Import/export HS code 85059050: Electromagnetic lifting heads

Devices used for lifting heavy objects using electromagnetic force

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 1,219,528
France 525,865
China 426,249
Finland 394,233
United States 383,263

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 548,823 670,705 +121,882
France 487,604 38,261 -449,343
China 218,507 207,742 -10,765
Finland 229,411 164,822 -64,589
United States 162,030 221,233 +59,203
Belgium 201,878 8,025 -193,853
Netherlands 18,161 29,773 +11,612
Denmark 15,031 14,438 -593
South Korea 0 25,347 +25,347
Switzerland 0 20,523 +20,523

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 1,122,159
China 716,338
Italy 489,121
Finland 399,296
United States 319,989

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 494,829 627,330 +132,501
China 502,731 213,607 -289,124
Italy 471,751 17,370 -454,381
Finland 229,411 169,885 -59,526
United States 149,859 170,130 +20,271
Czechia 47,889 44,825 -3,064
New Zealand 0 71,737 +71,737
Netherlands 7,297 47,794 +40,497
South Korea 0 25,347 +25,347
United Kingdom 5,781 18,874 +13,093

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 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
West Yorkshire 4

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 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
North Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,391,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,253,621
Air transport 717,088
Road transport 18,658
Other 12,761

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 523,282 868,479 +345,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,054,106 199,515 -854,591
Air transport 352,635 364,453 +11,818
Road transport 0 18,658 +18,658
Other 904 11,857 +10,953

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 897,869
Thamesport 790,585
Felixstowe 342,768
Immingham Docks 292,414
London Heathrow Airport 239,276

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 £
Dover 824,271 73,598 -750,673
Thamesport 281,489 509,096 +227,607
Felixstowe 189,377 153,391 -35,986
Immingham Docks 116,853 175,561 +58,708
London Heathrow Airport 91,264 148,012 +56,748
East Midlands Airport 124,557 70,066 -54,491
Manchester Airport 103,988 50,459 -53,529
Eurotunnel 58,231 27,166 -31,065
Birmingham Airport 31,924 40,283 +8,359
London 26,533 45,296 +18,763

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 17
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Other manufacturing 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 7
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 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
1m-15m 28
54m+ 22
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
Other 3

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 518,467
United States 362,514
Switzerland 219,326
Italy 184,029
Spain 164,853

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 158,018 360,449 +202,431
United States 170,996 191,518 +20,522
Switzerland 50,517 168,809 +118,292
Italy 47,908 136,121 +88,213
Spain 28,548 136,305 +107,757
France 22,342 62,242 +39,900
Netherlands 0 72,156 +72,156
Ireland 17,420 48,113 +30,693
United Arab Emirates 0 47,414 +47,414
China 18,882 18,454 -428

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 £
United States 3,209
XI 1,611

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 £
United States 1,109 2,100 +991
XI 616 995 +379

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) 1,286,184
Air transport 471,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 180,028
Other 4,871
Road transport 1,052

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) 336,211 949,973 +613,762
Air transport 194,002 277,279 +83,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,690 113,338 +46,648
Other 1,776 3,095 +1,319
Road transport 1,052 0 -1,052

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,121,104
London Heathrow Airport 148,730
ZLC 119,378
East Midlands Airport 85,856
London Stansted Airport 73,544

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 290,080 831,024 +540,944
London Heathrow Airport 23,776 124,954 +101,178
ZLC 62,183 57,195 -4,988
East Midlands Airport 48,094 37,762 -10,332
London Stansted Airport 47,392 26,152 -21,240
London 0 66,861 +66,861
London Gateway Port 35,921 27,049 -8,872
Holyhead 16,201 45,122 +28,921
Liverpool Docks 31,719 26,650 -5,069
Southampton 0 45,509 +45,509

Quick facts

HS code: 85059050

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

Description: Devices used for lifting heavy objects using electromagnetic force