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 578,126,223
Germany 547,161,799
China 250,157,087
France 175,451,197
Netherlands 170,676,303

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 295,424,677 282,701,546 -12,723,131
Germany 273,749,088 273,412,711 -336,377
China 127,169,633 122,987,454 -4,182,179
France 87,724,865 87,726,332 +1,467
Netherlands 82,639,446 88,036,857 +5,397,411
Ireland 70,309,215 68,225,611 -2,083,604
Poland 51,038,439 44,653,660 -6,384,779
Portugal 56,077,634 38,906,288 -17,171,346
Spain 41,195,373 28,394,919 -12,800,454
Czechia 36,067,069 26,355,565 -9,711,504

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 644,865,747
China 336,079,932
Germany 302,706,985
France 154,827,839
United Kingdom 113,210,482

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 337,039,907 307,825,840 -29,214,067
China 165,795,783 170,284,149 +4,488,366
Germany 149,826,895 152,880,090 +3,053,195
France 78,665,633 76,162,206 -2,503,427
United Kingdom 52,618,749 60,591,733 +7,972,984
Portugal 60,885,864 43,353,487 -17,532,377
Poland 55,997,704 46,414,124 -9,583,580
Ireland 50,303,448 50,636,024 +332,576
Czechia 52,308,266 37,181,905 -15,126,361
Italy 33,087,293 34,416,887 +1,329,594

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 476
Inner London - West 347
Surrey, East and West Sussex 311
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 278
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 339 365 +26
Inner London - West 229 236 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 219 227 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 180 204 +24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 197 200 +3
Greater Manchester 178 184 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 178 186 +8
West Midlands 164 164 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 146 172 +26
Shropshire and Staffordshire 143 161 +18

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 1,165,074,911
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,129,564,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 314,917,497
Other 125,819,181
Road transport 30,982,506

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 561,949,115 603,125,796 +41,176,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 584,127,818 545,436,851 -38,690,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,481,453 182,436,044 +49,954,591
Other 103,718,273 22,100,908 -81,617,365
Road transport 9,873,078 21,109,428 +11,236,350
Rail transport 9,315,871 12,043,659 +2,727,788

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 653,745,476
Dover 351,481,289
East Midlands Airport 197,582,637
Eurotunnel 176,871,249
London Stansted Airport 167,929,024

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 329,468,409 324,277,067 -5,191,342
Dover 168,584,731 182,896,558 +14,311,827
East Midlands Airport 92,919,907 104,662,730 +11,742,823
Eurotunnel 99,877,310 76,993,939 -22,883,371
London Stansted Airport 80,903,127 87,025,897 +6,122,770
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,645,094 62,596,242 -20,048,852
Felixstowe 64,318,856 75,414,540 +11,095,684
000 103,718,273 22,100,908 -81,617,365
Holyhead 47,988,079 38,317,527 -9,670,552
499 830,278 83,954,973 +83,124,695

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
1203
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
501
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
371
Manufacture of electrical equipment
357
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
345

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1170
2026-04 1180
2026-03 1264
2026-02 1191
2026-01 1112

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 2341
54m+ 1899
0-1m 703
15m-54m 647
Other 431

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 569,678,535
Germany 192,645,312
Netherlands 95,793,743
United Arab Emirates 86,687,111
India 62,618,320

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 233,971,821 335,706,714 +101,734,893
Germany 95,050,137 97,595,175 +2,545,038
Netherlands 46,578,572 49,215,171 +2,636,599
United Arab Emirates 40,783,298 45,903,813 +5,120,515
India 30,734,572 31,883,748 +1,149,176
Norway 9,307,655 50,866,457 +41,558,802
France 29,855,611 29,580,626 -274,985
Ireland 24,261,986 29,543,163 +5,281,177
China 28,978,962 20,904,526 -8,074,436
South Korea 22,624,732 23,933,776 +1,309,044

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 15,913,848
Sweden 1,008,608
Italy 515,103
Spain 403,621
Germany 287,326

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 10,397,163 5,516,685 -4,880,478
Sweden 1,007,571 1,037 -1,006,534
Italy 148,284 366,819 +218,535
Spain 402,876 745 -402,131
Germany 113,649 173,677 +60,028
Ireland 234,846 37,778 -197,068
Nicaragua 128,469 112,499 -15,970
United States 85,245 88,375 +3,130
Lithuania 0 87,697 +87,697
China 25,308 23,255 -2,053

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 1,147,071,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 474,615,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 183,811,306
Other 19,115,442
Road transport 50,056

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 514,892,060 632,179,229 +117,287,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 209,945,358 264,670,486 +54,725,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,070,962 105,740,344 +27,669,382
Other 12,643,182 6,472,260 -6,170,922
Road transport 39,465 10,591 -28,874

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 729,365,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 294,978,242
London Stansted Airport 161,182,649
Immingham Docks 128,137,924
East Midlands Airport 117,345,447

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 313,681,933 415,683,233 +102,001,300
Dover / Eurotunnel 141,494,443 153,483,799 +11,989,356
London Stansted Airport 61,759,116 99,423,533 +37,664,417
Immingham Docks 32,775,900 95,362,024 +62,586,124
East Midlands Airport 55,947,412 61,398,035 +5,450,623
ZLC 60,237,311 38,755,989 -21,481,322
London Gateway Port 29,323,781 18,622,861 -10,700,920
Southampton 19,203,101 15,037,867 -4,165,234
Dover 11,893,665 16,489,982 +4,596,317
Liverpool Docks 11,589,810 15,648,972 +4,059,162

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