Import/export HS code 85011093: AC motors

Motors that operate on AC 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 11,341,276
France 2,952,126
Germany 2,259,355
Italy 1,850,589
Denmark 1,781,202

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 6,898,355 4,442,921 -2,455,434
France 1,575,006 1,377,120 -197,886
Germany 1,198,658 1,060,697 -137,961
Italy 1,319,170 531,419 -787,751
Denmark 931,789 849,413 -82,376
United States 1,166,563 611,323 -555,240
Poland 358,585 317,305 -41,280
Netherlands 241,129 386,276 +145,147
Canada 160,005 230,896 +70,891
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 55,028 246,603 +191,575

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 12,018,658
Italy 2,575,442
United States 2,446,489
France 2,093,891
Germany 1,756,065

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 7,110,401 4,908,257 -2,202,144
Italy 1,495,880 1,079,562 -416,318
United States 1,374,971 1,071,518 -303,453
France 1,141,074 952,817 -188,257
Germany 886,635 869,430 -17,205
Slovenia 889,177 564,093 -325,084
Viet Nam 294,484 118,161 -176,323
Bulgaria 35,082 280,280 +245,198
Netherlands 181,805 106,884 -74,921
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 182,315 99,898 -82,417

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 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19

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 18 17 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 14 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 14 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 14 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 10 -4
West Yorkshire 12 11 -1
Inner London - West 11 7 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 9 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 9 -2
West Midlands 9 13 +4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,870,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,434,584
Air transport 5,221,382
Other 227,552
Road transport 65,231

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,403,216 5,467,730 -2,935,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,667,294 2,767,290 -900,004
Air transport 2,713,630 2,507,752 -205,878
Other 88,875 138,677 +49,802
Road transport 0 65,231 +65,231

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 8,465,447
Felixstowe 3,316,760
Eurotunnel 2,869,584
Dover 2,598,995
East Midlands Airport 2,193,271

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 £
Southampton 4,848,523 3,616,924 -1,231,599
Felixstowe 2,711,924 604,836 -2,107,088
Eurotunnel 1,561,741 1,307,843 -253,898
Dover 1,629,537 969,458 -660,079
East Midlands Airport 1,192,083 1,001,188 -190,895
London Heathrow Airport 627,343 628,438 +1,095
London Gateway Port 373,814 830,189 +456,375
Birmingham Airport 486,316 495,875 +9,559
Thamesport 299,265 344,034 +44,769
London Stansted Airport 263,183 307,541 +44,358

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 106
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 24
Manufacture of electrical equipment 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 67
2025-10 73
2025-09 66
2025-08 59

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
1m-15m 146
54m+ 139
15m-54m 47
0-1m 28
Other 21

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 8,311,040
Italy 3,628,903
Netherlands 1,961,416
Sweden 1,602,070
France 872,335

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 5,460,909 2,850,131 -2,610,778
Italy 1,350,626 2,278,277 +927,651
Netherlands 1,202,337 759,079 -443,258
Sweden 903,991 698,079 -205,912
France 502,421 369,914 -132,507
Germany 414,145 336,702 -77,443
Poland 346,233 321,057 -25,176
Ireland 346,803 184,715 -162,088
Bulgaria 58,323 295,332 +237,009
Canada 165,387 67,136 -98,251

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 72,736
China 9,502
Germany 5,942
Netherlands 4,962
Italy 1,231

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 72,736 0 -72,736
China 9,502 0 -9,502
Germany 5,942 0 -5,942
Netherlands 4,609 353 -4,256
Italy 1,231 0 -1,231
Ireland 1,170 0 -1,170

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,835,369
Air transport 8,168,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,888,577
Other 120,810

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,221,210 4,614,159 +392,949
Air transport 5,422,867 2,745,753 -2,677,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,032,320 1,856,257 -176,063
Other 117,797 3,013 -114,784

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,578,393
London Heathrow Airport 4,919,761
Southampton 3,498,940
London Stansted Airport 1,221,365
East Midlands Airport 1,131,000

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,519,551 4,058,842 +539,291
London Heathrow Airport 3,917,827 1,001,934 -2,915,893
Southampton 1,801,638 1,697,302 -104,336
London Stansted Airport 374,870 846,495 +471,625
East Midlands Airport 749,168 381,832 -367,336
ZLC 347,041 483,813 +136,772
Immingham Docks 103,455 266,411 +162,956
Holyhead 188,613 136,379 -52,234
Harwich 193,480 111,550 -81,930
Felixstowe 220,750 22,599 -198,151

Quick facts

HS code: 85011093

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

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