Import/export HS code 85068005: Dry zinc-carbon batteries

Non-rechargeable zinc-carbon batteries with a voltage between 5.5V and 6.5V

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 £
China 945,771
Germany 774,202
United States 98,705
Italy 47,331
France 19,132

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 £
China 431,819 513,952 +82,133
Germany 490,800 283,402 -207,398
United States 37,732 60,973 +23,241
Italy 44,537 2,794 -41,743
France 19,132 0 -19,132
Lithuania 15,772 0 -15,772
Netherlands 7,317 1,456 -5,861
Ireland 5,651 328 -5,323
Israel 4,656 0 -4,656
Denmark 1,059 0 -1,059

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 1,731,660
United States 92,652
France 19,132
Norway 10,557
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,990

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 932,850 798,810 -134,040
United States 31,679 60,973 +29,294
France 19,132 0 -19,132
Norway 10,557 0 -10,557
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,990 0 -6,990
Israel 4,656 0 -4,656
Italy 0 2,794 +2,794
South Korea 1,364 0 -1,364
Taiwan 1,059 0 -1,059

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Greater Manchester 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2

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
Essex 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 0 2 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Devon 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 1 +1

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) 893,082
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 844,168
Air transport 128,848
Other 55,288

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) 384,668 508,414 +123,746
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 556,516 287,652 -268,864
Air transport 62,337 66,511 +4,174
Other 54,954 334 -54,620

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 729,808
Felixstowe 665,516
London Gateway Port 126,118
Southampton 97,171
London Heathrow Airport 81,638

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 £
Immingham Docks 471,289 258,519 -212,770
Felixstowe 378,935 286,581 -92,354
London Gateway Port 0 126,118 +126,118
Southampton 0 97,171 +97,171
London Heathrow Airport 20,601 61,037 +40,436
000 54,954 334 -54,620
Dover 18,176 26,415 +8,239
London 36,993 0 -36,993
Belfast Port 25,866 0 -25,866
London Stansted Airport 19,101 3,104 -15,997

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 12
Air transport 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 6
2025-05 2

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 14
54m+ 7
Other 4
15m-54m 3
0-1m 1

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 £
United States 249,850
Ireland 113,430
Poland 68,576
Norway 32,433
United Arab Emirates 29,490

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 £
United States 236,147 13,703 -222,444
Ireland 58,919 54,511 -4,408
Poland 68,576 0 -68,576
Norway 23,072 9,361 -13,711
United Arab Emirates 18,451 11,039 -7,412
Angola 17,188 2,605 -14,583
Saudi Arabia 0 10,909 +10,909
Equatorial Guinea 0 10,768 +10,768
Croatia 10,682 0 -10,682
Guinea-Bissau 0 10,353 +10,353

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 £
XU 32,364
XI 709
Belgium 289

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 £
XU 14,955 17,409 +2,454
XI 483 226 -257
Belgium 289 0 -289

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 464,945
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,034
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,681
Other 33,362

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 £
Air transport 394,198 70,747 -323,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,662 15,372 -32,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,361 30,320 +1,959
Other 15,727 17,635 +1,908

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 357,455
ZLC 42,023
London Heathrow Airport 36,790
Heysham 36,200
000 33,362

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 £
East Midlands Airport 323,648 33,807 -289,841
ZLC 42,023 0 -42,023
London Heathrow Airport 16,464 20,326 +3,862
Heysham 5,880 30,320 +24,440
000 15,727 17,635 +1,908
Aberdeen Docks 20,232 10,768 -9,464
London Stansted Airport 11,019 15,705 +4,686
Grangemouth Docks 17,188 0 -17,188
London Gateway Port 10,242 4,604 -5,638
Liverpool Docks 14,700 0 -14,700

Quick facts

HS code: 85068005

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

Description: Non-rechargeable zinc-carbon batteries with a voltage between 5.5V and 6.5V