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 1,232,936
France 527,896
China 402,329
Finland 394,233
United States 386,160

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 563,828 669,108 +105,280
France 489,727 38,169 -451,558
China 210,418 191,911 -18,507
Finland 172,335 221,898 +49,563
United States 158,397 227,763 +69,366
Belgium 0 209,903 +209,903
Netherlands 14,713 31,512 +16,799
New Zealand 19,896 19,399 -497
Italy 14,313 12,732 -1,581
South Korea 0 25,347 +25,347

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 1,134,756
China 694,455
Italy 503,434
Finland 399,296
United States 326,776

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 506,530 628,226 +121,696
China 274,973 419,482 +144,509
Italy 486,064 17,370 -468,694
Finland 172,335 226,961 +54,626
United States 150,116 176,660 +26,544
Czechia 48,130 44,551 -3,579
New Zealand 19,896 71,737 +51,841
Netherlands 7,297 46,085 +38,788
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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Greater Manchester 4
West of England 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
West of England 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +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) 1,413,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,267,878
Air transport 701,107
Road transport 18,658
Other 12,776

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) 476,171 937,627 +461,456
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 847,106 420,772 -426,334
Air transport 365,508 335,599 -29,909
Road transport 0 18,658 +18,658
Other 426 12,350 +11,924

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 897,252
Thamesport 835,325
Felixstowe 330,603
Immingham Docks 292,414
London Heathrow Airport 247,666

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 623,610 273,642 -349,968
Thamesport 298,326 536,999 +238,673
Felixstowe 165,641 164,962 -679
Immingham Docks 57,756 234,658 +176,902
London Heathrow Airport 116,243 131,423 +15,180
East Midlands Airport 113,756 54,411 -59,345
Manchester Airport 97,039 57,408 -39,631
Eurotunnel 56,464 28,933 -27,531
London 26,533 43,832 +17,299
Birmingham Airport 29,521 36,724 +7,203

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 9
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
2025-11 7
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 5
2025-07 6

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 27
54m+ 23
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
Other 4

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 507,496
United States 357,541
Switzerland 219,326
Spain 148,878
Italy 147,607

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 133,131 374,365 +241,234
United States 133,378 224,163 +90,785
Switzerland 50,517 168,809 +118,292
Spain 13,324 135,554 +122,230
Italy 43,054 104,553 +61,499
France 23,262 61,258 +37,996
Netherlands 0 72,156 +72,156
Ireland 16,470 49,063 +32,593
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 4,355
XI 1,611
XU 51

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 2,255 2,100 -155
XI 616 995 +379
XU 51 0 -51

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) 1,226,599
Air transport 465,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,234
Road transport 9,141
Other 6,017

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) 306,260 920,339 +614,079
Air transport 175,545 289,552 +114,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,436 135,798 +95,362
Road transport 9,141 0 -9,141
Other 2,922 3,095 +173

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,066,557
London Heathrow Airport 143,757
ZLC 127,467
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 262,417 804,140 +541,723
London Heathrow Airport 21,467 122,290 +100,823
ZLC 70,272 57,195 -13,077
East Midlands Airport 36,467 49,389 +12,922
London Stansted Airport 47,392 26,152 -21,240
London Gateway Port 35,921 27,049 -8,872
London 0 61,823 +61,823
Holyhead 16,201 45,122 +28,921
Liverpool Docks 4,515 50,060 +45,545
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