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 24,667,762
United States 8,163,293
France 6,799,129
Germany 4,453,691
Poland 4,420,681

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 13,659,536 11,008,226 -2,651,310
United States 6,216,745 1,946,548 -4,270,197
France 5,006,089 1,793,040 -3,213,049
Germany 2,034,102 2,419,589 +385,487
Poland 2,547,518 1,873,163 -674,355
Italy 2,143,174 1,665,845 -477,329
Ireland 1,058,495 175,755 -882,740
Japan 968,038 263,575 -704,463
China 283,782 332,668 +48,886
Spain 454,136 128,598 -325,538

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 40,762,203
Italy 4,056,559
Netherlands 3,186,273
United Kingdom 2,997,656
Germany 2,334,199

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 27,111,582 13,650,621 -13,460,961
Italy 2,163,145 1,893,414 -269,731
Netherlands 448,659 2,737,614 +2,288,955
United Kingdom 2,001,488 996,168 -1,005,320
Germany 583,286 1,750,913 +1,167,627
Japan 968,976 269,204 -699,772
France 497,461 200,097 -297,364
China 280,976 354,821 +73,845
Ireland 503,628 25,113 -478,515
Poland 215,645 205,361 -10,284

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
West Yorkshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6

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
Inner London - West 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Essex 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -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 46,573,088
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,853,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,664,699
Other 1,018,797
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 27,907,019 18,666,069 -9,240,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,945,184 2,908,241 -2,036,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,908,477 756,222 -1,152,255
Other 879,451 139,346 -740,105
Road transport 0 1,101 +1,101

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 23,233,934
London Stansted Airport 12,364,651
London Heathrow Airport 8,089,810
Dover 4,652,812
Manchester Airport 1,200,491

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 12,777,070 10,456,864 -2,320,206
London Stansted Airport 8,736,915 3,627,736 -5,109,179
London Heathrow Airport 4,842,630 3,247,180 -1,595,450
Dover 2,742,352 1,910,460 -831,892
Manchester Airport 273,808 926,683 +652,875
Eurotunnel 651,557 393,349 -258,208
000 879,451 139,346 -740,105
Thamesport 821,076 191,260 -629,816
Southampton 763,756 51,124 -712,632
Dover / Eurotunnel 415,258 204,288 -210,970

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 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Air transport 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of electrical equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 24
2025-10 18
2025-09 21
2025-08 17

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 37
15m-54m 11
Other 8
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 10,749,550
United States 4,127,104
Ireland 1,999,441
Germany 1,437,389
France 1,252,514

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 4,542,951 6,206,599 +1,663,648
United States 2,222,434 1,904,670 -317,764
Ireland 1,605,934 393,507 -1,212,427
Germany 719,526 717,863 -1,663
France 730,789 521,725 -209,064
China 567,892 604,706 +36,814
Sweden 516,296 636,136 +119,840
United Arab Emirates 432,135 390,314 -41,821
Singapore 274,143 304,455 +30,312
Italy 256,652 258,104 +1,452

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 1,844

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 524 1,320 +796

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 21,298,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,952,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 555,046
Other 6,277

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 10,366,276 10,931,765 +565,489
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,545,279 2,406,990 -1,138,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 478,859 76,187 -402,672
Other 4,957 1,320 -3,637

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,615,844
London Heathrow Airport 6,795,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,686,481
London Stansted Airport 2,316,806
Holyhead 1,491,472

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 4,542,316 6,073,528 +1,531,212
London Heathrow Airport 3,800,355 2,995,386 -804,969
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,470,753 1,215,728 -255,025
London Stansted Airport 841,580 1,475,226 +633,646
Holyhead 1,150,314 341,158 -809,156
Immingham Docks 420,203 586,297 +166,094
ZLC 432,987 290,745 -142,242
Aberdeen Airport 418,893 13,969 -404,924
Liverpool Docks 323,034 6,814 -316,220
Tyne 144,081 175,315 +31,234

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