Import/export HS code 85016120: Very small generators

Generators with a power output not exceeding 7.5 kVA

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 £
Netherlands 24,000,696
France 6,707,517
United States 6,685,718
Germany 4,614,334
Poland 4,145,002

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 £
Netherlands 12,066,602 11,934,094 -132,508
France 4,869,028 1,838,489 -3,030,539
United States 5,011,095 1,674,623 -3,336,472
Germany 2,118,484 2,495,850 +377,366
Poland 3,377,131 767,871 -2,609,260
Italy 2,277,534 1,740,539 -536,995
India 0 1,225,519 +1,225,519
Ireland 762,659 412,273 -350,386
China 297,738 518,707 +220,969
Japan 257,021 276,333 +19,312

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 £
United States 38,070,273
United Kingdom 4,302,375
Italy 4,274,775
Netherlands 3,175,441
Germany 2,482,476

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 £
United States 24,521,143 13,549,130 -10,972,013
United Kingdom 2,041,526 2,260,849 +219,323
Italy 2,306,536 1,968,239 -338,297
Netherlands 437,360 2,738,081 +2,300,721
Germany 678,130 1,804,346 +1,126,216
China 294,932 557,493 +262,561
France 543,785 186,865 -356,920
Ireland 505,028 44,639 -460,389
Japan 257,959 281,962 +24,003
Poland 225,409 257,816 +32,407

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - West 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
West Yorkshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 5 +2
Essex 4 5 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 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 £
Air transport 45,850,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,516,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,234,802
Other 967,086
Road transport 1,101

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 £
Air transport 26,100,956 19,749,326 -6,351,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,265,274 3,250,947 -1,014,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,200,354 1,034,448 -165,906
Other 883,665 83,421 -800,244
Road transport 1,101 0 -1,101

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 23,732,153
London Stansted Airport 11,159,671
London Heathrow Airport 8,569,868
Dover 4,185,414
Eurotunnel 1,262,405

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 £
East Midlands Airport 11,387,204 12,344,949 +957,745
London Stansted Airport 9,042,122 2,117,549 -6,924,573
London Heathrow Airport 4,287,581 4,282,287 -5,294
Dover 2,297,773 1,887,641 -410,132
Eurotunnel 644,789 617,616 -27,173
Manchester Airport 585,259 615,232 +29,973
Thamesport 814,417 254,352 -560,065
000 883,665 83,421 -800,244
Dover / Eurotunnel 415,771 189,337 -226,434
Aberdeen Airport 534,569 11,976 -522,593

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 25
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Air transport 12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 27
2026-02 16
2026-01 16
2025-12 15

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+ 50
1m-15m 40
15m-54m 13
Other 9
0-1m 6

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 £
Netherlands 10,934,004
United States 4,613,413
Ireland 2,120,222
Germany 1,517,587
Sweden 1,373,653

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 £
Netherlands 5,341,994 5,592,010 +250,016
United States 2,683,719 1,929,694 -754,025
Ireland 1,485,536 634,686 -850,850
Germany 735,760 781,827 +46,067
Sweden 512,146 861,507 +349,361
China 901,708 270,890 -630,818
France 791,026 380,512 -410,514
United Arab Emirates 437,165 428,222 -8,943
Italy 325,655 311,244 -14,411
Singapore 271,505 317,243 +45,738

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 £
Mexico 2,890

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 £
Mexico 530 2,360 +1,830

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 22,253,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,476,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,658
Other 5,265

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 £
Air transport 12,082,858 10,170,569 -1,912,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,705,177 2,771,741 -933,436
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 390,210 127,448 -262,762
Other 2,905 2,360 -545

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,990,238
London Heathrow Airport 7,077,295
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,813,290
London Stansted Airport 2,385,563
Holyhead 1,510,673

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 £
East Midlands Airport 5,240,443 5,749,795 +509,352
London Heathrow Airport 4,356,614 2,720,681 -1,635,933
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,579,754 1,233,536 -346,218
London Stansted Airport 1,370,294 1,015,269 -355,025
Holyhead 1,150,623 360,050 -790,573
Immingham Docks 491,407 802,205 +310,798
ZLC 407,655 328,085 -79,570
Aberdeen Airport 418,893 210,779 -208,114
Tyne 160,299 241,199 +80,900
Liverpool Docks 323,034 9,274 -313,760

Quick facts

HS code: 85016120

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

Description: Generators with a power output not exceeding 7.5 kVA