Import/export HS code 85015230: Medium-large DC motors

DC motors with a power output exceeding 7.5 kW but not exceeding 37 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 £
Germany 20,583,242
Brazil 11,676,843
Italy 6,006,538
China 5,769,461
France 5,561,036

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 £
Germany 9,911,480 10,671,762 +760,282
Brazil 6,311,835 5,365,008 -946,827
Italy 2,552,248 3,454,290 +902,042
China 3,795,322 1,974,139 -1,821,183
France 2,749,285 2,811,751 +62,466
Netherlands 2,285,962 1,957,576 -328,386
Poland 2,616,222 1,599,277 -1,016,945
Finland 1,398,780 1,658,368 +259,588
United States 1,710,228 339,796 -1,370,432
Czechia 904,136 756,581 -147,555

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 £
Germany 17,944,837
Brazil 11,983,655
China 9,105,794
Italy 6,500,144
Poland 5,115,134

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 £
Germany 9,382,174 8,562,663 -819,511
Brazil 6,485,676 5,497,979 -987,697
China 5,241,943 3,863,851 -1,378,092
Italy 2,811,890 3,688,254 +876,364
Poland 3,214,133 1,901,001 -1,313,132
Czechia 2,020,309 1,841,339 -178,970
Finland 1,374,044 1,674,132 +300,088
United States 1,986,002 564,732 -1,421,270
India 1,177,165 1,367,421 +190,256
United Kingdom 638,878 788,654 +149,776

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 52
Shropshire and Staffordshire 47
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 44
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 42
West Midlands 41

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 39 37 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 34 31 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 30 28 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32 28 -4
West Midlands 29 27 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 29 +6
West Yorkshire 25 27 +2
Inner London - West 21 14 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 20 +1
Cheshire 20 15 -5

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) 32,223,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,740,433
Air transport 18,725,726
Road transport 554,355
Other 424,908

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) 15,920,201 16,303,175 +382,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,538,394 9,202,039 -3,336,355
Air transport 10,168,625 8,557,101 -1,611,524
Road transport 234,100 320,255 +86,155
Other 211,814 213,094 +1,280

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,433,902
London Gateway Port 8,526,960
Birmingham Airport 7,206,701
Felixstowe 6,627,604
Eurotunnel 5,184,511

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 7,154,388 8,279,514 +1,125,126
London Gateway Port 4,797,282 3,729,678 -1,067,604
Birmingham Airport 3,585,588 3,621,113 +35,525
Felixstowe 3,633,629 2,993,975 -639,654
Eurotunnel 2,444,310 2,740,201 +295,891
East Midlands Airport 2,010,936 2,098,687 +87,751
Thamesport 1,785,385 1,669,335 -116,050
London 1,790,130 1,226,727 -563,403
Immingham Docks 1,291,699 1,367,388 +75,689
London Heathrow Airport 1,439,562 1,100,952 -338,610

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
174
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
137
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
92
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
35
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 130
2026-04 128
2026-03 142
2026-02 132
2026-01 125

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+ 302
1m-15m 269
15m-54m 94
Other 55
0-1m 46

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 £
Germany 5,940,896
France 3,497,027
Ireland 3,285,112
United States 1,619,839
Italy 1,296,647

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 £
Germany 2,279,197 3,661,699 +1,382,502
France 1,801,841 1,695,186 -106,655
Ireland 1,851,207 1,433,905 -417,302
United States 901,686 718,153 -183,533
Italy 670,365 626,282 -44,083
South Korea 1,071,764 211,229 -860,535
Netherlands 639,613 246,693 -392,920
Spain 362,101 405,799 +43,698
Egypt 206,378 212,187 +5,809
Oman 372,677 29,481 -343,196

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 356,437
XI 115,959
Brazil 68,786
Germany 24,087
Italy 22,000

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 165,333 191,104 +25,771
XI 113,951 2,008 -111,943
Brazil 2,507 66,279 +63,772
Germany 24,087 0 -24,087
Italy 1,737 20,263 +18,526
Czechia 5,599 0 -5,599
Poland 1,600 0 -1,600

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) 13,702,530
Air transport 8,632,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,531,562
Other 1,089,215

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) 6,384,811 7,317,719 +932,908
Air transport 5,292,883 3,339,705 -1,953,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,463,248 1,068,314 -394,934
Other 593,598 495,617 -97,981

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,192,665
London Heathrow Airport 4,406,831
East Midlands Airport 2,242,713
Holyhead 1,547,769
000 1,089,215

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 4,383,118 5,809,547 +1,426,429
London Heathrow Airport 2,789,050 1,617,781 -1,171,269
East Midlands Airport 1,335,678 907,035 -428,643
Holyhead 980,441 567,328 -413,113
000 593,598 495,617 -97,981
London Gateway Port 794,267 279,836 -514,431
Immingham Docks 455,393 231,801 -223,592
Manchester Airport 419,504 236,110 -183,394
Liverpool Docks 256,187 396,102 +139,915
ZLC 289,957 290,677 +720

Quick facts

HS code: 85015230

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

Description: DC motors with a power output exceeding 7.5 kW but not exceeding 37 kW