Import/export HS code 85459090: Various carbon electrical products

Other carbon or graphite products used for electrical purposes, not specified elsewhere

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 £
Germany 1,926,477
United States 859,148
France 666,121
Czechia 188,426
China 135,107

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 809,315 1,117,162 +307,847
United States 751,343 107,805 -643,538
France 636,501 29,620 -606,881
Czechia 96,530 91,896 -4,634
China 114,159 20,948 -93,211
Netherlands 74,138 41,043 -33,095
Belgium 32,180 64,383 +32,203
Italy 17,714 78,196 +60,482
South Korea 49,258 30,163 -19,095
Poland 22,901 16,825 -6,076

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 £
Germany 2,467,262
United States 880,672
Czechia 221,798
China 166,771
Japan 127,669

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 £
Germany 1,369,457 1,097,805 -271,652
United States 737,578 143,094 -594,484
Czechia 142,307 79,491 -62,816
China 125,996 40,775 -85,221
Japan 71,412 56,257 -15,155
Italy 16,667 78,196 +61,529
South Korea 55,863 13,928 -41,935
Mexico 31,343 27,190 -4,153
France 20,921 23,478 +2,557
Netherlands 37,115 0 -37,115

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
West Midlands 10
Greater Manchester 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6

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
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 9 +5
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 1 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +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 2,680,483
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,425,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 205,904
Other 3,613
Road transport 971

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 1,502,516 1,177,967 -324,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 990,199 435,794 -554,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,594 39,310 -127,284
Other 0 3,613 +3,613
Road transport 0 971 +971

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,473,817
Eurotunnel 679,383
London Heathrow Airport 633,903
Dover 430,523
Birmingham Airport 366,659

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 £
East Midlands Airport 777,289 696,528 -80,761
Eurotunnel 518,590 160,793 -357,797
London Heathrow Airport 584,026 49,877 -534,149
Dover 288,398 142,125 -146,273
Birmingham Airport 52,238 314,421 +262,183
London 95,371 81,404 -13,967
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,776 41,840 -57,936
London Stansted Airport 29,178 70,657 +41,479
Felixstowe 73,977 3,611 -70,366
Leeds Bradford Airport 44,616 23,879 -20,737

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 33
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 10
2026-03 9
2026-02 14
2026-01 11
2025-12 4

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+ 65
1m-15m 37
Other 13
0-1m 9
15m-54m 8

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 1,181,983
Singapore 389,717
India 324,384
Spain 207,635
Belgium 144,556

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 458,272 723,711 +265,439
Singapore 38,868 350,849 +311,981
India 61,704 262,680 +200,976
Spain 22,523 185,112 +162,589
Belgium 34,476 110,080 +75,604
Estonia 122,230 0 -122,230
France 50,524 60,544 +10,020
South Korea 110,719 0 -110,719
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 16,759 91,533 +74,774
Italy 11,413 77,106 +65,693

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,578,111
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,015,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 768,805

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 £
Air transport 542,020 1,036,091 +494,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 562,920 452,565 -110,355
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,140 649,665 +530,525

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 884,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 606,918
London Gateway Port 499,525
East Midlands Airport 433,123
Dover 340,232

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 £
ZLC 222,733 662,153 +439,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 259,261 347,657 +88,396
London Gateway Port 104,473 395,052 +290,579
East Midlands Airport 189,924 243,199 +53,275
Dover 295,392 44,840 -250,552
Southampton 0 254,613 +254,613
London Heathrow Airport 121,174 106,085 -15,089
Immingham Docks 0 46,647 +46,647
London Stansted Airport 6,969 19,054 +12,085
Harwich 3,833 4,516 +683

Quick facts

HS code: 85459090

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

Description: Other carbon or graphite products used for electrical purposes, not specified elsewhere