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 248,142,827
Italy 99,517,073
Sweden 88,947,099
Poland 87,267,688
Greece 83,452,965

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 114,509,713 133,633,114 +19,123,401
Italy 54,267,400 45,249,673 -9,017,727
Sweden 86,948,158 1,998,941 -84,949,217
Poland 46,872,273 40,395,415 -6,476,858
Greece 36,449,121 47,003,844 +10,554,723
South Korea 30,627,070 43,665,855 +13,038,785
Germany 45,390,582 20,638,894 -24,751,688
Turkey 24,045,592 37,162,177 +13,116,585
Egypt 32,539,240 27,097,417 -5,441,823
United States 25,447,963 20,155,475 -5,292,488

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 251,545,334
Italy 100,809,604
Poland 85,964,325
Sweden 85,769,932
Greece 83,439,154

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 114,932,487 136,612,847 +21,680,360
Italy 54,836,980 45,972,624 -8,864,356
Poland 47,023,003 38,941,322 -8,081,681
Sweden 83,423,830 2,346,102 -81,077,728
Greece 36,335,924 47,103,230 +10,767,306
South Korea 30,820,868 43,752,303 +12,931,435
Germany 44,382,184 21,409,958 -22,972,226
Egypt 34,233,303 26,269,548 -7,963,755
Turkey 24,079,681 36,412,889 +12,333,208
United States 26,192,476 18,756,422 -7,436,054

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 65
Inner London - West 59
Greater Manchester 39
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39
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 38 50 +12
Inner London - West 37 41 +4
Greater Manchester 23 25 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 27 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 24 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 19 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 21 -2
West Midlands 18 18 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 23 +2
Essex 13 17 +4

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) 710,404,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 293,021,473
Other 42,748,453
Air transport 40,141,718
Road transport 27,559,298

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) 376,853,368 333,550,981 -43,302,387
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 157,581,006 135,440,467 -22,140,539
Other 38,385,840 4,362,613 -34,023,227
Air transport 19,791,742 20,349,976 +558,234
Road transport 2,458,333 25,100,965 +22,642,632
Rail transport 102,146 4,072,847 +3,970,701

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Blyth Harbour 185,959,919
Dover 116,826,588
Felixstowe 110,418,596
Middlesbrough 87,494,554
Immingham Docks 66,503,120

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 78,353,211 107,606,708 +29,253,497
Dover 55,659,956 61,166,632 +5,506,676
Felixstowe 42,221,757 68,196,839 +25,975,082
Middlesbrough 45,105,265 42,389,289 -2,715,976
Immingham Docks 32,855,785 33,647,335 +791,550
London Gateway Port 36,203,041 17,792,406 -18,410,635
Liverpool Docks 16,116,532 33,683,133 +17,566,601
000 38,385,840 4,362,613 -34,023,227
Ipswich Dock 41,870,952 0 -41,870,952
Boston 39,664,306 0 -39,664,306

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
144
Manufacture of electrical equipment
99
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
61
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
56
Specialised construction activities
54

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 143
2026-04 141
2026-03 140
2026-02 144
2026-01 116

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+ 309
1m-15m 278
15m-54m 78
Other 62
0-1m 55

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 42,217,014
Poland 29,758,600
Spain 28,954,455
Norway 27,638,769
Germany 27,580,882

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 21,312,158 20,904,856 -407,302
Poland 1,108,290 28,650,310 +27,542,020
Spain 1,995,910 26,958,545 +24,962,635
Norway 12,807,683 14,831,086 +2,023,403
Germany 20,908,488 6,672,394 -14,236,094
Netherlands 16,415,827 7,832,394 -8,583,433
Angola 19,350,814 1,285,357 -18,065,457
Australia 16,185,049 1,905,066 -14,279,983
Saudi Arabia 10,239,819 4,236,841 -6,002,978
Singapore 12,216,828 1,973,316 -10,243,512

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 37,172
China 18,085
Ireland 4,046
Switzerland 2,214
India 712

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 28,048 9,124 -18,924
China 506 17,579 +17,073
Ireland 3,191 855 -2,336
Switzerland 2,214 0 -2,214
India 369 343 -26
XI 435 219 -216
Netherlands 0 104 +104

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) 273,479,070
Air transport 52,196,424
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,695,692
Other 65,143
Road transport 36,073

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) 146,288,503 127,190,567 -19,097,936
Air transport 27,862,141 24,334,283 -3,527,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,305,995 25,389,697 +1,083,702
Other 36,904 28,239 -8,665
Road transport 36,073 0 -36,073

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ROS 134,335,402
Hartlepool 62,206,516
Immingham Docks 27,020,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,026,862
London Heathrow Airport 20,638,730

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 85,923,577 48,411,825 -37,511,752
Hartlepool 14,904,195 47,302,321 +32,398,126
Immingham Docks 14,365,821 12,654,931 -1,710,890
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,338,257 10,688,605 -649,652
London Heathrow Airport 10,359,287 10,279,443 -79,844
Felixstowe 9,895,868 5,464,501 -4,431,367
London Gateway Port 6,068,859 5,627,320 -441,539
Manchester Airport 6,873,172 4,540,600 -2,332,572
Aberdeen Docks 3,476,871 5,862,709 +2,385,838
East Midlands Airport 4,579,049 3,726,633 -852,416

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