Import/export HS code 853720: High-voltage electric control panels

Electric control panels and distribution boards designed for use with voltages exceeding 1,000 volts

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 137,364,705
France 94,785,784
Czechia 73,756,488
Japan 37,199,984
United States 35,183,039

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 44,303,441 93,061,264 +48,757,823
France 34,134,819 60,650,965 +26,516,146
Czechia 43,112,434 30,644,054 -12,468,380
Japan 8,653,924 28,546,060 +19,892,136
United States 15,098,026 20,085,013 +4,986,987
China 12,468,192 21,252,709 +8,784,517
Italy 8,093,021 21,947,835 +13,854,814
Spain 8,218,671 17,915,272 +9,696,601
Netherlands 7,603,008 10,103,580 +2,500,572
Turkey 3,153,593 5,403,931 +2,250,338

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 142,319,909
France 75,311,950
Czechia 73,032,855
Japan 42,533,695
Spain 38,597,656

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 46,336,650 95,983,259 +49,646,609
France 24,203,302 51,108,648 +26,905,346
Czechia 43,050,479 29,982,376 -13,068,103
Japan 11,534,159 30,999,536 +19,465,377
Spain 14,097,251 24,500,405 +10,403,154
Italy 8,231,564 23,997,803 +15,766,239
China 13,185,355 17,552,744 +4,367,389
United States 12,469,574 15,335,833 +2,866,259
Sri Lanka 4,070,968 7,177,700 +3,106,732
Turkey 3,510,715 6,403,299 +2,892,584

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 93
Surrey, East and West Sussex 73
Inner London - West 53
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 52
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 51

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 54 57 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 51 41 -10
Inner London - West 33 32 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 34 27 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 34 27 -7
Greater Manchester 26 30 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32 20 -12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 35 24 -11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 26 +1
West Midlands 26 22 -4

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) 394,001,158
Air transport 84,190,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,358,538
Other 17,455,523
Road transport 2,357,205

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) 152,199,753 241,801,405 +89,601,652
Air transport 23,495,714 60,695,056 +37,199,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,566,796 22,791,742 +2,224,946
Other 12,563,336 4,892,187 -7,671,149
Road transport 1,026,725 1,330,480 +303,755

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 227,937,701
Immingham Docks 53,055,067
499 34,042,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,877,560
Eurotunnel 21,123,783

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 87,620,000 140,317,701 +52,697,701
Immingham Docks 11,321,953 41,733,114 +30,411,161
499 0 34,042,506 +34,042,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,577,189 11,300,371 -3,276,818
Eurotunnel 9,003,960 12,119,823 +3,115,863
Southampton 5,064,860 13,494,670 +8,429,810
000 12,563,336 4,892,187 -7,671,149
Felixstowe 9,641,306 6,622,609 -3,018,697
East Midlands Airport 7,137,367 6,354,532 -782,835
London Heathrow Airport 4,776,183 8,631,835 +3,855,652

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 205
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 94
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 89
Manufacture of electrical equipment 89
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 81

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 115
2026-03 124
2026-02 100
2026-01 103
2025-12 107

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+ 442
1m-15m 395
15m-54m 118
0-1m 112
Other 81

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 £
Uruguay 34,481,150
Philippines 12,936,038
Czechia 11,164,077
Libya 9,704,429
United States 8,575,209

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 £
Uruguay 0 34,481,150 +34,481,150
Philippines 166,951 12,769,087 +12,602,136
Czechia 3,809,683 7,354,394 +3,544,711
Libya 5,342,392 4,362,037 -980,355
United States 4,055,009 4,520,200 +465,191
India 3,396,660 1,910,025 -1,486,635
Bahrain 12,414 3,487,906 +3,475,492
Italy 2,029,386 1,278,819 -750,567
France 1,241,269 1,625,103 +383,834
Spain 524,163 1,726,786 +1,202,623

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 141,792
Ireland 11,955
Sweden 4,908

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 20 141,772 +141,752
Ireland 5,632 6,323 +691
Sweden 2,229 2,679 +450

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,274,791
Air transport 32,967,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,457,396
Other 170,312
Road transport 1,259

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,586,065 50,688,726 +37,102,661
Air transport 9,462,883 23,504,834 +14,041,951
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,341,536 15,115,860 +5,774,324
Other 13,004 157,308 +144,304
Road transport 1,259 0 -1,259

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Londonderry 34,481,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,695,898
East Midlands Airport 17,796,673
London Heathrow Airport 8,107,898
London Gateway Port 7,887,473

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 £
Londonderry 0 34,481,150 +34,481,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,591,917 13,103,981 +7,512,064
East Midlands Airport 2,444,137 15,352,536 +12,908,399
London Heathrow Airport 4,471,443 3,636,455 -834,988
London Gateway Port 1,622,169 6,265,304 +4,643,135
Felixstowe 4,449,159 3,276,743 -1,172,416
Grangemouth Docks 2,692,891 1,684,803 -1,008,088
Liverpool Docks 2,420,437 1,891,943 -528,494
Dover 2,902,633 836,467 -2,066,166
Southampton 1,165,429 2,517,118 +1,351,689

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853720

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

Description: Electric control panels and distribution boards designed for use with voltages exceeding 1,000 volts