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 16,448,310
Sweden 7,880,716
France 7,456,500
Germany 4,637,027
United Arab Emirates 3,183,051

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 16,197,617 250,693 -15,946,924
Sweden 5,144,548 2,736,168 -2,408,380
France 4,633,214 2,823,286 -1,809,928
Germany 3,723,722 913,305 -2,810,417
United Arab Emirates 1,788,338 1,394,713 -393,625
China 602,865 2,463,700 +1,860,835
Ireland 1,219,821 730,486 -489,335
Italy 747,495 1,102,486 +354,991
United States 930,960 561,516 -369,444
Malaysia 702,437 184,025 -518,412

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 26,921,689
France 7,663,547
United Arab Emirates 3,165,608
China 3,125,131
Italy 1,795,826

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 23,918,825 3,002,864 -20,915,961
France 4,776,562 2,886,985 -1,889,577
United Arab Emirates 1,772,608 1,393,000 -379,608
China 631,334 2,493,797 +1,862,463
Italy 1,007,635 788,191 -219,444
Germany 843,453 693,956 -149,497
United Kingdom 793,956 504,555 -289,401
Ireland 689,545 223,271 -466,274
Malaysia 702,437 184,025 -518,412
Spain 441,680 417,054 -24,626

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 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9
Greater Manchester 9
West Midlands 9

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 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Essex 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Devon 4 3 -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) 38,231,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,615,825
Air transport 4,812,744
Other 791,483
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) 30,875,922 7,355,725 -23,520,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,425,206 4,190,619 +765,413
Air transport 2,673,223 2,139,521 -533,702
Other 72,968 718,515 +645,547
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 17,697,960
ZLC 8,608,429
London 6,652,044
Southampton 3,266,746
Felixstowe 2,307,047

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 14,938,788 2,759,172 -12,179,616
ZLC 5,835,318 2,773,111 -3,062,207
London 6,451,834 200,210 -6,251,624
Southampton 1,725,705 1,541,041 -184,664
Felixstowe 1,943,764 363,283 -1,580,481
East Midlands Airport 1,391,206 913,927 -477,279
Holyhead 1,181,887 681,873 -500,014
Grangemouth Docks 0 1,857,690 +1,857,690
Birmingham Airport 869,155 817,686 -51,469
London Gateway Port 773,927 309,710 -464,217

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 29
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 21
2025-10 20
2025-09 27
2025-08 19

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 55
15m-54m 13
Other 11
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 9,658,893
United Arab Emirates 5,309,912
Germany 1,701,830
France 1,540,658
Peru 1,183,402

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 4,538,475 5,120,418 +581,943
United Arab Emirates 1,017,491 4,292,421 +3,274,930
Germany 1,342,770 359,060 -983,710
France 575,273 965,385 +390,112
Peru 330,434 852,968 +522,534
China 739,343 383,291 -356,052
Australia 679,507 330,036 -349,471
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 661,674 198,506 -463,168
Nigeria 36,691 716,125 +679,434
Saudi Arabia 290,159 448,410 +158,251

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
Spain 3,792
China 3,479
Mexico 3,023
XI 2,922

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
Spain 2,226 1,566 -660
China 1,638 1,841 +203
Mexico 899 2,124 +1,225
XI 1,584 1,338 -246
Czechia 1,346 1,172 -174
Ireland 705 601 -104
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 18,232,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,531,396
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,015,175
Road transport 112,958
Other 75,712

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 9,832,653 8,399,868 -1,432,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,196,464 7,334,932 +3,138,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,380,649 2,634,526 +253,877
Road transport 112,958 0 -112,958
Other 25,483 50,229 +24,746

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,430,509
London Gateway Port 8,739,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,716,638
East Midlands Airport 2,292,701
London Stansted Airport 2,104,188

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 5,146,374 6,284,135 +1,137,761
London Gateway Port 3,130,741 5,609,255 +2,478,514
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,143,131 1,573,507 +430,376
East Midlands Airport 1,805,603 487,098 -1,318,505
London Stansted Airport 1,397,627 706,561 -691,066
ZLC 1,054,731 182,955 -871,776
Southampton 437,962 753,477 +315,515
Manchester Airport 411,404 622,212 +210,808
Dover 803,558 48,869 -754,689
Felixstowe 393,621 395,753 +2,132

Quick facts

HS code: 85353010

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

Description: Switches specifically designed for lower voltage electrical systems