Import/export HS code 854720: Plastic insulating fittings

Insulating fittings made entirely of plastic materials for electrical machines and equipment

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 9,816,337
Czechia 5,286,479
France 4,898,898
China 4,374,295
United States 4,095,815

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 5,634,654 4,181,683 -1,452,971
Czechia 2,908,021 2,378,458 -529,563
France 2,603,050 2,295,848 -307,202
China 2,758,652 1,615,643 -1,143,009
United States 1,631,796 2,464,019 +832,223
Switzerland 1,431,209 501,609 -929,600
Netherlands 1,395,672 523,857 -871,815
Poland 647,804 542,216 -105,588
Hungary 575,297 278,703 -296,594
Belgium 448,776 348,195 -100,581

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 8,358,130
Germany 6,547,661
United States 5,891,194
France 4,681,378
Mexico 1,955,321

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 4,995,661 3,362,469 -1,633,192
Germany 3,930,444 2,617,217 -1,313,227
United States 2,872,120 3,019,074 +146,954
France 2,491,023 2,190,355 -300,668
Mexico 1,112,023 843,298 -268,725
India 770,787 474,306 -296,481
Italy 636,187 463,745 -172,442
Poland 505,222 498,395 -6,827
Morocco 679,687 231,965 -447,722
Hungary 536,674 325,314 -211,360

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 40
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
West Midlands 23
Essex 22

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 24 27 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 16 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 16 -1
West Midlands 19 14 -5
Essex 18 16 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 17 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 17 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 10 -8
Greater Manchester 15 15 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 15 +4

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 19,259,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,831,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,220,020
Other 784,514
Road transport 605,388

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 10,727,924 8,531,489 -2,196,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,061,383 4,770,180 -2,291,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,893,082 3,326,938 -1,566,144
Other 250,125 534,389 +284,264
Road transport 314,069 291,319 -22,750

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,929,908
Birmingham Airport 5,205,109
Dover 4,937,363
London Stansted Airport 3,192,820
Thamesport 2,743,350

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 3,406,744 2,523,164 -883,580
Birmingham Airport 3,362,900 1,842,209 -1,520,691
Dover 2,992,820 1,944,543 -1,048,277
London Stansted Airport 1,145,087 2,047,733 +902,646
Thamesport 1,501,870 1,241,480 -260,390
Eurotunnel 1,191,716 1,362,661 +170,945
London Heathrow Airport 1,508,864 818,474 -690,390
Felixstowe 1,528,634 796,191 -732,443
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,170,844 1,056,444 -114,400
Southampton 1,314,694 708,239 -606,455

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 98
Manufacture of electrical equipment 81
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 51
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 31
Other manufacturing 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 103
2025-11 104
2025-10 105
2025-09 87
2025-08 83

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+ 203
1m-15m 170
15m-54m 34
0-1m 32
Other 28

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 £
China 2,942,671
United Arab Emirates 2,305,011
Germany 1,994,728
Ireland 1,759,333
South Korea 1,693,339

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 £
China 2,105,218 837,453 -1,267,765
United Arab Emirates 903,893 1,401,118 +497,225
Germany 915,305 1,079,423 +164,118
Ireland 1,002,935 756,398 -246,537
South Korea 958,552 734,787 -223,765
United States 803,485 394,304 -409,181
Poland 363,476 190,561 -172,915
India 356,609 88,185 -268,424
France 285,521 139,040 -146,481
Singapore 224,047 79,376 -144,671

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 £
XI 612,397
Germany 32,173
China 6,394
Mexico 3,807
United States 2,712

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 £
XI 11,003 601,394 +590,391
Germany 29,540 2,633 -26,907
China 689 5,705 +5,016
Mexico 2,895 912 -1,983
United States 2,048 664 -1,384
France 138 0 -138
Italy 47 0 -47
Austria 0 37 +37
Ireland 0 11 +11

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 8,404,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,311,194
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,543,391
Other 1,225,333
Road transport 3,720

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 5,260,875 3,143,494 -2,117,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,286,841 2,024,353 -262,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,825,412 1,717,979 -107,433
Other 613,604 611,729 -1,875
Road transport 3,720 0 -3,720

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,282,084
East Midlands Airport 2,758,883
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,699,308
Southampton 1,808,751
London Gateway Port 1,555,856

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,975,884 1,306,200 -669,684
East Midlands Airport 1,843,147 915,736 -927,411
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,259,104 1,440,204 +181,100
Southampton 872,448 936,303 +63,855
London Gateway Port 817,602 738,254 -79,348
Manchester Airport 964,752 527,045 -437,707
000 613,604 611,729 -1,875
Harwich 424,985 303,055 -121,930
ZLC 352,072 317,718 -34,354
Holyhead 252,787 75,526 -177,261

Quick facts

HS code: 854720

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

Description: Insulating fittings made entirely of plastic materials for electrical machines and equipment