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 2,054,770
Ireland 1,305,244
Germany 884,716
China 542,247
France 442,617

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 894,628 1,160,142 +265,514
Ireland 612,220 693,024 +80,804
Germany 460,916 423,800 -37,116
China 304,085 238,162 -65,923
France 188,702 253,915 +65,213
Australia 94,293 293,325 +199,032
Switzerland 258,442 66,450 -191,992
Italy 202,759 58,635 -144,124
India 2,416 239,807 +237,391
Netherlands 106,827 107,786 +959

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 2,779,744
China 647,450
United Kingdom 599,752
Germany 508,114
Canada 466,300

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 1,433,277 1,346,467 -86,810
China 351,946 295,504 -56,442
United Kingdom 326,131 273,621 -52,510
Germany 229,014 279,100 +50,086
Canada 20,817 445,483 +424,666
Australia 51,804 293,325 +241,521
Switzerland 267,204 61,553 -205,651
India 2,416 239,807 +237,391
France 97,507 130,999 +33,492
Poland 224,939 0 -224,939

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 11
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 9 2 -7
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 6 1 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 4 +2
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) 2,716,478
Air transport 2,674,737
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) 1,631,737 1,084,741 -546,996
Air transport 1,086,847 1,587,890 +501,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 643,493 964,585 +321,092
Other 163,554 18,689 -144,865
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 1,245,820
London Heathrow Airport 1,154,246
Felixstowe 724,202
Dover 593,660
London Stansted Airport 589,988

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 571,485 674,335 +102,850
London Heathrow Airport 537,371 616,875 +79,504
Felixstowe 441,172 283,030 -158,142
Dover 490,278 103,382 -386,896
London Stansted Airport 57,830 532,158 +474,328
Southampton 0 572,199 +572,199
Manchester Airport 83,533 336,366 +252,833
East Midlands Airport 263,404 54,334 -209,070
Harwich 253,045 0 -253,045
Immingham Docks 102,940 86,748 -16,192

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
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
14
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
13
Other manufacturing
12
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
10

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+ 60
1m-15m 45
15m-54m 19
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 1,764,925
United States 685,753
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 668,772 1,096,153 +427,381
United States 121,856 563,897 +442,041
United Arab Emirates 463,217 36,114 -427,103
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 46,230 26,024 -20,206
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) 2,201,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,317,847
Air transport 1,281,049

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) 802,814 1,398,553 +595,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,227,870 89,977 -1,137,893
Air transport 638,780 642,269 +3,489

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,524,052
London Heathrow Airport 655,855
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 467,607 1,056,445 +588,838
London Heathrow Airport 278,350 377,505 +99,155
London Gateway Port 439,291 60,626 -378,665
Southampton 459,081 11,306 -447,775
Immingham Docks 270,000 26,948 -243,052
East Midlands Airport 121,190 162,400 +41,210
London 0 210,500 +210,500
Liverpool Docks 150,825 50,545 -100,280
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,554 67,900 -48,654
ZLC 154,520 25,771 -128,749

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