Import/export HS code 85365003: Optically coupled AC switches

Switches that use light to control electrical circuits, providing isolation between input and output

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 £
China 32,325,290
Germany 2,297,891
Switzerland 2,279,820
United States 1,868,716
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 964,139

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 £
China 17,615,206 14,710,084 -2,905,122
Germany 553,069 1,744,822 +1,191,753
Switzerland 979,976 1,299,844 +319,868
United States 710,891 1,157,825 +446,934
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 374,871 589,268 +214,397
France 216,594 299,676 +83,082
Netherlands 99,988 236,594 +136,606
Taiwan 66,399 107,671 +41,272
Ireland 51,848 105,067 +53,219
Italy 61,099 87,375 +26,276

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 £
China 34,401,907
Germany 1,664,017
United States 1,615,484
Switzerland 1,032,144
France 536,641

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 £
China 18,259,165 16,142,742 -2,116,423
Germany 305,660 1,358,357 +1,052,697
United States 717,818 897,666 +179,848
Switzerland 599,517 432,627 -166,890
France 156,077 380,564 +224,487
Israel 172,817 333,736 +160,919
Japan 127,290 296,112 +168,822
Taiwan 45,314 182,284 +136,970
Belgium 36,754 181,772 +145,018
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 103,494 80,027 -23,467

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 30
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25
Essex 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
West Midlands 18

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 13 20 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 18 +4
Essex 8 19 +11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 11 +0
West Midlands 11 13 +2
Inner London - West 6 13 +7
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,276,405
Air transport 5,135,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,295,840
Road transport 1,283,377
Other 189,767

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,245,933 15,030,472 -2,215,461
Air transport 2,146,228 2,989,112 +842,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,106,342 2,189,498 +1,083,156
Road transport 471,751 811,626 +339,875
Other 98,143 91,624 -6,519

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,384,952
London Gateway Port 6,207,303
Southampton 3,281,934
London Stansted Airport 1,672,305
East Midlands Airport 1,299,365

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 £
Felixstowe 14,536,991 7,847,961 -6,689,030
London Gateway Port 506,201 5,701,102 +5,194,901
Southampton 2,034,003 1,247,931 -786,072
London Stansted Airport 609,119 1,063,186 +454,067
East Midlands Airport 635,053 664,312 +29,259
London Heathrow Airport 581,504 638,060 +56,556
Immingham Docks 14,311 1,202,384 +1,188,073
ZLC 354,305 814,166 +459,861
London 572,933 494,855 -78,078
Dover 253,596 197,536 -56,060

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 98
Manufacture of electrical equipment 33
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 29
2025-10 37
2025-09 46
2025-08 37
2025-07 47

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+ 124
1m-15m 121
15m-54m 36
0-1m 20
Other 20

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 3,881,751
Germany 3,121,710
Ireland 2,809,085
Italy 2,690,720
Netherlands 2,495,673

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 2,273,226 1,608,525 -664,701
Germany 1,572,734 1,548,976 -23,758
Ireland 1,565,417 1,243,668 -321,749
Italy 1,299,394 1,391,326 +91,932
Netherlands 1,418,264 1,077,409 -340,855
United Arab Emirates 1,377,819 991,792 -386,027
Saudi Arabia 948,414 763,356 -185,058
Switzerland 1,050,703 406,898 -643,805
France 765,516 645,107 -120,409
China 670,127 712,143 +42,016

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 39,895
United States 1,516
XI 1,117
Germany 400
XU 267

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 13,190 26,705 +13,515
United States 0 1,516 +1,516
XI 507 610 +103
Germany 0 400 +400
XU 0 267 +267
Sweden 0 201 +201
Romania 20 0 -20
India 19 0 -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 34,352,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,765,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,533,855
Road transport 55,596
Other 43,435

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 18,145,420 16,207,478 -1,937,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,208,341 1,556,823 +348,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 481,420 1,052,435 +571,015
Road transport 55,596 0 -55,596
Other 13,736 29,699 +15,963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 15,788,194
London Heathrow Airport 7,864,630
Glasgow Airport 6,621,482
ZLC 2,417,163
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,028,072

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 £
East Midlands Airport 8,486,771 7,301,423 -1,185,348
London Heathrow Airport 3,730,772 4,133,858 +403,086
Glasgow Airport 3,702,337 2,919,145 -783,192
ZLC 1,363,588 1,053,575 -310,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 314,271 713,801 +399,530
London Stansted Airport 661,128 351,485 -309,643
London Gateway Port 260,798 648,532 +387,734
Immingham Docks 259,595 422,310 +162,715
Holyhead 233,736 180,206 -53,530
Eurotunnel 183,692 133,980 -49,712

Quick facts

HS code: 85365003

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

Description: Switches that use light to control electrical circuits, providing isolation between input and output