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 14,154,244
Belgium 9,408,650
Germany 7,609,500
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,804,901
Netherlands 3,294,016

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 6,917,122 7,237,122 +320,000
Belgium 4,971,285 4,437,365 -533,920
Germany 4,086,191 3,523,309 -562,882
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,293,195 3,511,706 +218,511
Netherlands 1,947,672 1,346,344 -601,328
France 1,352,838 1,171,873 -180,965
Hungary 359,532 462,970 +103,438
United States 588,487 212,694 -375,793
Japan 238,754 440,120 +201,366
South Korea 389,319 269,246 -120,073

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 29,921,071
Japan 7,878,343
Germany 3,791,187
Indonesia 1,450,755
United Kingdom 1,438,557

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 14,960,037 14,961,034 +997
Japan 4,162,148 3,716,195 -445,953
Germany 2,057,829 1,733,358 -324,471
Indonesia 771,847 678,908 -92,939
United Kingdom 582,618 855,939 +273,321
France 774,396 596,512 -177,884
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 687,432 333,694 -353,738
United States 556,212 150,482 -405,730
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 41
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 32 23 -9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 16 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 16 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 18 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 13 -3
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 13 12 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
Essex 8 7 -1
West Midlands 10 8 -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) 23,061,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,450,834
Air transport 13,071,290
Other 222,524
Road transport 29,197

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) 11,468,496 11,592,846 +124,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,880,226 5,570,608 -3,309,618
Air transport 5,692,271 7,379,019 +1,686,748
Other 122,575 99,949 -22,626
Road transport 8,447 20,750 +12,303

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,784,442
Eurotunnel 6,688,729
Birmingham Airport 3,959,233
Thamesport 3,814,062
London Heathrow Airport 3,386,045

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 6,828,730 5,955,712 -873,018
Eurotunnel 4,118,581 2,570,148 -1,548,433
Birmingham Airport 1,757,918 2,201,315 +443,397
Thamesport 2,029,240 1,784,822 -244,418
London Heathrow Airport 1,519,334 1,866,711 +347,377
Southampton 1,934,490 1,004,476 -930,014
East Midlands Airport 1,444,145 1,387,208 -56,937
Dover 1,582,844 1,111,817 -471,027
London Gateway Port 546,036 1,965,875 +1,419,839
London Stansted Airport 644,626 951,134 +306,508

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 36
Manufacture of electrical equipment 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Other manufacturing 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 71
2025-11 84
2025-10 83
2025-09 66
2025-08 75

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+ 146
1m-15m 135
15m-54m 38
Other 32
0-1m 26

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 2,896,634
France 2,888,937
Hungary 2,789,833
Italy 2,053,407
United States 1,737,968

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 1,776,250 1,120,384 -655,866
France 2,240,663 648,274 -1,592,389
Hungary 1,437,111 1,352,722 -84,389
Italy 972,437 1,080,970 +108,533
United States 893,822 844,146 -49,676
Netherlands 733,500 979,777 +246,277
Romania 808,650 263,402 -545,248
Ireland 226,664 491,375 +264,711
Switzerland 41,427 582,032 +540,605
United Arab Emirates 348,356 204,198 -144,158

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 8,462
Ireland 3,638
Germany 2,326
Japan 995
Poland 880

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 7,684 778 -6,906
Ireland 2,205 1,433 -772
Germany 0 2,326 +2,326
Japan 591 404 -187
Poland 662 218 -444
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) 13,226,388
Air transport 5,580,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,401,332
Road transport 72,515
Other 23,883

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) 7,494,997 5,731,391 -1,763,606
Air transport 2,931,090 2,649,320 -281,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 649,844 751,488 +101,644
Road transport 72,515 0 -72,515
Other 13,585 10,298 -3,287

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,663,877
East Midlands Airport 2,009,807
London Heathrow Airport 1,861,769
Immingham Docks 1,105,897
ZLC 1,043,446

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 6,601,919 5,061,958 -1,539,961
East Midlands Airport 1,052,403 957,404 -94,999
London Heathrow Airport 1,086,610 775,159 -311,451
Immingham Docks 767,342 338,555 -428,787
ZLC 505,192 538,254 +33,062
London Gateway Port 289,059 215,618 -73,441
London Stansted Airport 250,541 252,837 +2,296
Southampton 97,749 232,096 +134,347
Holyhead 112,132 129,818 +17,686
Dover 92,203 98,377 +6,174

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