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 14,787,727
China 1,243,267
Japan 680,872
France 299,419
Canada 284,680

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 7,275,894 7,511,833 +235,939
China 883,973 359,294 -524,679
Japan 336,784 344,088 +7,304
France 85,999 213,420 +127,421
Canada 269,820 14,860 -254,960
Taiwan 190,564 79,688 -110,876
Switzerland 70,859 199,184 +128,325
Belgium 112,364 54,014 -58,350
Netherlands 84,893 65,422 -19,471
Norway 114,661 6,789 -107,872

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 £
United States 11,886,445
China 1,875,753
Mexico 1,539,331
Japan 752,569
Germany 597,646

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 6,079,126 5,807,319 -271,807
China 1,168,233 707,520 -460,713
Mexico 586,700 952,631 +365,931
Japan 397,138 355,431 -41,707
Germany 404,656 192,990 -211,666
France 124,650 234,494 +109,844
Switzerland 84,202 264,897 +180,695
Taiwan 206,124 141,248 -64,876
Canada 220,259 25,974 -194,285
Italy 124,926 74,721 -50,205

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 30
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
West Midlands 19

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 22 21 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 15 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 14 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 16 +4
West Midlands 12 10 -2
Kent 13 10 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 7 -6
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 7 10 +3

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 16,718,733
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,799,792
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 339,227
Other 113,661
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 8,269,368 8,449,365 +179,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,250,637 549,155 -701,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 157,418 181,809 +24,391
Other 97,993 15,668 -82,325
Road transport 37,210 2,813 -34,397

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,509,072
London Heathrow Airport 3,292,596
London Stansted Airport 2,704,307
London 592,376
London Gateway Port 566,393

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 4,634,009 4,875,063 +241,054
London Heathrow Airport 1,702,226 1,590,370 -111,856
London Stansted Airport 1,113,327 1,590,980 +477,653
London 591,450 926 -590,524
London Gateway Port 307,528 258,865 -48,663
Belfast Airport 321,331 177,256 -144,075
Manchester Airport 231,930 123,686 -108,244
Aberdeen Airport 190,238 9,945 -180,293
Southampton 59,900 121,454 +61,554
Belfast Port 163,463 16,868 -146,595

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
58
Manufacture of electrical equipment
49
Other manufacturing
25
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 56
2026-04 66
2026-03 51
2026-02 57
2026-01 54

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
54m+ 151
1m-15m 147
15m-54m 36
0-1m 23
Other 18

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 7,196,551
Germany 2,170,840
China 1,026,917
Mexico 814,905
Belgium 704,085

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 3,464,011 3,732,540 +268,529
Germany 1,448,167 722,673 -725,494
China 765,469 261,448 -504,021
Mexico 4,588 810,317 +805,729
Belgium 434,848 269,237 -165,611
Singapore 247,313 390,094 +142,781
Poland 401,715 66,699 -335,016
Denmark 118,933 181,613 +62,680
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 91,226 140,137 +48,911
Brazil 164,183 8,789 -155,394

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 5,455
China 1,303
United States 776
India 591
Ireland 56

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 2,600 2,855 +255
China 913 390 -523
United States 775 1 -774
India 227 364 +137
Ireland 56 0 -56
France 30 0 -30
XI 0 5 +5

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 11,550,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,275,502
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,808,966
Other 8,235
Road transport 8,021

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 6,229,836 5,320,887 -908,949
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,378,535 896,967 -481,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 737,312 1,071,654 +334,342
Other 4,620 3,615 -1,005
Road transport 5,709 2,312 -3,397

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,284,368
East Midlands Airport 2,924,293
ZLC 2,856,405
London Stansted Airport 2,190,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,045,069

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,920,502 1,363,866 -556,636
East Midlands Airport 983,967 1,940,326 +956,359
ZLC 2,109,599 746,806 -1,362,793
London Stansted Airport 989,729 1,201,074 +211,345
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,230,223 814,846 -415,377
Southampton 519,583 970,566 +450,983
Manchester Airport 129,212 37,810 -91,402
Dover 100,452 50,057 -50,395
London Gateway Port 132,694 8,959 -123,735
Immingham Docks 94,658 21,723 -72,935

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