Import/export HS code 85369040: Battery clamps for vehicles

Clamps used to connect batteries in cars, trucks, and motorcycles

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 13,710,421
China 1,132,347
Japan 623,780
Canada 299,072
Taiwan 272,258

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 6,920,718 6,789,703 -131,015
China 740,851 391,496 -349,355
Japan 356,604 267,176 -89,428
Canada 172,809 126,263 -46,546
Taiwan 154,293 117,965 -36,328
Switzerland 3,283 238,048 +234,765
France 93,881 125,901 +32,020
Belgium 146,384 64,912 -81,472
Norway 14,054 109,840 +95,786
Netherlands 86,709 35,154 -51,555

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 £
United States 11,217,527
China 1,629,742
Mexico 1,296,396
Japan 692,822
Germany 613,017

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 £
United States 5,508,738 5,708,789 +200,051
China 1,079,527 550,215 -529,312
Mexico 540,131 756,265 +216,134
Japan 374,662 318,160 -56,502
Germany 468,030 144,987 -323,043
Taiwan 197,133 165,556 -31,577
Canada 221,935 107,218 -114,717
Switzerland 12,128 275,225 +263,097
France 120,377 145,821 +25,444
Italy 149,494 62,086 -87,408

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 36
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
West Midlands 15

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 27 22 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 16 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 12 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
West Midlands 10 9 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 5 -5
Kent 7 11 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 6 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0

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 15,244,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,883,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 319,988
Other 124,281
Road transport 40,023

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 7,576,804 7,667,369 +90,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,201,038 682,562 -518,476
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 199,362 120,626 -78,736
Other 100,870 23,411 -77,459
Road transport 2,196 37,827 +35,631

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,568,374
London Heathrow Airport 3,034,112
London Stansted Airport 2,424,361
London 782,195
London Gateway Port 510,410

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 4,193,092 4,375,282 +182,190
London Heathrow Airport 1,572,278 1,461,834 -110,444
London Stansted Airport 1,169,844 1,254,517 +84,673
London 563,925 218,270 -345,655
London Gateway Port 295,190 215,220 -79,970
Belfast Airport 283,464 170,860 -112,604
Manchester Airport 107,296 247,419 +140,123
Aberdeen Airport 185,097 82,736 -102,361
Belfast Port 133,094 47,630 -85,464
Southampton 94,655 70,626 -24,029

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 83
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 56
Manufacture of electrical equipment 52
Other manufacturing 26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 54
2025-11 56
2025-10 63
2025-09 50
2025-08 53

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 146
54m+ 143
15m-54m 31
0-1m 26
Other 22

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 6,646,538
Germany 2,263,074
China 905,213
Belgium 693,921
Poland 623,512

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 2,902,290 3,744,248 +841,958
Germany 1,528,672 734,402 -794,270
China 638,997 266,216 -372,781
Belgium 402,985 290,936 -112,049
Poland 464,742 158,770 -305,972
Singapore 252,935 205,604 -47,331
Denmark 145,110 125,496 -19,614
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,849 101,899 -15,950
India 180,777 26,028 -154,749
France 155,437 38,081 -117,356

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 £
Taiwan 5,624
China 1,324
United States 776
India 227
Ireland 116

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 £
Taiwan 2,479 3,145 +666
China 701 623 -78
United States 775 1 -774
India 158 69 -89
Ireland 116 0 -116
France 0 30 +30

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 11,016,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,272,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,013,136
Other 8,116
Road transport 7,672

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 6,016,654 4,999,352 -1,017,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,468,939 803,536 -665,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 331,258 681,878 +350,620
Other 4,248 3,868 -380
Road transport 3,049 4,623 +1,574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 3,235,440
London Heathrow Airport 2,880,099
East Midlands Airport 2,703,737
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,055,681
London Stansted Airport 1,931,262

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 £
ZLC 2,288,598 946,842 -1,341,756
London Heathrow Airport 1,584,793 1,295,306 -289,487
East Midlands Airport 1,108,398 1,595,339 +486,941
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,327,157 728,524 -598,633
London Stansted Airport 874,395 1,056,867 +182,472
Southampton 97,490 555,228 +457,738
London Gateway Port 207,367 7,452 -199,915
Manchester Airport 113,254 47,438 -65,816
Dover 114,066 33,499 -80,567
Immingham Docks 9,476 98,738 +89,262

Quick facts

HS code: 85369040

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

Description: Clamps used to connect batteries in cars, trucks, and motorcycles