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 10,856,924
United States 9,977,793
Germany 8,071,951
Brazil 5,113,277
France 2,430,255

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 5,935,009 4,921,915 -1,013,094
United States 5,796,968 4,180,825 -1,616,143
Germany 5,290,427 2,781,524 -2,508,903
Brazil 2,609,668 2,503,609 -106,059
France 1,066,088 1,364,167 +298,079
Poland 2,072,329 295,615 -1,776,714
Netherlands 964,775 1,248,725 +283,950
Taiwan 2,150,142 4,247 -2,145,895
Finland 1,003,869 916,280 -87,589
Switzerland 786,145 960,242 +174,097

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 12,188,072
Germany 10,122,920
United States 9,943,133
Brazil 5,400,183
Taiwan 2,155,839

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 6,390,551 5,797,521 -593,030
Germany 6,970,293 3,152,627 -3,817,666
United States 5,784,769 4,158,364 -1,626,405
Brazil 2,687,592 2,712,591 +24,999
Taiwan 2,151,387 4,452 -2,146,935
Czechia 1,034,118 1,036,646 +2,528
Finland 1,009,694 1,041,749 +32,055
France 768,154 929,122 +160,968
Italy 637,980 874,846 +236,866
Poland 717,365 300,396 -416,969

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 44
Surrey, East and West Sussex 44
Shropshire and Staffordshire 43
West Yorkshire 36

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 37 36 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28 29 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32 25 -7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 32 30 -2
West Yorkshire 22 25 +3
West Midlands 26 24 -2
Greater Manchester 19 24 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25 18 -7
Inner London - West 15 21 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22 17 -5

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) 20,326,286
Air transport 19,437,273
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,545,367
Other 172,690
Road transport 94,591

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) 11,639,581 8,686,705 -2,952,876
Air transport 10,374,449 9,062,824 -1,311,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,129,056 6,416,311 -2,712,745
Other 122,028 50,662 -71,366
Road transport 27,380 67,211 +39,831

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,363,610
Felixstowe 6,683,273
London Heathrow Airport 6,073,710
East Midlands Airport 5,480,991
London Gateway Port 5,433,989

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 5,006,133 2,357,477 -2,648,656
Felixstowe 4,890,719 1,792,554 -3,098,165
London Heathrow Airport 3,430,593 2,643,117 -787,476
East Midlands Airport 2,826,779 2,654,212 -172,567
London Gateway Port 2,675,606 2,758,383 +82,777
Southampton 2,521,947 2,565,402 +43,455
London Stansted Airport 2,370,981 1,227,416 -1,143,565
Birmingham Airport 1,158,828 1,677,915 +519,087
Eurotunnel 857,662 1,178,450 +320,788
Thamesport 994,833 941,374 -53,459

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 157
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 137
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 70
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 97
2026-03 102
2026-02 103
2026-01 78
2025-12 80

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+ 329
1m-15m 235
15m-54m 89
Other 67
0-1m 53

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 72,876,080
United States 4,708,254
Italy 3,436,930
Germany 2,437,001
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 17,793,603 55,082,477 +37,288,874
United States 2,293,646 2,414,608 +120,962
Italy 2,183,639 1,253,291 -930,348
Germany 849,683 1,587,318 +737,635
Uganda 2,122,560 10,181 -2,112,379
Ireland 669,299 528,922 -140,377
Belgium 208,215 318,100 +109,885
France 307,832 194,636 -113,196
Netherlands 69,241 227,099 +157,858
Poland 36,516 252,728 +216,212

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 104,375
XI 70,451
Brazil 19,396
Germany 4,236
Finland 499

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 64,556 +24,737
XI 40,811 29,640 -11,171
Brazil 10,327 9,069 -1,258
Germany 4,236 0 -4,236
Finland 0 499 +499

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) 81,561,167
Air transport 6,514,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,816,670
Other 206,164
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) 21,976,157 59,585,010 +37,608,853
Air transport 3,152,570 3,362,411 +209,841
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,968,844 847,826 -2,121,018
Other 101,219 104,945 +3,726
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 73,068,748
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,256,640
London Heathrow Airport 4,921,494
Southampton 2,270,963
Holyhead 821,474

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 17,857,376 55,211,372 +37,353,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,407,011 3,849,629 +442,618
London Heathrow Airport 2,391,000 2,530,494 +139,494
Southampton 2,171,761 99,202 -2,072,559
Holyhead 475,179 346,295 -128,884
London Gateway Port 385,603 382,481 -3,122
East Midlands Airport 302,310 304,130 +1,820
London Stansted Airport 195,753 156,302 -39,451
Liverpool Docks 195,877 126,566 -69,311
Manchester Airport 44,263 167,419 +123,156

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