Import/export HS code 85015290: Large DC motors

DC motors with a power output exceeding 37 kW but not exceeding 75 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 £
China 8,935,975
United States 8,901,092
Germany 7,407,783
Brazil 4,414,875
Poland 2,358,745

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 5,803,768 3,132,207 -2,671,561
United States 5,070,212 3,830,880 -1,239,332
Germany 5,350,552 2,057,231 -3,293,321
Brazil 2,512,830 1,902,045 -610,785
Poland 2,096,987 261,758 -1,835,229
Taiwan 2,104,208 126,899 -1,977,309
Netherlands 883,183 1,144,844 +261,661
France 1,130,786 828,451 -302,335
Finland 987,958 756,858 -231,100
Switzerland 798,715 644,826 -153,889

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 9,917,247
Germany 9,396,253
United States 8,930,871
Brazil 4,643,559
Taiwan 2,232,472

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 6,227,244 3,690,003 -2,537,241
Germany 6,925,937 2,470,316 -4,455,621
United States 5,079,382 3,851,489 -1,227,893
Brazil 2,593,677 2,049,882 -543,795
Taiwan 2,107,323 125,149 -1,982,174
Czechia 1,082,322 899,931 -182,391
Finland 992,890 828,982 -163,908
France 831,164 606,733 -224,431
Italy 677,435 616,454 -60,981
Poland 915,939 241,086 -674,853

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 50
Shropshire and Staffordshire 42
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 38
West Midlands 37

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 38 22 -16
Shropshire and Staffordshire 31 28 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 22 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 24 -2
West Midlands 28 25 -3
West Yorkshire 22 22 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21 18 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 15 -8
Greater Manchester 17 20 +3
Inner London - West 16 15 -1

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) 17,274,019
Air transport 17,235,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,207,913
Other 148,518
Road transport 73,373

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) 11,530,569 5,743,450 -5,787,119
Air transport 9,715,222 7,520,420 -2,194,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,986,966 5,220,947 -3,766,019
Other 122,366 26,152 -96,214
Road transport 21,534 51,839 +30,305

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,863,466
Felixstowe 6,267,774
London Heathrow Airport 5,633,035
East Midlands Airport 4,779,319
Southampton 4,397,885

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 5,002,538 1,860,928 -3,141,610
Felixstowe 4,704,289 1,563,485 -3,140,804
London Heathrow Airport 2,792,028 2,841,007 +48,979
East Midlands Airport 2,850,542 1,928,777 -921,765
Southampton 2,438,397 1,959,488 -478,909
London Gateway Port 2,725,235 1,299,857 -1,425,378
London Stansted Airport 2,289,652 1,063,452 -1,226,200
Birmingham Airport 1,164,081 1,013,638 -150,443
Eurotunnel 690,727 1,055,767 +365,040
Thamesport 1,019,727 544,944 -474,783

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. 130
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 67
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 78
2025-11 97
2025-10 95
2025-09 101
2025-08 90

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 216
15m-54m 76
Other 55
0-1m 51

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 £
Romania 57,933,780
United States 4,409,495
Italy 3,409,607
Uganda 2,129,159
Germany 2,081,497

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 £
Romania 13,457,175 44,476,605 +31,019,430
United States 2,146,944 2,262,551 +115,607
Italy 2,153,282 1,256,325 -896,957
Uganda 2,122,560 6,599 -2,115,961
Germany 868,193 1,213,304 +345,111
Ireland 658,115 277,535 -380,580
France 342,826 179,379 -163,447
Belgium 211,879 215,768 +3,889
India 249,930 11,785 -238,145
Poland 34,036 215,561 +181,525

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 67,901
XI 61,494
Brazil 15,860
Germany 4,236
Finland 197

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 39,819 28,082 -11,737
XI 36,364 25,130 -11,234
Brazil 12,273 3,587 -8,686
Germany 4,236 0 -4,236
Finland 0 197 +197

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) 65,715,620
Air transport 5,921,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,409,156
Other 156,895
Road transport 1,362

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) 17,624,403 48,091,217 +30,466,814
Air transport 3,011,629 2,909,633 -101,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,964,040 445,116 -2,518,924
Other 98,718 58,177 -40,541
Road transport 1,362 0 -1,362

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 58,007,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,606,726
London Heathrow Airport 4,471,033
Southampton 2,266,945
Holyhead 640,245

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 13,520,948 44,486,149 +30,965,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,404,606 3,202,120 -202,486
London Heathrow Airport 2,232,435 2,238,598 +6,163
Southampton 2,171,761 95,184 -2,076,577
Holyhead 461,697 178,548 -283,149
London Gateway Port 401,416 174,716 -226,700
East Midlands Airport 304,802 239,384 -65,418
London Stansted Airport 217,968 114,667 -103,301
Liverpool Docks 168,327 97,047 -71,280
Felixstowe 175,899 30,404 -145,495

Quick facts

HS code: 85015290

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

Description: DC motors with a power output exceeding 37 kW but not exceeding 75 kW