Import/export HS code 85437010: Translation or dictionary devices

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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 £
Netherlands 5,748,579
China 2,148,053
United States 1,512,587
France 511,363
Belgium 422,098

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 £
Netherlands 2,585,690 3,162,889 +577,199
China 1,187,444 960,609 -226,835
United States 202,025 1,310,562 +1,108,537
France 240,346 271,017 +30,671
Belgium 54,863 367,235 +312,372
Germany 133,032 81,640 -51,392
Switzerland 899 125,848 +124,949
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 110,909 959 -109,950
United Arab Emirates 62,536 1,257 -61,279
Italy 41,207 15,098 -26,109

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 £
China 7,493,938
United Kingdom 1,282,133
Taiwan 907,793
United States 355,128
Belgium 314,604

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 £
China 3,150,513 4,343,425 +1,192,912
United Kingdom 70,576 1,211,557 +1,140,981
Taiwan 881,157 26,636 -854,521
United States 214,406 140,722 -73,684
Belgium 0 314,604 +314,604
Germany 96,166 56,311 -39,855
Switzerland 899 125,848 +124,949
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 107,642 1,598 -106,044
Netherlands 70,066 33,690 -36,376
Malaysia 45,531 54,290 +8,759

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 1 -4
Inner London - East 0 5 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 3 +2

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 8,695,655
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,845,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 554,803
Other 92,178
Road transport 66,617

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 3,664,261 5,031,394 +1,367,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 906,537 938,836 +32,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 189,916 364,887 +174,971
Other 74,264 17,914 -56,350
Road transport 0 66,617 +66,617

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Leeds Bradford Airport 4,162,023
London Heathrow Airport 2,466,018
London Stansted Airport 1,572,494
Thamesport 478,439
Killingholme 438,339

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 £
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,840,901 2,321,122 +480,221
London Heathrow Airport 1,489,700 976,318 -513,382
London Stansted Airport 152,758 1,419,736 +1,266,978
Thamesport 131,894 346,545 +214,651
Killingholme 438,339 0 -438,339
Hull 0 405,071 +405,071
Eurotunnel 252,711 96,438 -156,273
Birmingham Airport 60,922 231,315 +170,393
499 3,060 288,126 +285,066
Dover 200,710 80,213 -120,497

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 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of electrical equipment 9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 8
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 4
2025-08 6

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+ 45
1m-15m 42
0-1m 12
15m-54m 12
Other 11

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 529,298
Ireland 402,069
France 149,781
Germany 144,871
Saudi Arabia 125,424

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 212,554 316,744 +104,190
Ireland 303,695 98,374 -205,321
France 14,456 135,325 +120,869
Germany 59,067 85,804 +26,737
Saudi Arabia 125,424 0 -125,424
United Arab Emirates 20,074 84,002 +63,928
Netherlands 77,175 10,917 -66,258
China 61,372 24,063 -37,309
Italy 42,380 38,736 -3,644
Switzerland 54,118 18,277 -35,841

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 9,879
Sweden 2,670
Belgium 2,506

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 2,745 7,134 +4,389
Sweden 0 2,670 +2,670
Belgium 2,506 0 -2,506

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 1,742,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 352,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 251,728
Other 15,055

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 825,261 916,976 +91,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 183,671 168,358 -15,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 251,728 0 -251,728
Other 5,251 9,804 +4,553

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 512,560
East Midlands Airport 471,343
London Stansted Airport 348,938
Liverpool Docks 243,106
Manchester Airport 204,363

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 258,224 254,336 -3,888
East Midlands Airport 231,456 239,887 +8,431
London Stansted Airport 188,754 160,184 -28,570
Liverpool Docks 243,106 0 -243,106
Manchester Airport 82,000 122,363 +40,363
London Heathrow Airport 64,827 117,017 +52,190
Dover 38,125 140,248 +102,123
London Gateway Port 81,833 0 -81,833
Holyhead 47,356 4,520 -42,836
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,873 16,890 +1,017

Quick facts

HS code: 85437010

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

Description: Electrical machines with built-in translation or dictionary functions