Import/export HS code 853710: Low-voltage electric control panels

Electric control panels and distribution boards designed for use with voltages not exceeding 1,000 volts

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 £
Germany 939,031,986
United States 774,472,752
France 368,460,558
China 352,512,465
Netherlands 290,936,239

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 £
Germany 493,219,187 445,812,799 -47,406,388
United States 417,398,878 357,073,874 -60,325,004
France 153,032,707 215,427,851 +62,395,144
China 195,792,452 156,720,013 -39,072,439
Netherlands 149,639,743 141,296,496 -8,343,247
Ireland 85,020,889 90,532,020 +5,511,131
Spain 77,192,332 66,671,115 -10,521,217
Poland 59,002,596 68,483,892 +9,481,296
Portugal 69,742,718 57,343,743 -12,398,975
Italy 60,604,768 57,238,137 -3,366,631

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 957,529,013
Germany 576,930,375
China 473,180,389
United Kingdom 326,212,316
France 279,924,871

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 510,850,261 446,678,752 -64,171,509
Germany 306,672,735 270,257,640 -36,415,095
China 252,901,377 220,279,012 -32,622,365
United Kingdom 160,243,904 165,968,412 +5,724,508
France 109,573,090 170,351,781 +60,778,691
Romania 81,252,240 68,138,260 -13,113,980
Poland 62,632,928 74,499,905 +11,866,977
Portugal 71,718,846 63,824,423 -7,894,423
Ireland 58,630,139 61,888,080 +3,257,941
Czechia 63,010,806 51,057,627 -11,953,179

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 619
Inner London - West 437
Surrey, East and West Sussex 431
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 356
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 348

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 441 484 +43
Inner London - West 299 292 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 318 297 -21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 267 264 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 241 257 +16
Greater Manchester 237 251 +14
West Midlands 246 236 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 233 252 +19
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 222 237 +15
Shropshire and Staffordshire 190 199 +9

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 2,012,941,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,758,972,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 459,777,499
Other 206,371,195
Road transport 72,235,138

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 1,035,957,335 976,984,251 -58,973,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 871,295,809 887,677,071 +16,381,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 228,213,168 231,564,331 +3,351,163
Other 130,580,743 75,790,452 -54,790,291
Road transport 56,128,258 16,106,880 -40,021,378
Rail transport 13,243,712 15,926,925 +2,683,213

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 959,548,498
Dover 643,437,706
London Stansted Airport 380,296,177
East Midlands Airport 372,863,824
Eurotunnel 315,629,353

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 511,909,239 447,639,259 -64,269,980
Dover 298,991,988 344,445,718 +45,453,730
London Stansted Airport 189,998,622 190,297,555 +298,933
East Midlands Airport 193,741,255 179,122,569 -14,618,686
Eurotunnel 175,338,398 140,290,955 -35,047,443
000 130,580,743 75,790,452 -54,790,291
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,035,977 79,769,942 -31,266,035
Felixstowe 88,964,672 98,541,397 +9,576,725
Immingham Docks 62,354,671 66,139,406 +3,784,735
Holyhead 58,932,321 50,181,736 -8,750,585

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 1540
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 655
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 508
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 452
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 424

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1770
2025-10 1906
2025-09 1819
2025-08 1731
2025-07 1842

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 3293
54m+ 2425
0-1m 1015
15m-54m 804
Other 533

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 800,893,507
Germany 366,231,056
Netherlands 176,382,971
France 174,914,554
China 140,571,894

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 396,358,980 404,534,527 +8,175,547
Germany 189,561,733 176,669,323 -12,892,410
Netherlands 92,853,210 83,529,761 -9,323,449
France 92,419,609 82,494,945 -9,924,664
China 72,131,912 68,439,982 -3,691,930
United Arab Emirates 66,606,048 68,618,192 +2,012,144
Ireland 48,385,136 59,007,274 +10,622,138
India 47,480,539 45,152,642 -2,327,897
Spain 43,957,095 36,108,809 -7,848,286
Poland 27,814,734 47,338,103 +19,523,369

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 28,395,975
Ireland 1,920,474
Italy 1,093,921
Sweden 1,041,305
Germany 713,716

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 7,394,367 21,001,608 +13,607,241
Ireland 254,395 1,666,079 +1,411,684
Italy 740,590 353,331 -387,259
Sweden 1,040,268 1,037 -1,039,231
Germany 282,918 430,798 +147,880
Spain 402,823 1,691 -401,132
Nicaragua 147,209 133,270 -13,939
XU 135,411 79,449 -55,962
Lithuania 203 187,561 +187,358
United States 110,959 34,826 -76,133

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 2,020,476,494
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 798,766,896
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 323,164,390
Other 34,721,952
Road transport 5,250,771

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 1,049,980,745 970,495,749 -79,484,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 367,329,277 431,437,619 +64,108,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,257,490 140,906,900 -41,350,590
Other 10,687,586 24,034,366 +13,346,780
Road transport 5,153,216 97,555 -5,055,661

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,061,387,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 549,334,806
East Midlands Airport 319,067,278
London Stansted Airport 311,598,557
ZLC 206,068,202

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 549,868,762 511,518,263 -38,350,499
Dover / Eurotunnel 256,244,691 293,090,115 +36,845,424
East Midlands Airport 172,254,940 146,812,338 -25,442,602
London Stansted Airport 139,145,838 172,452,719 +33,306,881
ZLC 124,831,794 81,236,408 -43,595,386
Immingham Docks 67,493,912 65,855,010 -1,638,902
Southampton 30,373,502 53,873,438 +23,499,936
Manchester Airport 42,935,569 36,944,294 -5,991,275
London Gateway Port 45,377,054 31,636,383 -13,740,671
Felixstowe 39,300,565 18,913,675 -20,386,890

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 853710

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

Description: Electric control panels and distribution boards designed for use with voltages not exceeding 1,000 volts