Import/export HS code 85014080: Large single-phase AC motors

Single-phase AC motors with a power output 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 9,497,461
Italy 7,038,205
Belgium 2,500,760
United States 1,791,807
Germany 1,667,978

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 5,315,102 4,182,359 -1,132,743
Italy 3,689,115 3,349,090 -340,025
Belgium 1,987,346 513,414 -1,473,932
United States 1,107,227 684,580 -422,647
Germany 884,750 783,228 -101,522
Czechia 1,108,062 170,804 -937,258
India 703,800 515,523 -188,277
Netherlands 673,018 439,711 -233,307
Switzerland 396,105 393,718 -2,387
France 250,665 510,104 +259,439

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 10,581,089
Italy 4,920,572
United Kingdom 2,287,012
Czechia 2,220,028
United States 1,873,362

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 5,852,434 4,728,655 -1,123,779
Italy 2,429,279 2,491,293 +62,014
United Kingdom 1,626,404 660,608 -965,796
Czechia 1,560,901 659,127 -901,774
United States 1,212,012 661,350 -550,662
Germany 880,928 693,728 -187,200
India 703,800 515,523 -188,277
Belgium 691,211 476,751 -214,460
France 418,744 205,381 -213,363
Switzerland 216,772 281,369 +64,597

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 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
West Midlands 28
West Yorkshire 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24

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 26 24 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 23 +5
West Midlands 16 20 +4
West Yorkshire 17 16 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 16 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 14 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 11 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 13 +2
Essex 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 13 13 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,796,745
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,762,590
Air transport 5,968,505
Road transport 1,428,978
Other 321,447

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,414,435 5,382,310 -2,032,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,137,092 4,625,498 -511,594
Air transport 3,123,869 2,844,636 -279,233
Road transport 1,355,833 73,145 -1,282,688
Other 135,031 186,416 +51,385

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,469,603
Felixstowe 4,195,913
Southampton 3,506,307
London 2,513,020
East Midlands Airport 1,846,832

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 2,260,641 2,208,962 -51,679
Felixstowe 2,689,418 1,506,495 -1,182,923
Southampton 2,132,586 1,373,721 -758,865
London 1,283,533 1,229,487 -54,046
East Midlands Airport 884,023 962,809 +78,786
London Gateway Port 580,741 1,211,977 +631,236
ZLC 1,476,696 138,060 -1,338,636
Immingham Docks 996,962 463,879 -533,083
Birmingham Airport 645,696 679,686 +33,990
London Stansted Airport 805,616 474,576 -331,040

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 140
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 70
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 70
2026-03 59
2026-02 61
2026-01 53
2025-12 50

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 196
54m+ 143
0-1m 47
15m-54m 47
Other 27

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 £
France 1,373,519
Ireland 769,951
Israel 760,087
Netherlands 759,182
United States 747,693

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 £
France 1,269,270 104,249 -1,165,021
Ireland 377,334 392,617 +15,283
Israel 69,468 690,619 +621,151
Netherlands 622,696 136,486 -486,210
United States 423,514 324,179 -99,335
Sweden 459,195 160,459 -298,736
United Arab Emirates 56,333 405,929 +349,596
Saudi Arabia 217,065 114,039 -103,026
Canada 135,965 166,782 +30,817
Germany 172,192 109,413 -62,779

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 £
Brazil 239,133
China 137,606
Italy 109,512
XI 8,015
Ireland 4,758

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 £
Brazil 100,716 138,417 +37,701
China 64,918 72,688 +7,770
Italy 60,602 48,910 -11,692
XI 5,867 2,148 -3,719
Ireland 2,680 2,078 -602

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 3,137,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,077,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,409,621
Other 499,024

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 1,255,230 1,882,688 +627,458
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,479,497 598,028 -1,881,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 716,553 693,068 -23,485
Other 234,783 264,241 +29,458

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,126,305
London Heathrow Airport 1,993,308
Immingham Docks 784,908
London Gateway Port 619,112
000 499,024

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 1,813,935 312,370 -1,501,565
London Heathrow Airport 713,073 1,280,235 +567,162
Immingham Docks 646,609 138,299 -508,310
London Gateway Port 270,206 348,906 +78,700
000 234,783 264,241 +29,458
London Stansted Airport 228,109 252,491 +24,382
East Midlands Airport 152,816 181,261 +28,445
ZLC 138,897 91,770 -47,127
Southampton 53,933 174,162 +120,229
Felixstowe 97,726 69,232 -28,494

Quick facts

HS code: 85014080

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

Description: Single-phase AC motors with a power output exceeding 750 watts