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 9,522,005
China 8,528,403
Italy 5,111,805
France 3,976,492
Germany 3,957,440

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 5,158,626 4,363,379 -795,247
China 5,005,510 3,522,893 -1,482,617
Italy 2,464,116 2,647,689 +183,573
France 2,046,266 1,930,226 -116,040
Germany 2,126,891 1,830,549 -296,342
Netherlands 927,518 1,402,498 +474,980
Slovenia 829,320 759,516 -69,804
Switzerland 895,180 514,717 -380,463
Czechia 1,112,987 206,675 -906,312
Denmark 178,463 999,101 +820,638

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 12,680,082
China 9,000,699
United Kingdom 5,358,112
Italy 3,435,412
Germany 2,570,302

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 6,439,024 6,241,058 -197,966
China 5,221,139 3,779,560 -1,441,579
United Kingdom 2,575,956 2,782,156 +206,200
Italy 1,879,787 1,555,625 -324,162
Germany 1,375,338 1,194,964 -180,374
France 1,024,114 1,223,947 +199,833
Slovenia 1,029,863 911,564 -118,299
Czechia 1,106,089 218,261 -887,828
Switzerland 677,017 391,394 -285,623
Netherlands 361,373 169,971 -191,402

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 38
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 28 24 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 30 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 21 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 23 +4
Inner London - West 17 18 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22 17 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 13 -8
Greater Manchester 12 15 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 12 -1
Essex 14 13 -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 24,933,206
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,752,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,052,657
Other 2,966,555
Road transport 745,764

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 13,765,546 11,167,660 -2,597,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,059,613 4,692,951 -366,662
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,687,628 4,365,029 -322,599
Other 1,372,251 1,594,304 +222,053
Road transport 259,949 485,815 +225,866

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,725,136
London Stansted Airport 5,319,405
East Midlands Airport 5,287,636
Dover 3,662,269
000 2,966,555

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 6,456,908 5,268,228 -1,188,680
London Stansted Airport 2,479,669 2,839,736 +360,067
East Midlands Airport 3,185,587 2,102,049 -1,083,538
Dover 1,821,498 1,840,771 +19,273
000 1,372,251 1,594,304 +222,053
Southampton 1,636,145 1,173,171 -462,974
Felixstowe 1,756,271 897,195 -859,076
Eurotunnel 1,279,181 976,890 -302,291
Thamesport 968,836 1,120,371 +151,535
Birmingham Airport 1,183,779 675,537 -508,242

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
129
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
85
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
54
Other manufacturing
36
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
2026-05 90
2026-04 93
2026-03 91
2026-02 86
2026-01 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+ 232
1m-15m 191
15m-54m 68
Other 42
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 8,113,642
Germany 5,452,825
Ireland 3,176,635
Italy 2,899,915
Sweden 2,708,419

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 4,757,181 3,356,461 -1,400,720
Germany 3,253,017 2,199,808 -1,053,209
Ireland 1,382,826 1,793,809 +410,983
Italy 2,316,208 583,707 -1,732,501
Sweden 1,495,774 1,212,645 -283,129
India 1,496,052 1,178,575 -317,477
France 2,012,862 536,686 -1,476,176
Denmark 672,339 1,702,302 +1,029,963
Japan 1,652,000 550,857 -1,101,143
Poland 435,328 1,533,150 +1,097,822

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 1,348,846
XI 599,726
Brazil 290,940
China 19,257
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 661,173 687,673 +26,500
XI 117,540 482,186 +364,646
Brazil 185,655 105,285 -80,370
China 10,486 8,771 -1,715
Germany 0 4,737 +4,737
Romania 0 735 +735

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 23,511,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,463,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,211,375
Other 2,299,109
Road transport 2,774

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 11,991,287 11,519,950 -471,337
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,392,984 6,070,404 -3,322,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,276,695 934,680 -3,342,015
Other 995,363 1,303,746 +308,383
Road transport 2,774 0 -2,774

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,611,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,840,564
East Midlands Airport 4,813,197
London Stansted Airport 3,922,670
Immingham Docks 3,084,129

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 6,135,103 5,476,360 -658,743
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,008,792 2,831,772 -3,177,020
East Midlands Airport 2,642,284 2,170,913 -471,371
London Stansted Airport 1,637,787 2,284,883 +647,096
Immingham Docks 1,498,790 1,585,339 +86,549
ZLC 1,321,365 1,347,179 +25,814
London Gateway Port 1,602,040 712,636 -889,404
000 995,363 1,303,746 +308,383
Dover 1,058,561 452,074 -606,487
Liverpool Docks 1,135,195 167,498 -967,697

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