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 249,121,347
Sweden 110,945,579
Italy 100,282,614
Poland 91,808,269
Greece 84,862,818

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 34,398,807 214,722,540 +180,323,733
Sweden 106,083,044 4,862,535 -101,220,509
Italy 53,504,730 46,777,884 -6,726,846
Poland 49,556,117 42,252,152 -7,303,965
Greece 34,248,574 50,614,244 +16,365,670
South Korea 32,133,811 48,399,699 +16,265,888
Germany 39,852,895 32,995,602 -6,857,293
Turkey 24,777,190 39,622,542 +14,845,352
Egypt 32,232,544 31,894,221 -338,323
United States 25,562,870 22,489,286 -3,073,584

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 252,466,009
Sweden 107,768,412
Italy 101,893,367
Poland 90,666,392
Greece 84,673,862

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 34,982,249 217,483,760 +182,501,511
Sweden 105,343,373 2,425,039 -102,918,334
Italy 54,569,302 47,324,065 -7,245,237
Poland 49,854,464 40,811,928 -9,042,536
Greece 33,910,137 50,763,725 +16,853,588
South Korea 32,418,445 48,486,147 +16,067,702
Germany 35,335,264 36,986,317 +1,651,053
Egypt 34,010,393 31,066,352 -2,944,041
Turkey 24,830,489 38,936,587 +14,106,098
United States 26,574,183 21,048,782 -5,525,401

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 68
Inner London - West 61
Surrey, East and West Sussex 42
Greater Manchester 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 41 52 +11
Inner London - West 38 45 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 28 -2
Greater Manchester 23 27 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 25 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 19 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 21 -2
West Midlands 18 18 +0
Essex 14 18 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 23 +2

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) 747,626,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 308,321,503
Other 48,343,070
Air transport 41,598,493
Road transport 27,598,085

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) 314,090,021 433,536,408 +119,446,387
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,251,209 158,070,294 +7,819,085
Other 41,205,042 7,138,028 -34,067,014
Air transport 18,682,713 22,915,780 +4,233,067
Road transport 2,457,456 25,140,629 +22,683,173
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 122,244,987
Felixstowe 114,413,706
Middlesbrough 87,494,554
Immingham Docks 69,678,944

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 54,762,522 67,482,465 +12,719,943
Felixstowe 42,433,290 71,980,416 +29,547,126
Middlesbrough 45,092,750 42,401,804 -2,690,946
Immingham Docks 33,309,632 36,369,312 +3,059,680
Boston 61,642,125 0 -61,642,125
London Gateway Port 35,442,206 22,372,966 -13,069,240
Liverpool Docks 16,277,859 40,107,535 +23,829,676
000 41,205,042 7,138,028 -34,067,014
Ipswich Dock 41,870,952 0 -41,870,952

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
63
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
58
Specialised construction activities
55

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+ 317
1m-15m 288
15m-54m 79
Other 63
0-1m 56

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
Germany 41,911,148
Poland 30,550,500
Spain 29,102,210
Norway 28,517,883

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 6,398,540 35,818,474 +29,419,934
Germany 34,786,359 7,124,789 -27,661,570
Poland 1,558,723 28,991,777 +27,433,054
Spain 1,661,004 27,441,206 +25,780,202
Norway 12,727,449 15,790,434 +3,062,985
Netherlands 16,732,893 8,854,686 -7,878,207
Angola 19,339,492 1,306,592 -18,032,900
Australia 16,308,255 1,938,772 -14,369,483
Saudi Arabia 10,226,352 4,250,308 -5,976,044
Qatar 781,569 13,507,321 +12,725,752

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 38,195
China 18,085
Ireland 4,159
Switzerland 2,214
India 741

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 25,962 12,233 -13,729
China 506 17,579 +17,073
Ireland 3,215 944 -2,271
Switzerland 2,214 0 -2,214
India 398 343 -55
XI 481 250 -231
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) 289,840,760
Air transport 53,965,517
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,489,818
Other 66,385
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) 145,754,900 144,085,860 -1,669,040
Air transport 26,852,429 27,113,088 +260,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,358,295 28,131,523 +3,773,228
Other 34,917 31,468 -3,449
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 28,469,233
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,897,344
London Heathrow Airport 21,147,044

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 71,031,434 63,303,968 -7,727,466
Hartlepool 28,577,521 47,302,321 +18,724,800
Immingham Docks 14,135,845 14,333,388 +197,543
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,750,083 12,147,261 +1,397,178
London Heathrow Airport 9,978,654 11,168,390 +1,189,736
Felixstowe 10,882,289 5,508,604 -5,373,685
London Gateway Port 6,614,046 5,749,631 -864,415
Manchester Airport 6,919,368 5,034,115 -1,885,253
Aberdeen Docks 3,530,524 6,057,206 +2,526,682
East Midlands Airport 4,562,630 4,011,513 -551,117

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