Import/export HS code 850153: Very large DC motors

DC motors with a power output 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 166,251,019
Japan 139,553,214
France 62,856,504
Netherlands 34,873,833
Germany 33,841,352

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 102,705,532 63,545,487 -39,160,045
Japan 757,241 138,795,973 +138,038,732
France 33,569,020 29,287,484 -4,281,536
Netherlands 28,704,423 6,169,410 -22,535,013
Germany 14,756,210 19,085,142 +4,328,932
Brazil 4,684,389 13,113,074 +8,428,685
Finland 9,340,031 6,948,830 -2,391,201
Italy 5,167,909 9,831,720 +4,663,811
United States 6,229,243 4,117,669 -2,111,574
Belgium 4,824,700 3,665,948 -1,158,752

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 170,931,165
Japan 139,676,131
Germany 66,024,453
France 54,956,066
Brazil 19,188,361

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 105,131,672 65,799,493 -39,332,179
Japan 687,214 138,988,917 +138,301,703
Germany 44,598,749 21,425,704 -23,173,045
France 28,190,998 26,765,068 -1,425,930
Brazil 5,257,716 13,930,645 +8,672,929
Finland 10,796,965 7,534,989 -3,261,976
United States 6,340,242 8,681,732 +2,341,490
Italy 4,510,390 8,048,391 +3,538,001
United Kingdom 7,179,567 4,861,688 -2,317,879
South Korea 2,192,453 2,924,635 +732,182

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 41
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26
West Midlands 23
West Yorkshire 21
Inner London - West 20

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 27 29 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 21 +3
West Midlands 17 13 -4
West Yorkshire 12 16 +4
Inner London - West 12 16 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 14 14 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 16 +5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 11 +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) 222,255,148
Other 158,831,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,834,799
Air transport 25,695,810
Road transport 2,710,284

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) 26,796,280 195,458,868 +168,662,588
Other 124,024,793 34,806,831 -89,217,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,160,342 73,674,457 +3,514,115
Air transport 13,194,815 12,500,995 -693,820
Road transport 429,180 2,281,104 +1,851,924
Rail transport 194,421 265,278 +70,857

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 162,486,866
000 158,831,624
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,328,984
Dover 40,230,413
Immingham Docks 22,572,886

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 £
499 3,000 162,483,866 +162,480,866
000 124,024,793 34,806,831 -89,217,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,637,080 27,691,904 -945,176
Dover 17,475,227 22,755,186 +5,279,959
Immingham Docks 12,674,996 9,897,890 -2,777,106
Felixstowe 8,177,236 10,204,852 +2,027,616
Eurotunnel 5,939,075 6,446,255 +507,180
London Gateway Port 3,611,271 7,996,448 +4,385,177
London Heathrow Airport 6,252,629 5,293,436 -959,193
Southampton 3,353,825 5,906,349 +2,552,524

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 67
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 43
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 84
2026-03 81
2026-02 70
2026-01 67
2025-12 66

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+ 225
1m-15m 126
15m-54m 57
Other 31
0-1m 24

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 £
Turkey 81,846,472
Italy 70,373,332
Germany 20,783,991
Singapore 16,510,857
United States 15,593,371

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 £
Turkey 3,513,319 78,333,153 +74,819,834
Italy 32,799,800 37,573,532 +4,773,732
Germany 13,939,347 6,844,644 -7,094,703
Singapore 10,710,245 5,800,612 -4,909,633
United States 8,840,611 6,752,760 -2,087,851
Taiwan 40,214 11,391,172 +11,350,958
Japan 6,918,973 1,031,767 -5,887,206
Norway 3,365,246 2,696,449 -668,797
France 2,321,265 2,388,233 +66,968
South Korea 2,566,092 2,109,531 -456,561

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 90,777
Brazil 15,963

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 29,827 60,950 +31,123
Brazil 0 15,963 +15,963

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) 199,830,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,244,532
Air transport 40,286,914
Other 106,740
Road transport 35,684

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) 62,411,169 137,419,428 +75,008,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,319,998 31,924,534 +6,604,536
Air transport 27,265,562 13,021,352 -14,244,210
Other 29,827 76,913 +47,086
Road transport 35,684 0 -35,684

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,628,192
London 84,459,621
London Heathrow Airport 29,825,122
Felixstowe 24,809,310
Southampton 11,691,680

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 49,886,954 48,741,238 -1,145,716
London 4,047,047 80,412,574 +76,365,527
London Heathrow Airport 19,198,979 10,626,143 -8,572,836
Felixstowe 7,042,197 17,767,113 +10,724,916
Southampton 9,615,364 2,076,316 -7,539,048
London Gateway Port 3,563,415 5,713,236 +2,149,821
Immingham Docks 4,719,200 4,501,279 -217,921
Liverpool Docks 797,413 3,569,508 +2,772,095
ZLC 3,804,657 245,386 -3,559,271
East Midlands Airport 2,511,854 1,516,375 -995,479

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 850153

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

Description: DC motors with a power output exceeding 75 kW