Where does Türkiye rank among the United Kingdom's suppliers of lead-acid starter batteries?

From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 1.1% of the United Kingdom's imports of HS 8507: No. 17 of 85 supplying countries.

Are Türkiye's exports of lead-acid starter batteries to the United Kingdom growing?

Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), £34.2m of goods under HS 8507 went from Türkiye to the United Kingdom: +17% on the 12 months before.

How to export lead-acid starter batteries to the United Kingdom? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers

Imports of heading 8507 from Türkiye into the United Kingdom came to £34.2m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 1.1% of its imports. Against the 12 months before: +17%.

Figures are for heading 8507: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.

Imports from Türkiye into the United Kingdom

Heading 8507 · September 2025 – August 2026

£34.2m+17% on the 12 months before

The 12 months before: £29.2m

From Türkiye
Other origins

Reported by the United Kingdom, from its own import statistics.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: HM Revenue & Customs, overseas trade statistics; imports by the country goods were consigned from. Growth rates and shares are calculated by Birlesa.

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The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.

The market in the United Kingdom

The market's own import figures for heading 8507, last 12 months.

Imports from the world, 12 months: £3.12bn-4.6% on the 12 months before
Türkiye's share: 1.1%0.9% in the 12 months before

The largest suppliers

The largest suppliers
Origin	12 months	Share
China	£1.46bn	46.6%
Netherlands	£278m	8.9%
Germany	£164m	5.3%
United States	£141m	4.5%
South Korea	£130m	4.2%

36 months and every origin: the customs watch

Rules notified to the WTO

Rules for this product in United Kingdom as notified to the WTO: draft regulations, emergency measures and their changes, newest first.

G/TBT/N/GBR/111Technical rules (TBT)New rule
The Energy Smart Appliances (ESA) Regulations 2026
Products: 8418.61 - Heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 84.1585.04 Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors85.06 - Primary cells and batteries85.07 - Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square).8516.10 - Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters 8516.21 - Storage heating radiators 8516.29 - Electric space heating apparatus and electric soil heating apparatus – Other87.03 - Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of
Notified on 4 December 2025Comments until 2 February 2026Proposed entry into force: 1 January 2028
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1 notification in all; none open for comments. Titles and products as notified, in English.

Source: the World Trade Organization's ePing.

The code

HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country

GTİP 8507.10

Electric accumulators; lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)

Official Turkish title: Pistonlu motorlar için kurşun asitli starter akümülatörler

Heading 8507Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)

Türkiye exported €346m of HS 8507.10 in 2025: rank 131 of 5,132 subheadings.

Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.

4 national tariff lines (12 digits)

Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.

Its page in the codes guide TÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)UN Statistics Division: HS 2022 (H6)(opens in a new tab)

Frequently asked questions

Where does Türkiye rank among the United Kingdom's suppliers of lead-acid starter batteries?: From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 1.1% of the United Kingdom's imports of HS 8507: No. 17 of 85 supplying countries.
Are Türkiye's exports of lead-acid starter batteries to the United Kingdom growing?: Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), £34.2m of goods under HS 8507 went from Türkiye to the United Kingdom: +17% on the 12 months before.