Import/export HS code 85365005: Electronic switches with temperature protection

Advanced switches that include temperature control features for safety

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 4,049,016
France 3,340,481
Ukraine 2,199,380
Germany 1,746,252
United States 736,517

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 2,153,070 1,895,946 -257,124
France 1,044,347 2,296,134 +1,251,787
Ukraine 1,058,006 1,141,374 +83,368
Germany 920,756 825,496 -95,260
United States 700,885 35,632 -665,253
Finland 204,514 383,163 +178,649
Estonia 329,367 126,594 -202,773
Netherlands 215,508 224,093 +8,585
Czechia 287,382 148,131 -139,251
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 150,567 240,532 +89,965

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 5,201,313
France 3,238,832
Ukraine 2,199,380
Germany 905,086
Estonia 877,632

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 2,842,795 2,358,518 -484,277
France 997,866 2,240,966 +1,243,100
Ukraine 1,058,006 1,141,374 +83,368
Germany 388,265 516,821 +128,556
Estonia 536,610 341,022 -195,588
United States 662,357 111,095 -551,262
Italy 105,399 278,055 +172,656
United Kingdom 195,073 173,176 -21,897
Hungary 164,304 190,277 +25,973
Japan 143,346 194,775 +51,429

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
West Midlands 17
Outer London - West and North West 12

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
Greater Manchester 15 10 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 12 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 13 -2
West Midlands 13 10 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3
Essex 6 7 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +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) 6,988,318
Air transport 4,963,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,385,160
Other 122,923
Road transport 1,871

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) 2,853,355 4,134,963 +1,281,608
Air transport 2,744,002 2,219,054 -524,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,215,210 2,169,950 -45,260
Other 98,486 24,437 -74,049
Road transport 1,871 0 -1,871

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,738,149
Felixstowe 2,467,685
ZLC 2,199,380
London Heathrow Airport 1,167,228
London Stansted Airport 1,132,759

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 896,176 1,841,973 +945,797
Felixstowe 1,415,185 1,052,500 -362,685
ZLC 1,058,006 1,141,374 +83,368
London Heathrow Airport 538,991 628,237 +89,246
London Stansted Airport 672,170 460,589 -211,581
Thamesport 468,142 592,013 +123,871
East Midlands Airport 464,715 454,564 -10,151
Eurotunnel 366,858 440,074 +73,216
London 192,445 598,331 +405,886
Birmingham Airport 293,865 310,994 +17,129

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 74
Manufacture of electrical equipment 28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 35
2025-10 39
2025-09 27
2025-08 33

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
1m-15m 101
54m+ 72
15m-54m 37
Other 18
0-1m 14

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 6,584,190
Netherlands 5,582,090
France 2,246,505
Ireland 1,957,650
Germany 772,069

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 3,608,347 2,975,843 -632,504
Netherlands 2,791,684 2,790,406 -1,278
France 956,830 1,289,675 +332,845
Ireland 1,065,720 891,930 -173,790
Germany 342,596 429,473 +86,877
Italy 278,821 285,170 +6,349
Canada 119,064 346,867 +227,803
Sweden 273,138 168,037 -105,101
Brazil 219,320 188,824 -30,496
Australia 164,611 185,260 +20,649

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 £
XI 464,708
Nicaragua 188,202
France 1,628
China 1,140
Italy 314

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 £
XI 464,338 370 -463,968
Nicaragua 188,202 0 -188,202
France 0 1,628 +1,628
China 524 616 +92
Italy 314 0 -314
Germany 99 43 -56
Czechia 65 0 -65
Ireland 0 14 +14

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 15,927,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,443,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,087,862
Other 689,566
Road transport 201,068

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 7,700,913 8,226,982 +526,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,537,351 1,906,324 +368,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,894,852 1,193,010 -701,842
Other 668,242 21,324 -646,918
Road transport 198,312 2,756 -195,556

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 6,996,148
London Stansted Airport 2,524,272
Manchester Airport 2,269,169
London Heathrow Airport 2,063,568
East Midlands Airport 1,969,638

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 £
ZLC 3,775,758 3,220,390 -555,368
London Stansted Airport 1,144,868 1,379,404 +234,536
Manchester Airport 752,408 1,516,761 +764,353
London Heathrow Airport 869,659 1,193,909 +324,250
East Midlands Airport 1,209,229 760,409 -448,820
Dover / Eurotunnel 973,466 859,319 -114,147
Southampton 811,556 731,780 -79,776
London Gateway Port 932,281 394,055 -538,226
Holyhead 240,389 710,297 +469,908
000 668,242 21,324 -646,918

Quick facts

HS code: 85365005

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

Description: Advanced switches that include temperature control features for safety