Import/export HS code 85011091: Universal AC/DC motors

Motors that can operate on both AC and DC power, with a power output of 37.5 watts or less

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 £
China 7,093,489
Germany 5,902,362
United States 5,576,401
France 2,644,896
Italy 2,022,542

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 £
China 3,403,079 3,690,410 +287,331
Germany 2,917,563 2,984,799 +67,236
United States 3,542,116 2,034,285 -1,507,831
France 1,784,950 859,946 -925,004
Italy 1,057,141 965,401 -91,740
Sweden 1,156,315 704,365 -451,950
Ireland 1,284,528 551,515 -733,013
Netherlands 301,430 1,256,550 +955,120
Denmark 584,617 591,400 +6,783
India 866,523 17,897 -848,626

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 8,692,272
United States 6,371,168
Italy 3,050,500
Germany 2,962,689
France 2,599,148

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 4,322,548 4,369,724 +47,176
United States 3,787,966 2,583,202 -1,204,764
Italy 1,122,740 1,927,760 +805,020
Germany 1,764,456 1,198,233 -566,223
France 1,753,057 846,091 -906,966
Sweden 999,986 581,342 -418,644
United Kingdom 838,234 321,924 -516,310
India 864,332 11,377 -852,955
United Arab Emirates 164,315 592,079 +427,764
Switzerland 79,051 601,305 +522,254

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 36
Shropshire and Staffordshire 30
Greater Manchester 25
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 24

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 26 18 -8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22 18 -4
Greater Manchester 21 9 -12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 13 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 13 -5
Inner London - West 13 18 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 15 -2
West Midlands 16 19 +3
West Yorkshire 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 14 +4

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 15,970,736
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,290,139
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,622,571
Other 3,241,217
Road transport 495,499

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 9,082,959 6,887,777 -2,195,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,287,869 5,002,270 -285,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,206,409 2,416,162 -790,247
Other 1,974,576 1,266,641 -707,935
Road transport 100,415 395,084 +294,669

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,880,371
East Midlands Airport 4,036,547
London Stansted Airport 3,926,986
000 3,241,217
Felixstowe 3,001,274

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,689,812 2,190,559 -499,253
East Midlands Airport 2,283,166 1,753,381 -529,785
London Stansted Airport 2,244,237 1,682,749 -561,488
000 1,974,576 1,266,641 -707,935
Felixstowe 1,476,632 1,524,642 +48,010
Dover 1,683,152 1,084,820 -598,332
London Gateway Port 855,085 1,063,626 +208,541
Thamesport 666,870 927,661 +260,791
Birmingham Airport 516,705 924,119 +407,414
Immingham Docks 700,828 739,049 +38,221

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 109
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 50
Other manufacturing 39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 33
Specialised construction activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 70
2025-11 68
2025-10 77
2025-09 77
2025-08 76

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+ 195
1m-15m 167
Other 43
15m-54m 42
0-1m 29

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 £
United States 2,325,229
Saudi Arabia 1,256,102
France 1,122,321
Ireland 1,060,833
United Arab Emirates 824,511

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 £
United States 1,242,758 1,082,471 -160,287
Saudi Arabia 1,159,498 96,604 -1,062,894
France 324,797 797,524 +472,727
Ireland 441,021 619,812 +178,791
United Arab Emirates 784,053 40,458 -743,595
India 479,077 184,537 -294,540
Netherlands 256,155 350,982 +94,827
Germany 297,270 299,730 +2,460
Spain 331,638 145,679 -185,959
Italy 163,440 131,680 -31,760

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 £
China 180,067
XI 1,938
Ireland 1,137
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 581
United States 403

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 £
China 104,486 75,581 -28,905
XI 0 1,938 +1,938
Ireland 207 930 +723
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 469 112 -357
United States 403 0 -403
Turkey 311 74 -237
Sweden 194 0 -194
Taiwan 0 127 +127
Tunisia 0 47 +47
Italy 0 8 +8

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 7,453,592
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,109,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,288,409
Other 186,427
Road transport 13,077

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 4,326,537 3,127,055 -1,199,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,295,083 1,814,195 +519,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,806,432 481,977 -1,324,455
Other 106,638 79,789 -26,849
Road transport 13,077 0 -13,077

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,004,740
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,724,092
East Midlands Airport 1,710,898
London Gateway Port 1,300,861
ZLC 951,250

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 1,483,516 1,521,224 +37,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 675,770 1,048,322 +372,552
East Midlands Airport 1,034,356 676,542 -357,814
London Gateway Port 1,139,515 161,346 -978,169
ZLC 465,968 485,282 +19,314
Warton Aerodrome 864,259 83,255 -781,004
Southampton 288,867 233,303 -55,564
London Stansted Airport 250,123 259,956 +9,833
Harwich 136,374 176,859 +40,485
Holyhead 73,367 196,679 +123,312

Quick facts

HS code: 85011091

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

Description: Motors that can operate on both AC and DC power, with a power output of 37.5 watts or less