Import/export HS code 85015350: Traction motors

Motors specifically designed for traction applications

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 164,434,711
Japan 88,128,341
France 46,905,249
Netherlands 43,664,138
Germany 17,019,216

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 98,043,538 66,391,173 -31,652,365
Japan 0 88,128,341 +88,128,341
France 23,785,800 23,119,449 -666,351
Netherlands 31,871,139 11,792,999 -20,078,140
Germany 7,573,228 9,445,988 +1,872,760
Italy 2,380,740 2,631,606 +250,866
Sweden 2,358,773 2,333,446 -25,327
United States 2,527,490 509,414 -2,018,076
South Korea 1,324,646 1,155,568 -169,078
Brazil 788,107 0 -788,107

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 166,563,598
Japan 89,449,129
Germany 58,905,628
France 40,796,964
United Kingdom 5,769,768

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 98,655,798 67,907,800 -30,747,998
Japan 1,025,809 88,423,320 +87,397,511
Germany 40,728,298 18,177,330 -22,550,968
France 18,301,073 22,495,891 +4,194,818
United Kingdom 3,105,200 2,664,568 -440,632
Italy 1,982,503 2,174,564 +192,061
United States 1,813,786 1,084,678 -729,108
South Korea 1,447,366 1,320,224 -127,142
Hungary 969,481 666,702 -302,779
Netherlands 1,093,518 1,952 -1,091,566

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 15
West Midlands 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7

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 13 9 -4
West Midlands 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 7 +4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 6 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 1 -4
Essex 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 4 +3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 195,089,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,149,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,203,829
Air transport 9,420,956
Rail transport 362,664

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 130,234,801 64,855,136 -65,379,665
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,682,044 105,467,284 +97,785,240
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,808,004 33,395,825 +4,587,821
Air transport 5,796,088 3,624,868 -2,171,220
Rail transport 150,997 211,667 +60,670
Road transport 80,986 1,657 -79,329

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 195,089,937
499 97,769,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,413,038
Dover 10,083,620
Felixstowe 5,818,938

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 £
000 130,234,801 64,855,136 -65,379,665
499 69,956 97,699,930 +97,629,974
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,067,922 23,345,116 +3,277,194
Dover 4,531,175 5,552,445 +1,021,270
Felixstowe 3,076,626 2,742,312 -334,314
Immingham Docks 2,273,694 2,768,193 +494,499
London Heathrow Airport 2,743,348 1,981,899 -761,449
Harwich 2,400,069 1,193,709 -1,206,360
London 1,356,957 1,826,259 +469,302
Eurotunnel 1,213,414 1,900,246 +686,832

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 10
Manufacture of electrical equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 27
2025-10 25
2025-09 24
2025-08 27

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+ 65
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 12
Other 9
0-1m 5

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 56,689,089
Turkey 46,863,513
United States 7,536,729
Germany 6,533,506
Slovakia 4,582,408

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 28,231,665 28,457,424 +225,759
Turkey 994,844 45,868,669 +44,873,825
United States 3,548,737 3,987,992 +439,255
Germany 4,240,068 2,293,438 -1,946,630
Slovakia 4,574,741 7,667 -4,567,074
Croatia 1,480,374 2,832,116 +1,351,742
France 1,745,458 1,583,382 -162,076
Ireland 1,184,791 908,299 -276,492
Austria 705,164 574,171 -130,993
New Zealand 498,603 601,762 +103,159

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) 124,745,347
Air transport 15,738,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,022,923
Road transport 8,946

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) 42,467,219 82,278,128 +39,810,909
Air transport 7,746,540 7,991,794 +245,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,677,237 1,345,686 -331,551
Road transport 8,946 0 -8,946

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,787,722
London 47,764,101
London Heathrow Airport 11,393,557
East Midlands Airport 2,953,321
Holyhead 1,775,022

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 39,377,816 34,409,906 -4,967,910
London 1,103,776 46,660,325 +45,556,549
London Heathrow Airport 5,165,147 6,228,410 +1,063,263
East Midlands Airport 1,604,041 1,349,280 -254,761
Holyhead 997,235 777,787 -219,448
Immingham Docks 820,229 286,815 -533,414
Liverpool Docks 388,739 281,095 -107,644
Dover 519,612 143,949 -375,663
London Stansted Airport 251,781 274,691 +22,910
Aberdeen Docks 77,507 413,157 +335,650

Quick facts

HS code: 85015350

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

Description: Motors specifically designed for traction applications