Import/export HS code 85353010: Switches for circuits under 72.5 kV

Switches specifically designed for lower voltage electrical systems

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 £
Switzerland 16,548,381
Sweden 7,880,716
France 7,408,768
Germany 4,666,655
United Arab Emirates 3,189,139

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 15,610,818 937,563 -14,673,255
Sweden 253,118 7,627,598 +7,374,480
France 4,820,208 2,588,560 -2,231,648
Germany 3,598,891 1,067,764 -2,531,127
United Arab Emirates 1,492,880 1,696,259 +203,379
Ireland 1,212,519 796,856 -415,663
Italy 823,584 1,116,546 +292,962
United States 924,298 571,688 -352,610
China 608,554 487,173 -121,381
Malaysia 719,110 184,025 -535,085

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 27,021,760
France 7,669,856
United Arab Emirates 3,171,696
Italy 1,861,672
Germany 1,543,204

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 18,439,703 8,582,057 -9,857,646
France 5,022,184 2,647,672 -2,374,512
United Arab Emirates 1,477,150 1,694,546 +217,396
Italy 1,091,473 770,199 -321,274
Germany 656,076 887,128 +231,052
United Kingdom 797,095 504,059 -293,036
China 633,365 519,909 -113,456
Ireland 614,527 310,061 -304,466
Malaysia 719,110 184,025 -535,085
Spain 459,383 392,573 -66,810

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 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8

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 8 10 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Essex 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Devon 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0

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) 38,433,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,707,744
Air transport 4,814,408
Other 802,360
Road transport 32,659

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) 25,671,430 12,761,915 -12,909,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,192,258 2,515,486 -676,772
Air transport 2,450,607 2,363,801 -86,806
Other 77,801 724,559 +646,758
Road transport 3,744 28,915 +25,171

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,732,128
ZLC 8,704,592
London 6,661,238
Southampton 3,197,603
East Midlands Airport 2,316,708

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 15,179,821 2,552,307 -12,627,514
ZLC 356,826 8,347,766 +7,990,940
London 6,453,621 207,617 -6,246,004
Southampton 1,477,662 1,719,941 +242,279
East Midlands Airport 1,371,996 944,712 -427,284
Felixstowe 1,960,827 329,594 -1,631,233
Holyhead 1,175,638 747,151 -428,487
Birmingham Airport 688,717 999,916 +311,199
London Gateway Port 761,573 343,940 -417,633
000 77,801 724,559 +646,758

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment 34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 20
2025-09 27
2025-08 19
2025-07 28

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+ 66
1m-15m 54
15m-54m 12
Other 10
0-1m 3

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 9,766,786
United Arab Emirates 5,534,984
Germany 1,963,011
France 1,665,985
China 1,184,905

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 4,675,879 5,090,907 +415,028
United Arab Emirates 1,141,296 4,393,688 +3,252,392
Germany 1,548,197 414,814 -1,133,383
France 579,140 1,086,845 +507,705
China 896,379 288,526 -607,853
Peru 330,434 852,968 +522,534
Australia 656,299 332,944 -323,355
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 746,460 198,506 -547,954
Nigeria 127,988 716,125 +588,137
Sri Lanka 481,493 343,442 -138,051

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 £
XU 48,268
Taiwan 5,949
Spain 3,839
China 3,598
Mexico 3,158

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 £
XU 11,443 36,825 +25,382
Taiwan 2,830 3,119 +289
Spain 2,116 1,723 -393
China 1,558 2,040 +482
Mexico 1,034 2,124 +1,090
XI 1,584 1,338 -246
Germany 2,236 606 -1,630
Czechia 1,278 1,240 -38
Ireland 608 768 +160
Belgium 0 1,129 +1,129

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 18,512,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,887,901
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,267,276
Road transport 119,809
Other 78,398

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 10,242,246 8,270,221 -1,972,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,785,043 7,102,858 +2,317,815
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,471,371 2,795,905 +324,534
Road transport 119,809 0 -119,809
Other 26,747 51,651 +24,904

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,289,594
London Gateway Port 8,894,919
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,925,391
East Midlands Airport 2,362,901
London Stansted Airport 2,251,484

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 5,109,067 6,180,527 +1,071,460
London Gateway Port 3,525,388 5,369,531 +1,844,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,186,736 1,738,655 +551,919
East Midlands Airport 1,844,006 518,895 -1,325,111
London Stansted Airport 1,582,473 669,011 -913,462
ZLC 1,285,247 161,707 -1,123,540
Southampton 440,072 750,407 +310,335
Manchester Airport 399,363 623,174 +223,811
Felixstowe 535,626 406,758 -128,868
Dover 865,802 39,731 -826,071

Quick facts

HS code: 85353010

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

Description: Switches specifically designed for lower voltage electrical systems