Import/export HS code 85459010: Heating resistors made of carbon

Carbon-based heating resistors used in electrical devices for generating heat

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Germany 180,837
France 116,149
United States 109,738
Italy 22,271
South Korea 15,030

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 £
Germany 102,088 78,749 -23,339
France 100,284 15,865 -84,419
United States 43,907 65,831 +21,924
Italy 5,455 16,816 +11,361
South Korea 10,151 4,879 -5,272
Poland 9,336 4,330 -5,006
Switzerland 0 10,090 +10,090
Spain 0 3,366 +3,366
Netherlands 2,949 0 -2,949
Australia 2,941 0 -2,941

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 £
France 115,796
China 106,679
United States 100,417
Germany 90,298
Italy 22,271

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 £
France 101,489 14,307 -87,182
China 49,311 57,368 +8,057
United States 36,048 64,369 +28,321
Germany 58,970 31,328 -27,642
Italy 5,455 16,816 +11,361
Poland 9,336 1,821 -7,515
South Korea 8,029 2,509 -5,520
Canada 7,749 2,540 -5,209
Indonesia 2,122 4,879 +2,757
Spain 0 3,366 +3,366

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Cheshire 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 5 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -2
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1

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 421,990
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,537

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 239,957 182,033 -57,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,315 22,546 -10,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,537 0 -11,537

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 276,414
East Midlands Airport 56,728
Birmingham Airport 54,180
Eurotunnel 21,640
London Heathrow Airport 20,711

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 £
London Stansted Airport 133,096 143,318 +10,222
East Midlands Airport 35,203 21,525 -13,678
Birmingham Airport 38,122 16,058 -22,064
Eurotunnel 14,633 7,007 -7,626
London Heathrow Airport 19,579 1,132 -18,447
Dover 10,104 7,843 -2,261
Leeds Bradford Airport 12,820 0 -12,820
London Gateway Port 9,138 0 -9,138
London 5,809 0 -5,809
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 4,330 +4,330

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
10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
7
Specialised construction activities
4
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 3
2026-03 5
2026-01 4
2025-12 6

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+ 15
1m-15m 11
0-1m 5
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
Germany 2,643,335
Italy 1,680,417
India 1,604,501
South Korea 1,504,150
Turkey 1,453,396

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 £
Germany 1,364,916 1,278,419 -86,497
Italy 674,930 1,005,487 +330,557
India 1,074,639 529,862 -544,777
South Korea 1,106,397 397,753 -708,644
Turkey 437,134 1,016,262 +579,128
Argentina 768,429 525,525 -242,904
Czechia 457,523 474,114 +16,591
Uganda 656,473 67,518 -588,955
Sweden 364,217 224,789 -139,428
France 275,301 311,791 +36,490

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,253,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,254,302
Air transport 2,978,664
Road transport 2,008

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,247,127 5,005,881 +758,754
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,843,967 1,410,335 -1,433,632
Air transport 1,864,424 1,114,240 -750,184
Road transport 2,008 0 -2,008

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,872,846
Southampton 1,604,860
London Heathrow Airport 1,599,961
London Gateway Port 1,359,739
Felixstowe 1,105,904

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,616,682 4,256,164 +639,482
Southampton 1,184,633 420,227 -764,406
London Heathrow Airport 1,186,577 413,384 -773,193
London Gateway Port 1,050,663 309,076 -741,587
Felixstowe 541,608 564,296 +22,688
Dover 515,199 474,713 -40,486
Manchester Airport 307,301 250,245 -57,056
East Midlands Airport 271,362 278,446 +7,084
Immingham Docks 127,536 105,447 -22,089
London 9,010 209,761 +200,751

Quick facts

HS code: 85459010

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

Description: Carbon-based heating resistors used in electrical devices for generating heat