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 138,597,805
France 91,177,997
Czechia 66,391,034
Japan 37,706,075
United States 35,270,692

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 54,153,240 84,444,565 +30,291,325
France 29,952,273 61,225,724 +31,273,451
Czechia 46,265,041 20,125,993 -26,139,048
Japan 8,450,270 29,255,805 +20,805,535
United States 14,892,439 20,378,253 +5,485,814
China 11,265,207 21,345,928 +10,080,721
Italy 9,244,296 21,485,059 +12,240,763
Spain 7,950,133 16,629,041 +8,678,908
Netherlands 7,888,775 10,682,862 +2,794,087
Turkey 5,545,356 1,755,887 -3,789,469

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 143,280,315
France 74,377,855
Czechia 64,848,919
Japan 41,789,448
Spain 35,353,413

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 55,382,316 87,897,999 +32,515,683
France 22,221,929 52,155,926 +29,933,997
Czechia 45,081,335 19,767,584 -25,313,751
Japan 10,751,591 31,037,857 +20,286,266
Spain 12,492,376 22,861,037 +10,368,661
Italy 8,704,919 23,548,644 +14,843,725
China 12,016,068 17,395,244 +5,379,176
United States 12,070,385 16,625,128 +4,554,743
Sri Lanka 5,208,479 6,320,454 +1,111,975
Turkey 6,060,624 2,868,114 -3,192,510

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 88
Surrey, East and West Sussex 67
Inner London - West 54
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 52
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 49

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 50 53 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 47 39 -8
Inner London - West 35 29 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 36 24 -12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32 27 -5
Greater Manchester 31 28 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 22 -12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 31 26 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 23 -5
West Midlands 24 19 -5

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) 385,794,701
Air transport 85,179,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,705,337
Other 16,649,144
Road transport 2,393,881

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) 165,435,531 220,359,170 +54,923,639
Air transport 22,902,619 62,277,231 +39,374,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,557,581 22,147,756 +3,590,175
Other 14,041,815 2,607,329 -11,434,486
Road transport 1,135,007 1,258,874 +123,867

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 220,268,554
Immingham Docks 55,628,631
499 37,482,757
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,507,189
Eurotunnel 19,454,872

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 88,571,355 131,697,199 +43,125,844
Immingham Docks 20,445,753 35,182,878 +14,737,125
499 0 37,482,757 +37,482,757
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,490,315 11,016,874 -4,473,441
Eurotunnel 8,803,539 10,651,333 +1,847,794
Southampton 5,869,895 13,522,710 +7,652,815
000 14,041,815 2,607,329 -11,434,486
Felixstowe 8,022,239 6,249,021 -1,773,218
Harwich 6,547,733 6,496,480 -51,253
London Heathrow Airport 4,566,009 8,321,516 +3,755,507

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
201
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
92
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
84
Manufacture of electrical equipment
82
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
78

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 110
2026-04 115
2026-03 124
2026-02 100
2026-01 103

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+ 438
1m-15m 377
15m-54m 112
0-1m 102
Other 75

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 13,384,068
Czechia 11,071,587
Libya 10,889,579
United States 8,504,450

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 257,749 13,126,319 +12,868,570
Czechia 5,465,443 5,606,144 +140,701
Libya 5,406,292 5,483,287 +76,995
United States 4,547,199 3,957,251 -589,948
India 3,231,475 1,289,989 -1,941,486
Bahrain 2,131,494 1,368,826 -762,668
Italy 2,123,357 1,169,229 -954,128
France 1,034,572 1,539,088 +504,516
Spain 563,271 1,627,237 +1,063,966

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 7,203
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 953 6,250 +5,297
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) 65,112,329
Air transport 32,543,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,684,749
Other 165,560
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) 16,554,970 48,557,359 +32,002,389
Air transport 10,690,635 21,852,400 +11,161,765
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,071,257 12,613,492 +1,542,235
Other 14,859 150,701 +135,842
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 18,342,779
East Midlands Airport 17,645,661
Felixstowe 8,908,674
London Gateway Port 8,006,593

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 7,523,276 10,819,503 +3,296,227
East Midlands Airport 2,484,218 15,161,443 +12,677,225
Felixstowe 4,510,681 4,397,993 -112,688
London Gateway Port 3,546,180 4,460,413 +914,233
London Heathrow Airport 4,238,190 3,511,317 -726,873
Liverpool Docks 2,838,559 1,436,511 -1,402,048
Grangemouth Docks 2,939,527 1,058,803 -1,880,724
Southampton 1,154,144 2,515,403 +1,361,259
Dover 2,685,325 822,922 -1,862,403

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