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 3,577,276
Netherlands 2,543,210
United States 2,531,145
Germany 2,508,324
France 1,910,343

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 1,899,479 1,677,797 -221,682
Netherlands 1,417,007 1,126,203 -290,804
United States 1,329,262 1,201,883 -127,379
Germany 1,506,489 1,001,835 -504,654
France 1,018,075 892,268 -125,807
China 824,430 604,703 -219,727
Italy 325,139 121,474 -203,665
Belgium 190,621 109,192 -81,429
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 206,693 54,967 -151,726
Spain 131,058 102,617 -28,441

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 4,673,963
United States 2,193,886
China 2,092,165
France 1,897,215
Germany 1,367,084

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 2,496,103 2,177,860 -318,243
United States 1,155,838 1,038,048 -117,790
China 1,258,303 833,862 -424,441
France 988,841 908,374 -80,467
Germany 898,473 468,611 -429,862
Mexico 777,322 515,019 -262,303
Slovakia 39,455 319,032 +279,577
Italy 238,431 80,443 -157,988
Indonesia 168,442 111,734 -56,708
Spain 134,849 113,115 -21,734

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 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
West Midlands 13
West Yorkshire 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 16 15 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 12 -3
West Midlands 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 7 10 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 6 -3
Essex 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0

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) 8,192,833
Air transport 5,055,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,818,159
Other 590,214
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) 4,235,044 3,957,789 -277,255
Air transport 2,936,887 2,118,676 -818,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,692,672 1,125,487 -567,185
Other 357,576 232,638 -124,938
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 4,320,111
East Midlands Airport 2,272,491
Thamesport 1,991,910
London Heathrow Airport 1,369,209
Harwich 1,102,197

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 2,146,819 2,173,292 +26,473
East Midlands Airport 1,491,792 780,699 -711,093
Thamesport 1,000,036 991,874 -8,162
London Heathrow Airport 664,939 704,270 +39,331
Harwich 609,754 492,443 -117,311
London Stansted Airport 538,814 319,433 -219,381
Felixstowe 485,868 293,792 -192,076
Dover 279,982 335,368 +55,386
000 357,576 232,638 -124,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 457,675 100,373 -357,302

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 24
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 46
2025-10 53
2025-09 52
2025-08 45
2025-07 43

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+ 118
1m-15m 84
15m-54m 33
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 16,007,188
Slovakia 2,630,706
Belgium 1,118,476
Taiwan 980,136
United States 812,037

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 13,364,646 2,642,542 -10,722,104
Slovakia 1,497,744 1,132,962 -364,782
Belgium 570,196 548,280 -21,916
Taiwan 561,692 418,444 -143,248
United States 544,630 267,407 -277,223
Ireland 398,732 77,054 -321,678
India 268,644 178,159 -90,485
Canada 338,510 93,864 -244,646
France 201,811 163,755 -38,056
Netherlands 64,101 197,391 +133,290

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 28,411
XU 17,639
United States 8,541
Turkey 5,140
Ireland 4,803

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 20,236 8,175 -12,061
XU 14,378 3,261 -11,117
United States 2,489 6,052 +3,563
Turkey 1,911 3,229 +1,318
Ireland 4,796 7 -4,789
Germany 2,873 1,789 -1,084
Mexico 1,462 2,153 +691
Taiwan 873 1,378 +505
China 936 509 -427
Romania 1,156 0 -1,156

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) 19,000,586
Air transport 5,796,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,002,390
Road transport 233,176
Other 79,309

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) 14,808,423 4,192,163 -10,616,260
Air transport 3,572,012 2,224,184 -1,347,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 726,874 275,516 -451,358
Road transport 233,176 0 -233,176
Other 52,287 27,022 -25,265

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,066,130
London Heathrow Airport 1,923,628
ZLC 1,747,871
East Midlands Airport 1,422,570
London Stansted Airport 768,620

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 14,393,249 3,672,881 -10,720,368
London Heathrow Airport 1,160,580 763,048 -397,532
ZLC 962,670 785,201 -177,469
East Midlands Airport 988,473 434,097 -554,376
London Stansted Airport 546,638 221,982 -324,656
London 437,245 220,834 -216,411
London Gateway Port 268,055 149,205 -118,850
Immingham Docks 54,374 170,067 +115,693
Dover 120,727 75,378 -45,349
Southampton 107,626 39,447 -68,179

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