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 429,213,904
Germany 129,357,710
United States 128,163,603
Netherlands 113,142,815
France 73,121,565

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 224,783,927 204,429,977 -20,353,950
Germany 57,035,072 72,322,638 +15,287,566
United States 61,456,557 66,707,046 +5,250,489
Netherlands 53,895,907 59,246,908 +5,351,001
France 35,816,158 37,305,407 +1,489,249
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 19,259,975 37,742,180 +18,482,205
Romania 20,101,448 22,529,254 +2,427,806
Czechia 17,728,010 19,554,346 +1,826,336
Ireland 15,573,526 19,326,753 +3,753,227
India 10,343,109 22,301,104 +11,957,995

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 587,415,264
United States 118,248,902
Germany 85,370,442
Romania 58,416,064
Viet Nam 56,739,945

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 291,697,340 295,717,924 +4,020,584
United States 54,583,208 63,665,694 +9,082,486
Germany 36,582,540 48,787,902 +12,205,362
Romania 25,954,942 32,461,122 +6,506,180
Viet Nam 32,386,849 24,353,096 -8,033,753
Czechia 18,102,382 22,412,365 +4,309,983
India 12,241,766 24,027,544 +11,785,778
Mexico 13,009,966 15,526,627 +2,516,661
Poland 11,804,217 16,354,173 +4,549,956
France 14,445,074 13,666,547 -778,527

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 587
Inner London - West 512
Surrey, East and West Sussex 384
Greater Manchester 329
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 317

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 416 446 +30
Inner London - West 328 356 +28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 276 287 +11
Greater Manchester 225 246 +21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 226 228 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 227 223 -4
West Midlands 190 205 +15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 186 208 +22
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 179 180 +1
Inner London - East 157 177 +20

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 528,613,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 417,882,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 394,740,249
Other 53,586,769
Road transport 16,640,830

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 229,089,656 299,523,420 +70,433,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 205,480,046 212,402,152 +6,922,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 192,742,293 201,997,956 +9,255,663
Other 44,484,394 9,102,375 -35,382,019
Road transport 7,568,629 9,072,201 +1,503,572
Rail transport 1,997,542 1,779,503 -218,039

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 193,229,598
Felixstowe 192,782,574
Dover 151,909,977
East Midlands Airport 128,740,090
Southampton 110,120,355

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 83,628,890 109,600,708 +25,971,818
Felixstowe 107,051,825 85,730,749 -21,321,076
Dover 70,623,615 81,286,362 +10,662,747
East Midlands Airport 57,167,642 71,572,448 +14,404,806
Southampton 56,861,018 53,259,337 -3,601,681
London Stansted Airport 34,626,820 40,351,686 +5,724,866
London Gateway Port 25,246,800 45,589,704 +20,342,904
Eurotunnel 29,334,537 32,623,349 +3,288,812
000 44,484,394 9,102,375 -35,382,019
Birmingham Airport 22,430,483 29,368,907 +6,938,424

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
1517
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
639
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
589
Manufacture of electrical equipment
447
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
438

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1533
2026-04 1507
2026-03 1582
2026-02 1506
2026-01 1388

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 2854
54m+ 2141
0-1m 884
15m-54m 751
Other 483

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 120,826,891
Norway 92,841,257
Germany 70,224,292
Netherlands 61,468,531
France 47,949,814

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 62,896,243 57,930,648 -4,965,595
Norway 29,542,732 63,298,525 +33,755,793
Germany 36,987,438 33,236,854 -3,750,584
Netherlands 29,500,901 31,967,630 +2,466,729
France 24,498,222 23,451,592 -1,046,630
Brazil 15,280,761 30,580,583 +15,299,822
Ireland 17,735,385 18,789,992 +1,054,607
Australia 10,784,329 14,567,980 +3,783,651
Belgium 12,831,721 12,032,040 -799,681
Italy 10,110,750 11,119,387 +1,008,637

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 1,325,893
XI 863,021
Thailand 268,453
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 188,895
Germany 108,447

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 902,571 423,322 -479,249
XI 363,543 499,478 +135,935
Thailand 6,621 261,832 +255,211
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 128,133 60,762 -67,371
Germany 76,752 31,695 -45,057
Taiwan 44,566 17,644 -26,922
Lithuania 0 49,480 +49,480
United States 24,325 17,115 -7,210
Nicaragua 32,833 963 -31,870
Viet Nam 6,831 11,073 +4,242

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 407,343,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 256,426,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 178,772,761
Other 3,163,261
Road transport 261,072

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 197,529,794 209,813,371 +12,283,577
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 126,395,736 130,030,445 +3,634,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,351,068 113,421,693 +48,070,625
Other 1,679,524 1,483,737 -195,787
Road transport 245,429 15,643 -229,786

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 169,981,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 151,262,554
East Midlands Airport 129,936,486
Tyne 78,232,984
ZLC 33,517,329

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 73,460,226 96,521,185 +23,060,959
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,805,714 77,456,840 +3,651,126
East Midlands Airport 69,410,743 60,525,743 -8,885,000
Tyne 20,419,801 57,813,183 +37,393,382
ZLC 16,637,850 16,879,479 +241,629
London Gateway Port 15,467,117 14,653,598 -813,519
Immingham Docks 15,145,338 14,816,662 -328,676
Dover 14,517,023 14,727,287 +210,264
London Stansted Airport 13,957,831 14,995,047 +1,037,216
Holyhead 8,791,729 10,791,452 +1,999,723

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