Import/export HS code 85353090: Various high-voltage switches

Various types of switches used in high-voltage electrical systems

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  • 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 63,130,385
Italy 27,292,765
Sweden 9,711,069
Germany 6,712,494
Netherlands 5,763,314

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 17,535,252 45,595,133 +28,059,881
Italy 14,298,101 12,994,664 -1,303,437
Sweden 766,908 8,944,161 +8,177,253
Germany 2,990,153 3,722,341 +732,188
Netherlands 2,410,884 3,352,430 +941,546
France 2,839,834 1,986,314 -853,520
United States 2,257,809 2,153,222 -104,587
China 1,351,222 904,863 -446,359
Mexico 838,626 1,108,104 +269,478
Ireland 10,104 981,291 +971,187

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 64,767,539
Italy 29,177,303
Sweden 8,147,194
Netherlands 4,943,806
Germany 4,813,734

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 18,726,615 46,040,924 +27,314,309
Italy 15,073,882 14,103,421 -970,461
Sweden 55,322 8,091,872 +8,036,550
Netherlands 2,344,085 2,599,721 +255,636
Germany 1,601,576 3,212,158 +1,610,582
France 2,969,768 1,302,600 -1,667,168
United States 1,072,028 1,826,749 +754,721
Mexico 845,323 1,880,713 +1,035,390
China 1,533,940 929,530 -604,410
United Kingdom 1,423,905 208,129 -1,215,776

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - West 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 2 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 6 +4
Northern Ireland 3 5 +2

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) 106,216,926
Road transport 10,111,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,525,049
Air transport 5,165,545
Other 2,030,703

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) 40,490,028 65,726,898 +25,236,870
Road transport 33,716 10,077,431 +10,043,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,090,186 3,434,863 +344,677
Air transport 2,711,884 2,453,661 -258,223
Other 369,686 1,661,017 +1,291,331

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 29,668,065
ZLC 22,027,796
Felixstowe 19,792,610
Immingham Docks 15,995,403
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,186,749

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 16,528,365 13,139,700 -3,388,665
ZLC 3,154,384 18,873,412 +15,719,028
Felixstowe 1,322,304 18,470,306 +17,148,002
Immingham Docks 7,548,953 8,446,450 +897,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,184,190 10,002,559 +7,818,369
Killingholme 6,672,325 755,829 -5,916,496
Hull 352,998 3,721,495 +3,368,497
Southampton 1,071,458 2,264,062 +1,192,604
000 369,686 1,661,017 +1,291,331
Harwich 1,735,746 291,707 -1,444,039

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 41
Manufacture of electrical equipment 20
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 17
2025-09 17
2025-08 24
2025-07 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+ 81
1m-15m 51
0-1m 16
Other 15
15m-54m 10

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 854,348
India 356,229
Japan 264,829
France 168,166
Cayman Islands 167,797

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 145,049 709,299 +564,250
India 337,230 18,999 -318,231
Japan 16,639 248,190 +231,551
France 134,286 33,880 -100,406
Cayman Islands 84,084 83,713 -371
Taiwan 102,496 63,629 -38,867
Germany 77,389 57,481 -19,908
China 106,756 25,498 -81,258
Netherlands 61,431 55,241 -6,190
United Arab Emirates 96,846 18,651 -78,195

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 362
Italy 329
XU 295
Ireland 190
XI 19

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 187 175 -12
Italy 116 213 +97
XU 141 154 +13
Ireland 12 178 +166
XI 0 19 +19

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 2,527,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 811,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 442,954
Road transport 14,796
Other 1,195

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 1,234,582 1,292,600 +58,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 322,606 488,493 +165,887
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 186,940 256,014 +69,074
Road transport 14,796 0 -14,796
Other 456 739 +283

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,487,357
Felixstowe 318,934
East Midlands Airport 282,322
Southampton 251,232
Manchester Airport 247,418

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 651,105 836,252 +185,147
Felixstowe 70,744 248,190 +177,446
East Midlands Airport 147,525 134,797 -12,728
Southampton 134,101 117,131 -16,970
Manchester Airport 108,899 138,519 +29,620
London Stansted Airport 152,054 94,060 -57,994
Dover / Eurotunnel 90,467 122,979 +32,512
ZLC 148,004 53,577 -94,427
London Gateway Port 74,930 120,797 +45,867
Immingham Docks 10,308 104,269 +93,961

Quick facts

HS code: 85353090

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

Description: Various types of switches used in high-voltage electrical systems