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 131,193,873
China 101,384,017
Italy 95,843,865
Greece 55,435,791
South Korea 54,570,937

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 93,946,013 37,247,860 -56,698,153
China 4,889,684 96,494,333 +91,604,649
Italy 52,183,992 43,659,873 -8,524,119
Greece 51,804,371 3,631,420 -48,172,951
South Korea 42,184,917 12,386,020 -29,798,897
Poland 22,024,693 15,488,065 -6,536,628
Germany 15,217,557 22,128,235 +6,910,678
Egypt 28,226,513 7,990,173 -20,236,340
Turkey 13,225,177 19,601,870 +6,376,693
France 5,810,415 6,419,259 +608,844

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 127,686,583
China 102,162,459
Italy 97,660,566
Greece 56,885,822
South Korea 54,985,944

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 93,924,951 33,761,632 -60,163,319
China 5,348,065 96,814,394 +91,466,329
Italy 53,313,969 44,346,597 -8,967,372
Greece 52,507,048 4,378,774 -48,128,274
South Korea 42,565,161 12,420,783 -30,144,378
Poland 22,873,162 15,694,704 -7,178,458
Egypt 29,347,635 8,092,997 -21,254,638
Germany 11,871,856 24,138,817 +12,266,961
Turkey 13,335,286 20,049,305 +6,714,019
Romania 6,419,922 4,950,206 -1,469,716

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Greater Manchester 23
Essex 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 21 29 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20 23 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 14 -8
Greater Manchester 14 18 +4
Essex 12 13 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 14 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 9 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 12 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 10 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 12 +0

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) 498,626,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,284,653
Air transport 18,522,903
Road transport 14,307,931
Other 635,819

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) 287,344,220 211,282,007 -76,062,213
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,255,960 72,028,693 +8,772,733
Air transport 8,638,810 9,884,093 +1,245,283
Road transport 3,404,558 10,903,373 +7,498,815
Other 247,032 388,787 +141,755
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 123,834,120
Middlesbrough 84,277,043
Boston 82,460,125
Ipswich Dock 41,870,952
Dover 41,438,811

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 78,893,051 +33,951,982
Middlesbrough 43,911,554 40,365,489 -3,546,065
Boston 75,879,439 6,580,686 -69,298,753
Ipswich Dock 17,868,435 24,002,517 +6,134,082
Dover 20,317,191 21,121,620 +804,429
Medway 32,873,261 0 -32,873,261
London Gateway Port 26,602,629 5,753,704 -20,848,925
Felixstowe 16,516,071 9,077,828 -7,438,243
Immingham Docks 9,681,148 15,713,818 +6,032,670
Southampton 6,493,645 14,801,043 +8,307,398

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 101
Manufacture of electrical equipment 80
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 43
Specialised construction activities 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 68
2025-11 98
2025-10 90
2025-09 91
2025-08 95

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+ 200
1m-15m 187
15m-54m 52
Other 37
0-1m 33

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 37,805,944
Poland 29,782,568
Norway 20,015,598
Netherlands 19,161,131
Qatar 13,838,913

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 19,513,635 18,292,309 -1,221,326
Poland 1,020,414 28,762,154 +27,741,740
Norway 10,057,954 9,957,644 -100,310
Netherlands 13,567,382 5,593,749 -7,973,633
Qatar 273,951 13,564,962 +13,291,011
Saudi Arabia 9,557,330 1,083,515 -8,473,815
France 6,948,417 2,341,714 -4,606,703
United States 4,668,253 3,854,260 -813,993
Brazil 3,077,331 4,846,243 +1,768,912
Libya 3,227,082 3,682,624 +455,542

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 225 0 -225
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) 141,490,068
Air transport 38,647,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,040,988
Road transport 93,586
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) 63,829,871 77,660,197 +13,830,326
Air transport 19,166,045 19,481,280 +315,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,173,645 18,867,343 +3,693,698
Road transport 93,586 0 -93,586
Other 15,280 1,060 -14,220

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hartlepool 77,715,991
Immingham Docks 22,789,559
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,254,220
Felixstowe 15,184,355
London Heathrow Airport 14,811,017

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 57,618,235 +37,520,479
Immingham Docks 12,062,222 10,727,337 -1,334,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,713,491 7,540,729 -172,762
Felixstowe 9,603,384 5,580,971 -4,022,413
London Heathrow Airport 6,137,311 8,673,706 +2,536,395
Manchester Airport 6,906,808 4,927,999 -1,978,809
London Gateway Port 5,692,057 3,246,711 -2,445,346
Blyth Harbour 7,981,917 0 -7,981,917
East Midlands Airport 2,342,388 2,238,544 -103,844
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