Import/export HS code 85365007: Snap-action switches for low current

Quick-acting switches used in low current electrical applications

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 £
China 20,115,035
Switzerland 6,009,456
France 5,519,658
Germany 3,897,461
United States 3,572,877

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 £
China 11,314,824 8,800,211 -2,514,613
Switzerland 4,622,824 1,386,632 -3,236,192
France 3,866,763 1,652,895 -2,213,868
Germany 2,024,631 1,872,830 -151,801
United States 1,924,180 1,648,697 -275,483
Netherlands 2,098,780 1,124,135 -974,645
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,665,333 1,150,256 -515,077
Taiwan 745,575 591,643 -153,932
Ireland 535,230 482,829 -52,401
Poland 494,011 344,812 -149,199

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 25,327,667
Switzerland 5,579,551
France 4,573,866
United States 3,100,111
Germany 2,673,038

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 14,569,791 10,757,876 -3,811,915
Switzerland 4,327,131 1,252,420 -3,074,711
France 3,331,965 1,241,901 -2,090,064
United States 1,660,690 1,439,421 -221,269
Germany 1,408,715 1,264,323 -144,392
Taiwan 797,876 638,866 -159,010
United Kingdom 795,969 330,171 -465,798
Poland 665,566 426,762 -238,804
Japan 559,527 497,934 -61,593
Ireland 495,966 457,844 -38,122

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 46
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 28
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 27

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 34 26 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 20 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 23 +9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 18 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 15 -3
West Midlands 17 17 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 15 +0
Greater Manchester 12 15 +3
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
West Yorkshire 12 12 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,452,545
Air transport 17,613,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,472,347
Road transport 651,937
Other 141,954

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,731,690 7,720,855 -4,010,835
Air transport 9,646,409 7,967,130 -1,679,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,010,634 4,461,713 -5,548,921
Road transport 268,897 383,040 +114,143
Other 116,527 25,427 -91,100

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,313,121
Southampton 6,705,044
East Midlands Airport 6,263,082
London 5,047,006
London Heathrow Airport 4,173,742

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 £
Felixstowe 7,104,008 5,209,113 -1,894,895
Southampton 3,993,251 2,711,793 -1,281,458
East Midlands Airport 3,249,321 3,013,761 -235,560
London 4,033,419 1,013,587 -3,019,832
London Heathrow Airport 2,413,652 1,760,090 -653,562
Eurotunnel 2,940,985 596,366 -2,344,619
Birmingham Airport 1,631,042 1,328,170 -302,872
London Stansted Airport 976,868 1,216,782 +239,914
Dover 784,740 707,374 -77,366
London Gateway Port 588,561 862,467 +273,906

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 127
Manufacture of electrical equipment 64
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 52
Other manufacturing 41
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 37

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 81
2025-11 79
2025-10 99
2025-09 73
2025-08 93

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
1m-15m 189
54m+ 173
15m-54m 62
Other 39
0-1m 34

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 24,527,681
Netherlands 7,775,837
France 5,365,917
Germany 4,506,855
Sweden 2,921,657

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 14,861,265 9,666,416 -5,194,849
Netherlands 4,633,960 3,141,877 -1,492,083
France 4,779,104 586,813 -4,192,291
Germany 2,611,423 1,895,432 -715,991
Sweden 1,723,808 1,197,849 -525,959
China 1,521,713 1,371,196 -150,517
Brazil 1,425,980 1,156,330 -269,650
Italy 955,279 942,359 -12,920
Ireland 709,293 1,028,578 +319,285
India 875,559 819,732 -55,827

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 £
Germany 4,615
XI 2,118
Spain 1,064
China 780
Belgium 776

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 £
Germany 3,297 1,318 -1,979
XI 1,102 1,016 -86
Spain 786 278 -508
China 122 658 +536
Belgium 459 317 -142
Italy 185 86 -99
Ireland 193 19 -174
France 40 0 -40
Turkey 0 18 +18

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 51,131,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,314,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,080,302
Road transport 39,803
Other 12,887

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 30,491,063 20,640,358 -9,850,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,225,967 6,088,540 -4,137,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,798,169 2,282,133 -516,036
Road transport 33,370 6,433 -26,937
Other 7,286 5,601 -1,685

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 18,511,220
East Midlands Airport 12,514,677
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,838,791
ZLC 6,983,707
London Stansted Airport 6,847,915

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 10,869,248 7,641,972 -3,227,276
East Midlands Airport 7,683,342 4,831,335 -2,852,007
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,948,914 3,889,877 -4,059,037
ZLC 4,470,825 2,512,882 -1,957,943
London Stansted Airport 4,527,669 2,320,246 -2,207,423
Manchester Airport 2,425,222 3,089,096 +663,874
Southampton 1,551,827 813,685 -738,142
London Gateway Port 944,800 1,121,592 +176,792
Dover 1,223,652 646,531 -577,121
Felixstowe 741,369 868,338 +126,969

Quick facts

HS code: 85365007

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

Description: Quick-acting switches used in low current electrical applications