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 1,984,898
United States 788,032
France 221,009
Czechia 190,164
Netherlands 110,476

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 848,298 1,136,600 +288,302
United States 684,203 103,829 -580,374
France 189,406 31,603 -157,803
Czechia 140,379 49,785 -90,594
Netherlands 72,773 37,703 -35,070
China 93,298 13,403 -79,895
Belgium 21,873 73,514 +51,641
Italy 67,741 24,036 -43,705
South Korea 54,249 28,318 -25,931
Poland 30,175 9,551 -20,624

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 2,114,610
United States 810,687
Czechia 203,608
China 138,365
Japan 115,619

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 983,596 1,131,014 +147,418
United States 672,201 138,486 -533,715
Czechia 165,334 38,274 -127,060
China 111,906 26,459 -85,447
Japan 61,571 54,048 -7,523
Italy 66,694 24,036 -42,658
South Korea 60,854 12,083 -48,771
Mexico 36,123 23,850 -12,273
France 15,933 26,386 +10,453
Netherlands 36,144 0 -36,144

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 11
Inner London - West 9
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 4 9 +5
Inner London - West 7 3 -4
West Midlands 8 2 -6
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 1 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 3 +2

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 2,708,003
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 951,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,503
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 1,516,418 1,191,585 -324,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 620,703 331,003 -289,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,469 38,034 -75,435
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 1,551,283
London Heathrow Airport 606,293
Dover 407,130
Birmingham Airport 353,898
Eurotunnel 245,324

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 778,245 773,038 -5,207
London Heathrow Airport 562,646 43,647 -518,999
Dover 308,854 98,276 -210,578
Birmingham Airport 93,350 260,548 +167,198
Eurotunnel 144,506 100,818 -43,688
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,146 41,840 -52,306
London 41,446 81,404 +39,958
London Stansted Airport 29,546 66,093 +36,547
Felixstowe 75,406 2,182 -73,224
Leeds Bradford Airport 38,783 23,879 -14,904

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.
13
Other manufacturing
9
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 10
2026-03 9
2026-02 14
2026-01 11

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+ 58
1m-15m 32
Other 12
0-1m 10
15m-54m 9

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 1,124,133
Singapore 382,937
India 326,119
Spain 200,482
Belgium 164,233

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 435,710 688,423 +252,713
Singapore 219,186 163,751 -55,435
India 83,754 242,365 +158,611
Spain 48,560 151,922 +103,362
Belgium 58,231 106,002 +47,771
Estonia 122,230 0 -122,230
France 70,210 46,534 -23,676
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,599 89,693 +71,094
Saudi Arabia 0 89,941 +89,941
United States 24,385 65,475 +41,090

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 1,616,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 928,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 838,335

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 630,989 985,349 +354,360
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 489,899 438,738 -51,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 320,622 517,713 +197,091

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 920,861
London Gateway Port 506,260
Dover / Eurotunnel 481,474
East Midlands Airport 397,031
Dover 351,821

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 298,270 622,591 +324,321
London Gateway Port 150,479 355,781 +205,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 181,946 299,528 +117,582
East Midlands Airport 206,904 190,127 -16,777
Dover 296,731 55,090 -241,641
Southampton 157,600 153,822 -3,778
London Heathrow Airport 118,641 142,268 +23,627
Immingham Docks 0 46,647 +46,647
London Stansted Airport 5,954 24,763 +18,809
Eurotunnel 0 23,202 +23,202

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