Import/export HS code 85437090: Various unspecified electrical devices

Other electrical machines and devices not listed elsewhere

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* 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 231,311,714
Netherlands 170,889,892
China 153,425,188
Germany 149,297,069
France 66,830,733

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 151,582,110 79,729,604 -71,852,506
Netherlands 93,035,302 77,854,590 -15,180,712
China 81,305,554 72,119,634 -9,185,920
Germany 85,185,836 64,111,233 -21,074,603
France 37,023,421 29,807,312 -7,216,109
Italy 28,149,904 20,737,066 -7,412,838
Belgium 26,858,729 21,040,432 -5,818,297
Switzerland 14,942,098 13,737,265 -1,204,833
Spain 19,416,925 7,003,340 -12,413,585
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,499,606 9,413,354 -6,086,252

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 262,342,880
China 238,778,025
Germany 113,282,273
United Kingdom 87,523,837
Poland 68,242,731

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 176,009,052 86,333,828 -89,675,224
China 130,904,189 107,873,836 -23,030,353
Germany 63,002,528 50,279,745 -12,722,783
United Kingdom 46,901,625 40,622,212 -6,279,413
Poland 40,055,162 28,187,569 -11,867,593
Italy 27,905,784 23,467,282 -4,438,502
France 21,899,899 15,845,771 -6,054,128
Malaysia 21,363,519 15,409,160 -5,954,359
Netherlands 19,017,448 16,305,636 -2,711,812
Switzerland 15,647,463 13,290,291 -2,357,172

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 430
Inner London - West 410
Surrey, East and West Sussex 290
Greater Manchester 238
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 233

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 327 290 -37
Inner London - West 298 249 -49
Surrey, East and West Sussex 209 193 -16
Greater Manchester 168 154 -14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 182 163 -19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 154 145 -9
Inner London - East 133 131 -2
West Midlands 146 121 -25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 135 123 -12
Outer London - West and North West 132 96 -36

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 615,774,426
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 290,116,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 191,337,214
Other 114,365,885
Road transport 4,600,671

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 368,572,897 247,201,529 -121,371,368
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,659,616 128,456,740 -33,202,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,545,526 108,791,688 +26,246,162
Other 83,865,287 30,500,598 -53,364,689
Road transport 2,217,964 2,382,707 +164,743
Rail transport 25,777 29,228 +3,451

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 214,597,650
East Midlands Airport 123,363,377
000 114,365,885
London Stansted Airport 110,491,287
Dover 91,253,909

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 133,252,508 81,345,142 -51,907,366
East Midlands Airport 65,368,876 57,994,501 -7,374,375
000 83,865,287 30,500,598 -53,364,689
London Stansted Airport 64,333,922 46,157,365 -18,176,557
Dover 54,131,733 37,122,176 -17,009,557
Manchester Airport 53,299,507 12,924,683 -40,374,824
Felixstowe 31,545,326 24,539,640 -7,005,686
499 5,376,815 45,760,248 +40,383,433
Eurotunnel 27,300,764 22,166,736 -5,134,028
Harwich 19,020,837 24,008,329 +4,987,492

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 1068
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 620
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 361
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 306
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 282

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 862
2025-11 975
2025-10 1044
2025-09 944
2025-08 893

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 2033
54m+ 1468
0-1m 773
15m-54m 471
Other 362

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 £
Germany 363,073,677
United States 308,936,038
Saudi Arabia 186,754,394
Spain 176,983,620
France 117,029,276

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 £
Germany 198,702,207 164,371,470 -34,330,737
United States 192,338,635 116,597,403 -75,741,232
Saudi Arabia 115,080,637 71,673,757 -43,406,880
Spain 98,833,077 78,150,543 -20,682,534
France 62,436,878 54,592,398 -7,844,480
Italy 47,520,482 38,752,157 -8,768,325
Japan 34,447,087 21,598,377 -12,848,710
Netherlands 26,007,509 19,440,479 -6,567,030
Ireland 23,581,646 19,466,249 -4,115,397
China 18,194,500 14,084,072 -4,110,428

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 39,879,804
China 304,587
Germany 151,934
United States 41,137
Switzerland 34,751

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 23,495,119 16,384,685 -7,110,434
China 196,829 107,758 -89,071
Germany 66,244 85,690 +19,446
United States 31,903 9,234 -22,669
Switzerland 34,751 0 -34,751
Ireland 21,859 845 -21,014
Denmark 13,735 1,904 -11,831
Netherlands 6,981 0 -6,981
Austria 5,603 0 -5,603
Hungary 3,092 1,824 -1,268

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 854,413,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 751,865,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,488,383
Other 40,526,284
Road transport 430,439

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 532,000,893 322,412,661 -209,588,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 409,220,826 342,644,609 -66,576,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,718,740 91,769,643 +6,050,903
Other 23,915,733 16,610,551 -7,305,182
Road transport 426,832 3,607 -423,225
Rail transport 0 2,022 +2,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 668,226,212
London Heathrow Airport 291,334,689
Warton Aerodrome 127,776,507
Manchester Airport 112,526,751
East Midlands Airport 96,896,294

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 367,890,447 300,335,765 -67,554,682
London Heathrow Airport 167,905,284 123,429,405 -44,475,879
Warton Aerodrome 111,644,883 16,131,624 -95,513,259
Manchester Airport 63,784,105 48,742,646 -15,041,459
East Midlands Airport 50,547,221 46,349,073 -4,198,148
Glasgow Airport 48,349,460 21,070,601 -27,278,859
London Stansted Airport 31,934,838 30,030,347 -1,904,491
ZLC 39,950,950 21,028,244 -18,922,706
WEY 0 53,000,000 +53,000,000
000 23,915,733 16,610,551 -7,305,182

Quick facts

HS code: 85437090

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

Description: Other electrical machines and devices not listed elsewhere