Import/export HS code 85015399: Extra large traction motors

Traction motors with a power output exceeding 750 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 £
Brazil 5,931,751
Finland 5,631,945
Germany 3,189,918
Belgium 2,947,688
Italy 2,840,896

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 £
Brazil 883,732 5,048,019 +4,164,287
Finland 4,026,106 1,605,839 -2,420,267
Germany 1,545,671 1,644,247 +98,576
Belgium 2,102,871 844,817 -1,258,054
Italy 1,406,811 1,434,085 +27,274
Netherlands 2,437,021 251,750 -2,185,271
Norway 1,248,890 1,432,634 +183,744
Sweden 481,745 1,969,224 +1,487,479
China 1,615,170 624,265 -990,905
Spain 1,902,511 240,406 -1,662,105

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 £
Finland 6,700,048
Brazil 6,162,059
France 4,952,613
United States 4,927,751
Germany 4,035,879

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 £
Finland 4,920,862 1,779,186 -3,141,676
Brazil 1,114,040 5,048,019 +3,933,979
France 4,680,370 272,243 -4,408,127
United States 1,619,618 3,308,133 +1,688,515
Germany 1,420,670 2,615,209 +1,194,539
United Kingdom 1,422,312 1,795,143 +372,831
Sweden 476,402 1,969,224 +1,492,822
China 1,666,641 670,890 -995,751
Spain 1,902,511 238,079 -1,664,432
Italy 1,377,243 210,761 -1,166,482

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 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Greater Manchester 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 4 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
North Eastern Scotland 6 2 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,137,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,063,621
Air transport 4,085,661
Road transport 2,220,026
Other 26,828

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,680,626 8,456,915 -8,223,711
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,945,533 8,118,088 +1,172,555
Air transport 1,765,002 2,320,659 +555,657
Road transport 5,987 2,214,039 +2,208,052
Other 26,786 42 -26,744

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,767,814
Immingham Docks 8,110,366
Purfleet 4,552,023
London Gateway Port 3,433,042
Southampton 2,703,073

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 5,444,726 3,323,088 -2,121,638
Immingham Docks 4,196,739 3,913,627 -283,112
Purfleet 4,451,951 100,072 -4,351,879
London Gateway Port 1,310,557 2,122,485 +811,928
Southampton 454,639 2,248,434 +1,793,795
ZLC 5,987 2,199,515 +2,193,528
Felixstowe 1,479,463 675,129 -804,334
Middlesbrough 1,047,637 1,068,346 +20,709
London Heathrow Airport 789,626 1,217,943 +428,317
Grangemouth Docks 468,463 1,140,996 +672,533

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. 22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15
Manufacture of electrical equipment 12
Other manufacturing 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 19
2025-08 21

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+ 74
1m-15m 39
15m-54m 19
Other 15
0-1m 12

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 £
Taiwan 11,395,434
Singapore 11,308,655
Norway 5,087,461
United States 3,676,358
Italy 3,665,271

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 £
Taiwan 22,000 11,373,434 +11,351,434
Singapore 5,356,063 5,952,592 +596,529
Norway 3,124,932 1,962,529 -1,162,403
United States 3,175,179 501,179 -2,674,000
Italy 2,518,270 1,147,001 -1,371,269
Germany 1,647,962 1,060,602 -587,360
Angola 959,663 1,380,346 +420,683
Canada 219,530 1,749,559 +1,530,029
China 1,732,652 0 -1,732,652
Australia 781,207 900,546 +119,339

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,164,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,671,550
Air transport 3,488,994

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,587,159 23,577,268 +5,990,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,085,310 6,586,240 -499,070
Air transport 2,209,956 1,279,038 -930,918

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 19,871,220
Southampton 10,638,888
Immingham Docks 7,079,652
London Gateway Port 4,069,052
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,814,221

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 £
Felixstowe 2,922,304 16,948,916 +14,026,612
Southampton 9,501,232 1,137,656 -8,363,576
Immingham Docks 3,506,895 3,572,757 +65,862
London Gateway Port 1,567,016 2,502,036 +935,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,958,788 1,855,433 -103,355
Harwich 2,700,733 834,851 -1,865,882
London Heathrow Airport 1,518,553 615,738 -902,815
Liverpool Docks 0 1,760,058 +1,760,058
Hull 1,015,475 0 -1,015,475
London 733,736 166,914 -566,822

Quick facts

HS code: 85015399

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

Description: Traction motors with a power output exceeding 750 kW