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 3,608,484
Netherlands 2,943,695
United States 2,543,298
Germany 2,316,163
France 1,994,848

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 1,858,460 1,750,024 -108,436
Netherlands 1,541,663 1,402,032 -139,631
United States 1,354,837 1,188,461 -166,376
Germany 1,178,199 1,137,964 -40,235
France 982,331 1,012,517 +30,186
China 781,789 728,741 -53,048
Italy 294,787 126,713 -168,074
Belgium 159,626 130,231 -29,395
Spain 101,967 126,242 +24,275
Poland 113,367 101,247 -12,120

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 4,835,747
United States 2,143,837
France 2,047,230
China 2,035,280
Mexico 1,462,659

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 2,499,824 2,335,923 -163,901
United States 1,272,157 871,680 -400,477
France 997,722 1,049,508 +51,786
China 1,013,995 1,021,285 +7,290
Mexico 679,408 783,251 +103,843
Germany 595,840 515,793 -80,047
Slovakia 132,334 424,798 +292,464
Indonesia 224,973 92,051 -132,922
Italy 175,833 89,618 -86,215
Spain 112,172 134,888 +22,716

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 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
West Yorkshire 14
West Midlands 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 17 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 10 -3
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0
West Midlands 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
Essex 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 2 -7

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) 8,755,068
Air transport 4,882,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,779,998
Other 493,314
Rail transport 12,726

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) 4,226,357 4,528,711 +302,354
Air transport 2,659,013 2,223,849 -435,164
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,490,304 1,289,694 -200,610
Other 385,222 108,092 -277,130
Rail transport 12,726 0 -12,726
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 4,683,405
Thamesport 2,294,456
East Midlands Airport 2,193,792
Harwich 1,194,135
London Heathrow Airport 1,154,575

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 2,332,846 2,350,559 +17,713
Thamesport 974,062 1,320,394 +346,332
East Midlands Airport 1,313,421 880,371 -433,050
Harwich 659,465 534,670 -124,795
London Heathrow Airport 598,027 556,548 -41,479
London Stansted Airport 515,387 388,693 -126,694
Felixstowe 394,932 319,021 -75,911
Dover 286,387 351,926 +65,539
London 279,720 233,676 -46,044
000 385,222 108,092 -277,130

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 20
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 43
2026-03 41
2026-02 50
2026-01 46
2025-12 39

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+ 109
1m-15m 75
15m-54m 37
Other 32
0-1m 11

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 11,903,739
Slovakia 2,606,008
Belgium 1,147,896
Taiwan 908,503
United States 865,238

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 11,468,291 435,448 -11,032,843
Slovakia 1,426,145 1,179,863 -246,282
Belgium 599,852 548,044 -51,808
Taiwan 360,655 547,848 +187,193
United States 521,330 343,908 -177,422
India 286,341 188,449 -97,892
France 183,777 249,813 +66,036
Canada 227,297 129,664 -97,633
Netherlands 164,045 170,725 +6,680
Ukraine 91,781 224,105 +132,324

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 34,526
United States 10,337
Turkey 5,512
Germany 4,144
Mexico 3,353

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 23,727 10,799 -12,928
United States 5,043 5,294 +251
Turkey 2,254 3,258 +1,004
Germany 3,122 1,022 -2,100
Mexico 2,199 1,154 -1,045
Ireland 2,397 578 -1,819
Taiwan 1,375 1,299 -76
China 725 445 -280
Romania 1,156 0 -1,156
Italy 243 270 +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) 15,486,996
Air transport 5,885,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 742,595
Other 76,412
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) 13,314,488 2,172,508 -11,141,980
Air transport 2,905,101 2,980,052 +74,951
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 408,742 333,853 -74,889
Other 47,764 28,648 -19,116
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 14,120,569
London Heathrow Airport 1,879,522
ZLC 1,774,683
East Midlands Airport 1,186,622
London Stansted Airport 853,621

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 12,825,624 1,294,945 -11,530,679
London Heathrow Airport 784,182 1,095,340 +311,158
ZLC 803,932 970,751 +166,819
East Midlands Airport 640,358 546,264 -94,094
London Stansted Airport 518,902 334,719 -184,183
London 143,532 477,453 +333,921
London Gateway Port 263,066 157,413 -105,653
Immingham Docks 155,939 100,549 -55,390
Dover 125,409 91,777 -33,632
Eurotunnel 22,012 169,113 +147,101

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