Import/export HS code 85371098: Various low-voltage control panels

Other types of electric control panels and distribution boards for low-voltage 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 £
United States 574,750,258
Germany 550,040,285
China 250,902,859
France 177,517,612
Netherlands 167,787,596

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 301,792,925 272,957,333 -28,835,592
Germany 276,165,016 273,875,269 -2,289,747
China 128,782,886 122,119,973 -6,662,913
France 86,891,359 90,626,253 +3,734,894
Netherlands 80,239,095 87,548,501 +7,309,406
Ireland 69,929,606 68,023,760 -1,905,846
Poland 50,538,715 46,079,248 -4,459,467
Portugal 55,082,260 40,248,717 -14,833,543
Spain 41,817,848 27,915,954 -13,901,894
Czechia 35,890,020 27,231,895 -8,658,125

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 648,132,680
China 336,701,949
Germany 304,582,377
France 155,245,520
United Kingdom 110,987,922

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 341,766,617 306,366,063 -35,400,554
China 167,270,880 169,431,069 +2,160,189
Germany 151,877,860 152,704,517 +826,657
France 76,554,001 78,691,519 +2,137,518
United Kingdom 52,939,255 58,048,667 +5,109,412
Portugal 59,463,007 45,948,786 -13,514,221
Poland 55,333,927 48,344,843 -6,989,084
Ireland 50,310,454 49,681,000 -629,454
Czechia 50,873,506 38,853,353 -12,020,153
Italy 33,049,013 34,879,955 +1,830,942

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 473
Inner London - West 338
Surrey, East and West Sussex 313
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 279
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 271

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 333 363 +30
Inner London - West 218 238 +20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 222 227 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 177 209 +32
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 197 203 +6
Greater Manchester 171 187 +16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 178 184 +6
West Midlands 153 165 +12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 148 162 +14
Shropshire and Staffordshire 143 156 +13

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 1,158,343,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,123,223,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,915,111
Other 133,078,089
Road transport 34,413,337

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 566,532,085 591,811,231 +25,279,146
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 579,823,136 543,400,486 -36,422,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,484,210 179,430,901 +47,946,691
Other 103,347,237 29,730,852 -73,616,385
Road transport 14,811,305 19,602,032 +4,790,727
Rail transport 8,797,354 11,976,421 +3,179,067

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 649,834,013
Dover 348,614,043
East Midlands Airport 197,345,755
Eurotunnel 178,531,479
London Stansted Airport 168,697,698

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 330,193,397 319,640,616 -10,552,781
Dover 172,472,845 176,141,198 +3,668,353
East Midlands Airport 94,895,248 102,450,507 +7,555,259
Eurotunnel 97,075,262 81,456,217 -15,619,045
London Stansted Airport 83,216,196 85,481,502 +2,265,306
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,221,628 63,254,075 -18,967,553
Felixstowe 63,448,766 73,512,295 +10,063,529
000 103,347,237 29,730,852 -73,616,385
Holyhead 48,795,917 38,697,688 -10,098,229
499 5,693,946 75,125,673 +69,431,727

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 1192
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 494
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 367
Manufacture of electrical equipment 356
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 342

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1179
2026-03 1263
2026-02 1189
2026-01 1112
2025-12 1093

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 2324
54m+ 1885
0-1m 697
15m-54m 634
Other 439

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 563,220,100
Germany 189,857,011
Netherlands 97,905,705
United Arab Emirates 85,341,753
India 60,578,529

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 237,092,754 326,127,346 +89,034,592
Germany 92,430,241 97,426,770 +4,996,529
Netherlands 47,226,957 50,678,748 +3,451,791
United Arab Emirates 38,436,932 46,904,821 +8,467,889
India 29,997,591 30,580,938 +583,347
France 29,731,608 29,981,502 +249,894
Ireland 23,373,597 29,761,579 +6,387,982
China 28,981,786 20,849,345 -8,132,441
South Korea 23,372,979 23,222,353 -150,626
Slovakia 22,471,282 21,451,630 -1,019,652

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 15,887,109
Sweden 1,008,608
Italy 510,797
Spain 403,727
Germany 299,248

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 7,244,573 8,642,536 +1,397,963
Sweden 1,007,571 1,037 -1,006,534
Italy 148,485 362,312 +213,827
Spain 402,886 841 -402,045
Germany 114,011 185,237 +71,226
Ireland 235,344 38,241 -197,103
Nicaragua 100,027 143,204 +43,177
United States 84,904 8,425 -76,479
France 34,690 13,371 -21,319
China 23,936 23,436 -500

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 1,136,331,376
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 467,598,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 168,488,331
Other 18,999,373
Road transport 64,082

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 512,406,720 623,924,656 +111,517,936
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 203,466,586 264,131,649 +60,665,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,602,090 86,886,241 +5,284,151
Other 9,524,687 9,474,686 -50,001
Road transport 55,365 8,717 -46,648

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 717,469,207
Dover / Eurotunnel 291,200,659
London Stansted Airport 160,040,698
East Midlands Airport 118,039,133
Immingham Docks 110,267,267

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 312,849,757 404,619,450 +91,769,693
Dover / Eurotunnel 138,076,066 153,124,593 +15,048,527
London Stansted Airport 57,144,984 102,895,714 +45,750,730
East Midlands Airport 56,721,038 61,318,095 +4,597,057
Immingham Docks 32,466,177 77,801,090 +45,334,913
ZLC 62,445,052 38,889,162 -23,555,890
London Gateway Port 29,103,314 17,991,749 -11,111,565
Southampton 19,097,859 14,900,402 -4,197,457
Dover 12,321,118 16,195,578 +3,874,460
Liverpool Docks 11,821,104 15,665,758 +3,844,654

Quick facts

HS code: 85371098

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

Description: Other types of electric control panels and distribution boards for low-voltage systems