Import/export HS code 850750: Nickel-metal hydride batteries

Rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries, commonly used in electronics and hybrid cars

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* 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 14,082,723
Belgium 9,520,044
Germany 7,532,727
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,447,417
Netherlands 3,416,711

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 7,047,172 7,035,551 -11,621
Belgium 4,961,159 4,558,885 -402,274
Germany 4,027,950 3,504,777 -523,173
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,169,566 3,277,851 +108,285
Netherlands 2,035,987 1,380,724 -655,263
France 1,400,513 1,170,119 -230,394
Japan 1,223,302 429,940 -793,362
United States 796,468 229,188 -567,280
Hungary 353,434 402,372 +48,938
Austria 441,282 226,614 -214,668

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 29,583,077
Japan 9,020,223
Germany 3,705,241
Indonesia 1,509,906
France 1,404,068

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 14,996,908 14,586,169 -410,739
Japan 5,276,562 3,743,661 -1,532,901
Germany 2,032,847 1,672,394 -360,453
Indonesia 780,459 729,447 -51,012
France 828,638 575,430 -253,208
United Kingdom 562,297 761,754 +199,457
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 644,379 424,515 -219,864
United States 746,830 177,974 -568,856
South Korea 384,494 267,332 -117,162
Turkey 0 457,411 +457,411

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 40
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18

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 31 24 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 17 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 15 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 15 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 17 +6
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 13 11 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 6 -6
Essex 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3

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) 22,632,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,964,554
Air transport 13,976,017
Other 262,679
Road transport 11,236

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) 11,456,605 11,175,995 -280,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,175,487 5,789,067 -3,386,420
Air transport 6,731,104 7,244,913 +513,809
Other 161,436 101,243 -60,193
Road transport 8,447 2,789 -5,658

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,765,609
Eurotunnel 6,792,942
London Heathrow Airport 4,366,895
Birmingham Airport 3,899,796
Thamesport 3,832,182

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 6,725,104 6,040,505 -684,599
Eurotunnel 4,018,468 2,774,474 -1,243,994
London Heathrow Airport 2,582,843 1,784,052 -798,791
Birmingham Airport 1,742,470 2,157,326 +414,856
Thamesport 2,126,144 1,706,038 -420,106
Southampton 1,954,096 1,101,424 -852,672
Dover 1,668,371 1,197,793 -470,578
East Midlands Airport 1,430,910 1,371,210 -59,700
London Gateway Port 546,327 1,396,660 +850,333
London Stansted Airport 604,533 1,006,297 +401,764

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 116
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 35
Manufacture of electrical equipment 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Other manufacturing 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 84
2025-10 83
2025-09 66
2025-08 75
2025-07 76

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+ 145
1m-15m 138
15m-54m 35
Other 32
0-1m 25

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 2,912,015
France 2,864,157
Hungary 2,695,473
Italy 2,073,268
United States 1,715,200

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 1,536,971 1,375,044 -161,927
France 2,235,056 629,101 -1,605,955
Hungary 1,309,389 1,386,084 +76,695
Italy 891,922 1,181,346 +289,424
United States 912,040 803,160 -108,880
Netherlands 680,404 1,026,995 +346,591
Romania 826,706 263,402 -563,304
Ireland 227,005 491,792 +264,787
United Arab Emirates 350,982 200,898 -150,084
Japan 38,083 381,815 +343,732

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 9,431
XU 7,409
Ireland 3,638
Germany 2,135
Japan 1,020

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 8,531 900 -7,631
XU 2,593 4,816 +2,223
Ireland 2,205 1,433 -772
Germany 0 2,135 +2,135
Japan 571 449 -122
Poland 566 314 -252
XI 0 203 +203
Austria 0 120 +120

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) 12,824,273
Air transport 5,449,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,583,880
Road transport 80,255
Other 24,836

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) 6,964,099 5,860,174 -1,103,925
Air transport 2,956,290 2,493,095 -463,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 804,178 779,702 -24,476
Road transport 80,255 0 -80,255
Other 14,466 10,370 -4,096

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,272,030
East Midlands Airport 2,011,695
London Heathrow Airport 1,733,267
Immingham Docks 1,176,437
ZLC 1,034,500

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 6,208,564 5,063,466 -1,145,098
East Midlands Airport 1,093,612 918,083 -175,529
London Heathrow Airport 1,045,242 688,025 -357,217
Immingham Docks 730,398 446,039 -284,359
ZLC 495,828 538,672 +42,844
London Gateway Port 298,679 213,092 -85,587
London Stansted Airport 280,240 220,288 -59,952
Southampton 78,772 260,651 +181,879
Holyhead 109,941 136,836 +26,895
Dover 83,247 106,472 +23,225

Quick facts

HS code: 850750

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

Description: Rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries, commonly used in electronics and hybrid cars