Import/export HS code 85065030: Button lithium cells

Small, button-shaped lithium batteries, used in watches and small gadgets

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 £
Belgium 9,278,366
Japan 7,060,318
Germany 5,491,468
Netherlands 4,843,310
China 2,852,132

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 £
Belgium 5,080,575 4,197,791 -882,784
Japan 4,093,165 2,967,153 -1,126,012
Germany 2,971,660 2,519,808 -451,852
Netherlands 1,482,866 3,360,444 +1,877,578
China 1,633,223 1,218,909 -414,314
United States 526,090 132,280 -393,810
France 373,524 274,015 -99,509
Denmark 112,375 76,739 -35,636
Switzerland 31,950 64,062 +32,112
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 38,129 49,417 +11,288

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 13,671,506
Japan 8,252,782
Indonesia 5,087,173
Netherlands 2,630,069
United States 639,202

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 7,284,261 6,387,245 -897,016
Japan 4,603,511 3,649,271 -954,240
Indonesia 2,934,284 2,152,889 -781,395
Netherlands 507,814 2,122,255 +1,614,441
United States 509,548 129,654 -379,894
Germany 72,138 137,977 +65,839
Romania 103,154 72,403 -30,751
Switzerland 83,640 64,456 -19,184
Poland 93,208 9,097 -84,111
Israel 68,284 29,719 -38,565

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 18
Greater Manchester 11
Outer London - West and North West 11
West Yorkshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,801,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,984,465
Other 5,735,470
Air transport 2,488,586
Road transport 1,567,046

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,800,879 8,000,235 +199,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,089,962 2,894,503 -195,459
Other 4,201,960 1,533,510 -2,668,450
Air transport 1,476,131 1,012,455 -463,676
Road transport 12,068 1,554,978 +1,542,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 7,119,411
000 5,735,470
Dover 2,596,200
Felixstowe 2,333,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,149,255

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 £
Eurotunnel 3,191,551 3,927,860 +736,309
000 4,201,960 1,533,510 -2,668,450
Dover 1,679,937 916,263 -763,674
Felixstowe 1,557,572 775,832 -781,740
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,106,108 1,043,147 -62,961
Thamesport 967,990 1,095,036 +127,046
Harwich 663,327 1,179,812 +516,485
London 692,638 858,378 +165,740
Birmingham Airport 601,767 572,404 -29,363
Belfast Airport 908 1,063,137 +1,062,229

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of electrical equipment 12
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 34
2025-10 42
2025-09 35
2025-08 42

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+ 67
1m-15m 41
Other 18
15m-54m 15
0-1m 13

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 £
Ireland 391,310
France 386,089
Germany 375,922
United States 345,799
Japan 280,117

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 £
Ireland 188,978 202,332 +13,354
France 207,156 178,933 -28,223
Germany 281,653 94,269 -187,384
United States 217,405 128,394 -89,011
Japan 250,828 29,289 -221,539
Saudi Arabia 40,380 158,084 +117,704
Italy 97,626 92,559 -5,067
Spain 89,009 88,791 -218
Bulgaria 63,738 46,833 -16,905
Iceland 50,320 44,883 -5,437

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 110,571
China 29,818
Indonesia 10,898
Japan 8,872
Belgium 135

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 63,738 46,833 -16,905
China 17,875 11,943 -5,932
Indonesia 3,878 7,020 +3,142
Japan 3,364 5,508 +2,144
Belgium 92 43 -49
France 6 56 +50
Italy 16 10 -6
Poland 0 15 +15
Switzerland 5 0 -5
Germany 3 0 -3

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) 1,589,219
Air transport 1,353,174
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 550,959
Other 178,412
Road transport 13,534

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) 892,860 696,359 -196,501
Air transport 784,465 568,709 -215,756
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 302,688 248,271 -54,417
Other 101,550 76,862 -24,688
Road transport 13,534 0 -13,534

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,046,303
London Stansted Airport 387,069
East Midlands Airport 254,728
Birmingham Airport 246,570
ZLC 226,440

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 588,957 457,346 -131,611
London Stansted Airport 221,324 165,745 -55,579
East Midlands Airport 86,185 168,543 +82,358
Birmingham Airport 246,570 0 -246,570
ZLC 176,949 49,491 -127,458
London Gateway Port 113,853 107,483 -6,370
Warton Aerodrome 40,380 158,084 +117,704
Dover 138,176 57,806 -80,370
000 101,550 76,862 -24,688
Holyhead 70,023 69,412 -611

Quick facts

HS code: 85065030

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

Description: Small, button-shaped lithium batteries, used in watches and small gadgets