Import/export HS code 853641: Electrical devices for circuits under 60V

Includes switches and other devices for very low 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 £
United States 21,926,546
France 19,279,437
Germany 18,428,520
Japan 5,351,657
Netherlands 4,090,845

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 £
United States 11,355,787 10,570,759 -785,028
France 10,804,109 8,475,328 -2,328,781
Germany 9,430,987 8,997,533 -433,454
Japan 2,427,516 2,924,141 +496,625
Netherlands 2,052,320 2,038,525 -13,795
China 1,972,349 1,825,664 -146,685
Portugal 1,323,581 970,073 -353,508
Canada 492,214 1,469,424 +977,210
Austria 979,231 838,075 -141,156
Italy 829,332 836,378 +7,046

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 £
China 15,951,704
France 14,350,099
United States 9,842,586
Mexico 8,842,996
Japan 8,395,639

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 £
China 9,142,989 6,808,715 -2,334,274
France 7,497,861 6,852,238 -645,623
United States 5,143,156 4,699,430 -443,726
Mexico 4,772,400 4,070,596 -701,804
Japan 3,855,562 4,540,077 +684,515
United Kingdom 3,471,973 4,490,877 +1,018,904
Germany 2,962,922 1,988,069 -974,853
Portugal 2,134,704 1,433,358 -701,346
India 998,703 1,203,775 +205,072
Italy 1,163,210 1,035,157 -128,053

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 80
Surrey, East and West Sussex 61
West Midlands 46
Essex 44
Inner London - West 44

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 59 54 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41 48 +7
West Midlands 32 30 -2
Essex 34 32 -2
Inner London - West 36 22 -14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 36 34 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 31 +2
Greater Manchester 27 30 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 32 28 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29 22 -7

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 53,407,750
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,045,604
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,064,096
Other 1,919,939
Road transport 567,943

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 £
Air transport 27,203,029 26,204,721 -998,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,825,878 9,219,726 -3,606,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,426,360 5,637,736 -788,624
Other 1,037,912 882,027 -155,885
Road transport 5,616 562,327 +556,711

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 19,097,317
London Stansted Airport 14,910,380
Eurotunnel 11,653,108
Birmingham Airport 10,831,219
London Heathrow Airport 6,744,583

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 £
East Midlands Airport 9,718,395 9,378,922 -339,473
London Stansted Airport 7,473,783 7,436,597 -37,186
Eurotunnel 5,825,092 5,828,016 +2,924
Birmingham Airport 5,203,617 5,627,602 +423,985
London Heathrow Airport 3,747,663 2,996,920 -750,743
Dover 4,052,505 1,619,403 -2,433,102
Southampton 2,916,384 1,789,302 -1,127,082
Thamesport 1,819,954 1,184,647 -635,307
000 1,037,912 882,027 -155,885
Felixstowe 710,460 724,265 +13,805

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 197
Manufacture of electrical equipment 95
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 94
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 63
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 60

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 192
2025-11 188
2025-10 203
2025-09 199
2025-08 192

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+ 343
1m-15m 333
15m-54m 106
Other 70
0-1m 66

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 £
Germany 9,054,238
United States 8,834,086
Ireland 3,001,387
Belgium 2,997,787
Singapore 2,949,988

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 £
Germany 3,989,951 5,064,287 +1,074,336
United States 3,771,608 5,062,478 +1,290,870
Ireland 1,862,240 1,139,147 -723,093
Belgium 1,604,703 1,393,084 -211,619
Singapore 1,866,350 1,083,638 -782,712
Netherlands 1,216,588 946,187 -270,401
France 977,040 1,090,070 +113,030
Italy 758,969 963,932 +204,963
China 719,010 662,642 -56,368
Australia 663,581 513,603 -149,978

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 £
India 205,233
China 171,110
Portugal 24,155
Belgium 17,048
XI 8,989

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 £
India 130,008 75,225 -54,783
China 93,728 77,382 -16,346
Portugal 786 23,369 +22,583
Belgium 11,623 5,425 -6,198
XI 4,031 4,958 +927
Germany 2,058 1,385 -673
Italy 1,097 1,211 +114
Hungary 1,496 51 -1,445
France 557 615 +58
Ireland 121 874 +753

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 32,462,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,570,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,199,938
Other 450,117
Road transport 28,244

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 15,572,719 16,890,137 +1,317,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,725,617 4,844,631 -880,986
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,616,453 1,583,485 -32,968
Other 256,214 193,903 -62,311
Road transport 27,143 1,101 -26,042

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 16,433,298
London Heathrow Airport 7,347,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,119,929
London Stansted Airport 4,725,276
ZLC 3,295,290

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 £
East Midlands Airport 8,189,180 8,244,118 +54,938
London Heathrow Airport 3,764,032 3,583,919 -180,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,672,129 3,447,800 -224,329
London Stansted Airport 2,061,899 2,663,377 +601,478
ZLC 1,126,357 2,168,933 +1,042,576
Holyhead 988,778 636,641 -352,137
Southampton 205,959 862,620 +656,661
Liverpool Docks 751,028 266,652 -484,376
London Gateway Port 589,906 361,032 -228,874
Dover 199,617 430,089 +230,472

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853641

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

Description: Includes switches and other devices for very low voltage electrical systems