Import/export HS code 85366990: Various types of connectors

Miscellaneous connectors used in electrical and optical 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 £
China 306,499,577
United States 150,131,412
Germany 143,560,690
France 45,353,989
Netherlands 40,915,657

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 148,505,358 157,994,219 +9,488,861
United States 69,332,140 80,799,272 +11,467,132
Germany 68,132,135 75,428,555 +7,296,420
France 22,003,730 23,350,259 +1,346,529
Netherlands 22,912,053 18,003,604 -4,908,449
Czechia 17,831,558 17,792,470 -39,088
Italy 11,061,119 10,565,351 -495,768
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,138,699 13,593,008 +9,454,309
Switzerland 7,055,284 7,810,390 +755,106
Belgium 7,361,116 6,417,614 -943,502

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 367,637,164
United States 120,288,549
Germany 87,210,970
France 35,742,873
Mexico 33,051,022

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 172,180,207 195,456,957 +23,276,750
United States 57,711,917 62,576,632 +4,864,715
Germany 41,228,915 45,982,055 +4,753,140
France 17,349,592 18,393,281 +1,043,689
Mexico 14,989,618 18,061,404 +3,071,786
Switzerland 12,013,544 10,151,482 -1,862,062
Italy 10,852,354 10,518,721 -333,633
Taiwan 9,156,553 11,807,789 +2,651,236
Czechia 12,148,281 6,944,226 -5,204,055
United Kingdom 8,636,180 6,651,106 -1,985,074

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 288
Surrey, East and West Sussex 215
Inner London - West 202
West Midlands 169
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 163

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 205 213 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 151 154 +3
Inner London - West 137 136 -1
West Midlands 117 125 +8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 109 116 +7
Greater Manchester 111 115 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 106 113 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 87 103 +16
Essex 90 87 -3
Inner London - East 82 68 -14

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 367,273,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 319,526,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 165,050,889
Other 17,624,485
Road transport 1,099,085

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 168,763,881 198,509,608 +29,745,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,791,515 172,735,440 +25,943,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,583,961 76,466,928 -12,117,033
Other 13,942,656 3,681,829 -10,260,827
Road transport 404,026 695,059 +291,033
Rail transport 377,478 176,959 -200,519

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 146,166,029
Felixstowe 142,684,039
Southampton 104,562,542
London Heathrow Airport 86,644,029
Dover 62,447,571

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 £
East Midlands Airport 67,785,306 78,380,723 +10,595,417
Felixstowe 76,082,440 66,601,599 -9,480,841
Southampton 51,274,615 53,287,927 +2,013,312
London Heathrow Airport 38,698,485 47,945,544 +9,247,059
Dover 32,548,730 29,898,841 -2,649,889
London Gateway Port 13,072,638 34,927,957 +21,855,319
Birmingham Airport 21,492,114 25,813,014 +4,320,900
London Stansted Airport 21,050,034 19,673,903 -1,376,131
Eurotunnel 15,254,483 22,575,834 +7,321,351
Thamesport 12,650,967 13,793,261 +1,142,294

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 785
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 392
Manufacture of electrical equipment 318
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 278
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 175

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 709
2026-03 727
2026-02 663
2026-01 668
2025-12 624

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 1352
54m+ 1054
0-1m 384
15m-54m 331
Other 239

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 104,176,333
United States 77,533,077
France 50,716,294
Brazil 27,875,538
Ireland 26,931,293

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 52,956,218 51,220,115 -1,736,103
United States 36,033,122 41,499,955 +5,466,833
France 25,729,103 24,987,191 -741,912
Brazil 15,373,285 12,502,253 -2,871,032
Ireland 12,938,532 13,992,761 +1,054,229
Italy 11,037,862 15,250,496 +4,212,634
China 13,780,968 12,506,903 -1,274,065
Norway 13,972,221 12,177,586 -1,794,635
Netherlands 11,546,732 11,456,417 -90,315
Turkey 5,544,482 6,922,140 +1,377,658

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 £
Japan 498,460
China 223,840
XI 46,913
Germany 18,847
Switzerland 16,342

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 £
Japan 165,157 333,303 +168,146
China 118,318 105,522 -12,796
XI 9,661 37,252 +27,591
Germany 3,073 15,774 +12,701
Switzerland 8,690 7,652 -1,038
Ireland 7,852 1,961 -5,891
Italy 1,669 3,004 +1,335
Belgium 0 4,387 +4,387
France 1,492 2,114 +622
India 1,983 1,525 -458

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 392,829,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,534,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,915,307
Other 966,726
Road transport 607,018

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 195,602,435 197,227,250 +1,624,815
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,508,141 68,026,673 +3,518,532
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,115,300 17,800,007 -1,315,293
Other 373,522 593,204 +219,682
Road transport 395,910 211,108 -184,802

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 131,339,951
London Heathrow Airport 112,000,878
London Stansted Airport 93,655,839
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,225,821
ZLC 29,391,706

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 £
East Midlands Airport 64,658,261 66,681,690 +2,023,429
London Heathrow Airport 54,367,499 57,633,379 +3,265,880
London Stansted Airport 48,314,124 45,341,715 -2,972,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,579,572 40,646,249 +1,066,677
ZLC 15,619,429 13,772,277 -1,847,152
Dover 10,945,301 11,461,024 +515,723
Manchester Airport 9,442,158 8,243,139 -1,199,019
Holyhead 6,478,032 7,882,996 +1,404,964
London Gateway Port 7,877,798 5,360,688 -2,517,110
Southampton 3,323,792 5,860,202 +2,536,410

Quick facts

HS code: 85366990

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

Description: Miscellaneous connectors used in electrical and optical systems not specified elsewhere