Import/export HS code 85071080: Various lead-acid starter batteries

Lead-acid batteries for starting engines, not using liquid electrolyte

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 £
South Korea 42,773,371
Germany 33,493,134
China 25,383,357
Spain 12,264,894
United States 7,423,413

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 £
South Korea 16,320,233 26,453,138 +10,132,905
Germany 17,012,961 16,480,173 -532,788
China 15,538,298 9,845,059 -5,693,239
Spain 5,664,460 6,600,434 +935,974
United States 3,719,860 3,703,553 -16,307
Austria 3,618,341 3,521,879 -96,462
France 2,266,852 2,015,429 -251,423
Viet Nam 1,961,304 1,977,802 +16,498
Slovenia 869,617 2,541,305 +1,671,688
Netherlands 1,731,740 1,363,717 -368,023

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 £
South Korea 56,055,668
Germany 30,444,315
China 20,043,800
Spain 11,742,229
United States 8,303,999

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 £
South Korea 29,229,525 26,826,143 -2,403,382
Germany 13,554,399 16,889,916 +3,335,517
China 8,622,045 11,421,755 +2,799,710
Spain 6,726,978 5,015,251 -1,711,727
United States 4,287,914 4,016,085 -271,829
Austria 3,666,204 3,639,413 -26,791
Italy 2,307,783 3,025,074 +717,291
Viet Nam 1,992,743 1,994,346 +1,603
Slovenia 869,617 2,541,305 +1,671,688
Poland 1,365,534 1,275,562 -89,972

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 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
West Midlands 12
Essex 11

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 12 10 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Essex 10 6 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 3 6 +3
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 7 +2

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) 89,787,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,082,915
Air transport 14,040,117
Other 869,975
Road transport 324,019

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) 43,465,496 46,321,568 +2,856,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,626,680 27,456,235 -170,445
Air transport 6,157,892 7,882,225 +1,724,333
Other 690,130 179,845 -510,285
Road transport 190,231 133,788 -56,443
Rail transport 3,201 0 -3,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 55,009,142
Dover 22,606,454
London Gateway Port 15,466,013
Eurotunnel 11,406,659
Oxford Airport 10,224,994

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 £
Felixstowe 29,648,703 25,360,439 -4,288,264
Dover 10,984,180 11,622,274 +638,094
London Gateway Port 3,312,084 12,153,929 +8,841,845
Eurotunnel 5,296,020 6,110,639 +814,619
Oxford Airport 4,593,064 5,631,930 +1,038,866
Southampton 3,953,717 3,141,401 -812,316
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,819,167 3,056,782 -762,385
Liverpool Docks 3,489,786 2,860,232 -629,554
London 2,560,457 1,853,505 -706,952
Portsmouth 1,021,757 2,485,578 +1,463,821

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 52
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 47
2025-10 49
2025-09 53
2025-08 38
2025-07 45

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+ 85
1m-15m 60
15m-54m 15
Other 13
0-1m 12

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 £
France 9,435,128
Netherlands 5,547,083
Germany 5,103,111
Ireland 3,386,672
India 2,001,182

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 £
France 3,826,540 5,608,588 +1,782,048
Netherlands 2,843,903 2,703,180 -140,723
Germany 3,267,236 1,835,875 -1,431,361
Ireland 2,143,179 1,243,493 -899,686
India 1,086,281 914,901 -171,380
Israel 873,165 282,481 -590,684
Japan 760,277 45,102 -715,175
United States 482,745 292,243 -190,502
Sweden 583,425 98,743 -484,682
Belgium 343,602 230,403 -113,199

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 £
South Korea 31,297
South Africa 12,095
Indonesia 3,499
Germany 3,108
China 1,846

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 £
South Korea 6,277 25,020 +18,743
South Africa 0 12,095 +12,095
Indonesia 2,034 1,465 -569
Germany 1,865 1,243 -622
China 1,533 313 -1,220
Switzerland 1,093 12 -1,081
Italy 999 0 -999
XI 812 0 -812
Taiwan 491 39 -452
Iceland 230 0 -230

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) 23,936,556
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,950,458
Air transport 3,058,571
Other 55,978
Road transport 44,505

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) 11,843,430 12,093,126 +249,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,440,548 2,509,910 -1,930,638
Air transport 1,975,344 1,083,227 -892,117
Other 15,563 40,415 +24,852
Road transport 43,559 946 -42,613
Rail transport 0 13,815 +13,815

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,171,613
London Gateway Port 3,856,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,747,038
Immingham Docks 2,637,502
Felixstowe 2,587,595

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 4,921,574 6,250,039 +1,328,465
London Gateway Port 2,088,226 1,767,940 -320,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,381,090 1,365,948 -1,015,142
Immingham Docks 1,598,248 1,039,254 -558,994
Felixstowe 1,488,726 1,098,869 -389,857
Holyhead 1,096,117 754,877 -341,240
London Heathrow Airport 1,298,437 468,771 -829,666
Liverpool Docks 874,707 639,552 -235,155
Eurotunnel 434,714 557,830 +123,116
London 514,021 249,364 -264,657

Quick facts

HS code: 85071080

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

Description: Lead-acid batteries for starting engines, not using liquid electrolyte