Import/export HS code 85365015: Rotary switches

Switches that operate by rotating a knob or dial to select different circuit paths

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 £
Japan 3,360,637
Netherlands 2,489,486
United States 2,471,858
Germany 2,362,175
France 1,895,535

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 £
Japan 1,608,701 1,751,936 +143,235
Netherlands 1,353,622 1,135,864 -217,758
United States 1,273,568 1,198,290 -75,278
Germany 1,342,240 1,019,935 -322,305
France 1,000,522 895,013 -105,509
China 811,243 666,226 -145,017
Italy 306,578 126,032 -180,546
Belgium 177,135 113,340 -63,795
Spain 122,302 114,641 -7,661
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 152,946 63,228 -89,718

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 £
Japan 4,448,311
United States 2,125,779
China 1,998,219
France 1,892,646
Mexico 1,310,301

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 £
Japan 2,194,802 2,253,509 +58,707
United States 1,178,457 947,322 -231,135
China 1,096,633 901,586 -195,047
France 971,847 920,799 -51,048
Mexico 730,557 579,744 -150,813
Germany 734,504 470,597 -263,907
Slovakia 53,890 340,565 +286,675
Italy 215,322 84,975 -130,347
Indonesia 163,758 129,020 -34,738
Spain 124,757 125,139 +382

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 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
West Midlands 14
West Yorkshire 13
Essex 11

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 16 17 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 10 -5
West Midlands 9 12 +3
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
Essex 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +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) 8,059,700
Air transport 4,766,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,732,083
Other 566,312
Rail transport 32,944

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) 3,890,007 4,169,693 +279,686
Air transport 2,710,606 2,056,264 -654,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,573,036 1,159,047 -413,989
Other 361,637 204,675 -156,962
Rail transport 32,944 0 -32,944
Road transport 0 8,425 +8,425

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,206,715
East Midlands Airport 2,050,282
Thamesport 2,002,066
London Heathrow Airport 1,314,437
Harwich 1,090,771

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 £
Southampton 1,945,856 2,260,859 +315,003
East Midlands Airport 1,280,213 770,069 -510,144
Thamesport 975,774 1,026,292 +50,518
London Heathrow Airport 687,030 627,407 -59,623
Harwich 600,793 489,978 -110,815
London Stansted Airport 535,013 304,456 -230,557
Felixstowe 410,692 325,268 -85,424
Dover 290,421 344,401 +53,980
000 361,637 204,675 -156,962
London 265,851 244,733 -21,118

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 62
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 46
2025-11 46
2025-10 53
2025-09 52
2025-08 45

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+ 115
1m-15m 81
15m-54m 37
Other 30
0-1m 8

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 £
Germany 15,154,799
Slovakia 2,533,198
Belgium 1,127,522
Taiwan 948,107
United States 781,095

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 £
Germany 13,626,281 1,528,518 -12,097,763
Slovakia 1,463,748 1,069,450 -394,298
Belgium 579,363 548,159 -31,204
Taiwan 526,679 421,428 -105,251
United States 518,305 262,790 -255,515
India 253,612 183,150 -70,462
Ireland 335,001 82,968 -252,033
France 206,955 193,253 -13,702
Canada 228,274 93,864 -134,410
Netherlands 98,827 173,895 +75,068

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 30,861
United States 8,541
Turkey 5,038
Ireland 4,803
Germany 4,506

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 20,126 10,735 -9,391
United States 3,368 5,173 +1,805
Turkey 1,699 3,339 +1,640
Ireland 4,796 7 -4,789
Germany 3,014 1,492 -1,522
Mexico 1,771 1,368 -403
Taiwan 873 1,378 +505
China 1,020 408 -612
Romania 1,156 0 -1,156
France 365 221 -144

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,150,666
Air transport 5,814,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 924,803
Other 78,398
Road transport 70,161

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,105,944 3,044,722 -12,061,222
Air transport 3,506,756 2,307,536 -1,199,220
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 624,488 300,315 -324,173
Other 50,619 27,779 -22,840
Road transport 70,161 0 -70,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,145,986
London Heathrow Airport 1,874,861
ZLC 1,663,354
East Midlands Airport 1,384,126
London Stansted Airport 794,438

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,656,313 2,489,673 -12,166,640
London Heathrow Airport 1,095,411 779,450 -315,961
ZLC 862,399 800,955 -61,444
East Midlands Airport 918,843 465,283 -453,560
London Stansted Airport 546,557 247,881 -298,676
London 437,245 259,695 -177,550
London Gateway Port 242,117 158,860 -83,257
Immingham Docks 81,142 155,877 +74,735
Dover 127,165 72,471 -54,694
Southampton 106,326 41,913 -64,413

Quick facts

HS code: 85365015

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

Description: Switches that operate by rotating a knob or dial to select different circuit paths