Import/export HS code 854442: Cables with connectors

Insulated cables fitted with connectors for easy connection

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 £
China 391,469,075
United States 112,153,327
Germany 110,946,892
Netherlands 100,037,374
France 66,252,055

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 £
China 225,476,708 165,992,367 -59,484,341
United States 59,533,964 52,619,363 -6,914,601
Germany 55,198,421 55,748,471 +550,050
Netherlands 53,320,585 46,716,789 -6,603,796
France 30,133,060 36,118,995 +5,985,935
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,825,342 26,544,839 +7,719,497
Romania 20,012,826 17,841,556 -2,171,270
Czechia 16,457,849 15,495,801 -962,048
Ireland 15,061,241 15,531,341 +470,100
Belgium 13,996,209 12,110,480 -1,885,729

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 523,713,195
United States 100,838,098
Germany 73,205,535
Viet Nam 54,581,840
Romania 49,793,695

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 286,361,411 237,351,784 -49,009,627
United States 53,936,091 46,902,007 -7,034,084
Germany 34,119,995 39,085,540 +4,965,545
Viet Nam 32,931,624 21,650,216 -11,281,408
Romania 24,878,277 24,915,418 +37,141
Czechia 16,685,819 18,008,742 +1,322,923
India 11,098,878 16,862,464 +5,763,586
Hungary 13,390,688 13,612,166 +221,478
Poland 12,764,574 13,134,879 +370,305
France 10,951,003 14,833,464 +3,882,461

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 558
Inner London - West 491
Surrey, East and West Sussex 357
Greater Manchester 316
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 305

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 422 406 -16
Inner London - West 336 329 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 276 247 -29
Greater Manchester 227 223 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 229 217 -12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 216 207 -9
West Midlands 185 193 +8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 186 192 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 178 168 -10
Outer London - West and North West 166 143 -23

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 444,576,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 372,799,474
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 346,933,617
Other 65,261,978
Road transport 19,335,550

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 213,246,289 231,330,018 +18,083,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 201,229,955 171,569,519 -29,660,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,803,922 168,129,695 -10,674,227
Other 49,099,451 16,162,527 -32,936,924
Road transport 11,771,500 7,564,050 -4,207,450
Rail transport 2,160,398 1,065,235 -1,095,163

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 178,449,878
London Heathrow Airport 156,061,054
Dover 130,900,534
East Midlands Airport 112,326,696
Southampton 101,492,981

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 £
Felixstowe 111,228,702 67,221,176 -44,007,526
London Heathrow Airport 78,392,455 77,668,599 -723,856
Dover 67,893,153 63,007,381 -4,885,772
East Midlands Airport 54,798,649 57,528,047 +2,729,398
Southampton 57,278,127 44,214,854 -13,063,273
London Stansted Airport 32,337,118 35,119,473 +2,782,355
000 49,099,451 16,162,527 -32,936,924
London Gateway Port 18,385,962 38,961,935 +20,575,973
Eurotunnel 26,157,785 27,339,610 +1,181,825
Birmingham Airport 19,851,817 22,613,893 +2,762,076

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 1437
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 592
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 567
Manufacture of electrical equipment 438
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 417

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1387
2025-11 1460
2025-10 1621
2025-09 1420
2025-08 1474

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 2724
54m+ 2058
0-1m 820
15m-54m 716
Other 458

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 116,509,810
Norway 77,722,377
Germany 63,969,352
Netherlands 55,650,460
France 46,293,576

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 59,483,610 57,026,200 -2,457,410
Norway 25,475,903 52,246,474 +26,770,571
Germany 35,712,939 28,256,413 -7,456,526
Netherlands 30,144,834 25,505,626 -4,639,208
France 26,747,868 19,545,708 -7,202,160
Ireland 16,912,184 16,017,890 -894,294
Brazil 15,413,984 11,307,131 -4,106,853
Belgium 12,898,965 9,656,295 -3,242,670
Spain 10,719,780 8,746,190 -1,973,590
Italy 10,257,737 8,655,581 -1,602,156

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 £
China 1,259,282
XI 744,408
Thailand 265,140
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 141,438
Germany 117,312

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 £
China 910,108 349,174 -560,934
XI 365,008 379,400 +14,392
Thailand 5,995 259,145 +253,150
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 123,821 17,617 -106,204
Germany 71,864 45,448 -26,416
Nicaragua 58,928 53 -58,875
Taiwan 42,379 863 -41,516
United States 21,645 16,103 -5,542
Ireland 7,060 7,767 +707
Viet Nam 7,477 5,829 -1,648

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 364,697,773
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 230,164,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,730,779
Other 2,863,603
Road transport 912,284

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 191,344,540 173,353,233 -17,991,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,714,641 108,449,681 -13,264,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,058,241 78,672,538 +14,614,297
Other 1,705,339 1,158,264 -547,075
Road transport 893,527 18,757 -874,770

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 143,445,247
Dover / Eurotunnel 138,227,908
East Midlands Airport 123,506,892
Tyne 45,288,462
ZLC 31,106,062

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 69,798,715 73,646,532 +3,847,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,428,396 62,799,512 -12,628,884
East Midlands Airport 68,277,100 55,229,792 -13,047,308
Tyne 16,931,841 28,356,621 +11,424,780
ZLC 17,084,081 14,021,981 -3,062,100
Immingham Docks 14,156,928 12,596,841 -1,560,087
London Stansted Airport 12,948,699 12,960,358 +11,659
London Gateway Port 14,211,821 10,323,039 -3,888,782
Dover 15,332,469 9,178,914 -6,153,555
Aberdeen Docks 5,618,302 11,942,271 +6,323,969

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 854442

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

Description: Insulated cables fitted with connectors for easy connection