Import/export HS code 85437010: Translation or dictionary devices

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Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

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  • 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 £
Netherlands 5,978,172
China 2,257,012
United States 1,507,981
France 596,335
Belgium 544,147

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 £
Netherlands 2,741,288 3,236,884 +495,596
China 1,163,650 1,093,362 -70,288
United States 1,430,222 77,759 -1,352,463
France 329,116 267,219 -61,897
Belgium 59,405 484,742 +425,337
South Africa 0 235,416 +235,416
Germany 185,877 22,813 -163,064
Switzerland 123,965 2,782 -121,183
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 110,452 1,800 -108,652
South Korea 33,391 12,540 -20,851

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 £
China 8,467,953
United Kingdom 1,239,145
Belgium 423,349
United States 326,008
Taiwan 276,587

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 £
China 3,948,877 4,519,076 +570,199
United Kingdom 1,231,408 7,737 -1,223,671
Belgium 9,240 414,109 +404,869
United States 252,003 74,005 -177,998
Taiwan 268,468 8,119 -260,349
South Africa 0 235,416 +235,416
France 61,591 139,762 +78,171
Germany 130,604 18,126 -112,478
Switzerland 123,965 2,782 -121,183
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 107,642 1,598 -106,044

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 12
Inner London - West 10
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 8 4 -4
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 0 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 0 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 0 -4

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 9,337,088
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,878,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 525,259
Other 77,561
Road transport 66,617

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 5,721,083 3,616,005 -2,105,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 307,213 1,570,818 +1,263,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 215,274 309,985 +94,711
Other 68,852 8,709 -60,143
Road transport 66,617 0 -66,617

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Leeds Bradford Airport 4,495,316
London Heathrow Airport 2,692,489
London Stansted Airport 1,516,311
Dover 835,298
Thamesport 463,576

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 £
Leeds Bradford Airport 2,662,362 1,832,954 -829,408
London Heathrow Airport 1,357,010 1,335,479 -21,531
London Stansted Airport 1,440,376 75,935 -1,364,441
Dover 172,453 662,845 +490,392
Thamesport 165,404 298,172 +132,768
Birmingham Airport 99,602 335,948 +236,346
Hull 0 405,071 +405,071
499 3,060 290,126 +287,066
Eurotunnel 96,175 177,401 +81,226
East Midlands Airport 80,176 30,272 -49,904

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
27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Other manufacturing
8
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
7
Manufacture of electrical equipment
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 5
2026-03 2
2026-02 5
2026-01 7

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+ 43
1m-15m 38
0-1m 11
15m-54m 11
Other 9

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 889,267
Ireland 257,557
Germany 242,562
France 216,030
Saudi Arabia 183,529

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 323,234 566,033 +242,799
Ireland 115,247 142,310 +27,063
Germany 88,965 153,597 +64,632
France 29,362 186,668 +157,306
Saudi Arabia 125,424 58,105 -67,319
United Arab Emirates 34,368 111,999 +77,631
Australia 48,908 96,852 +47,944
Brazil 14,644 120,163 +105,519
China 43,318 79,119 +35,801
India 39,066 72,105 +33,039

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 19,216
Sweden 4,005
Belgium 2,506

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 114 19,102 +18,988
Sweden 0 4,005 +4,005
Belgium 2,506 0 -2,506

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 2,756,865
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 329,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,565
Other 25,727

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 973,939 1,782,926 +808,987
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 142,507 187,141 +44,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,460 58,105 +32,645
Other 2,620 23,107 +20,487

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,009,940
London Stansted Airport 593,309
London Heathrow Airport 432,003
East Midlands Airport 394,061
Manchester Airport 304,363

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 £
ZLC 296,667 713,273 +416,606
London Stansted Airport 233,107 360,202 +127,095
London Heathrow Airport 93,006 338,997 +245,991
East Midlands Airport 183,094 210,967 +27,873
Manchester Airport 147,814 156,549 +8,735
Dover 22,820 172,486 +149,666
Liverpool Docks 85,464 0 -85,464
London Gateway Port 16,354 58,105 +41,751
000 2,620 23,107 +20,487
Holyhead 15,803 5,514 -10,289

Quick facts

HS code: 85437010

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

Description: Electrical machines with built-in translation or dictionary functions