Import/export HS code 854999: Various electrical waste

Other types of electrical and electronic waste 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 £
Denmark 4,429,935
Thailand 984,705
China 670,225
Japan 433,513
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 346,525

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 £
Denmark 109,501 4,320,434 +4,210,933
Thailand 846,046 138,659 -707,387
China 93,753 576,472 +482,719
Japan 433,513 0 -433,513
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 284,871 61,654 -223,217
United States 19,791 295,482 +275,691
France 127,329 75,031 -52,298
Canada 0 199,083 +199,083
Ireland 178,601 0 -178,601
Netherlands 140,442 12,282 -128,160

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 £
Singapore 4,345,689
China 931,834
Thailand 737,044
United Kingdom 721,826
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 307,741

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 £
Singapore 3,478 4,342,211 +4,338,733
China 389,499 542,335 +152,836
Thailand 595,042 142,002 -453,040
United Kingdom 685,069 36,757 -648,312
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 274,914 32,827 -242,087
Canada 0 199,083 +199,083
United States 19,868 162,011 +142,143
Japan 178,772 3,090 -175,682
Taiwan 20,577 136,541 +115,964
Denmark 109,501 9,379 -100,122

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 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Greater Manchester 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Outer London - West and North West 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 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 6 +4
Greater Manchester 7 1 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Devon 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +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 6,268,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,380,575
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 685,980
Road transport 16,075
Other 647

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 1,551,943 4,716,410 +3,164,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 354,295 1,026,280 +671,985
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 530,970 155,010 -375,960
Road transport 16,075 0 -16,075
Other 647 0 -647

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,400,623
London Heathrow Airport 1,711,558
Felixstowe 722,394
London 484,362
Dover 392,059

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 43,713 4,356,910 +4,313,197
London Heathrow Airport 1,440,238 271,320 -1,168,918
Felixstowe 302,074 420,320 +118,246
London 25,200 459,162 +433,962
Dover 309,542 82,517 -227,025
London Gateway Port 37,341 142,800 +105,459
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,360 6,573 -113,787
London Stansted Airport 25,918 72,167 +46,249
Eurotunnel 11,669 61,613 +49,944
Immingham Docks 68,228 1,963 -66,265

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 8
Manufacture of electrical equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 6
2025-12 5

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+ 35
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 9
Other 9
0-1m 5

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 £
Belgium 2,267,638
United States 715,431
Japan 387,796
Germany 353,612
Brazil 307,117

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 £
Belgium 1,799,942 467,696 -1,332,246
United States 463,253 252,178 -211,075
Japan 376,322 11,474 -364,848
Germany 51,151 302,461 +251,310
Brazil 303,347 3,770 -299,577
South Korea 148,147 102,776 -45,371
Argentina 154,739 0 -154,739
Poland 896 116,923 +116,027
China 2,301 60,494 +58,193
United Arab Emirates 43,377 14,409 -28,968

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) 2,922,728
Air transport 2,034,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 663,014

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) 1,877,001 1,045,727 -831,274
Air transport 1,267,825 766,586 -501,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 539,424 123,590 -415,834

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 2,237,130
London Heathrow Airport 1,721,565
Dover / Eurotunnel 609,618
London Gateway Port 495,508
Southampton 115,361

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 1,769,434 467,696 -1,301,738
London Heathrow Airport 1,125,504 596,061 -529,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,488 540,130 +470,642
London Gateway Port 483,260 12,248 -471,012
Southampton 12,585 102,776 +90,191
Birmingham Airport 80,876 29,032 -51,844
Dover 32,991 29,052 -3,939
London Gatwick Airport 0 48,357 +48,357
Liverpool Docks 43,579 2,410 -41,169
Aberdeen Airport 6,608 37,241 +30,633

Quick facts

HS code: 854999

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

Description: Other types of electrical and electronic waste not specified elsewhere