,043
London Stansted Airport 6,048,412 5,973,360 -75,052
Immingham Docks 6,963,147 4,923,979 -2,039,168
Tyne 136,852 9,998,414 +9,861,562
Manchester Airport 4,714,311 4,947,485 +233,174
Southampton 2,280,848 7,058,884 +4,778,036
ZLC 3,389,695 4,059,443 +669,748

Quick facts

HS code: 853590

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

Description: Miscellaneous electrical devices used in high-voltage systems not categorized elsewhere