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 3,437,515
Netherlands 2,982,775
United States 2,340,271
Germany 2,107,015
France 1,990,763

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 1,848,865 1,588,650 -260,215
Netherlands 1,567,699 1,415,076 -152,623
United States 1,299,952 1,040,319 -259,633
Germany 1,059,219 1,047,796 -11,423
France 988,050 1,002,713 +14,663
China 709,831 725,325 +15,494
Italy 261,537 122,382 -139,155
Belgium 149,734 111,385 -38,349
Spain 108,697 110,926 +2,229
Poland 105,709 100,385 -5,324

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 4,654,059
China 1,983,988
France 1,976,222
United States 1,963,486
Mexico 1,421,542

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 2,559,099 2,094,960 -464,139
China 979,400 1,004,588 +25,188
France 1,009,028 967,194 -41,834
United States 1,137,800 825,686 -312,114
Mexico 647,381 774,161 +126,780
Germany 567,219 457,429 -109,790
Slovakia 205,324 370,439 +165,115
Indonesia 216,168 111,376 -104,792
Spain 119,203 118,560 -643
Italy 144,819 91,918 -52,901

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 23
West Yorkshire 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 16 16 +0
West Yorkshire 10 10 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 10 -2
West Midlands 10 8 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Essex 9 8 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
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) 8,415,521
Air transport 4,503,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,834,269
Other 440,371
Road transport 8,425

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) 4,207,283 4,208,238 +955
Air transport 2,457,919 2,045,994 -411,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,497,020 1,337,249 -159,771
Other 368,534 71,837 -296,697
Road transport 0 8,425 +8,425
Rail transport 5,778 0 -5,778

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,453,525
Thamesport 2,234,502
East Midlands Airport 1,972,858
Harwich 1,187,284
London Heathrow Airport 1,102,053

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 2,327,843 2,125,682 -202,161
Thamesport 972,728 1,261,774 +289,046
East Midlands Airport 1,140,035 832,823 -307,212
Harwich 725,057 462,227 -262,830
London Heathrow Airport 645,683 456,370 -189,313
London Stansted Airport 427,425 348,975 -78,450
Felixstowe 357,037 323,639 -33,398
Dover 302,400 326,373 +23,973
London 302,849 191,516 -111,333
000 368,534 71,837 -296,697

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
55
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
21
Manufacture of electrical equipment
19
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
2026-05 42
2026-04 43
2026-03 41
2026-02 50
2026-01 46

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+ 110
1m-15m 73
15m-54m 33
Other 32
0-1m 12

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 9,529,502
Slovakia 2,481,893
Belgium 1,058,684
Taiwan 839,403
United States 823,815

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 9,194,570 334,932 -8,859,638
Slovakia 1,412,728 1,069,165 -343,563
Belgium 511,074 547,610 +36,536
Taiwan 433,141 406,262 -26,879
United States 516,267 307,548 -208,719
India 279,549 189,633 -89,916
France 167,627 247,335 +79,708
Ukraine 108,194 254,448 +146,254
Netherlands 179,817 154,156 -25,661
Canada 202,900 73,338 -129,562

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 31,536
United States 9,823
Turkey 5,849
Germany 4,302
Mexico 3,275

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 20,654 10,882 -9,772
United States 4,725 5,098 +373
Turkey 2,696 3,153 +457
Germany 2,912 1,390 -1,522
Mexico 2,037 1,238 -799
Ireland 2,397 578 -1,819
Taiwan 1,439 1,310 -129
China 838 350 -488
Italy 243 270 +27
Hungary 0 371 +371

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) 12,889,933
Air transport 5,527,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 680,633
Other 67,725
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) 10,958,007 1,931,926 -9,026,081
Air transport 2,807,333 2,720,041 -87,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 328,101 352,532 +24,431
Other 39,231 28,494 -10,737
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 11,663,915
London Heathrow Airport 1,746,450
ZLC 1,652,133
East Midlands Airport 1,140,920
London Stansted Airport 878,005

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 10,531,363 1,132,552 -9,398,811
London Heathrow Airport 857,610 888,840 +31,230
ZLC 723,360 928,773 +205,413
East Midlands Airport 610,206 530,714 -79,492
London Stansted Airport 535,298 342,707 -192,591
London 114,034 450,794 +336,760
London Gateway Port 253,312 173,311 -80,001
Immingham Docks 160,505 84,987 -75,518
Eurotunnel 22,012 169,113 +147,101
Dover 88,951 75,174 -13,777

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