Import/export HS code 85444290: Various cables with connectors

Cables with connectors not used for telecommunications

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 290,147,527
Germany 122,437,572
United States 107,457,028
Netherlands 82,549,068
France 69,371,422

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 154,436,742 135,710,785 -18,725,957
Germany 54,154,233 68,283,339 +14,129,106
United States 49,724,870 57,732,158 +8,007,288
Netherlands 38,462,993 44,086,075 +5,623,082
France 34,148,300 35,223,122 +1,074,822
Romania 19,866,142 21,224,464 +1,358,322
Czechia 17,354,556 19,084,630 +1,730,074
India 10,321,791 22,239,195 +11,917,404
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,153,710 15,862,718 +709,008
Ireland 12,975,069 15,947,593 +2,972,524

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 391,792,682
United States 102,597,395
Germany 81,977,129
Romania 55,317,025
Viet Nam 43,373,966

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 201,011,451 190,781,231 -10,230,220
United States 46,661,581 55,935,814 +9,274,233
Germany 35,140,770 46,836,359 +11,695,589
Romania 25,078,098 30,238,927 +5,160,829
Viet Nam 24,592,005 18,781,961 -5,810,044
Czechia 17,801,196 21,935,049 +4,133,853
India 11,922,750 23,623,608 +11,700,858
France 14,029,086 13,164,478 -864,608
Poland 11,247,833 15,846,741 +4,598,908
Mexico 12,058,013 14,117,950 +2,059,937

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 545
Inner London - West 454
Surrey, East and West Sussex 353
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 293
Greater Manchester 291

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 373 417 +44
Inner London - West 289 317 +28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 254 256 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 206 214 +8
Greater Manchester 192 221 +29
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 200 200 +0
West Midlands 170 186 +16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 170 187 +17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 171 166 -5
Inner London - East 137 158 +21

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 409,713,362
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 362,683,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 307,723,868
Other 53,048,309
Road transport 8,707,787

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 179,606,996 230,106,366 +50,499,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 178,071,421 184,612,073 +6,540,652
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,247,091 159,476,777 +11,229,686
Other 44,120,438 8,927,871 -35,192,567
Road transport 2,871,305 5,836,482 +2,965,177
Rail transport 1,997,542 1,778,605 -218,937

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 145,258,584
Felixstowe 134,005,249
London Heathrow Airport 123,643,455
East Midlands Airport 114,684,426
Southampton 78,940,230

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 68,054,636 77,203,948 +9,149,312
Felixstowe 74,808,817 59,196,432 -15,612,385
London Heathrow Airport 55,480,321 68,163,134 +12,682,813
East Midlands Airport 50,655,146 64,029,280 +13,374,134
Southampton 38,505,731 40,434,499 +1,928,768
London Stansted Airport 31,249,612 35,545,532 +4,295,920
Eurotunnel 26,910,248 28,754,559 +1,844,311
London Gateway Port 20,429,644 33,281,439 +12,851,795
000 44,120,438 8,927,871 -35,192,567
Birmingham Airport 18,216,315 24,594,030 +6,377,715

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
1377
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
543
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
535
Manufacture of electrical equipment
420
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
411

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1354
2026-04 1328
2026-03 1424
2026-02 1342
2026-01 1222

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 2597
54m+ 2010
0-1m 715
15m-54m 701
Other 443

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 105,606,606
Norway 89,197,413
Germany 61,419,681
Netherlands 52,539,758
Brazil 45,207,173

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 55,623,157 49,983,449 -5,639,708
Norway 28,007,787 61,189,626 +33,181,839
Germany 33,400,414 28,019,267 -5,381,147
Netherlands 25,370,717 27,169,041 +1,798,324
Brazil 14,973,660 30,233,513 +15,259,853
France 21,776,209 21,461,697 -314,512
Ireland 13,121,960 14,958,563 +1,836,603
Australia 10,086,371 13,852,448 +3,766,077
Belgium 12,141,501 11,438,175 -703,326
Italy 8,824,566 9,991,597 +1,167,031

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 989,716
XI 861,383
Thailand 258,351
Germany 108,048
Lithuania 49,473

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 636,115 353,601 -282,514
XI 362,893 498,490 +135,597
Thailand 0 258,351 +258,351
Germany 76,603 31,445 -45,158
Lithuania 0 49,473 +49,473
United States 21,786 13,843 -7,943
Nicaragua 32,833 963 -31,870
Viet Nam 6,831 11,073 +4,242
Ireland 6,660 7,481 +821
Italy 7,486 5,964 -1,522

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 360,064,016
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 221,116,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 173,296,507
Other 2,558,876
Road transport 208,332

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 174,741,609 185,322,407 +10,580,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 109,734,438 111,381,689 +1,647,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,359,508 109,936,999 +46,577,491
Other 1,230,641 1,328,235 +97,594
Road transport 200,145 8,187 -191,958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 148,735,521
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,171,167
East Midlands Airport 115,326,684
Tyne 78,003,732
ZLC 29,747,713

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 63,579,693 85,155,828 +21,576,135
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,721,042 63,450,125 +729,083
East Midlands Airport 61,635,820 53,690,864 -7,944,956
Tyne 20,202,638 57,801,094 +37,598,456
ZLC 14,770,191 14,977,522 +207,331
London Gateway Port 14,881,465 14,033,078 -848,387
Dover 13,617,378 14,093,447 +476,069
Immingham Docks 13,547,576 13,066,970 -480,606
London Stansted Airport 12,027,062 12,945,965 +918,903
London 3,270,013 13,952,651 +10,682,638

Quick facts

HS code: 85444290

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

Description: Cables with connectors not used for telecommunications