Import/export HS code 85369040: Battery clamps for vehicles

Clamps used to connect batteries in cars, trucks, and motorcycles

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 £
United States 14,327,496
China 1,179,533
Japan 690,591
Canada 329,807
Taiwan 273,195

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 £
United States 6,893,471 7,434,025 +540,554
China 739,389 440,144 -299,245
Japan 362,708 327,883 -34,825
Canada 136,149 193,658 +57,509
Taiwan 134,024 139,171 +5,147
Switzerland 3,283 238,048 +234,765
Belgium 157,707 71,281 -86,426
France 82,814 140,221 +57,407
Netherlands 95,000 37,538 -57,462
Norway 14,054 109,840 +95,786

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 £
United States 11,693,001
China 1,739,575
Mexico 1,351,916
Japan 760,777
Germany 658,711

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 £
United States 5,373,201 6,319,800 +946,599
China 1,117,217 622,358 -494,859
Mexico 559,795 792,121 +232,326
Japan 381,910 378,867 -3,043
Germany 479,974 178,737 -301,237
Taiwan 179,308 187,726 +8,418
Canada 224,696 111,965 -112,731
Switzerland 13,218 275,225 +262,007
France 109,135 161,525 +52,390
Italy 151,206 67,877 -83,329

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 37
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
West Midlands 18

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 27 22 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 16 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 15 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 13 +2
West Midlands 12 10 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 7 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 6 -4
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Kent 7 11 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 15,939,176
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,967,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 341,295
Other 149,180
Road transport 40,023

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 £
Air transport 7,569,867 8,369,309 +799,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,136,783 831,145 -305,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 201,264 140,031 -61,233
Other 121,436 27,744 -93,692
Road transport 1,274 38,749 +37,475

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,026,544
London Heathrow Airport 3,144,712
London Stansted Airport 2,473,283
London 812,467
London Gateway Port 514,072

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,252,840 4,773,704 +520,864
London Heathrow Airport 1,475,000 1,669,712 +194,712
London Stansted Airport 1,167,864 1,305,419 +137,555
London 511,368 301,099 -210,269
London Gateway Port 238,377 275,695 +37,318
Belfast Airport 289,131 211,952 -77,179
Manchester Airport 107,296 247,419 +140,123
Aberdeen Airport 188,007 82,736 -105,271
Southampton 153,337 75,905 -77,432
Belfast Port 148,101 47,630 -100,471

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 83
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 56
Manufacture of electrical equipment 52
Other manufacturing 28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 25

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 54
2025-11 56
2025-10 63
2025-09 50
2025-08 53

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 150
54m+ 146
15m-54m 31
0-1m 26
Other 23

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 6,826,195
Germany 2,346,763
China 908,969
Belgium 767,564
Poland 650,147

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 2,821,298 4,004,897 +1,183,599
Germany 1,449,218 897,545 -551,673
China 543,920 365,049 -178,871
Belgium 450,502 317,062 -133,440
Poland 489,386 160,761 -328,625
Singapore 238,530 220,009 -18,521
Italy 244,758 56,596 -188,162
Denmark 149,356 144,422 -4,934
India 204,915 37,351 -167,564
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 103,247 116,501 +13,254

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 £
Taiwan 5,737
China 1,442
United States 776
India 227
Ireland 116

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 £
Taiwan 2,392 3,345 +953
China 810 632 -178
United States 775 1 -774
India 158 69 -89
Ireland 116 0 -116
Austria 74 0 -74
France 0 30 +30

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 11,584,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,363,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,014,211
Road transport 26,608
Other 8,421

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 5,978,923 5,605,854 -373,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,462,679 900,584 -562,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 314,350 699,861 +385,511
Road transport 21,985 4,623 -17,362
Other 4,339 4,082 -257

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 3,384,457
East Midlands Airport 3,013,848
London Heathrow Airport 2,934,931
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,145,193
London Stansted Airport 2,005,009

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 2,232,910 1,151,547 -1,081,363
East Midlands Airport 1,315,244 1,698,604 +383,360
London Heathrow Airport 1,426,396 1,508,535 +82,139
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,336,671 808,522 -528,149
London Stansted Airport 887,244 1,117,765 +230,521
Southampton 95,712 557,006 +461,294
London Gateway Port 191,162 23,657 -167,505
Manchester Airport 88,849 71,843 -17,006
Dover 99,776 49,065 -50,711
Immingham Docks 10,551 98,738 +88,187

Quick facts

HS code: 85369040

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

Description: Clamps used to connect batteries in cars, trucks, and motorcycles