Import/export HS code 853530: Switches for high-voltage circuits

Devices used to safely connect or disconnect parts of an electrical circuit

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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 £
Switzerland 87,319,305
Italy 29,269,469
Sweden 18,076,285
France 14,033,600
Germany 11,282,137

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 £
Switzerland 34,675,814 52,643,491 +17,967,677
Italy 15,163,233 14,106,236 -1,056,997
Sweden 5,911,456 12,164,829 +6,253,373
France 7,483,029 6,550,571 -932,458
Germany 6,648,292 4,633,845 -2,014,447
Netherlands 2,628,177 4,199,176 +1,570,999
United States 3,173,102 2,694,198 -478,904
China 1,667,103 3,434,716 +1,767,613
United Arab Emirates 1,974,082 1,740,040 -234,042
Ireland 1,231,366 1,711,871 +480,505

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 £
Switzerland 99,433,617
Italy 31,087,715
France 13,686,867
Sweden 8,640,550
Germany 6,278,428

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 £
Switzerland 43,593,775 55,839,842 +12,246,067
Italy 16,187,017 14,900,698 -1,286,319
France 7,756,311 5,930,556 -1,825,755
Sweden 63,173 8,577,377 +8,514,204
Germany 2,374,115 3,904,313 +1,530,198
Netherlands 2,344,834 3,044,142 +699,308
China 1,876,679 3,491,091 +1,614,412
United Arab Emirates 1,950,139 1,738,327 -211,812
United States 1,355,467 2,091,891 +736,424
United Kingdom 2,258,816 696,931 -1,561,885

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 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14
Greater Manchester 14

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 12 18 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 10 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 9 -4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 12 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 8 -5
West Midlands 9 8 -1

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) 153,767,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,031,284
Road transport 11,242,061
Air transport 9,912,263
Other 2,894,054

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) 72,360,981 81,406,056 +9,045,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,114,533 7,916,751 +1,802,218
Road transport 37,460 11,204,601 +11,167,141
Air transport 5,364,162 4,548,101 -816,061
Other 435,544 2,458,510 +2,022,966

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 49,410,540
ZLC 35,828,857
Felixstowe 22,116,063
Immingham Docks 16,761,505
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,123,144

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 32,529,136 16,881,404 -15,647,732
ZLC 8,969,255 26,859,602 +17,890,347
Felixstowe 3,222,223 18,893,840 +15,671,617
Immingham Docks 7,682,926 9,078,579 +1,395,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,666,091 12,457,053 +9,790,962
Killingholme 6,671,028 755,829 -5,915,199
London 6,745,850 450,825 -6,295,025
Southampton 2,563,012 3,999,174 +1,436,162
Hull 449,350 3,742,615 +3,293,265
East Midlands Airport 2,724,150 1,260,097 -1,464,053

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 65
Manufacture of electrical equipment 45
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 23
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 40
2025-10 35
2025-09 43
2025-08 42

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+ 132
1m-15m 96
Other 26
15m-54m 22
0-1m 17

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 £
United States 10,517,487
United Arab Emirates 5,425,409
Germany 1,837,585
France 1,688,952
China 1,241,050

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 £
United States 4,746,096 5,771,391 +1,025,295
United Arab Emirates 1,114,337 4,311,072 +3,196,735
Germany 1,427,832 409,753 -1,018,079
France 686,210 1,002,742 +316,532
China 832,261 408,789 -423,472
Peru 330,434 854,021 +523,587
Australia 784,099 338,962 -445,137
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 687,379 198,506 -488,873
Saudi Arabia 375,808 464,700 +88,892
Nigeria 38,542 717,022 +678,480

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 £
Taiwan 5,754
China 3,835
Spain 3,792
Mexico 3,023
XI 2,958

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 £
Taiwan 2,736 3,018 +282
China 1,831 2,004 +173
Spain 2,226 1,566 -660
Mexico 899 2,124 +1,225
XI 1,584 1,374 -210
Czechia 1,346 1,172 -174
Ireland 717 779 +62
Belgium 0 1,129 +1,129
Germany 450 606 +156
Egypt 668 147 -521

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 20,712,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,249,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,432,979
Road transport 126,321
Other 76,908

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 11,086,180 9,626,774 -1,459,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,512,885 7,736,715 +3,223,830
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,555,759 2,877,220 +321,461
Road transport 126,321 0 -126,321
Other 25,877 51,031 +25,154

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,913,336
London Gateway Port 8,935,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,904,934
East Midlands Airport 2,565,295
London Stansted Airport 2,322,481

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 5,856,486 7,056,850 +1,200,364
London Gateway Port 3,205,671 5,730,052 +2,524,381
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,215,768 1,689,166 +473,398
East Midlands Airport 1,940,160 625,135 -1,315,025
London Stansted Airport 1,513,519 808,962 -704,557
ZLC 1,193,978 240,389 -953,589
Southampton 572,139 783,898 +211,759
Manchester Airport 520,303 760,731 +240,428
Felixstowe 458,104 643,943 +185,839
Dover 825,627 54,830 -770,797

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853530

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

Description: Devices used to safely connect or disconnect parts of an electrical circuit