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 9,977,020
China 8,174,729
Italy 4,557,214
Germany 3,995,173
France 3,875,751

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 5,489,378 4,487,642 -1,001,736
China 5,127,717 3,047,012 -2,080,705
Italy 2,369,379 2,187,835 -181,544
Germany 2,029,643 1,965,530 -64,113
France 2,381,432 1,494,319 -887,113
Netherlands 925,173 777,629 -147,544
Switzerland 1,205,420 475,372 -730,048
Slovenia 898,878 781,545 -117,333
Czechia 537,789 730,228 +192,439
Japan 761,432 367,737 -393,695

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 12,597,823
China 8,584,591
United Kingdom 4,518,884
Italy 3,479,320
Germany 2,556,309

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 6,631,296 5,966,527 -664,769
China 5,329,128 3,255,463 -2,073,665
United Kingdom 2,489,254 2,029,630 -459,624
Italy 2,066,857 1,412,463 -654,394
Germany 1,306,593 1,249,716 -56,877
France 1,468,264 851,465 -616,799
Slovenia 1,148,038 908,370 -239,668
Switzerland 981,470 404,576 -576,894
Czechia 558,568 727,172 +168,604
Turkey 380,122 188,130 -191,992

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 37
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 29
Inner London - West 29

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 29 18 -11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 23 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 26 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 17 -2
Inner London - West 19 17 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 20 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 19 18 -1
West Yorkshire 18 8 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 13 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 12 11 -1

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 24,459,380
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,505,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,031,160
Other 2,559,624
Road transport 483,009

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 13,774,699 10,684,681 -3,090,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,178,607 4,326,486 -852,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,295,179 3,735,981 -1,559,198
Other 1,351,059 1,208,565 -142,494
Road transport 235,766 247,243 +11,477

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,513,649
East Midlands Airport 5,529,294
London Stansted Airport 4,921,365
Dover 3,483,732
Southampton 2,750,000

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 6,362,458 5,151,191 -1,211,267
East Midlands Airport 3,730,168 1,799,126 -1,931,042
London Stansted Airport 2,156,350 2,765,015 +608,665
Dover 1,774,835 1,708,897 -65,938
Southampton 1,821,148 928,852 -892,296
Felixstowe 1,819,263 744,199 -1,075,064
000 1,351,059 1,208,565 -142,494
Eurotunnel 1,565,319 975,926 -589,393
Thamesport 1,264,068 748,023 -516,045
Birmingham Airport 1,038,981 724,712 -314,269

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 126
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 82
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 52
Other manufacturing 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 71
2025-11 83
2025-10 76
2025-09 74
2025-08 88

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+ 238
1m-15m 187
15m-54m 62
Other 41
0-1m 34

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 9,346,368
Germany 5,743,174
Italy 4,755,452
France 3,106,026
Ireland 2,864,401

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 6,302,334 3,044,034 -3,258,300
Germany 3,341,325 2,401,849 -939,476
Italy 4,143,218 612,234 -3,530,984
France 2,538,781 567,245 -1,971,536
Ireland 1,347,719 1,516,682 +168,963
India 1,334,938 1,489,517 +154,579
Sweden 1,279,186 1,516,197 +237,011
Japan 1,749,341 436,870 -1,312,471
Denmark 504,446 1,347,514 +843,068
Spain 985,159 385,950 -599,209

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 1,247,783
XI 482,992
Brazil 326,067
China 15,346

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 641,069 606,714 -34,355
XI 111,900 371,092 +259,192
Brazil 181,550 144,517 -37,033
China 9,104 6,242 -2,862

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 22,998,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,676,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,536,477
Other 2,108,439
Road transport 105,917

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 12,273,467 10,725,455 -1,548,012
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,764,478 5,911,547 -4,852,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,653,962 882,515 -4,771,447
Other 969,932 1,138,507 +168,575
Road transport 105,917 0 -105,917

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,947,820
London Heathrow Airport 10,640,907
East Midlands Airport 5,406,262
London Stansted Airport 3,903,736
Immingham Docks 3,120,819

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 7,964,523 2,983,297 -4,981,226
London Heathrow Airport 5,600,764 5,040,143 -560,621
East Midlands Airport 3,075,688 2,330,574 -745,114
London Stansted Airport 2,129,451 1,774,285 -355,166
Immingham Docks 1,149,516 1,971,303 +821,787
London Gateway Port 2,029,297 471,103 -1,558,194
ZLC 1,163,537 1,323,527 +159,990
000 969,932 1,138,507 +168,575
Liverpool Docks 1,282,061 188,946 -1,093,115
Dover 1,090,121 103,855 -986,266

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