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 250,174,951
Sweden 110,961,132
Italy 100,732,195
Poland 93,251,716
Greece 82,349,326

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 21,751,485 228,423,466 +206,671,981
Sweden 101,772,279 9,188,853 -92,583,426
Italy 54,351,025 46,381,170 -7,969,855
Poland 51,747,273 41,504,443 -10,242,830
Greece 35,039,112 47,310,214 +12,271,102
Germany 44,048,914 29,255,933 -14,792,981
South Korea 31,386,819 40,778,366 +9,391,547
Turkey 24,557,984 39,718,706 +15,160,722
Egypt 32,741,067 28,978,359 -3,762,708
United States 27,391,984 22,298,140 -5,093,844

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 253,632,765
Sweden 107,799,070
Italy 102,516,761
Poland 92,885,076
Greece 82,746,386

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 22,416,831 231,215,934 +208,799,103
Sweden 101,026,685 6,772,385 -94,254,300
Italy 55,160,192 47,356,569 -7,803,623
Poland 52,877,944 40,007,132 -12,870,812
Greece 34,637,621 48,108,765 +13,471,144
South Korea 31,760,189 40,864,814 +9,104,625
Germany 38,529,969 33,746,910 -4,783,059
Turkey 24,736,330 38,418,433 +13,682,103
Egypt 34,531,024 28,149,283 -6,381,741
United States 28,509,816 20,931,113 -7,578,703

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 67
Inner London - West 59
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
Greater Manchester 39
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 42 51 +9
Inner London - West 36 45 +9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 26 -4
Greater Manchester 23 29 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 19 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 24 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 22 +0
Essex 15 17 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 22 +3
West Midlands 17 17 +0

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) 737,357,091
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 303,740,500
Other 53,541,539
Air transport 40,939,443
Road transport 26,537,774

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) 296,845,620 440,511,471 +143,665,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 154,889,992 148,850,508 -6,039,484
Other 43,715,508 9,826,031 -33,889,477
Air transport 18,773,180 22,166,263 +3,393,083
Road transport 2,533,262 24,004,512 +21,471,250
Rail transport 208,755 3,201,392 +2,992,637

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Blyth Harbour 185,959,919
Dover 114,871,815
Felixstowe 104,326,970
Middlesbrough 88,464,942
Immingham Docks 67,004,661

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 0 185,959,919 +185,959,919
Dover 54,103,738 60,768,077 +6,664,339
Felixstowe 42,316,534 62,010,436 +19,693,902
Middlesbrough 45,945,278 42,519,664 -3,425,614
Immingham Docks 31,880,546 35,124,115 +3,243,569
Boston 61,642,125 0 -61,642,125
London Gateway Port 36,580,433 23,227,327 -13,353,106
Liverpool Docks 15,781,265 38,811,428 +23,030,163
000 43,715,508 9,826,031 -33,889,477
Ipswich Dock 37,658,789 4,212,163 -33,446,626

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 148
Manufacture of electrical equipment 100
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 62
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 54
Specialised construction activities 53

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 141
2026-03 140
2026-02 144
2026-01 116
2025-12 116

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+ 312
1m-15m 284
15m-54m 78
Other 63
0-1m 53

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 42,317,001
Germany 41,450,965
Poland 30,642,982
Spain 28,943,728
Norway 28,481,428

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 6,500,735 35,816,266 +29,315,531
Germany 27,997,392 13,453,573 -14,543,819
Poland 1,608,293 29,034,689 +27,426,396
Spain 1,069,908 27,873,820 +26,803,912
Norway 14,004,340 14,477,088 +472,748
Netherlands 16,600,891 8,736,042 -7,864,849
Angola 19,346,589 1,318,702 -18,027,887
Australia 14,162,421 4,289,184 -9,873,237
Qatar 347,870 13,949,374 +13,601,504
Singapore 12,366,958 1,829,349 -10,537,609

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 38,291
China 18,085
Ireland 4,126
Switzerland 2,214
XI 805

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 22,149 16,142 -6,007
China 85 18,000 +17,915
Ireland 3,099 1,027 -2,072
Switzerland 2,214 0 -2,214
XI 497 308 -189
India 29 712 +683
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) 287,041,256
Air transport 53,855,016
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,663,636
Other 66,522
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) 136,940,086 150,101,170 +13,161,084
Air transport 26,230,945 27,624,071 +1,393,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,800,195 29,863,441 +8,063,246
Other 30,214 36,308 +6,094
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 75,879,842
Immingham Docks 28,561,446
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,635,715
London Heathrow Airport 21,527,153

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 68,625,604 65,709,798 -2,915,806
Hartlepool 21,761,099 54,118,743 +32,357,644
Immingham Docks 15,261,518 13,299,928 -1,961,590
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,150,832 13,484,883 +4,334,051
London Heathrow Airport 8,587,856 12,939,297 +4,351,441
Felixstowe 10,019,301 5,057,641 -4,961,660
Manchester Airport 7,691,544 4,977,213 -2,714,331
London Gateway Port 5,928,919 6,149,438 +220,519
Aberdeen Docks 3,588,103 5,524,592 +1,936,489
Blyth Harbour 7,981,917 0 -7,981,917

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