Import/export HS code 854460: Very high-voltage cables

Cables designed for voltages over 1,000V

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 136,107,254
Sweden 121,093,782
Greece 108,912,105
Italy 100,081,019
Poland 75,207,803

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 20,676,530 115,430,724 +94,754,194
Sweden 91,485,499 29,608,283 -61,877,216
Greece 79,463,373 29,448,732 -50,014,641
Italy 54,434,817 45,646,202 -8,788,615
Poland 53,265,494 21,942,309 -31,323,185
Germany 49,927,982 23,618,561 -26,309,421
South Korea 45,703,375 12,711,641 -32,991,734
Egypt 37,404,325 20,091,189 -17,313,136
Turkey 24,163,913 31,098,383 +6,934,470
United States 27,210,335 19,288,502 -7,921,833

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 137,031,099
Sweden 117,773,854
Greece 109,256,865
Italy 101,486,588
Poland 76,491,782

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 21,462,542 115,568,557 +94,106,015
Sweden 91,385,885 26,387,969 -64,997,916
Greece 78,688,055 30,568,810 -48,119,245
Italy 55,328,114 46,158,474 -9,169,640
Poland 54,275,591 22,216,191 -32,059,400
Germany 46,346,093 26,685,780 -19,660,313
South Korea 46,078,930 12,753,136 -33,325,794
Egypt 39,150,117 19,266,550 -19,883,567
Turkey 24,542,578 32,005,140 +7,462,562
United States 27,785,138 19,236,680 -8,548,458

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 59
Inner London - West 57
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
Greater Manchester 33
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 32

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 41 42 +1
Inner London - West 30 43 +13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 28 -1
Greater Manchester 21 26 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 24 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 16 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21 20 -1
Essex 15 18 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14 17 +3
West Midlands 16 17 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 626,850,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 263,583,396
Other 62,472,202
Air transport 36,007,904
Road transport 20,706,056

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 344,806,011 282,043,997 -62,762,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,074,733 108,508,663 -46,566,070
Other 50,149,622 12,322,580 -37,827,042
Air transport 17,771,024 18,236,880 +465,856
Road transport 4,027,217 16,678,839 +12,651,622
Rail transport 208,755 747,509 +538,754

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Blyth Harbour 123,835,605
Dover 94,621,494
Middlesbrough 87,289,210
Boston 71,902,561
Felixstowe 66,241,497

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 £
Blyth Harbour 44,933,637 78,901,968 +33,968,331
Dover 54,332,796 40,288,698 -14,044,098
Middlesbrough 46,289,457 40,999,753 -5,289,704
Boston 71,902,561 0 -71,902,561
Felixstowe 40,537,211 25,704,286 -14,832,925
000 50,149,622 12,322,580 -37,827,042
London Gateway Port 40,536,565 18,528,087 -22,008,478
Immingham Docks 29,848,397 26,312,197 -3,536,200
Ipswich Dock 17,868,435 24,002,517 +6,134,082
Liverpool Docks 15,131,063 25,035,884 +9,904,821

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 138
Manufacture of electrical equipment 101
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 61
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 53
Specialised construction activities 52

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 116
2025-11 153
2025-10 151
2025-09 140
2025-08 134

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+ 297
1m-15m 275
15m-54m 71
Other 62
0-1m 49

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 £
Turkey 42,252,573
Germany 40,382,799
Poland 30,562,645
Norway 28,860,350
Netherlands 23,615,679

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 £
Turkey 6,389,433 35,863,140 +29,473,707
Germany 21,016,395 19,366,404 -1,649,991
Poland 1,634,788 28,927,857 +27,293,069
Norway 16,423,293 12,437,057 -3,986,236
Netherlands 17,433,558 6,182,121 -11,251,437
Angola 586,698 18,813,449 +18,226,751
Australia 14,204,800 2,775,435 -11,429,365
Qatar 371,591 13,930,007 +13,558,416
Singapore 12,575,740 1,425,029 -11,150,711
Egypt 10,607,154 785,856 -9,821,298

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 £
France 47,042
Ireland 4,044
Switzerland 2,214
XI 772
India 398

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 £
France 28,112 18,930 -9,182
Ireland 2,878 1,166 -1,712
Switzerland 2,214 0 -2,214
XI 349 423 +74
India 29 369 +340
Netherlands 0 104 +104
China 85 0 -85

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 261,644,488
Air transport 48,432,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,949,639
Other 56,800
Road transport 39,062

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,351,572 140,292,916 +18,941,344
Air transport 25,550,532 22,881,947 -2,668,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,910,086 25,039,553 +4,129,467
Other 35,808 20,992 -14,816
Road transport 39,062 0 -39,062

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ROS 109,827,719
Hartlepool 77,715,991
Immingham Docks 28,284,290
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,498,406
London Heathrow Airport 18,476,126

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 £
ROS 52,656,914 57,170,805 +4,513,891
Hartlepool 20,097,756 57,618,235 +37,520,479
Immingham Docks 16,984,855 11,299,435 -5,685,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,025,209 11,473,197 +2,447,988
London Heathrow Airport 8,838,046 9,638,080 +800,034
Felixstowe 9,766,580 6,193,242 -3,573,338
Manchester Airport 7,185,180 5,038,972 -2,146,208
London Gateway Port 5,731,066 3,771,875 -1,959,191
Blyth Harbour 7,981,917 0 -7,981,917
Aberdeen Docks 2,157,249 5,304,098 +3,146,849

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 854460

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

Description: Cables designed for voltages over 1,000V