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 9,959,114
United States 9,118,034
Germany 7,671,129
Brazil 5,207,335
France 2,358,633

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 5,550,894 4,408,220 -1,142,674
United States 4,719,568 4,398,466 -321,102
Germany 4,959,945 2,711,184 -2,248,761
Brazil 2,654,009 2,553,326 -100,683
France 968,609 1,390,024 +421,415
Poland 2,095,084 240,251 -1,854,833
Netherlands 1,089,399 1,049,754 -39,645
Taiwan 1,848,829 3,019 -1,845,810
Finland 1,136,265 682,678 -453,587
Switzerland 746,213 958,967 +212,754

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 11,332,750
Germany 10,002,650
United States 9,205,201
Brazil 5,489,230
Finland 1,952,869

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 6,052,534 5,280,216 -772,318
Germany 6,902,001 3,100,649 -3,801,352
United States 5,022,247 4,182,954 -839,293
Brazil 2,713,796 2,775,434 +61,638
Finland 1,120,580 832,289 -288,291
Taiwan 1,850,074 3,224 -1,846,850
Czechia 813,904 1,025,291 +211,387
France 689,139 965,055 +275,916
Italy 614,328 765,633 +151,305
Switzerland 365,777 549,518 +183,741

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 58
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 45
Shropshire and Staffordshire 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
West Yorkshire 35

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 35 37 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 30 27 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 31 29 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31 23 -8
West Yorkshire 25 19 -6
Greater Manchester 23 25 +2
West Midlands 22 23 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 15 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20 19 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22 16 -6

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) 19,244,571
Air transport 17,974,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,113,325
Other 170,570
Road transport 145,265

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) 11,137,430 8,107,141 -3,030,289
Air transport 8,936,761 9,037,791 +101,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,223,033 5,890,292 -3,332,741
Other 101,316 69,254 -32,062
Road transport 39,243 106,022 +66,779

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,216,384
Felixstowe 6,249,926
London Gateway Port 5,371,696
London Heathrow Airport 5,351,618
East Midlands Airport 5,107,956

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 5,098,220 2,118,164 -2,980,056
Felixstowe 4,750,184 1,499,742 -3,250,442
London Gateway Port 2,480,417 2,891,279 +410,862
London Heathrow Airport 2,547,851 2,803,767 +255,916
East Midlands Airport 2,427,941 2,680,015 +252,074
Southampton 2,492,174 2,230,063 -262,111
London Stansted Airport 2,100,922 1,162,744 -938,178
Birmingham Airport 1,264,998 1,659,414 +394,416
Eurotunnel 824,516 1,234,763 +410,247
Thamesport 928,841 859,466 -69,375

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
151
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
135
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
67
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 87
2026-04 97
2026-03 102
2026-02 103
2026-01 78

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+ 324
1m-15m 230
15m-54m 84
Other 65
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 77,268,285
United States 4,819,909
Italy 3,441,817
Germany 2,524,825
Uganda 2,132,741

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 31,020,142 46,248,143 +15,228,001
United States 2,204,533 2,615,376 +410,843
Italy 2,837,369 604,448 -2,232,921
Germany 1,619,753 905,072 -714,681
Uganda 2,122,560 10,181 -2,112,379
Ireland 552,764 516,675 -36,089
Belgium 205,960 330,684 +124,724
France 304,078 124,067 -180,011
Poland 120,880 183,409 +62,529
Netherlands 80,037 211,029 +130,992

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 105,561
XI 78,305
Brazil 19,396
Finland 587

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 38,710 66,851 +28,141
XI 43,204 35,101 -8,103
Brazil 10,327 9,069 -1,258
Finland 0 587 +587

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) 85,853,065
Air transport 6,622,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,825,199
Other 210,585
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) 36,577,650 49,275,415 +12,697,765
Air transport 3,065,152 3,557,226 +492,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,975,611 849,588 -2,126,023
Other 97,796 112,789 +14,993
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 77,458,569
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,256,349
London Heathrow Airport 5,232,093
Southampton 2,397,967
Holyhead 728,952

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 31,093,459 46,365,110 +15,271,651
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,780,552 2,475,797 -2,304,755
London Heathrow Airport 2,445,612 2,786,481 +340,869
Southampton 2,249,150 148,817 -2,100,333
Holyhead 378,387 350,565 -27,822
London Gateway Port 368,684 351,833 -16,851
East Midlands Airport 238,062 248,645 +10,583
Liverpool Docks 149,696 112,728 -36,968
London Stansted Airport 70,401 155,125 +84,724
ZLC 138,799 79,836 -58,963

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