Import/export HS code 85365007: Snap-action switches for low current

Quick-acting switches used in low current electrical applications

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 21,871,043
Switzerland 6,993,688
France 6,285,222
Germany 4,173,600
United States 4,044,222

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 10,484,322 11,386,721 +902,399
Switzerland 4,554,745 2,438,943 -2,115,802
France 4,204,359 2,080,863 -2,123,496
Germany 2,144,191 2,029,409 -114,782
United States 2,239,522 1,804,700 -434,822
Netherlands 1,856,740 1,606,507 -250,233
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,420,971 1,451,137 +30,166
Taiwan 785,772 696,593 -89,179
Ireland 608,766 595,050 -13,716
Poland 516,067 480,204 -35,863

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 27,543,413
Switzerland 6,551,625
France 5,286,738
United States 3,494,309
Germany 2,749,234

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 13,787,473 13,755,940 -31,533
Switzerland 4,302,992 2,248,633 -2,054,359
France 3,599,446 1,687,292 -1,912,154
United States 1,909,333 1,584,976 -324,357
Germany 1,100,001 1,649,233 +549,232
Taiwan 782,652 765,113 -17,539
Poland 679,555 564,273 -115,282
Ireland 580,679 552,622 -28,057
United Kingdom 716,149 390,550 -325,599
Japan 593,972 507,453 -86,519

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 50
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 27

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 36 30 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 23 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 21 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 18 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 21 +4
West Midlands 14 19 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 19 +6
West Yorkshire 10 17 +7
Greater Manchester 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 12 13 +1

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) 21,634,632
Air transport 18,665,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,578,727
Road transport 588,681
Other 175,792

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) 11,286,041 10,348,591 -937,450
Air transport 9,481,460 9,184,177 -297,283
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,126,397 6,452,330 -3,674,067
Road transport 240,348 348,333 +107,985
Other 134,929 40,863 -94,066

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,294,227
Southampton 7,787,403
East Midlands Airport 6,912,041
London 6,105,729
Eurotunnel 4,232,760

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 6,216,398 7,077,829 +861,431
Southampton 4,434,222 3,353,181 -1,081,041
East Midlands Airport 3,665,966 3,246,075 -419,891
London 4,164,306 1,941,423 -2,222,883
Eurotunnel 3,229,187 1,003,573 -2,225,614
London Heathrow Airport 2,092,761 2,122,195 +29,434
Birmingham Airport 1,504,472 1,637,612 +133,140
London Stansted Airport 950,746 1,334,984 +384,238
Dover 735,950 920,179 +184,229
London Gateway Port 478,626 940,027 +461,401

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 130
Manufacture of electrical equipment 64
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 48
Other manufacturing 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 79
2025-10 99
2025-09 73
2025-08 93
2025-07 94

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 191
54m+ 182
15m-54m 62
Other 43
0-1m 30

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 28,004,688
Netherlands 8,683,051
France 5,406,508
Germany 5,080,012
Sweden 3,295,510

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 15,739,014 12,265,674 -3,473,340
Netherlands 3,813,567 4,869,484 +1,055,917
France 4,061,580 1,344,928 -2,716,652
Germany 2,735,299 2,344,713 -390,586
Sweden 1,647,542 1,647,968 +426
China 1,387,947 1,610,271 +222,324
Brazil 1,149,647 1,566,444 +416,797
Italy 1,186,883 1,119,488 -67,395
Ireland 798,577 1,185,213 +386,636
India 801,387 1,046,336 +244,949

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 £
Germany 3,514
XU 2,576
XI 2,325
Spain 1,482
China 845

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 £
Germany 3,297 217 -3,080
XU 662 1,914 +1,252
XI 618 1,707 +1,089
Spain 1,204 278 -926
China 133 712 +579
Belgium 354 422 +68
Italy 358 86 -272
Ireland 168 44 -124
France 40 0 -40
Turkey 0 18 +18

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 56,413,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,732,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,059,300
Road transport 407,521
Other 13,011

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 29,050,793 27,363,119 -1,687,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,915,277 7,817,232 -2,098,045
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,315,325 2,743,975 -571,350
Road transport 401,088 6,433 -394,655
Other 7,613 5,398 -2,215

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 21,002,090
East Midlands Airport 14,069,387
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,919,703
ZLC 8,075,698
London Stansted Airport 7,576,489

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 11,033,879 9,968,211 -1,065,668
East Midlands Airport 7,748,141 6,321,246 -1,426,895
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,586,635 5,333,068 -2,253,567
ZLC 3,744,240 4,331,458 +587,218
London Stansted Airport 4,661,797 2,914,692 -1,747,105
Manchester Airport 1,843,273 3,360,671 +1,517,398
London Gateway Port 1,504,439 1,286,143 -218,296
Southampton 1,266,092 1,145,638 -120,454
Dover 1,372,368 764,738 -607,630
Felixstowe 825,928 917,742 +91,814

Quick facts

HS code: 85365007

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

Description: Quick-acting switches used in low current electrical applications