Import/export HS code 85369010: Connectors and contact elements

Devices used to connect wires and cables in electrical systems

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 126,764,419
China 78,017,530
Netherlands 62,181,450
France 59,016,912
United States 58,880,355

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 64,604,458 62,159,961 -2,444,497
China 40,025,549 37,991,981 -2,033,568
Netherlands 14,794,867 47,386,583 +32,591,716
France 31,033,310 27,983,602 -3,049,708
United States 30,663,758 28,216,597 -2,447,161
India 18,313,369 18,233,219 -80,150
Spain 9,211,427 24,317,816 +15,106,389
Italy 14,775,926 14,565,987 -209,939
Malta 7,205,242 10,566,827 +3,361,585
Taiwan 8,839,870 7,196,998 -1,642,872

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 124,095,652
China 116,903,575
United States 61,067,109
France 43,502,559
India 42,387,270

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 51,406,301 72,689,351 +21,283,050
China 54,820,689 62,082,886 +7,262,197
United States 31,793,824 29,273,285 -2,520,539
France 24,136,095 19,366,464 -4,769,631
India 20,898,153 21,489,117 +590,964
Spain 8,411,314 25,004,481 +16,593,167
Italy 14,692,766 15,360,201 +667,435
Taiwan 10,521,357 7,922,804 -2,598,553
Malta 7,324,664 10,562,891 +3,238,227
Switzerland 7,588,397 6,658,985 -929,412

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 196
Surrey, East and West Sussex 119
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 118
Inner London - West 114
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 113

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 143 141 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 83 83 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 85 81 -4
Inner London - West 72 78 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 84 87 +3
Greater Manchester 75 86 +11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 70 67 -3
West Midlands 73 71 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 59 64 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 62 61 -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) 255,775,656
Air transport 210,794,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 157,967,839
Other 12,072,312
Road transport 646,692

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) 104,120,936 151,654,720 +47,533,784
Air transport 106,077,214 104,717,532 -1,359,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,150,924 72,816,915 -12,334,009
Other 6,259,064 5,813,248 -445,816
Road transport 328,677 318,015 -10,662
Rail transport 47,705 213,368 +165,663

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 110,900,450
Felixstowe 79,550,317
London Heathrow Airport 71,715,571
East Midlands Airport 52,658,860
Eurotunnel 47,401,635

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 55,746,302 55,154,148 -592,154
Felixstowe 28,219,453 51,330,864 +23,111,411
London Heathrow Airport 36,752,970 34,962,601 -1,790,369
East Midlands Airport 25,818,052 26,840,808 +1,022,756
Eurotunnel 21,427,880 25,973,755 +4,545,875
London Stansted Airport 18,833,053 21,067,703 +2,234,650
London Gateway Port 15,596,854 17,172,279 +1,575,425
Thamesport 16,832,487 13,528,609 -3,303,878
Southampton 15,213,207 13,504,959 -1,708,248
Birmingham Airport 12,273,372 13,042,627 +769,255

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 546
Manufacture of electrical equipment 303
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 240
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 151
Other manufacturing 118

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 517
2026-03 550
2026-02 565
2026-01 507
2025-12 448

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 885
54m+ 839
15m-54m 260
0-1m 202
Other 162

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 102,978,248
United States 79,793,786
Netherlands 54,101,649
Italy 41,435,936
France 40,991,675

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 44,992,415 57,985,833 +12,993,418
United States 38,205,704 41,588,082 +3,382,378
Netherlands 23,979,625 30,122,024 +6,142,399
Italy 20,867,544 20,568,392 -299,152
France 21,437,603 19,554,072 -1,883,531
Singapore 7,488,032 19,787,071 +12,299,039
China 10,369,067 16,782,945 +6,413,878
Saudi Arabia 14,632,803 9,561,925 -5,070,878
United Arab Emirates 10,518,629 12,893,843 +2,375,214
Ireland 11,935,390 11,176,363 -759,027

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 261,288
Italy 199,386
Nicaragua 114,042
XI 103,919
Germany 98,225

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 63,555 197,733 +134,178
Italy 176,136 23,250 -152,886
Nicaragua 112,089 1,953 -110,136
XI 11,286 92,633 +81,347
Germany 26,779 71,446 +44,667
Ireland 51,654 28,315 -23,339
Taiwan 26,235 23,171 -3,064
Austria 20,937 22,191 +1,254
United States 19,929 4,506 -15,423
France 8,474 1,509 -6,965

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 396,189,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 250,164,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,103,291
Other 1,183,052
Road transport 194,075

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 180,568,078 215,621,634 +35,053,556
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 115,127,366 135,037,493 +19,910,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,892,478 41,210,813 +2,318,335
Other 667,129 515,923 -151,206
Road transport 181,164 12,911 -168,253

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 138,379,485
Dover / Eurotunnel 134,456,473
London Heathrow Airport 105,272,261
London Stansted Airport 56,893,376
Dover 55,177,513

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 60,020,142 78,359,343 +18,339,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 60,590,703 73,865,770 +13,275,067
London Heathrow Airport 43,310,109 61,962,152 +18,652,043
London Stansted Airport 23,545,681 33,347,695 +9,802,014
Dover 27,297,707 27,879,806 +582,099
ZLC 26,768,818 22,687,278 -4,081,540
London Gateway Port 27,205,853 18,961,832 -8,244,021
Immingham Docks 11,118,336 18,229,101 +7,110,765
Manchester Airport 12,227,430 9,296,887 -2,930,543
Southampton 4,928,178 8,958,673 +4,030,495

Quick facts

HS code: 85369010

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

Description: Devices used to connect wires and cables in electrical systems