🇬🇧 United Kingdom importer · official customs records

RAPID ELECTRONICS LTD

Severalls Lane, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JS🇬🇧 United Kingdom
On record January 2016 to August 2026🔒 Compliance check
Electrical apparatusPlasticsSemiconductor devices
Product lines
4,501
Jan ’16 to Aug ’26
Products
12
HS subheadings on record
Rank · electrical apparatus for switching
One of 11,016
of 11,016 importers in 2025
Months active
128
of 128 on record
Latest activity
Aug ’26
most recent month on record

Import activity

January 2016 to August 2026
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What RAPID ELECTRONICS LTD imports

share of declarations
Electrical apparatus, in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts (HS 85369010): 16.9%Electrical apparatus, inheading no. 8536, forswitching or protecting17% HS 85369010Plastics, other articles in chapter 39 (HS 39269097): 16.3%Plastics, other articlesin chapter 3916% HS 39269097Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers), including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals (HS 85414010): 11.9%Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes,transistors, semiconductor basedtransducers), including photovoltaic12% HS 85414010Electrical apparatus, plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts (HS 85366990): 11.3%Electrical apparatus, plugs andsockets, for a voltage not exceeding1000 volts11% HS 85366990Electrical apparatus, switches in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts (HS 85365019): 10.0%Electrical apparatus,switches in heading no. 8536,for a voltage not exceeding10% HS 85365019Tools, hand, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools (HS 82032000): 8.1%Tools, hand, pliers(including cutting pliers),pincers, tweezers and similar8.1% HS 82032000Insulated electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors (HS 85444290): 8.1%Insulated electricconductors, for avoltage not exceeding8.1% HS 85444290Electrical apparatus, photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED) (HS 85414100): 5.6%Electrical apparatus,photosensitivesemiconductor devices,5.6% HS 85414100Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus, soldering irons and guns, whether or not capable of cutting (HS 85151100): 3.8%Brazing orsoldering machinesand apparatus,3.8% HS 85151100Electrical capacitors, fixed in heading no. 8532 (HS 85322900): 3.1%Electricalcapacitors, fixedin heading no.3.1% HS 85322900Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses (HS 90230010): 3.1%Instrument…apparatusand models,3.1%Signalling apparatus, electric, sound or visual, indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED), excluding those of heading no. 8512 or 8530 (HS 85312020): 1.9%2%
HS codeProductShareRanked
85369010Electrical apparatus, in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts16.4%#1 · 8 yrs
39269097Plastics, other articles in chapter 3915.8%#1 · 9 yrs
85414010Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers), including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals11.5%#1 · 6 yrs
85366990Electrical apparatus, plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts10.9%#2 · 6 yrs
85365019Electrical apparatus, switches in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts9.7%#1 · 4 yrs
82032000Tools, hand, pliers (including cutting pliers), pincers, tweezers and similar tools7.9%#1 · 3 yrs
85444290Insulated electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors7.9%#1 · 5 yrs
85414100Electrical apparatus, photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)5.5%#2 · 3 yrs
85151100Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus, soldering irons and guns, whether or not capable of cutting3.6%#2 · 2 yrs
85322900Electrical capacitors, fixed in heading no. 85323.0%#2 · 2 yrs

Trade lanes

10 counterparty markets → United Kingdom imports of electrical apparatus for switching
CHINAUNITED STATESGERMANYFRANCEITALYMEXICOINDIAUNITED KINGDOM
🇨🇳 China 28%🇺🇸 United States 12%🇩🇪 Germany 10%

Market-wide sourcing of electrical apparatus for switching into United Kingdom; the directory does not publish origins per importer.

Largest importers of electrical apparatus for switching

ranked by activity on record
#CompanyActiveMonths activeProducts
1BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC11 yr12828
2EASBY ELECTRONICS LTD11 yr12828
3HONEYWELL CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED11 yr12828
4PREMIER FARNELL UK LTD11 yr12828
5CYCLOPS ELECTRONICS LIMITED11 yr12826
6IMO PRECISION CONTROLS LTD11 yr12826
7NOVAR ED&S LTD11 yr12826
8TECHNA INTERNATIONAL LTD11 yr12826
9CONTACTUM LTD11 yr12825
10MIDLAND AUTOMATION LTD11 yr12825

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Common questions

What does RAPID ELECTRONICS LTD import?

UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House list electrical apparatus, plastics and semiconductor devices as RAPID ELECTRONICS LTD's principal imports (ranked by HS subheading, 12 products on record).

Who else imports electrical apparatus for switching in United Kingdom?

BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC, EASBY ELECTRONICS LTD and HONEYWELL CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED rank among the largest importers of electrical apparatus for switching (HS 8536) in United Kingdom, out of 11,016 importers on record in 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Directly from UK customs trader records (HMRC) and Companies House. Exsigo ingests the official records; nothing here is scraped from directories or estimated.