Import/export HS code 853690: Various electrical apparatus

Includes various electrical devices and components not categorized 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 £
United States 203,087,991
Germany 202,303,167
China 165,448,283
France 128,954,543
Netherlands 89,092,940

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 £
United States 105,974,093 97,113,898 -8,860,195
Germany 107,964,348 94,338,819 -13,625,529
China 82,547,232 82,901,051 +353,819
France 59,297,555 69,656,988 +10,359,433
Netherlands 26,849,838 62,243,102 +35,393,264
Italy 34,025,676 39,648,792 +5,623,116
India 24,392,993 25,297,440 +904,447
Spain 13,120,018 26,205,212 +13,085,194
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,673,699 26,152,458 +15,478,759
Turkey 16,326,033 13,051,066 -3,274,967

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 241,102,376
United States 217,423,344
Germany 170,113,470
France 92,140,261
Italy 76,568,510

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 107,682,694 133,419,682 +25,736,988
United States 115,985,165 101,438,179 -14,546,986
Germany 75,746,979 94,366,491 +18,619,512
France 43,011,168 49,129,093 +6,117,925
Italy 35,528,149 41,040,361 +5,512,212
India 29,317,675 31,449,850 +2,132,175
Spain 10,955,063 25,919,359 +14,964,296
Turkey 16,840,725 13,560,897 -3,279,828
Taiwan 14,023,848 11,907,665 -2,116,183
United Kingdom 14,956,883 10,738,256 -4,218,627

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 420
Inner London - West 311
Surrey, East and West Sussex 289
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 258
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 241

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 312 289 -23
Inner London - West 215 211 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 217 197 -20
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 195 178 -17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 172 186 +14
West Midlands 164 166 +2
Greater Manchester 171 165 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 160 154 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 134 133 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 131 117 -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 564,967,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 403,681,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 273,786,209
Other 20,693,741
Road transport 19,887,772

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 284,074,945 280,892,704 -3,182,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 179,817,661 223,863,571 +44,045,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,365,610 137,420,599 +1,054,989
Other 13,086,197 7,607,544 -5,478,653
Road transport 11,918,272 7,969,500 -3,948,772
Rail transport 220,835 171,836 -48,999

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 171,677,456
Dover 160,882,505
London Heathrow Airport 159,768,718
London Stansted Airport 124,545,354
Felixstowe 115,347,616

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 87,950,129 83,727,327 -4,222,802
Dover 79,765,845 81,116,660 +1,350,815
London Heathrow Airport 85,130,078 74,638,640 -10,491,438
London Stansted Airport 58,222,808 66,322,546 +8,099,738
Felixstowe 46,137,642 69,209,974 +23,072,332
Eurotunnel 36,537,723 46,047,744 +9,510,021
Birmingham Airport 24,257,948 28,589,911 +4,331,963
Southampton 26,242,891 22,797,803 -3,445,088
Thamesport 25,285,183 23,372,263 -1,912,920
London Gateway Port 20,754,277 27,808,069 +7,053,792

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
1150
Manufacture of electrical equipment
526
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
507
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
365
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
315

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1059
2026-04 1112
2026-03 1108
2026-02 1129
2026-01 1053

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 2207
54m+ 1635
0-1m 598
15m-54m 572
Other 331

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 £
United States 193,005,777
Germany 140,255,305
Netherlands 73,297,172
China 59,485,655
France 56,989,693

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 £
United States 101,219,728 91,786,049 -9,433,679
Germany 66,775,731 73,479,574 +6,703,843
Netherlands 33,357,755 39,939,417 +6,581,662
China 28,283,225 31,202,430 +2,919,205
France 27,812,204 29,177,489 +1,365,285
Italy 29,366,877 26,291,369 -3,075,508
Ireland 21,652,520 24,122,230 +2,469,710
Singapore 14,138,773 30,149,406 +16,010,633
United Arab Emirates 16,517,351 17,428,573 +911,222
Saudi Arabia 17,779,342 13,679,666 -4,099,676

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 18,225,212
China 1,486,950
Ireland 319,918
South Korea 247,756
Italy 196,436

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 2,509,782 15,715,430 +13,205,648
China 709,616 777,334 +67,718
Ireland 114,935 204,983 +90,048
South Korea 123,872 123,884 +12
Italy 168,317 28,119 -140,198
India 88,745 95,353 +6,608
Germany 42,971 107,119 +64,148
Lithuania 0 134,267 +134,267
Nicaragua 106,253 769 -105,484
France 18,799 41,587 +22,788

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 690,919,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 345,682,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,570,893
Other 22,152,111
Road transport 448,182

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 334,643,371 356,276,107 +21,632,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 168,872,690 176,809,844 +7,937,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,286,312 67,284,581 +998,269
Other 4,179,369 17,972,742 +13,793,373
Road transport 369,383 78,799 -290,584
Rail transport 0 1,818 +1,818

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 226,792,899
London Heathrow Airport 210,716,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,033,953
London Stansted Airport 104,898,459
ZLC 72,757,669

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 109,834,421 116,958,478 +7,124,057
London Heathrow Airport 91,491,171 119,225,133 +27,733,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,936,566 103,097,387 +4,160,821
London Stansted Airport 48,983,367 55,915,092 +6,931,725
ZLC 39,752,574 33,005,095 -6,747,479
London Gateway Port 39,382,622 32,217,671 -7,164,951
Dover 31,281,538 30,828,014 -453,524
Immingham Docks 14,179,497 21,051,644 +6,872,147
Manchester Airport 18,871,696 14,961,281 -3,910,415
Southampton 14,281,518 12,408,221 -1,873,297

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853690

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

Description: Includes various electrical devices and components not categorized elsewhere