Import/export HS code 85073080: Various nickel-cadmium batteries

Nickel-cadmium batteries not hermetically sealed, used in various applications

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  • 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 £
France 24,320,041
United States 12,691,295
Sweden 4,634,735
Germany 4,614,909
China 2,694,086

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 £
France 15,171,967 9,148,074 -6,023,893
United States 5,394,573 7,296,722 +1,902,149
Sweden 2,531,510 2,103,225 -428,285
Germany 2,285,465 2,329,444 +43,979
China 1,576,453 1,117,633 -458,820
Netherlands 632,311 410,071 -222,240
Italy 211,947 426,385 +214,438
India 232,668 310,682 +78,014
Taiwan 243,754 235,125 -8,629
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,024 265,360 +148,336

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 £
France 24,558,631
United States 14,862,455
Sweden 4,590,970
China 3,326,009
Germany 2,213,655

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 £
France 15,184,254 9,374,377 -5,809,877
United States 6,384,603 8,477,852 +2,093,249
Sweden 2,495,957 2,095,013 -400,944
China 1,811,032 1,514,977 -296,055
Germany 1,220,065 993,590 -226,475
Czechia 940,800 910,849 -29,951
Japan 376,095 261,805 -114,290
Italy 205,433 423,550 +218,117
India 243,476 335,478 +92,002
United Kingdom 128,456 81,858 -46,598

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Outer London - West and North West 17
Inner London - West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 14 +3
Outer London - West and North West 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 7 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
Essex 8 9 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 9 +2
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 4 6 +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) 27,194,790
Air transport 19,755,821
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,911,453
Road transport 60,859
Other 9,948

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) 16,754,279 10,440,511 -6,313,768
Air transport 9,006,234 10,749,587 +1,743,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,468,026 3,443,427 -24,599
Road transport 13,371 47,488 +34,117
Other 2,304 7,644 +5,340

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,067,448
London Heathrow Airport 12,109,582
Eurotunnel 10,802,894
Immingham Docks 4,658,243
London Stansted Airport 3,600,218

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 6,737,015 6,330,433 -406,582
London Heathrow Airport 4,845,551 7,264,031 +2,418,480
Eurotunnel 7,451,196 3,351,698 -4,099,498
Immingham Docks 2,560,369 2,097,874 -462,495
London Stansted Airport 1,737,596 1,862,622 +125,026
Felixstowe 1,255,924 1,254,536 -1,388
Birmingham Airport 1,117,176 1,065,820 -51,356
East Midlands Airport 916,018 368,219 -547,799
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,028,513 44,577 -983,936
London Gateway Port 407,692 594,959 +187,267

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 47
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25
Manufacture of electrical equipment 23
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 23
Air transport 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 44
2025-10 58
2025-09 44
2025-08 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+ 80
1m-15m 77
0-1m 29
Other 23
15m-54m 22

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 3,668,728
China 2,301,090
United Arab Emirates 1,881,313
United States 1,347,751
France 1,191,485

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 2,799,731 868,997 -1,930,734
China 747,091 1,553,999 +806,908
United Arab Emirates 982,633 898,680 -83,953
United States 954,779 392,972 -561,807
France 471,064 720,421 +249,357
Spain 443,252 667,579 +224,327
Saudi Arabia 480,047 302,104 -177,943
Ireland 385,594 297,996 -87,598
Australia 455,128 211,841 -243,287
Denmark 578,629 64,678 -513,951

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 £
China 3,137

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 £
China 1,589 1,548 -41

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 17,586,515
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,873,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,473,448
Other 3,137
Road transport 1,806

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 10,133,980 7,452,535 -2,681,445
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,249,798 1,624,135 -625,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,168,802 1,304,646 -864,156
Other 1,589 1,548 -41
Road transport 1,806 0 -1,806

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,163,037
ZLC 3,501,904
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,906,795
London Gateway Port 1,926,696
East Midlands Airport 1,335,306

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 5,206,160 4,956,877 -249,283
ZLC 2,354,705 1,147,199 -1,207,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,696,299 1,210,496 -485,803
London Gateway Port 940,258 986,438 +46,180
East Midlands Airport 955,057 380,249 -574,808
London Stansted Airport 588,624 330,447 -258,177
Birmingham Airport 701,565 181,278 -520,287
Holyhead 281,521 194,837 -86,684
Southampton 362,022 46,675 -315,347
Felixstowe 371,193 15,233 -355,960

Quick facts

HS code: 85073080

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

Description: Nickel-cadmium batteries not hermetically sealed, used in various applications