Import/export HS code 85016180: Small-medium generators

Generators with a power output exceeding 7.5 kVA but not exceeding 75 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 £
United States 44,814,206
Germany 31,214,344
France 13,039,272
Netherlands 4,795,730
Poland 2,532,814

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 £
United States 17,061,749 27,752,457 +10,690,708
Germany 19,714,479 11,499,865 -8,214,614
France 4,897,359 8,141,913 +3,244,554
Netherlands 2,546,086 2,249,644 -296,442
Poland 37,534 2,495,280 +2,457,746
Italy 553,514 1,085,746 +532,232
Czechia 661,829 694,233 +32,404
Saudi Arabia 501,327 761,509 +260,182
Canada 734,222 512,764 -221,458
China 671,651 559,860 -111,791

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 61,789,583
United Kingdom 21,733,393
Germany 6,780,884
Canada 5,956,126
France 4,055,112

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 29,712,167 32,077,416 +2,365,249
United Kingdom 7,933,677 13,799,716 +5,866,039
Germany 3,514,373 3,266,511 -247,862
Canada 2,773,216 3,182,910 +409,694
France 2,036,266 2,018,846 -17,420
Czechia 1,198,715 963,255 -235,460
Italy 539,934 1,182,932 +642,998
China 735,634 557,217 -178,417
India 804,083 318,534 -485,549
Sweden 438,635 265,868 -172,767

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 17
Inner London - West 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 7 13 +6
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 4 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
West Midlands 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 £
Air transport 95,189,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,073,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,669,938
Other 653,100
Road transport 403,281

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 43,697,166 51,491,844 +7,794,678
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,836,766 3,236,291 -600,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,309,799 3,360,139 +50,340
Other 373,181 279,919 -93,262
Road transport 0 403,281 +403,281

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 41,999,414
London Stansted Airport 36,667,387
East Midlands Airport 13,504,659
Thamesport 3,983,773
Dover 1,958,890

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 22,502,063 19,497,351 -3,004,712
London Stansted Airport 14,866,951 21,800,436 +6,933,485
East Midlands Airport 5,103,142 8,401,517 +3,298,375
Thamesport 1,845,281 2,138,492 +293,211
Dover 735,821 1,223,069 +487,248
Eurotunnel 1,037,840 920,455 -117,385
Southampton 1,113,304 367,580 -745,724
Immingham Docks 886,806 307,717 -579,089
Birmingham Airport 389,104 780,160 +391,056
Manchester Airport 339,862 480,919 +141,057

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
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Air transport 12
Manufacture of other transport equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 25
2026-03 28
2026-02 29
2026-01 28
2025-12 24

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+ 63
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 15
Other 10
0-1m 9

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 £
United States 41,194,840
Germany 22,314,175
Canada 13,343,633
France 5,658,327
India 2,760,709

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 £
United States 17,656,684 23,538,156 +5,881,472
Germany 11,832,567 10,481,608 -1,350,959
Canada 6,883,635 6,459,998 -423,637
France 2,640,054 3,018,273 +378,219
India 1,290,714 1,469,995 +179,281
United Arab Emirates 1,174,500 677,992 -496,508
Singapore 959,855 873,235 -86,620
Ireland 701,854 794,744 +92,890
Netherlands 609,279 835,059 +225,780
China 391,641 929,157 +537,516

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 £
XI 97,244
Nicaragua 3,483
Finland 126

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 £
XI 68,841 28,403 -40,438
Nicaragua 3,483 0 -3,483
Finland 126 0 -126

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 80,428,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,444,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,287,985
Other 253,017

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 39,366,614 41,062,087 +1,695,473
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,498,836 9,945,615 +446,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,154,468 1,133,517 -20,951
Other 132,774 120,243 -12,531

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 39,101,121
London Stansted Airport 22,308,700
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,293,831
ZLC 15,730,994
East Midlands Airport 2,119,652

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 22,112,722 16,988,399 -5,124,323
London Stansted Airport 6,557,477 15,751,223 +9,193,746
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,616,739 8,677,092 +60,353
ZLC 8,983,696 6,747,298 -2,236,398
East Midlands Airport 981,047 1,138,605 +157,558
London Gateway Port 635,669 488,986 -146,683
Immingham Docks 368,027 379,642 +11,615
Holyhead 129,278 349,546 +220,268
Felixstowe 230,064 203,969 -26,095
Manchester Airport 246,248 181,760 -64,488

Quick facts

HS code: 85016180

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

Description: Generators with a power output exceeding 7.5 kVA but not exceeding 75 kVA