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 22,544,011
France 5,595,530
Switzerland 4,992,956
Germany 4,652,391
United States 4,288,418

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 11,312,640 11,231,371 -81,269
France 2,832,952 2,762,578 -70,374
Switzerland 4,206,936 786,020 -3,420,916
Germany 1,966,681 2,685,710 +719,029
United States 2,136,318 2,152,100 +15,782
Netherlands 2,205,725 1,206,077 -999,648
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,540,841 1,356,140 -184,701
Taiwan 637,760 727,123 +89,363
Poland 465,525 630,192 +164,667
Ireland 620,207 380,681 -239,526

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 28,135,283
Switzerland 4,831,960
France 4,305,424
United States 3,754,827
Germany 3,438,755

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 14,467,847 13,667,436 -800,411
Switzerland 3,953,650 878,310 -3,075,340
France 2,371,207 1,934,217 -436,990
United States 1,857,270 1,897,557 +40,287
Germany 1,367,999 2,070,756 +702,757
Taiwan 644,984 705,888 +60,904
Poland 609,221 720,561 +111,340
United Kingdom 765,847 475,858 -289,989
Japan 582,872 602,374 +19,502
Mexico 568,130 411,819 -156,311

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 43
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30
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 33 25 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 26 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 26 +10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 24 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 13 -6
West Midlands 17 20 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 15 -4
Greater Manchester 14 21 +7
Inner London - West 15 13 -2
West Yorkshire 12 16 +4

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 21,243,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,992,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,337,665
Road transport 616,692
Other 144,120

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 9,693,707 11,549,768 +1,856,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,007,216 8,985,650 -2,021,566
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,927,178 5,410,487 -3,516,691
Road transport 308,056 308,636 +580
Other 117,588 26,532 -91,056

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,678,916
East Midlands Airport 7,626,496
Southampton 7,026,539
London Heathrow Airport 5,859,488
London 4,005,378

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 6,806,592 5,872,324 -934,268
East Midlands Airport 3,133,441 4,493,055 +1,359,614
Southampton 3,732,084 3,294,455 -437,629
London Heathrow Airport 2,809,258 3,050,230 +240,972
London 3,597,693 407,685 -3,190,008
Birmingham Airport 1,673,957 1,815,513 +141,556
Eurotunnel 1,994,853 1,399,160 -595,693
London Stansted Airport 1,078,834 1,415,457 +336,623
London Gateway Port 633,555 1,256,275 +622,720
Dover 805,309 959,145 +153,836

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
139
Manufacture of electrical equipment
68
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
43
Other manufacturing
42

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 86
2026-04 96
2026-03 103
2026-02 76
2026-01 81

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 205
54m+ 195
15m-54m 68
Other 42
0-1m 39

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 26,193,650
Netherlands 8,237,275
Germany 4,592,168
France 4,476,940
China 3,108,415

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 13,952,809 12,240,841 -1,711,968
Netherlands 4,894,976 3,342,299 -1,552,677
Germany 2,950,638 1,641,530 -1,309,108
France 3,704,828 772,112 -2,932,716
China 1,398,497 1,709,918 +311,421
Sweden 1,851,787 1,246,957 -604,830
Brazil 1,615,982 1,238,317 -377,665
Italy 1,025,051 1,381,625 +356,574
India 878,012 1,280,332 +402,320
Ireland 1,165,217 674,836 -490,381

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 6,291
XI 2,427
China 800
Belgium 776
Spain 710

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 2,994 -303
XI 1,275 1,152 -123
China 221 579 +358
Belgium 776 0 -776
Spain 432 278 -154
Italy 234 54 -180
Ireland 212 0 -212
France 40 3 -37
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 55,737,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,887,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,364,483
Road transport 28,025
Other 14,584

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 29,964,168 25,772,933 -4,191,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,550,947 5,336,920 -5,214,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,785,056 2,579,427 -205,629
Road transport 21,592 6,433 -15,159
Other 7,605 6,979 -626

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 20,078,986
East Midlands Airport 13,219,454
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,442,980
ZLC 7,720,792
London Stansted Airport 7,179,032

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 11,125,980 8,953,006 -2,172,974
East Midlands Airport 7,527,600 5,691,854 -1,835,746
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,821,878 3,621,102 -4,200,776
ZLC 4,473,175 3,247,617 -1,225,558
London Stansted Airport 4,015,064 3,163,968 -851,096
Manchester Airport 2,191,206 4,578,139 +2,386,933
Southampton 1,540,344 856,845 -683,499
London Gateway Port 1,021,394 1,259,732 +238,338
Dover 1,071,746 714,801 -356,945
Felixstowe 715,326 849,224 +133,898

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