Import/export HS code 853720: High-voltage electric control panels

Electric control panels and distribution boards designed for use with voltages 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 105,602,936
France 83,076,310
Czechia 74,864,277
China 35,905,988
United States 32,900,217

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 34,606,999 70,995,937 +36,388,938
France 31,729,900 51,346,410 +19,616,510
Czechia 42,013,388 32,850,889 -9,162,499
China 17,404,549 18,501,439 +1,096,890
United States 15,162,130 17,738,087 +2,575,957
Japan 11,376,876 18,733,865 +7,356,989
Italy 6,871,063 16,299,487 +9,428,424
Spain 9,721,065 9,085,578 -635,487
Netherlands 4,510,011 12,177,446 +7,667,435
Turkey 3,729,581 5,170,482 +1,440,901

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 £
Germany 110,780,258
Czechia 73,945,771
France 65,928,165
Japan 38,633,049
China 33,742,034

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 £
Germany 34,548,893 76,231,365 +41,682,472
Czechia 42,456,173 31,489,598 -10,966,575
France 23,086,058 42,842,107 +19,756,049
Japan 17,128,064 21,504,985 +4,376,921
China 17,994,637 15,747,397 -2,247,240
Spain 15,303,278 14,247,541 -1,055,737
Italy 7,514,877 16,101,073 +8,586,196
United States 10,486,194 12,569,716 +2,083,522
Sri Lanka 2,576,040 7,432,801 +4,856,761
Turkey 4,064,434 5,771,025 +1,706,591

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 94
Surrey, East and West Sussex 77
Inner London - West 53
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 52
Shropshire and Staffordshire 50

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 63 47 -16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 53 42 -11
Inner London - West 37 28 -9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28 30 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 38 25 -13
Greater Manchester 30 26 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31 21 -10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30 25 -5
West Midlands 29 22 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 22 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 337,915,016
Air transport 71,777,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,467,525
Other 17,702,703
Road transport 2,328,085

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 137,531,540 200,383,476 +62,851,936
Air transport 25,892,638 45,885,333 +19,992,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,113,656 19,353,869 -5,759,787
Other 9,595,907 8,106,796 -1,489,111
Road transport 1,126,914 1,201,171 +74,257

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 192,091,676
Immingham Docks 42,403,009
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,616,602
Eurotunnel 19,994,864
Felixstowe 19,506,026

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 £
Dover 82,989,112 109,102,564 +26,113,452
Immingham Docks 7,579,271 34,823,738 +27,244,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,601,950 9,014,652 -4,587,298
Eurotunnel 10,221,754 9,773,110 -448,644
Felixstowe 12,308,500 7,197,526 -5,110,974
499 3,195 19,243,474 +19,240,279
000 9,595,907 8,106,796 -1,489,111
Southampton 6,461,660 10,818,331 +4,356,671
East Midlands Airport 6,959,300 5,943,582 -1,015,718
London Heathrow Airport 4,294,269 7,882,304 +3,588,035

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 203
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 87
Manufacture of electrical equipment 86
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 85
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 78

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 103
2025-11 88
2025-10 92
2025-09 79
2025-08 108

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+ 430
1m-15m 395
15m-54m 112
0-1m 108
Other 81

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 £
Uruguay 13,498,052
Philippines 12,423,450
Czechia 10,052,725
Libya 8,525,781
United States 8,089,115

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 £
Uruguay 3,496 13,494,556 +13,491,060
Philippines 156,288 12,267,162 +12,110,874
Czechia 3,780,511 6,272,214 +2,491,703
Libya 3,370,180 5,155,601 +1,785,421
United States 3,422,770 4,666,345 +1,243,575
India 2,194,118 2,560,536 +366,418
France 1,957,793 1,841,372 -116,421
Bahrain 10,107 3,490,213 +3,480,106
Italy 1,806,556 1,088,419 -718,137
South Korea 1,768,890 280,120 -1,488,770

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 £
Ireland 12,369
Sweden 3,545
XI 20

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 £
Ireland 6,046 6,323 +277
Sweden 2,028 1,517 -511
XI 0 20 +20

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,368,022
Air transport 31,832,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,312,895
Other 27,591
Road transport 12,398

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,955,694 31,412,328 +22,456,634
Air transport 9,575,368 22,257,212 +12,681,844
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,665,861 10,647,034 +981,173
Other 13,197 14,394 +1,197
Road transport 12,398 0 -12,398

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 17,418,707
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,239,058
Londonderry 13,494,556
Felixstowe 7,677,634
London Gateway Port 7,362,212

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,675,828 14,742,879 +12,067,051
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,162,729 9,076,329 +3,913,600
Londonderry 0 13,494,556 +13,494,556
Felixstowe 3,540,909 4,136,725 +595,816
London Gateway Port 1,154,374 6,207,838 +5,053,464
London Heathrow Airport 4,195,079 2,888,345 -1,306,734
Dover 3,665,800 739,751 -2,926,049
Grangemouth Docks 1,471,686 2,520,837 +1,049,151
Liverpool Docks 1,781,984 2,113,994 +332,010
Manchester Airport 228,353 2,754,834 +2,526,481

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 853720

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

Description: Electric control panels and distribution boards designed for use with voltages exceeding 1,000 volts