Import/export HS code 85014020: Small single-phase AC motors

Single-phase AC motors with a power output not exceeding 750 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 £
China 15,527,570
Italy 15,261,634
Czechia 11,345,582
Germany 9,215,628
United States 6,556,499

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 £
China 8,556,437 6,971,133 -1,585,304
Italy 6,873,240 8,388,394 +1,515,154
Czechia 6,570,208 4,775,374 -1,794,834
Germany 5,654,711 3,560,917 -2,093,794
United States 3,527,252 3,029,247 -498,005
France 3,285,685 1,884,579 -1,401,106
Netherlands 1,875,951 1,901,522 +25,571
South Korea 1,699,088 1,167,227 -531,861
Slovenia 975,263 1,380,876 +405,613
Japan 1,029,375 852,886 -176,489

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 £
China 17,675,749
Czechia 16,748,346
Italy 9,521,247
Slovenia 6,482,314
United States 6,088,023

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 £
China 9,933,852 7,741,897 -2,191,955
Czechia 8,521,629 8,226,717 -294,912
Italy 4,871,929 4,649,318 -222,611
Slovenia 3,591,023 2,891,291 -699,732
United States 3,168,906 2,919,117 -249,789
Germany 3,060,660 2,121,939 -938,721
France 2,435,988 2,162,616 -273,372
South Korea 1,694,058 1,197,928 -496,130
Japan 933,955 618,247 -315,708
Mexico 696,904 472,727 -224,177

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 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34
Shropshire and Staffordshire 28
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27
Greater Manchester 27

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 22 23 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 24 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 19 24 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 21 +5
Greater Manchester 18 19 +1
West Midlands 21 20 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 16 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 17 +2
Inner London - West 13 16 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 18 16 -2

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) 36,211,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,364,786
Air transport 18,939,401
Road transport 723,928
Other 658,125

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) 19,129,557 17,081,756 -2,047,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,787,977 10,576,809 -3,211,168
Air transport 10,202,090 8,737,311 -1,464,779
Road transport 350,002 373,926 +23,924
Other 295,081 363,044 +67,963

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 28,220,167
Southampton 9,435,403
Felixstowe 8,238,532
London Heathrow Airport 6,150,053
East Midlands Airport 5,108,712

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 £
Dover 14,547,244 13,672,923 -874,321
Southampton 5,439,394 3,996,009 -1,443,385
Felixstowe 4,903,577 3,334,955 -1,568,622
London Heathrow Airport 3,677,464 2,472,589 -1,204,875
East Midlands Airport 2,763,144 2,345,568 -417,576
London 2,891,531 2,160,360 -731,171
Birmingham Airport 1,696,241 2,088,978 +392,737
Thamesport 2,060,394 1,223,533 -836,861
London Gateway Port 740,991 1,701,199 +960,208
London Stansted Airport 1,163,421 819,100 -344,321

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 138
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 94
Other manufacturing 38
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 100
2025-11 118
2025-10 119
2025-09 126
2025-08 98

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
1m-15m 234
54m+ 174
15m-54m 59
0-1m 42
Other 32

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 2,861,310
Germany 2,036,948
Ireland 1,754,469
Australia 1,335,647
Malaysia 995,611

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 1,794,766 1,066,544 -728,222
Germany 1,184,325 852,623 -331,702
Ireland 941,297 813,172 -128,125
Australia 1,261,474 74,173 -1,187,301
Malaysia 898,575 97,036 -801,539
Singapore 573,679 389,530 -184,149
Italy 349,967 475,322 +125,355
Poland 366,229 364,048 -2,181
Netherlands 240,976 398,982 +158,006
United Arab Emirates 338,074 222,041 -116,033

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 £
China 20,124
XI 3,781
France 3,662
Germany 1,826
Brazil 1,185

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 £
China 5,589 14,535 +8,946
XI 1,676 2,105 +429
France 1,878 1,784 -94
Germany 1,826 0 -1,826
Brazil 606 579 -27
Italy 154 0 -154
Austria 0 113 +113

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 7,938,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,608,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,370,834
Other 37,890
Road transport 5,666

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 4,689,992 3,248,155 -1,441,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,069,006 3,539,228 +470,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,154,926 1,215,908 -1,939,018
Other 15,308 22,582 +7,274
Road transport 5,666 0 -5,666

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,017,854
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,371,819
Southampton 2,707,632
London Gateway Port 1,263,992
Liverpool Docks 1,065,993

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 3,069,075 1,948,779 -1,120,296
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,871,725 2,500,094 +628,369
Southampton 2,062,813 644,819 -1,417,994
London Gateway Port 792,326 471,666 -320,660
Liverpool Docks 682,970 383,023 -299,947
East Midlands Airport 533,576 460,887 -72,689
ZLC 636,886 263,791 -373,095
London Stansted Airport 243,954 500,812 +256,858
Holyhead 288,308 316,822 +28,514
Dover 156,671 135,410 -21,261

Quick facts

HS code: 85014020

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

Description: Single-phase AC motors with a power output not exceeding 750 watts