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 162,866,413
Japan 90,385,680
France 53,996,470
Netherlands 45,199,297
Germany 30,736,012

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 105,691,144 57,175,269 -48,515,875
Japan 1,795,453 88,590,227 +86,794,774
France 30,613,718 23,382,752 -7,230,966
Netherlands 34,655,172 10,544,125 -24,111,047
Germany 14,739,957 15,996,055 +1,256,098
Finland 8,805,548 5,490,832 -3,314,716
Italy 4,265,183 8,253,495 +3,988,312
Brazil 4,386,511 7,766,969 +3,380,458
Belgium 6,580,767 3,378,195 -3,202,572
United States 7,229,887 2,471,029 -4,758,858

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 167,333,420
Japan 90,557,913
Germany 72,989,311
France 48,572,223
Finland 16,506,976

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 107,898,122 59,435,298 -48,462,824
Japan 1,815,129 88,742,784 +86,927,655
Germany 49,387,667 23,601,644 -25,786,023
France 27,023,407 21,548,816 -5,474,591
Finland 10,443,027 6,063,949 -4,379,078
United States 6,717,820 7,424,938 +707,118
Brazil 4,859,910 8,485,579 +3,625,669
United Kingdom 7,327,217 4,682,656 -2,644,561
Italy 3,474,640 5,935,102 +2,460,462
Czechia 4,274,214 1,275,401 -2,998,813

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 38
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23
West Midlands 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Inner London - West 18

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 28 26 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 19 +3
West Midlands 16 13 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 16 +5
Inner London - West 13 14 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 9 -5
West Yorkshire 10 14 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 183,340,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 147,816,388
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 129,674,749
Air transport 23,201,897
Road transport 2,968,832

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 £
Other 131,378,502 51,961,813 -79,416,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,029,634 119,786,754 +91,757,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,548,484 59,126,265 -11,422,219
Air transport 13,267,384 9,934,513 -3,332,871
Road transport 731,511 2,237,321 +1,505,810
Rail transport 154,446 209,827 +55,381

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 183,340,315
499 97,721,048
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,829,436
Dover 35,614,692
Immingham Docks 22,263,768

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 £
000 131,378,502 51,961,813 -79,416,689
499 3,000 97,718,048 +97,715,048
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,094,494 21,734,942 -3,359,552
Dover 16,340,287 19,274,405 +2,934,118
Immingham Docks 13,384,216 8,879,552 -4,504,664
Felixstowe 8,298,406 6,242,737 -2,055,669
Eurotunnel 6,223,592 5,005,855 -1,217,737
London Heathrow Airport 5,892,540 4,845,438 -1,047,102
London Gateway Port 4,148,155 3,373,773 -774,382
London 3,495,879 3,653,156 +157,277

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. 59
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 39
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 67
2025-11 78
2025-10 77
2025-09 67
2025-08 76

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+ 212
1m-15m 114
15m-54m 53
Other 31
0-1m 25

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 £
Italy 59,655,316
Turkey 48,117,243
Germany 20,056,971
United States 15,071,559
Singapore 11,943,217

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 £
Italy 31,074,185 28,581,131 -2,493,054
Turkey 1,303,572 46,813,671 +45,510,099
Germany 12,754,269 7,302,702 -5,451,567
United States 10,624,454 4,447,105 -6,177,349
Singapore 5,493,506 6,449,711 +956,205
Taiwan 33,530 11,397,856 +11,364,326
Japan 7,014,848 1,601,902 -5,412,946
Norway 3,679,151 2,976,806 -702,345
South Korea 2,374,368 2,398,180 +23,812
Slovakia 4,604,751 30,564 -4,574,187

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 81,940

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 37,054 44,886 +7,832

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) 151,863,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,451,785
Air transport 40,096,845
Other 81,940
Road transport 39,616

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) 57,188,970 94,674,509 +37,485,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,788,692 26,663,093 +3,874,401
Air transport 26,923,473 13,173,372 -13,750,101
Other 37,054 44,886 +7,832
Road transport 39,616 0 -39,616

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,084,201
London 49,630,868
London Heathrow Airport 29,500,029
Felixstowe 21,493,854
Southampton 11,672,765

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 46,446,756 39,637,445 -6,809,311
London 2,392,983 47,237,885 +44,844,902
London Heathrow Airport 19,123,025 10,377,004 -8,746,021
Felixstowe 3,514,791 17,979,063 +14,464,272
Southampton 10,139,042 1,533,723 -8,605,319
Immingham Docks 5,424,336 4,330,681 -1,093,655
London Gateway Port 2,977,438 3,209,683 +232,245
ZLC 3,877,949 111,949 -3,766,000
Harwich 2,835,527 1,101,264 -1,734,263
East Midlands Airport 1,779,964 2,113,679 +333,715

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