Import/export HS code 2716: Electrical energy

Electricity used for powering homes, businesses, and industries. Includes all forms of electrical energy, whether generated or supplied

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
France 3,468,245,169
Norway 1,457,423,554
Denmark 800,513,894
Belgium 683,046,188
Netherlands 481,364,589

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 £
France 1,628,871,011 1,839,374,158 +210,503,147
Norway 858,370,277 599,053,277 -259,317,000
Denmark 449,788,043 350,725,851 -99,062,192
Belgium 387,145,978 295,900,210 -91,245,768
Netherlands 234,232,798 247,131,791 +12,898,993
Ireland 63,308,950 31,631,925 -31,677,025

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 £
France 3,468,245,169
Norway 1,457,423,554
Denmark 800,513,894
Belgium 683,046,188
Netherlands 481,364,589

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 £
France 1,628,871,011 1,839,374,158 +210,503,147
Norway 858,370,277 599,053,277 -259,317,000
Denmark 449,788,043 350,725,851 -99,062,192
Belgium 387,145,978 295,900,210 -91,245,768
Netherlands 234,232,798 247,131,791 +12,898,993
Ireland 53,939,115 23,623,581 -30,315,534

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 6,968,156,090
Other 17,378,179

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 £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 3,612,347,222 3,355,808,868 -256,538,354
Other 9,369,835 8,008,344 -1,361,491

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 6,968,156,090
000 17,378,179

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 £
499 3,612,347,222 3,355,808,868 -256,538,354
000 9,369,835 8,008,344 -1,361,491

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 £
Ireland 854,596,864
Netherlands 342,164,347
Denmark 321,101,538
Belgium 242,015,940
Norway 135,606,558

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 £
Ireland 324,732,232 529,864,632 +205,132,400
Netherlands 125,664,487 216,499,860 +90,835,373
Denmark 122,777,605 198,323,933 +75,546,328
Belgium 105,710,594 136,305,346 +30,594,752
Norway 6,916,082 128,690,476 +121,774,394
France 83,488,251 36,136,449 -47,351,802

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 £
XI 196,851,985

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 £
XI 60,410,139 136,441,846 +76,031,707

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 1,818,257,962
Other 196,851,985

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 £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 708,879,112 1,109,378,850 +400,499,738
Other 60,410,139 136,441,846 +76,031,707

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 1,818,257,962
000 196,851,985

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 £
499 708,879,112 1,109,378,850 +400,499,738
000 60,410,139 136,441,846 +76,031,707

Quick facts

HS code: 2716

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

Description: Electricity used for powering homes, businesses, and industries. Includes all forms of electrical energy, whether generated or supplied