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 14,059,039
China 1,187,419
Japan 716,537
Canada 330,570
Taiwan 274,806

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 6,740,119 7,318,920 +578,801
China 732,028 455,391 -276,637
Japan 390,800 325,737 -65,063
Canada 92,649 237,921 +145,272
Taiwan 139,018 135,788 -3,230
Belgium 169,282 84,089 -85,193
Switzerland 10,221 233,239 +223,018
France 70,347 104,396 +34,049
Norway 35,271 109,840 +74,569
Netherlands 104,565 37,538 -67,027

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 11,477,167
China 1,728,382
Mexico 1,281,755
Japan 787,802
Germany 691,740

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 5,202,531 6,274,636 +1,072,105
China 1,112,605 615,777 -496,828
Mexico 531,763 749,992 +218,229
Japan 413,070 374,732 -38,338
Germany 490,365 201,375 -288,990
Canada 244,120 126,680 -117,440
Taiwan 188,140 178,348 -9,792
Switzerland 20,156 267,028 +246,872
France 95,905 127,570 +31,665
Italy 144,504 65,776 -78,728

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 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
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 21 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 14 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 16 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 14 +4
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 9 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 7 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Kent 6 12 +6

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 15,667,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,007,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,963
Other 172,340
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 7,455,438 8,211,801 +756,363
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,105,982 901,815 -204,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,847 147,116 -46,731
Other 103,580 68,760 -34,820
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 8,821,266
London Heathrow Airport 3,011,789
London Stansted Airport 2,460,002
London 834,185
Belfast Airport 496,454

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 4,359,544 4,461,722 +102,178
London Heathrow Airport 1,319,693 1,692,096 +372,403
London Stansted Airport 1,091,586 1,368,416 +276,830
London 457,403 376,782 -80,621
Belfast Airport 244,221 252,233 +8,012
London Gateway Port 178,561 305,275 +126,714
Manchester Airport 96,955 250,428 +153,473
Aberdeen Airport 212,551 103,220 -109,331
Southampton 230,827 75,905 -154,922
Belfast Port 175,432 35,112 -140,320

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 82
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 56
Manufacture of electrical equipment 54
Other manufacturing 27
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
2025-11 56
2025-10 63
2025-09 50
2025-08 53
2025-07 56

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+ 149
1m-15m 145
15m-54m 31
0-1m 27
Other 21

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 6,040,827
Germany 2,414,859
China 878,953
Belgium 790,662
Poland 649,902

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 2,850,075 3,190,752 +340,677
Germany 1,399,041 1,015,818 -383,223
China 565,435 313,518 -251,917
Belgium 473,410 317,252 -156,158
Poland 383,835 266,067 -117,768
Singapore 238,530 57,681 -180,849
Denmark 140,282 155,059 +14,777
India 251,439 36,307 -215,132
Italy 243,516 37,846 -205,670
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,326 105,736 -590

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 5,176
China 1,441
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 2,242 2,934 +692
China 836 605 -231
United States 775 1 -774
India 158 69 -89
Ireland 116 0 -116
Austria 74 0 -74
France 0 30 +30
XU 9 10 +1

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 10,625,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,504,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,034,115
Road transport 35,932
Other 7,859

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 5,858,182 4,766,836 -1,091,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,528,350 976,202 -552,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 333,897 700,218 +366,321
Road transport 31,309 4,623 -26,686
Other 4,210 3,649 -561

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 3,398,510
London Heathrow Airport 2,633,960
East Midlands Airport 2,295,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,241,112
London Stansted Airport 2,050,976

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 2,065,097 1,333,413 -731,684
London Heathrow Airport 1,438,645 1,195,315 -243,330
East Midlands Airport 1,351,013 944,719 -406,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,353,327 887,785 -465,542
London Stansted Airport 924,671 1,126,305 +201,634
Southampton 76,833 569,605 +492,772
London Gateway Port 191,162 23,657 -167,505
Manchester Airport 59,800 116,312 +56,512
Dover 109,067 52,781 -56,286
Immingham Docks 10,551 94,658 +84,107

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