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 4,023,300
France 3,293,615
Ukraine 2,228,574
Germany 1,677,404
United States 758,106

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 2,113,668 1,909,632 -204,036
France 1,042,199 2,251,416 +1,209,217
Ukraine 1,036,608 1,191,966 +155,358
Germany 905,577 771,827 -133,750
United States 711,816 46,290 -665,526
Finland 304,296 306,918 +2,622
Czechia 283,377 166,975 -116,402
Estonia 325,980 119,253 -206,727
Netherlands 218,226 226,024 +7,798
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 153,846 256,183 +102,337

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 5,129,464
France 3,197,139
Ukraine 2,228,574
Estonia 971,013
Germany 855,066

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 2,695,162 2,434,302 -260,860
France 1,003,634 2,193,505 +1,189,871
Ukraine 1,036,608 1,191,966 +155,358
Estonia 637,332 333,681 -303,651
Germany 389,855 465,211 +75,356
United States 668,136 115,897 -552,239
Italy 146,077 238,891 +92,814
Hungary 176,586 186,877 +10,291
United Kingdom 194,175 165,243 -28,932
Japan 141,115 197,992 +56,877

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 19
Greater Manchester 19
West Midlands 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 14 10 -4
West Midlands 15 10 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 12 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Essex 4 9 +5
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 9 +3

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) 7,110,188
Air transport 4,957,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,280,234
Other 127,594
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) 3,013,950 4,096,238 +1,082,288
Air transport 2,736,509 2,221,339 -515,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,182,937 2,097,297 -85,640
Other 100,054 27,540 -72,514
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 2,795,565
Felixstowe 2,464,516
ZLC 2,228,574
London Heathrow Airport 1,183,288
London Stansted Airport 1,073,823

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 1,009,312 1,786,253 +776,941
Felixstowe 1,341,554 1,122,962 -218,592
ZLC 1,036,608 1,191,966 +155,358
London Heathrow Airport 546,434 636,854 +90,420
London Stansted Airport 673,697 400,126 -273,571
East Midlands Airport 491,641 469,555 -22,086
Thamesport 475,432 472,979 -2,453
London 216,604 597,113 +380,509
Eurotunnel 399,067 409,113 +10,046
Birmingham Airport 304,266 315,181 +10,915

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 76
Manufacture of electrical equipment 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 35
2025-10 39
2025-09 27
2025-08 33
2025-07 34

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 107
54m+ 70
15m-54m 35
0-1m 17
Other 17

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 6,696,725
Netherlands 5,532,181
France 2,252,332
Ireland 1,769,061
Germany 707,519

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 3,666,840 3,029,885 -636,955
Netherlands 2,686,268 2,845,913 +159,645
France 911,737 1,340,595 +428,858
Ireland 1,067,049 702,012 -365,037
Germany 305,354 402,165 +96,811
Italy 286,257 272,712 -13,545
Canada 121,761 331,029 +209,268
Sweden 283,012 168,015 -114,997
Brazil 224,405 185,592 -38,813
Australia 158,151 195,458 +37,307

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 202,452
XU 32,716
France 1,628
China 1,331

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 202,452 0 -202,452
XU 13,932 18,784 +4,852
France 0 1,628 +1,628
China 715 616 -99
Italy 314 0 -314
Germany 99 43 -56
Czechia 97 0 -97
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 15,494,742
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,244,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,234,317
Other 703,402
Road transport 341,028

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 7,432,880 8,061,862 +628,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,494,848 1,749,288 +254,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,880,007 1,354,310 -525,697
Other 681,947 21,455 -660,492
Road transport 338,272 2,756 -335,516

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 6,886,011
London Stansted Airport 2,443,837
Manchester Airport 2,176,840
London Heathrow Airport 2,082,301
East Midlands Airport 2,011,107

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 3,643,435 3,242,576 -400,859
London Stansted Airport 1,122,385 1,321,452 +199,067
Manchester Airport 703,985 1,472,855 +768,870
London Heathrow Airport 929,241 1,153,060 +223,819
East Midlands Airport 1,227,922 783,185 -444,737
Dover / Eurotunnel 951,491 881,508 -69,983
Southampton 722,079 790,711 +68,632
London Gateway Port 1,008,347 490,102 -518,245
Holyhead 226,369 530,186 +303,817
000 681,947 21,455 -660,492

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