Import/export HS code 85334010: Variable resistors with power handling capacity up to 20W

Adjustable resistors like rheostats or potentiometers that handle up to 20 watts of power

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 £
United States 14,694,817
Thailand 13,765,932
Germany 5,523,600
China 5,096,095
France 4,918,181

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 £
United States 8,406,768 6,288,049 -2,118,719
Thailand 5,244,151 8,521,781 +3,277,630
Germany 2,956,367 2,567,233 -389,134
China 2,593,978 2,502,117 -91,861
France 3,352,600 1,565,581 -1,787,019
Japan 2,011,167 1,062,971 -948,196
Belgium 1,175,814 1,233,771 +57,957
Netherlands 977,314 578,308 -399,006
Luxembourg 575,517 735,698 +160,181
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 667,929 442,751 -225,178

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 £
Thailand 13,800,092
Mexico 8,189,619
China 7,717,865
United States 7,682,514
France 4,496,282

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 £
Thailand 5,256,630 8,543,462 +3,286,832
Mexico 2,568,835 5,620,784 +3,051,949
China 4,218,815 3,499,050 -719,765
United States 6,482,461 1,200,053 -5,282,408
France 3,216,567 1,279,715 -1,936,852
Japan 2,438,035 1,283,325 -1,154,710
Czechia 1,124,463 1,089,876 -34,587
Taiwan 861,388 1,228,463 +367,075
Germany 824,084 755,861 -68,223
Luxembourg 539,201 940,491 +401,290

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 27
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14
Inner London - West 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 16 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 12 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 8 +0
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Essex 6 10 +4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 29,687,375
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,400,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,754,720
Other 670,041
Road transport 5,220

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 £
Air transport 17,166,808 12,520,567 -4,646,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,137,296 12,262,846 +1,125,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,237,347 3,517,373 +1,280,026
Other 484,572 185,469 -299,103
Road transport 1,909 3,311 +1,402

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 17,246,736
Southampton 12,237,442
London Heathrow Airport 9,651,199
London Gateway Port 8,872,729
Eurotunnel 1,960,425

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 £
East Midlands Airport 9,632,906 7,613,830 -2,019,076
Southampton 2,879,623 9,357,819 +6,478,196
London Heathrow Airport 5,955,263 3,695,936 -2,259,327
London Gateway Port 6,942,572 1,930,157 -5,012,415
Eurotunnel 487,954 1,472,471 +984,517
Birmingham Airport 1,078,843 625,823 -453,020
Dover 562,511 767,489 +204,978
Thamesport 860,222 286,441 -573,781
London Stansted Airport 390,081 327,745 -62,336
000 484,572 185,469 -299,103

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 67
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Manufacture of electrical equipment 24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 23
Other manufacturing 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 47
2025-11 53
2025-10 68
2025-09 57
2025-08 62

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+ 136
1m-15m 77
15m-54m 26
Other 26
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 £
India 41,166,935
Germany 11,633,979
United States 10,402,405
France 9,339,714
Sweden 8,904,822

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 £
India 17,743,173 23,423,762 +5,680,589
Germany 6,013,871 5,620,108 -393,763
United States 6,401,919 4,000,486 -2,401,433
France 5,303,412 4,036,302 -1,267,110
Sweden 4,701,051 4,203,771 -497,280
China 2,735,311 2,896,361 +161,050
Italy 2,983,867 2,036,275 -947,592
Japan 1,059,345 601,950 -457,395
Canada 944,180 607,528 -336,652
Czechia 877,763 577,532 -300,231

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 753
XI 430
Germany 318
Croatia 42

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 362 391 +29
XI 146 284 +138
Germany 205 113 -92
Croatia 0 42 +42

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 89,419,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,423,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,191,089
Road transport 103,095
Other 1,561

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 44,815,430 44,604,002 -211,428
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,111,290 8,312,575 -798,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,547,572 1,643,517 -1,904,055
Road transport 103,095 0 -103,095
Other 731 830 +99

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 36,462,456
East Midlands Airport 33,264,825
London Heathrow Airport 11,992,529
Immingham Docks 8,990,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,082,675

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 £
Manchester Airport 16,031,448 20,431,008 +4,399,560
East Midlands Airport 18,681,198 14,583,627 -4,097,571
London Heathrow Airport 5,168,038 6,824,491 +1,656,453
Immingham Docks 4,837,621 4,153,104 -684,517
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,598,645 3,484,030 -1,114,615
London Stansted Airport 2,991,890 1,314,487 -1,677,403
ZLC 1,629,650 1,231,699 -397,951
London Gateway Port 1,248,256 737,406 -510,850
Dover 914,545 683,212 -231,333
London 789,392 1,916 -787,476

Quick facts

HS code: 85334010

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

Description: Adjustable resistors like rheostats or potentiometers that handle up to 20 watts of power