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 9,222,657
Japan 6,985,977
Germany 5,546,599
Netherlands 4,922,434
China 2,865,795

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 5,005,773 4,216,884 -788,889
Japan 4,106,225 2,879,752 -1,226,473
Germany 3,000,202 2,546,397 -453,805
Netherlands 1,408,355 3,514,079 +2,105,724
China 1,533,680 1,332,115 -201,565
United States 553,440 141,425 -412,015
France 286,267 367,794 +81,527
Denmark 110,397 71,972 -38,425
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 49,508 49,730 +222
Switzerland 36,695 56,177 +19,482

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 13,613,604
Japan 8,272,729
Indonesia 5,164,596
Netherlands 2,630,069
United States 674,472

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 6,978,690 6,634,914 -343,776
Japan 4,730,697 3,542,032 -1,188,665
Indonesia 3,027,183 2,137,413 -889,770
Netherlands 316,042 2,314,027 +1,997,985
United States 539,555 134,917 -404,638
Germany 58,977 123,020 +64,043
Romania 94,290 85,751 -8,539
Switzerland 81,701 60,055 -21,646
Israel 76,335 34,343 -41,992
Poland 93,208 9,097 -84,111

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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

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) 15,929,211
Other 6,166,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,999,625
Air transport 2,476,556
Road transport 1,068,692

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) 7,578,921 8,350,290 +771,369
Other 4,218,368 1,948,382 -2,269,986
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,022,857 2,976,768 -46,089
Air transport 1,495,115 981,441 -513,674
Road transport 12,068 1,056,624 +1,044,556

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 7,003,553
000 6,166,750
Dover 2,600,025
Felixstowe 2,414,775
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,108,740

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 2,877,395 4,126,158 +1,248,763
000 4,218,368 1,948,382 -2,269,986
Dover 1,642,321 957,704 -684,617
Felixstowe 1,480,023 934,752 -545,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,017,726 1,091,014 +73,288
Thamesport 947,187 1,092,170 +144,983
Harwich 694,276 1,211,840 +517,564
London 844,256 878,916 +34,660
Birmingham Airport 587,902 549,375 -38,527
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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
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
2025-11 33
2025-10 42
2025-09 34
2025-08 41
2025-07 39

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+ 66
1m-15m 41
Other 17
0-1m 14
15m-54m 14

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 391,712
Germany 381,643
France 372,981
United States 348,335
Japan 280,657

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 191,860 199,852 +7,992
Germany 285,318 96,325 -188,993
France 226,032 146,949 -79,083
United States 212,145 136,190 -75,955
Japan 258,522 22,135 -236,387
Saudi Arabia 40,380 158,084 +117,704
Italy 97,083 96,673 -410
Spain 85,227 84,320 -907
Belgium 75,765 60,206 -15,559
Bulgaria 71,953 46,833 -25,120

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 118,786
China 30,615
XU 19,801
Indonesia 11,012
Japan 8,985

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 71,953 46,833 -25,120
China 16,843 13,772 -3,071
XU 13,344 6,457 -6,887
Indonesia 3,722 7,290 +3,568
Japan 3,177 5,808 +2,631
Belgium 92 43 -49
France 2 60 +58
Italy 16 0 -16
Poland 0 15 +15
Switzerland 5 0 -5

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) 1,550,819
Air transport 1,361,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 531,462
Other 189,435
Road transport 62,554

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) 863,181 687,638 -175,543
Air transport 767,749 593,324 -174,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 290,331 241,131 -49,200
Other 109,157 80,278 -28,879
Road transport 62,554 0 -62,554

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 998,950
London Stansted Airport 411,262
ZLC 271,573
Birmingham Airport 246,570
East Midlands Airport 241,363

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 553,773 445,177 -108,596
London Stansted Airport 240,469 170,793 -69,676
ZLC 207,760 63,813 -143,947
Birmingham Airport 246,570 0 -246,570
East Midlands Airport 72,876 168,487 +95,611
London Gateway Port 99,653 110,320 +10,667
Dover 148,211 56,508 -91,703
Warton Aerodrome 40,380 158,084 +117,704
000 109,157 80,278 -28,879
Holyhead 70,168 60,673 -9,495

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