Import/export HS code 850120: Universal AC/DC motors

Universal motors that can operate on both AC and DC power, with a power output exceeding 37.5 watts

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 £
United States 10,235,244
China 8,858,303
Italy 5,267,231
France 4,289,859
Germany 4,228,302

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 £
United States 5,463,574 4,771,670 -691,904
China 5,208,689 3,649,614 -1,559,075
Italy 2,311,047 2,956,184 +645,137
France 2,347,904 1,941,955 -405,949
Germany 2,247,060 1,981,242 -265,818
Netherlands 978,191 1,437,291 +459,100
Slovenia 898,128 913,788 +15,660
Switzerland 1,243,792 561,508 -682,284
Czechia 891,722 471,632 -420,090
Japan 738,118 496,098 -242,020

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 £
United States 13,630,177
China 9,306,380
United Kingdom 5,449,467
Italy 3,625,264
Germany 2,732,207

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 £
United States 6,954,673 6,675,504 -279,169
China 5,400,642 3,905,738 -1,494,904
United Kingdom 2,385,679 3,063,788 +678,109
Italy 1,863,023 1,762,241 -100,782
Germany 1,425,253 1,306,954 -118,299
France 1,509,706 1,175,877 -333,829
Slovenia 1,138,188 1,100,763 -37,425
Switzerland 1,025,226 443,855 -581,371
Czechia 910,140 478,279 -431,861
Turkey 327,664 247,602 -80,062

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 35
Shropshire and Staffordshire 30
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 25 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 29 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 26 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22 19 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 25 +9
Inner London - West 16 20 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 14 -5
Greater Manchester 12 14 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 14 11 -3
West Yorkshire 17 8 -9

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 26,897,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,071,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,794,808
Other 2,999,591
Road transport 723,033

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 14,450,954 12,446,055 -2,004,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,248,030 4,823,407 -424,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,018,328 4,776,480 -241,848
Other 1,343,796 1,655,795 +311,999
Road transport 250,597 472,436 +221,839

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,455,481
East Midlands Airport 6,039,516
London Stansted Airport 5,639,449
Dover 3,840,478
000 2,999,591

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 6,444,597 6,010,884 -433,713
East Midlands Airport 3,823,976 2,215,540 -1,608,436
London Stansted Airport 2,497,651 3,141,798 +644,147
Dover 1,834,592 2,005,886 +171,294
000 1,343,796 1,655,795 +311,999
Southampton 1,759,660 1,234,265 -525,395
Felixstowe 1,835,276 798,031 -1,037,245
Eurotunnel 1,543,767 1,084,095 -459,672
Thamesport 1,109,335 1,089,855 -19,480
Birmingham Airport 1,181,258 758,211 -423,047

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 132
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 84
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 56
Other manufacturing 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 93
2026-03 91
2026-02 86
2026-01 71
2025-12 71

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+ 237
1m-15m 194
15m-54m 70
Other 43
0-1m 37

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 9,025,443
Germany 5,879,165
Italy 3,959,003
Ireland 3,239,738
France 3,011,805

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 5,227,661 3,797,782 -1,429,879
Germany 3,344,431 2,534,734 -809,697
Italy 3,365,965 593,038 -2,772,927
Ireland 1,392,278 1,847,460 +455,182
France 2,511,941 499,864 -2,012,077
India 1,457,545 1,550,389 +92,844
Sweden 1,345,467 1,430,875 +85,408
Denmark 714,134 1,674,530 +960,396
Japan 1,774,964 596,859 -1,178,105
Poland 322,416 1,449,709 +1,127,293

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 £
Italy 1,404,085
XI 604,263
Brazil 299,534
China 21,883
Germany 4,737

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 £
Italy 661,746 742,339 +80,593
XI 109,703 494,560 +384,857
Brazil 164,643 134,891 -29,752
China 11,103 10,780 -323
Germany 0 4,737 +4,737

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 25,069,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,817,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,867,115
Other 2,374,563
Road transport 13,093

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 11,946,171 13,122,843 +1,176,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,472,911 6,344,807 -4,128,104
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,798,759 1,068,356 -3,730,403
Other 971,228 1,403,335 +432,107
Road transport 13,093 0 -13,093

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,278,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,214,756
East Midlands Airport 5,184,875
London Stansted Airport 4,322,150
Immingham Docks 3,196,070

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 5,608,849 6,669,471 +1,060,622
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,131,689 3,083,067 -4,048,622
East Midlands Airport 2,816,805 2,368,070 -448,735
London Stansted Airport 1,891,621 2,430,529 +538,908
Immingham Docks 1,451,167 1,744,903 +293,736
London Gateway Port 1,890,844 758,195 -1,132,649
ZLC 1,217,549 1,406,736 +189,187
000 971,228 1,403,335 +432,107
Dover 1,133,788 387,066 -746,722
Liverpool Docks 1,252,916 233,602 -1,019,314

Quick facts

HS code: 850120

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

Description: Universal motors that can operate on both AC and DC power, with a power output exceeding 37.5 watts