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 10,802,539
Czechia 5,856,275
France 5,555,720
United States 5,511,186
China 5,015,178

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 5,544,094 5,258,445 -285,649
Czechia 2,897,735 2,958,540 +60,805
France 2,582,958 2,972,762 +389,804
United States 1,588,680 3,922,506 +2,333,826
China 2,805,045 2,210,133 -594,912
Netherlands 1,256,325 1,298,029 +41,704
Switzerland 1,325,739 717,203 -608,536
Belgium 280,196 1,042,679 +762,483
Poland 585,149 696,718 +111,569
Hungary 582,001 286,606 -295,395

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 9,807,086
United States 7,449,037
Germany 7,179,588
France 5,313,574
Mexico 2,280,751

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 4,916,040 4,891,046 -24,994
United States 2,815,501 4,633,536 +1,818,035
Germany 3,801,840 3,377,748 -424,092
France 2,467,516 2,846,058 +378,542
Mexico 1,150,226 1,130,525 -19,701
Italy 577,083 736,161 +159,078
India 697,975 605,787 -92,188
Poland 488,120 643,142 +155,022
Morocco 673,615 267,125 -406,490
Hungary 511,444 396,317 -115,127

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 43
Essex 26
West Midlands 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24

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 23 31 +8
Essex 16 21 +5
West Midlands 19 19 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 18 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 20 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 18 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 18 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 15 -2
Greater Manchester 15 17 +2
Inner London - West 14 14 +0

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 23,118,657
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,071,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,544,445
Other 919,295
Road transport 618,873

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 10,458,971 12,659,686 +2,200,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,632,862 6,438,320 -194,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,933,871 4,610,574 -323,297
Other 296,073 623,222 +327,149
Road transport 297,195 321,678 +24,483

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 6,531,959
East Midlands Airport 6,506,341
Dover 5,415,319
London Stansted Airport 4,581,969
Felixstowe 3,376,813

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 £
Birmingham Airport 3,273,591 3,258,368 -15,223
East Midlands Airport 3,230,723 3,275,618 +44,895
Dover 2,911,521 2,503,798 -407,723
London Stansted Airport 1,154,928 3,427,041 +2,272,113
Felixstowe 1,554,249 1,822,564 +268,315
Thamesport 1,565,187 1,564,486 -701
Eurotunnel 1,175,346 1,519,048 +343,702
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,181,440 1,289,707 +108,267
London Heathrow Airport 1,496,144 965,237 -530,907
Southampton 1,298,077 885,920 -412,157

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 106
Manufacture of electrical equipment 88
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 55
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 33
Other manufacturing 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 98
2026-03 110
2026-02 93
2026-01 103
2025-12 105

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+ 210
1m-15m 184
0-1m 44
15m-54m 36
Other 31

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 3,052,563
United Arab Emirates 2,934,557
Germany 2,167,008
Ireland 1,958,818
South Korea 1,835,891

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 1,960,891 1,091,672 -869,219
United Arab Emirates 1,198,723 1,735,834 +537,111
Germany 918,997 1,248,011 +329,014
Ireland 990,228 968,590 -21,638
South Korea 1,013,816 822,075 -191,741
United States 798,348 468,405 -329,943
Poland 380,861 737,545 +356,684
India 352,914 150,888 -202,026
France 285,322 195,435 -89,887
Kazakhstan 150,016 228,779 +78,763

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 760,969
Germany 19,516
China 6,988
Mexico 3,413
United States 2,713

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 20,416 740,553 +720,137
Germany 16,059 3,457 -12,602
China 5,103 1,885 -3,218
Mexico 2,352 1,061 -1,291
United States 2,048 665 -1,383
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 9,474,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,324,732
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,923,677
Other 1,362,990
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 5,068,724 4,405,595 -663,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,265,014 3,059,718 +794,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,034,954 1,888,723 -146,231
Other 613,407 749,583 +136,176
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,667,855
London Heathrow Airport 3,324,136
East Midlands Airport 3,064,244
Manchester Airport 1,908,418
Southampton 1,811,419

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 1,313,559 2,354,296 +1,040,737
London Heathrow Airport 1,774,761 1,549,375 -225,386
East Midlands Airport 1,765,204 1,299,040 -466,164
Manchester Airport 1,071,810 836,608 -235,202
Southampton 935,060 876,359 -58,701
London Gateway Port 968,490 774,325 -194,165
000 613,407 749,583 +136,176
Harwich 421,136 323,581 -97,555
ZLC 339,286 387,961 +48,675
Holyhead 248,069 98,336 -149,733

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