Import/export HS code 85365015: Rotary switches

Switches that operate by rotating a knob or dial to select different circuit paths

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 £
Japan 3,048,707
Netherlands 2,379,055
United States 2,286,829
Germany 2,049,462
France 1,684,113

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 £
Japan 1,763,872 1,284,835 -479,037
Netherlands 1,539,074 839,981 -699,093
United States 1,288,356 998,473 -289,883
Germany 1,180,323 869,139 -311,184
France 965,661 718,452 -247,209
China 798,021 545,372 -252,649
Italy 300,195 83,556 -216,639
Belgium 170,751 94,728 -76,023
Spain 111,377 97,678 -13,699
Poland 111,398 72,913 -38,485

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 £
Japan 4,083,125
United States 1,989,248
China 1,778,630
France 1,720,105
Mexico 1,201,273

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 £
Japan 2,406,012 1,677,113 -728,899
United States 1,202,686 786,562 -416,124
China 1,031,702 746,928 -284,774
France 980,030 740,075 -239,955
Mexico 689,081 512,192 -176,889
Germany 610,850 399,960 -210,890
Slovakia 114,746 273,531 +158,785
Indonesia 218,464 68,038 -150,426
Italy 185,135 57,779 -127,356
Spain 118,162 105,458 -12,704

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 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
West Midlands 13
West Yorkshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10

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 16 16 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 10 -6
West Midlands 9 10 +1
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Essex 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 3 -6
Inner London - West 4 6 +2

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) 7,378,442
Air transport 4,338,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,421,299
Other 503,958
Rail transport 24,272

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) 4,130,298 3,248,144 -882,154
Air transport 2,648,509 1,689,943 -958,566
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,510,590 910,709 -599,881
Other 377,314 126,644 -250,670
Rail transport 24,272 0 -24,272
Road transport 0 8,425 +8,425

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,932,048
East Midlands Airport 1,924,650
Thamesport 1,806,485
London Heathrow Airport 1,107,057
Harwich 1,029,557

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 £
Southampton 2,216,197 1,715,851 -500,346
East Midlands Airport 1,323,714 600,936 -722,778
Thamesport 958,408 848,077 -110,331
London Heathrow Airport 597,691 509,366 -88,325
Harwich 650,903 378,654 -272,249
London Stansted Airport 517,226 269,748 -247,478
Felixstowe 393,172 246,511 -146,661
Dover 297,282 275,818 -21,464
000 377,314 126,644 -250,670
London 296,804 189,381 -107,423

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 58
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 46
2025-11 46
2025-10 53
2025-09 52
2025-08 45

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+ 106
1m-15m 74
15m-54m 36
Other 31
0-1m 7

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 12,942,252
Slovakia 2,192,651
Belgium 1,036,993
Taiwan 816,924
United States 715,617

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 12,435,487 506,765 -11,928,722
Slovakia 1,398,177 794,474 -603,703
Belgium 583,433 453,560 -129,873
Taiwan 429,067 387,857 -41,210
United States 497,173 218,444 -278,729
India 265,628 141,823 -123,805
France 196,373 179,114 -17,259
Canada 227,297 93,864 -133,433
Netherlands 178,301 83,633 -94,668
Ireland 181,549 63,142 -118,407

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 £
XI 30,120
United States 8,541
Turkey 4,551
Germany 3,626
Mexico 2,991

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 £
XI 21,477 8,643 -12,834
United States 4,956 3,585 -1,371
Turkey 1,552 2,999 +1,447
Germany 2,908 718 -2,190
Mexico 1,696 1,295 -401
Ireland 2,397 7 -2,390
Taiwan 758 1,378 +620
Romania 1,156 0 -1,156
China 712 350 -362
Italy 243 216 -27

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,824,266
Air transport 5,146,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 611,044
Other 66,043
Road transport 1,375

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,172,949 1,651,317 -12,521,632
Air transport 3,142,260 2,003,921 -1,138,339
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 365,436 245,608 -119,828
Other 43,320 22,723 -20,597
Road transport 1,375 0 -1,375

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,840,549
London Heathrow Airport 1,599,700
ZLC 1,493,111
East Midlands Airport 1,130,335
London Stansted Airport 756,736

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,632,917 1,207,632 -12,425,285
London Heathrow Airport 885,926 713,774 -172,152
ZLC 809,471 683,640 -125,831
East Midlands Airport 741,124 389,211 -351,913
London Stansted Airport 551,335 205,401 -345,934
London 195,725 259,695 +63,970
London Gateway Port 234,523 124,105 -110,418
Immingham Docks 161,784 75,235 -86,549
Dover 128,710 60,712 -67,998
Southampton 98,496 41,913 -56,583

Quick facts

HS code: 85365015

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

Description: Switches that operate by rotating a knob or dial to select different circuit paths