Import/export HS code 85446010: Copper high-voltage cables

High-voltage cables with copper conductors

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  • 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 £
Sweden 130,633,345
China 101,428,279
Italy 95,453,481
Greece 55,877,691
South Korea 53,525,379

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 £
Sweden 82,397,555 48,235,790 -34,161,765
China 4,061,195 97,367,084 +93,305,889
Italy 52,216,552 43,236,929 -8,979,623
Greece 52,072,800 3,804,891 -48,267,909
South Korea 42,184,917 11,340,462 -30,844,455
Egypt 29,207,676 8,776,808 -20,430,868
Germany 13,958,383 23,463,140 +9,504,757
Turkey 15,493,038 19,782,933 +4,289,895
Poland 18,296,968 15,241,847 -3,055,121
France 4,713,988 7,886,602 +3,172,614

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 £
Sweden 127,123,907
China 102,247,301
Italy 97,496,057
Greece 57,303,317
South Korea 53,924,283

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 £
Sweden 82,375,553 44,748,354 -37,627,199
China 4,569,189 97,678,112 +93,108,923
Italy 53,493,058 44,002,999 -9,490,059
Greece 52,006,288 5,297,029 -46,709,259
South Korea 42,477,565 11,446,718 -31,030,847
Egypt 30,191,825 9,016,605 -21,175,220
Germany 11,481,207 24,365,188 +12,883,981
Turkey 15,571,753 20,270,382 +4,698,629
Poland 19,135,075 15,454,195 -3,680,880
Romania 6,842,282 5,334,547 -1,507,735

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Essex 21
Greater Manchester 21

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 22 28 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 21 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 14 -9
Essex 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 14 16 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 14 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 9 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 12 +2
North Eastern Scotland 11 7 -4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 501,618,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 131,882,827
Air transport 18,814,352
Road transport 14,378,526
Other 637,237

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,174,907 221,443,222 -58,731,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,239,303 74,643,524 +17,404,221
Air transport 8,838,434 9,975,918 +1,137,484
Road transport 3,483,123 10,895,403 +7,412,280
Other 108,631 528,606 +419,975
Rail transport 208,755 0 -208,755

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Blyth Harbour 123,294,280
Middlesbrough 84,072,215
Boston 82,460,125
Ipswich Dock 41,870,952
Dover 41,262,672

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 £
Blyth Harbour 44,941,069 78,353,211 +33,412,142
Middlesbrough 43,915,845 40,156,370 -3,759,475
Boston 64,334,501 18,125,624 -46,208,877
Ipswich Dock 17,868,435 24,002,517 +6,134,082
Dover 20,575,971 20,686,701 +110,730
London Gateway Port 28,753,795 6,404,412 -22,349,383
Medway 32,873,261 0 -32,873,261
Felixstowe 17,351,194 9,497,881 -7,853,313
Immingham Docks 9,412,021 15,705,999 +6,293,978
Killingholme 12,416,395 8,049,559 -4,366,836

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 99
Manufacture of electrical equipment 80
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 43
Specialised construction activities 39
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 37

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 97
2025-10 89
2025-09 91
2025-08 95
2025-07 93

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+ 199
1m-15m 188
15m-54m 54
Other 36
0-1m 31

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 £
Germany 37,680,629
Poland 29,786,684
Norway 19,952,484
Netherlands 19,222,920
Saudi Arabia 10,674,455

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 £
Germany 19,612,514 18,068,115 -1,544,399
Poland 1,020,284 28,766,400 +27,746,116
Norway 9,009,568 10,942,916 +1,933,348
Netherlands 13,599,527 5,623,393 -7,976,134
Saudi Arabia 9,555,867 1,118,588 -8,437,279
France 6,686,916 2,620,666 -4,066,250
United States 4,456,314 4,178,897 -277,417
United Arab Emirates 6,044,017 1,930,736 -4,113,281
Brazil 2,839,202 4,928,620 +2,089,418
Libya 3,197,848 3,658,798 +460,950

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 £
France 15,597
India 398
XI 225
China 85
Ireland 35

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 £
France 14,941 656 -14,285
India 29 369 +340
XI 124 101 -23
China 85 0 -85
Ireland 0 35 +35

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) 137,902,735
Air transport 38,404,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,456,945
Road transport 113,982
Other 16,340

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) 67,361,296 70,541,439 +3,180,143
Air transport 19,124,257 19,279,957 +155,700
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,435,421 19,021,524 +4,586,103
Road transport 113,982 0 -113,982
Other 15,179 1,161 -14,018

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hartlepool 69,128,393
Immingham Docks 22,268,689
Felixstowe 15,474,459
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,136,291
London Heathrow Airport 14,630,610

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 £
Hartlepool 20,097,756 49,030,637 +28,932,881
Immingham Docks 11,434,115 10,834,574 -599,541
Felixstowe 9,710,509 5,763,950 -3,946,559
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,209,452 7,926,839 +717,387
London Heathrow Airport 6,635,448 7,995,162 +1,359,714
London Gateway Port 10,097,061 3,603,323 -6,493,738
Manchester Airport 6,440,235 5,291,280 -1,148,955
Blyth Harbour 7,981,917 0 -7,981,917
East Midlands Airport 2,306,936 2,356,759 +49,823
Great Yarmouth 4,448,260 0 -4,448,260

Quick facts

HS code: 85446010

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

Description: High-voltage cables with copper conductors