Import/export HS code 854720: Plastic insulating fittings

Insulating fittings made entirely of plastic materials for electrical machines and equipment

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 11,317,451
Czechia 5,863,147
France 5,250,526
China 4,903,677
United States 4,349,265

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 6,103,300 5,214,151 -889,149
Czechia 3,157,976 2,705,171 -452,805
France 2,479,177 2,771,349 +292,172
China 2,413,379 2,490,298 +76,919
United States 1,501,969 2,847,296 +1,345,327
Netherlands 2,254,346 641,333 -1,613,013
Switzerland 1,379,073 913,822 -465,251
Poland 634,708 623,236 -11,472
Belgium 867,968 367,584 -500,384
Hungary 584,997 419,894 -165,103

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 9,885,075
Germany 7,752,845
United States 6,634,717
France 5,016,409
Mexico 2,155,809

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 5,545,070 4,340,005 -1,205,065
Germany 4,403,794 3,349,051 -1,054,743
United States 2,900,158 3,734,559 +834,401
France 2,356,247 2,660,162 +303,915
Mexico 1,200,940 954,869 -246,071
India 684,853 652,734 -32,119
Italy 675,211 568,194 -107,017
Hungary 704,778 441,391 -263,387
Morocco 703,241 417,008 -286,233
Poland 457,082 575,728 +118,646

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 39
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22

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 22 28 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 16 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 19 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 19 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 17 +3
Essex 19 15 -4
West Midlands 18 17 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 10 -9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 15 16 +1

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 22,480,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,431,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,012,458
Other 816,878
Road transport 606,771

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 11,731,712 10,749,258 -982,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,551,014 5,880,691 -1,670,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,561,293 4,451,165 -110,128
Other 253,128 563,750 +310,622
Road transport 132,110 474,661 +342,551

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,017,101
Birmingham Airport 6,575,741
Dover 5,678,445
London Stansted Airport 3,611,526
Thamesport 2,916,851

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,967,272 3,049,829 -917,443
Birmingham Airport 4,246,617 2,329,124 -1,917,493
Dover 3,135,962 2,542,483 -593,479
London Stansted Airport 1,449,364 2,162,162 +712,798
Thamesport 1,496,656 1,420,195 -76,461
Eurotunnel 1,338,464 1,565,672 +227,208
Felixstowe 1,418,652 1,241,281 -177,371
London Heathrow Airport 885,746 1,601,313 +715,567
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,040,033 1,410,386 +370,353
Southampton 1,119,699 1,125,357 +5,658

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 85
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 53
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 34
Other manufacturing 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 104
2025-10 105
2025-09 87
2025-08 83
2025-07 102

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+ 210
1m-15m 183
15m-54m 35
0-1m 33
Other 30

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 £
China 3,545,250
Germany 2,125,495
United Arab Emirates 2,074,102
Ireland 1,984,276
South Korea 1,983,633

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 £
China 2,123,971 1,421,279 -702,692
Germany 863,834 1,261,661 +397,827
United Arab Emirates 468,358 1,605,744 +1,137,386
Ireland 1,103,381 880,895 -222,486
South Korea 1,006,845 976,788 -30,057
United States 832,467 488,430 -344,037
Poland 107,372 418,520 +311,148
India 317,810 195,478 -122,332
France 238,159 238,464 +305
Singapore 163,176 140,096 -23,080

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 £
XU 715,031
XI 612,382
Germany 65,662
China 7,040
Mexico 3,993

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 £
XU 714,760 271 -714,489
XI 17 612,365 +612,348
Germany 63,106 2,556 -60,550
China 1,071 5,969 +4,898
Mexico 905 3,088 +2,183
United States 2,048 664 -1,384
France 0 138 +138
Italy 47 0 -47
Austria 0 37 +37
Ireland 0 11 +11

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 9,289,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,507,024
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,059,464
Other 1,407,053
Road transport 23,920

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 4,995,904 4,293,268 -702,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,782,271 2,724,753 +942,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,859,245 2,200,219 +340,974
Other 781,954 625,099 -156,855
Road transport 23,920 0 -23,920

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,492,397
East Midlands Airport 3,395,684
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,705,032
Southampton 2,026,713
London Gateway Port 1,685,469

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 2,166,188 1,326,209 -839,979
East Midlands Airport 2,042,736 1,352,948 -689,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 898,999 1,806,033 +907,034
Southampton 790,677 1,236,036 +445,359
London Gateway Port 786,782 898,687 +111,905
Manchester Airport 308,310 1,208,636 +900,326
000 781,954 625,099 -156,855
Harwich 400,933 511,374 +110,441
ZLC 320,218 335,525 +15,307
Immingham Docks 196,496 180,029 -16,467

Quick facts

HS code: 854720

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

Description: Insulating fittings made entirely of plastic materials for electrical machines and equipment