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 127,297,490
China 77,313,330
Netherlands 62,270,278
France 58,831,146
United States 58,140,991

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 64,815,005 62,482,485 -2,332,520
China 38,982,373 38,330,957 -651,416
Netherlands 15,224,751 47,045,527 +31,820,776
France 30,824,134 28,007,012 -2,817,122
United States 30,393,022 27,747,969 -2,645,053
India 18,149,909 18,389,290 +239,381
Spain 9,516,651 23,549,099 +14,032,448
Italy 14,671,393 15,971,516 +1,300,123
Malta 7,728,147 11,165,505 +3,437,358
Taiwan 8,627,359 7,284,987 -1,342,372

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 124,527,395
China 116,570,479
United States 60,523,412
France 43,341,658
India 42,608,317

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 51,413,330 73,114,065 +21,700,735
China 53,818,622 62,751,857 +8,933,235
United States 31,719,156 28,804,256 -2,914,900
France 23,990,348 19,351,310 -4,639,038
India 20,855,017 21,753,300 +898,283
Spain 8,531,119 24,314,567 +15,783,448
Italy 14,679,094 16,576,849 +1,897,755
Malta 7,716,164 11,158,621 +3,442,457
Taiwan 10,582,567 8,052,287 -2,530,280
Switzerland 7,814,988 6,354,538 -1,460,450

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 194
Surrey, East and West Sussex 120
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 114
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 114
Inner London - West 110

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 143 133 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 87 84 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 80 90 +10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 86 76 -10
Inner London - West 70 79 +9
Greater Manchester 75 84 +9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 70 68 -2
West Midlands 73 71 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 57 65 +8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 63 61 -2

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) 259,119,939
Air transport 211,189,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,024,713
Other 11,965,303
Road transport 653,449

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) 105,672,220 153,447,719 +47,775,499
Air transport 106,280,466 104,908,660 -1,371,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,133,242 73,891,471 -7,241,771
Other 6,353,255 5,612,048 -741,207
Road transport 326,925 326,524 -401
Rail transport 157,372 74,367 -83,005

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 112,324,955
Felixstowe 79,296,322
London Heathrow Airport 71,392,176
East Midlands Airport 52,816,811
Eurotunnel 49,511,736

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 56,874,367 55,450,588 -1,423,779
Felixstowe 27,412,509 51,883,813 +24,471,304
London Heathrow Airport 36,156,906 35,235,270 -921,636
East Midlands Airport 25,384,129 27,432,682 +2,048,553
Eurotunnel 22,028,012 27,483,724 +5,455,712
London Stansted Airport 19,703,435 20,651,240 +947,805
London Gateway Port 14,962,859 18,550,147 +3,587,288
Thamesport 16,169,879 13,637,558 -2,532,321
Southampton 14,285,436 13,367,244 -918,192
Birmingham Airport 12,352,898 13,035,906 +683,008

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
539
Manufacture of electrical equipment
307
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
244
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
150
Other manufacturing
118

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 502
2026-04 517
2026-03 550
2026-02 565
2026-01 507

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 888
54m+ 832
15m-54m 258
0-1m 200
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 104,676,939
United States 81,022,935
Netherlands 55,096,931
Italy 41,766,917
France 38,394,137

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 45,937,303 58,739,636 +12,802,333
United States 37,978,255 43,044,680 +5,066,425
Netherlands 24,267,673 30,829,258 +6,561,585
Italy 21,742,927 20,023,990 -1,718,937
France 18,866,962 19,527,175 +660,213
Singapore 7,921,790 19,953,302 +12,031,512
China 10,256,743 17,350,335 +7,093,592
Saudi Arabia 14,233,828 9,817,729 -4,416,099
United Arab Emirates 11,542,419 12,294,618 +752,199
Ireland 12,116,882 11,444,732 -672,150

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 262,835
Italy 176,765
Germany 136,744
XI 133,383
Nicaragua 105,770

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 65,211 197,624 +132,413
Italy 161,543 15,222 -146,321
Germany 30,144 106,600 +76,456
XI 12,230 121,153 +108,923
Nicaragua 105,001 769 -104,232
Ireland 57,704 22,213 -35,491
Taiwan 27,162 19,770 -7,392
Austria 23,946 18,821 -5,125
United States 22,315 2,135 -20,180
France 8,639 1,344 -7,295

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 400,119,548
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 251,971,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,464,804
Other 1,213,279
Road transport 175,563

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 180,547,109 219,572,439 +39,025,330
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 120,084,599 131,887,060 +11,802,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,097,553 41,367,251 +3,269,698
Other 665,069 548,210 -116,859
Road transport 162,652 12,911 -149,741

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 140,231,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 134,816,958
London Heathrow Airport 108,398,334
London Stansted Airport 58,052,748
Dover 55,256,892

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 60,837,841 79,393,180 +18,555,339
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,469,533 71,347,425 +7,877,892
London Heathrow Airport 44,579,716 63,818,618 +19,238,902
London Stansted Airport 24,155,390 33,897,358 +9,741,968
Dover 27,269,943 27,986,949 +717,006
ZLC 23,747,041 22,723,480 -1,023,561
London Gateway Port 26,997,063 19,073,842 -7,923,221
Immingham Docks 12,339,435 17,165,868 +4,826,433
Manchester Airport 12,463,983 9,618,384 -2,845,599
Holyhead 6,672,852 7,419,134 +746,282

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