Import/export HS code 85011099: DC motors

Motors that operate on 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 £
Germany 57,154,096
China 50,320,281
Switzerland 41,909,762
United States 41,647,461
Czechia 21,531,889

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 £
Germany 29,186,658 27,967,438 -1,219,220
China 16,096,912 34,223,369 +18,126,457
Switzerland 20,466,346 21,443,416 +977,070
United States 19,358,398 22,289,063 +2,930,665
Czechia 11,609,110 9,922,779 -1,686,331
France 6,902,796 12,070,107 +5,167,311
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,096,685 6,057,971 -6,038,714
Ireland 8,383,858 5,387,701 -2,996,157
Belgium 5,530,303 7,846,061 +2,315,758
Japan 2,458,615 4,973,011 +2,514,396

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 75,678,717
Germany 47,010,985
Switzerland 44,333,276
United States 36,426,075
France 20,729,290

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 31,754,241 43,924,476 +12,170,235
Germany 22,919,382 24,091,603 +1,172,221
Switzerland 21,999,392 22,333,884 +334,492
United States 16,144,265 20,281,810 +4,137,545
France 8,235,139 12,494,151 +4,259,012
Czechia 6,581,208 5,538,396 -1,042,812
Ireland 7,401,954 3,795,602 -3,606,352
Thailand 5,812,742 5,291,248 -521,494
Philippines 5,749,286 4,619,855 -1,129,431
Japan 3,542,893 5,643,413 +2,100,520

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 124
Surrey, East and West Sussex 92
Inner London - West 85
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 80
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 77

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 81 91 +10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 66 65 -1
Inner London - West 47 58 +11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 57 58 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 51 58 +7
West Midlands 45 54 +9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 44 51 +7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 48 50 +2
Greater Manchester 43 45 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 42 43 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 113,383,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,551,978
Air transport 86,335,886
Road transport 25,911,728
Other 8,732,152

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,435,910 53,947,721 -5,488,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,329,797 53,222,181 +18,892,384
Air transport 39,185,648 47,150,238 +7,964,590
Road transport 12,894,903 13,016,825 +121,922
Other 6,082,285 2,649,867 -3,432,418
Rail transport 308,706 105,979 -202,727

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 45,519,844
ZLC 36,028,377
London Stansted Airport 34,971,291
Eurotunnel 27,247,049
East Midlands Airport 22,884,610

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 £
Felixstowe 20,151,053 25,368,791 +5,217,738
ZLC 17,534,682 18,493,695 +959,013
London Stansted Airport 15,265,447 19,705,844 +4,440,397
Eurotunnel 12,848,735 14,398,314 +1,549,579
East Midlands Airport 9,921,043 12,963,567 +3,042,524
Dover 8,678,394 10,718,187 +2,039,793
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,808,761 8,160,432 -2,648,329
Southampton 9,480,047 8,662,456 -817,591
London Heathrow Airport 8,461,602 8,080,336 -381,266
Liverpool Docks 8,571,839 2,154,701 -6,417,138

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 338
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 181
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 119
Other manufacturing 115
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 94

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 298
2026-03 289
2026-02 283
2026-01 266
2025-12 270

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 622
54m+ 587
15m-54m 176
0-1m 137
Other 117

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 £
France 17,912,785
Germany 12,611,156
United States 12,339,288
Spain 7,221,959
India 5,405,321

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 £
France 7,836,321 10,076,464 +2,240,143
Germany 6,908,991 5,702,165 -1,206,826
United States 5,965,177 6,374,111 +408,934
Spain 2,826,897 4,395,062 +1,568,165
India 1,752,774 3,652,547 +1,899,773
Ireland 2,183,290 2,000,389 -182,901
Sweden 2,053,863 2,086,316 +32,453
China 1,478,680 1,950,677 +471,997
Italy 1,872,473 1,474,630 -397,843
Netherlands 1,734,847 1,515,845 -219,002

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 18,818
Spain 7,757
Italy 5,302
Germany 2,448
Austria 1,924

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 10,867 7,951 -2,916
Spain 1,998 5,759 +3,761
Italy 2,242 3,060 +818
Germany 435 2,013 +1,578
Austria 620 1,304 +684
Poland 897 617 -280
Switzerland 874 0 -874
Denmark 543 0 -543
XI 19 401 +382
Ireland 327 0 -327

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 46,425,315
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,948,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,990,415
Road transport 82,775
Other 45,584

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 21,236,939 25,188,376 +3,951,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,451,230 21,497,765 +2,046,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,520,005 7,470,410 +3,950,405
Road transport 82,775 0 -82,775
Other 23,662 21,922 -1,740

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,749,360
London Heathrow Airport 17,176,415
East Midlands Airport 13,530,828
London Stansted Airport 7,959,553
ZLC 6,347,021

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 14,514,176 16,235,184 +1,721,008
London Heathrow Airport 8,195,247 8,981,168 +785,921
East Midlands Airport 6,172,491 7,358,337 +1,185,846
London Stansted Airport 4,220,764 3,738,789 -481,975
ZLC 1,985,212 4,361,809 +2,376,597
Immingham Docks 1,910,602 2,331,113 +420,511
London Gateway Port 919,025 2,998,348 +2,079,323
Liverpool Docks 1,020,106 1,857,264 +837,158
Holyhead 1,352,546 1,428,118 +75,572
Southampton 459,882 1,858,667 +1,398,785

Quick facts

HS code: 85011099

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

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