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 £
Italy 18,786,077
China 16,006,701
Germany 9,399,685
Czechia 8,729,711
United States 6,698,386

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 £
Italy 7,931,277 10,854,800 +2,923,523
China 8,320,409 7,686,292 -634,117
Germany 5,463,800 3,935,885 -1,527,915
Czechia 5,708,800 3,020,911 -2,687,889
United States 3,694,054 3,004,332 -689,722
France 2,847,978 1,847,884 -1,000,094
Netherlands 2,017,726 1,997,482 -20,244
South Korea 1,488,016 1,666,266 +178,250
Slovenia 1,083,272 1,754,205 +670,933
Japan 748,029 1,036,264 +288,235

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 18,063,875
Czechia 16,461,128
Italy 10,488,113
Slovenia 6,630,879
United States 6,149,112

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 9,278,491 8,785,384 -493,107
Czechia 8,229,528 8,231,600 +2,072
Italy 5,393,918 5,094,195 -299,723
Slovenia 3,544,233 3,086,646 -457,587
United States 3,285,914 2,863,198 -422,716
Germany 3,079,793 2,649,102 -430,691
France 2,451,319 2,207,689 -243,630
South Korea 1,523,813 1,712,056 +188,243
Japan 845,236 623,107 -222,129
Mexico 646,405 640,059 -6,346

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 40
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 30
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 28
Shropshire and Staffordshire 28

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 25 33 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 26 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 23 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17 24 +7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20 19 -1
West Midlands 21 18 -3
Greater Manchester 18 21 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 17 +2
Inner London - West 14 19 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 16 +0

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) 37,153,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,094,138
Air transport 19,773,132
Road transport 813,865
Other 665,122

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) 18,655,508 18,497,908 -157,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,565,962 11,528,176 -2,037,786
Air transport 10,113,702 9,659,430 -454,272
Road transport 278,700 535,165 +256,465
Other 323,516 341,606 +18,090

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 28,877,469
Southampton 9,362,016
Felixstowe 8,490,489
London Heathrow Airport 6,197,416
East Midlands Airport 5,144,367

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 14,437,174 14,440,295 +3,121
Southampton 4,982,348 4,379,668 -602,680
Felixstowe 4,559,432 3,931,057 -628,375
London Heathrow Airport 3,240,175 2,957,241 -282,934
East Midlands Airport 2,983,063 2,161,304 -821,759
London 2,782,098 2,032,181 -749,917
Birmingham Airport 2,007,853 2,400,564 +392,711
Thamesport 2,009,716 1,320,064 -689,652
London Gateway Port 1,324,193 1,803,900 +479,707
Eurotunnel 906,532 1,016,924 +110,392

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
147
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
93
Other manufacturing
43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
42
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 122
2026-04 136
2026-03 124
2026-02 133
2026-01 100

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 244
54m+ 190
15m-54m 57
0-1m 50
Other 40

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 2,622,152
Germany 1,883,428
Ireland 1,814,384
Australia 1,344,611
Italy 1,057,836

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 1,840,878 781,274 -1,059,604
Germany 919,817 963,611 +43,794
Ireland 1,002,741 811,643 -191,098
Australia 1,265,163 79,448 -1,185,715
Italy 395,309 662,527 +267,218
Singapore 419,283 433,883 +14,600
Netherlands 293,656 463,047 +169,391
Poland 446,522 251,211 -195,311
Egypt 449,377 126,234 -323,143
Saudi Arabia 394,587 106,759 -287,828

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 34,302
France 5,999
XI 4,160
Germany 2,094
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 9,282 25,020 +15,738
France 2,020 3,979 +1,959
XI 2,674 1,486 -1,188
Germany 1,826 268 -1,558
Brazil 739 446 -293
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 7,827,309
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,220,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,530,583
Other 55,226

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 4,667,731 3,159,578 -1,508,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,221,444 3,998,717 +777,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,672,775 857,808 -1,814,967
Other 21,846 33,380 +11,534

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,798,159
London Heathrow Airport 4,796,220
Southampton 2,230,381
Liverpool Docks 1,080,335
East Midlands Airport 1,069,844

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 2,000,467 2,797,692 +797,225
London Heathrow Airport 3,002,032 1,794,188 -1,207,844
Southampton 1,835,788 394,593 -1,441,195
Liverpool Docks 643,503 436,832 -206,671
East Midlands Airport 455,036 614,808 +159,772
London Gateway Port 658,276 229,027 -429,249
ZLC 524,268 327,796 -196,472
London Stansted Airport 460,093 291,263 -168,830
Holyhead 293,624 379,587 +85,963
Immingham Docks 147,736 157,150 +9,414

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