Import/export HS code 85365019: Various types of switches

Various other switches used in electrical systems not specified elsewhere

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 £
Germany 79,749,951
United States 27,313,125
China 19,313,982
Spain 14,745,569
Netherlands 11,547,671

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 £
Germany 38,414,476 41,335,475 +2,920,999
United States 14,198,649 13,114,476 -1,084,173
China 10,791,188 8,522,794 -2,268,394
Spain 4,107,322 10,638,247 +6,530,925
Netherlands 6,011,608 5,536,063 -475,545
France 6,099,312 5,048,713 -1,050,599
Egypt 5,034,952 3,041,753 -1,993,199
Japan 3,513,118 2,136,795 -1,376,323
Thailand 2,185,769 2,385,786 +200,017
Italy 1,837,261 1,630,921 -206,340

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 £
Germany 49,793,132
China 35,051,665
United States 30,499,966
Japan 9,291,946
Egypt 8,085,616

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 £
Germany 24,268,359 25,524,773 +1,256,414
China 19,833,495 15,218,170 -4,615,325
United States 15,825,354 14,674,612 -1,150,742
Japan 5,680,451 3,611,495 -2,068,956
Egypt 5,035,911 3,049,705 -1,986,206
Hungary 3,390,349 4,142,152 +751,803
Viet Nam 3,527,534 3,976,951 +449,417
Israel 158,065 5,546,023 +5,387,958
Italy 2,373,766 2,310,292 -63,474
Czechia 2,537,568 2,115,484 -422,084

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 119
West Midlands 78
Surrey, East and West Sussex 75
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 73
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 70

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 91 84 -7
West Midlands 53 57 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 56 54 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 56 50 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 44 57 +13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 48 43 -5
Inner London - West 52 42 -10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 49 44 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 46 42 -4
Greater Manchester 40 41 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,572,223
Air transport 76,437,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,871,257
Other 4,214,755
Road transport 147,180

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,506,538 44,065,685 +5,559,147
Air transport 41,135,428 35,302,295 -5,833,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,504,134 23,367,123 +1,862,989
Other 3,570,835 643,920 -2,926,915
Road transport 18,269 128,911 +110,642
Rail transport 9,816 28,678 +18,862

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 56,021,162
London Heathrow Airport 27,696,101
East Midlands Airport 24,674,401
Southampton 15,381,956
London Gateway Port 14,374,628

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 £
Dover 24,243,223 31,777,939 +7,534,716
London Heathrow Airport 16,147,811 11,548,290 -4,599,521
East Midlands Airport 12,352,838 12,321,563 -31,275
Southampton 7,430,796 7,951,160 +520,364
London Gateway Port 6,790,374 7,584,254 +793,880
Eurotunnel 6,567,822 5,349,889 -1,217,933
London Stansted Airport 5,677,106 4,944,102 -733,004
Birmingham Airport 4,201,393 4,835,469 +634,076
Felixstowe 4,266,342 2,484,526 -1,781,816
Thamesport 2,536,307 2,006,201 -530,106

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
329
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
158
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
115
Manufacture of electrical equipment
76
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
75

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 267
2026-04 274
2026-03 282
2026-02 282
2026-01 268

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+ 620
1m-15m 459
15m-54m 160
Other 107
0-1m 92

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 £
France 15,387,653
United States 12,851,678
Germany 8,934,278
Italy 5,473,080
United Arab Emirates 5,383,254

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 £
France 8,148,271 7,239,382 -908,889
United States 6,355,931 6,495,747 +139,816
Germany 5,342,398 3,591,880 -1,750,518
Italy 2,469,832 3,003,248 +533,416
United Arab Emirates 3,344,796 2,038,458 -1,306,338
Czechia 980,569 3,292,812 +2,312,243
Belgium 2,757,918 694,815 -2,063,103
Ireland 1,883,248 1,475,323 -407,925
Netherlands 1,974,219 1,084,730 -889,489
India 1,159,642 1,798,604 +638,962

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 £
China 257,966
Germany 36,280
XI 24,585
France 8,867
Ireland 4,504

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 £
China 135,227 122,739 -12,488
Germany 9,527 26,753 +17,226
XI 18,031 6,554 -11,477
France 1,125 7,742 +6,617
Ireland 323 4,181 +3,858
Poland 217 3,899 +3,682
Netherlands 746 2,846 +2,100
Italy 1,586 1,639 +53
United States 1,177 1,330 +153
Mexico 1,058 1,269 +211

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 59,907,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,546,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,526,310
Other 370,769
Road transport 21,231

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 29,956,232 29,951,573 -4,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,157,082 13,389,603 -5,767,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,343,261 4,183,049 -160,212
Other 182,734 188,035 +5,301
Road transport 21,231 0 -21,231

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,134,627
London Heathrow Airport 21,951,604
East Midlands Airport 18,501,829
ZLC 8,942,445
London Stansted Airport 7,690,777

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 15,347,698 10,786,929 -4,560,769
London Heathrow Airport 12,024,424 9,927,180 -2,097,244
East Midlands Airport 9,251,647 9,250,182 -1,465
ZLC 2,838,176 6,104,269 +3,266,093
London Stansted Airport 4,379,282 3,311,495 -1,067,787
London Gateway Port 2,550,356 1,472,822 -1,077,534
Felixstowe 1,102,797 1,132,979 +30,182
Manchester Airport 1,186,550 771,416 -415,134
Southampton 598,413 1,338,447 +740,034
Immingham Docks 867,905 959,213 +91,308

Quick facts

HS code: 85365019

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

Description: Various other switches used in electrical systems not specified elsewhere