Import/export HS code 850134: Very large power motors

Electric motors with a power output exceeding 375 kW

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 2,058,603
Ireland 1,334,609
Germany 886,941
China 543,576
France 491,475

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 898,461 1,160,142 +261,681
Ireland 603,830 730,779 +126,949
Germany 359,753 527,188 +167,435
China 287,007 256,569 -30,438
France 237,560 253,915 +16,355
Netherlands 281,920 139,030 -142,890
Australia 94,293 293,325 +199,032
Switzerland 6,880 318,012 +311,132
Italy 140,445 120,949 -19,496
India 2,416 239,807 +237,391

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 2,788,805
Germany 711,681
United Kingdom 705,764
China 648,779
Canada 468,990

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 1,304,910 1,483,895 +178,985
Germany 418,273 293,408 -124,865
United Kingdom 432,143 273,621 -158,522
China 349,176 299,603 -49,573
Canada 23,507 445,483 +421,976
Australia 51,804 293,325 +241,521
Switzerland 0 328,757 +328,757
India 2,416 239,807 +237,391
France 97,507 130,999 +33,492
Poland 134,429 90,510 -43,919

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 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Inner London - West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7

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 7 12 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 2 -8
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 6 1 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
North Eastern Scotland 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 5 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -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) 2,958,943
Air transport 2,770,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,608,078
Other 182,243
Road transport 6,880

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) 1,424,700 1,534,243 +109,543
Air transport 1,130,108 1,640,597 +510,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 643,493 964,585 +321,092
Other 107,829 74,414 -33,415
Road transport 6,880 0 -6,880

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,275,185
London Heathrow Airport 1,161,035
Felixstowe 724,202
Dover 604,439
London Stansted Airport 599,152

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 £
Holyhead 563,095 712,090 +148,995
London Heathrow Airport 522,403 638,632 +116,229
Felixstowe 441,172 283,030 -158,142
Dover 410,547 193,892 -216,655
London Stansted Airport 66,994 532,158 +465,164
Southampton 0 572,199 +572,199
Manchester Airport 69,225 350,674 +281,449
East Midlands Airport 291,001 69,976 -221,025
Eurotunnel 217,576 90,043 -127,533
Harwich 1,483 251,562 +250,079

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
22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
14
Other manufacturing
12
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 11
2026-03 14
2026-02 11
2026-01 9

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+ 63
1m-15m 46
15m-54m 21
Other 12
0-1m 7

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 £
Ireland 1,876,495
United States 686,640
United Arab Emirates 499,331
South Africa 450,000
Italy 216,887

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 £
Ireland 750,977 1,125,518 +374,541
United States 122,743 563,897 +441,154
United Arab Emirates 7,597 491,734 +484,137
South Africa 450,000 0 -450,000
Italy 24,126 192,761 +168,635
Germany 133,114 60,714 -72,400
Argentina 177,600 0 -177,600
Singapore 111,357 938 -110,419
Denmark 48,000 26,024 -21,976
Congo 58,430 0 -58,430

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) 2,312,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,317,847
Air transport 1,286,460

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) 885,019 1,427,918 +542,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 772,250 545,597 -226,653
Air transport 638,623 647,837 +9,214

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,635,622
London Heathrow Airport 660,379
London Gateway Port 499,917
Southampton 470,387
Immingham Docks 296,948

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 £
Holyhead 549,812 1,085,810 +535,998
London Heathrow Airport 278,251 382,128 +103,877
London Gateway Port 434,291 65,626 -368,665
Southampton 8,461 461,926 +453,465
Immingham Docks 270,000 26,948 -243,052
East Midlands Airport 122,077 162,400 +40,323
London 0 210,500 +210,500
Liverpool Docks 150,825 50,545 -100,280
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,554 67,900 -48,654
ZLC 153,575 26,716 -126,859

Quick facts

HS code: 850134

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

Description: Electric motors with a power output exceeding 375 kW