Import/export HS code 850162: Medium generators

Generators with a power output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 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 £
France 118,752,202
United States 82,106,071
Germany 68,222,966
United Arab Emirates 39,455,227
Spain 16,913,515

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 £
France 53,479,677 65,272,525 +11,792,848
United States 42,559,333 39,546,738 -3,012,595
Germany 30,674,279 37,548,687 +6,874,408
United Arab Emirates 18,332,002 21,123,225 +2,791,223
Spain 6,786,434 10,127,081 +3,340,647
Italy 4,154,433 6,677,494 +2,523,061
Singapore 4,161,387 5,170,302 +1,008,915
Ireland 3,902,795 2,750,933 -1,151,862
South Korea 1,712,491 3,073,632 +1,361,141
Netherlands 2,325,803 1,645,752 -680,051

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 280,852,785
France 49,495,055
United Kingdom 35,853,926
Spain 7,750,529
Czechia 4,241,186

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 119,664,089 161,188,696 +41,524,607
France 24,104,626 25,390,429 +1,285,803
United Kingdom 18,321,842 17,532,084 -789,758
Spain 5,275,251 2,475,278 -2,799,973
Czechia 1,511,149 2,730,037 +1,218,888
Italy 3,265,563 71,046 -3,194,517
Ireland 2,318,914 397,409 -1,921,505
Germany 1,363,149 874,183 -488,966
Portugal 1,649,855 417,416 -1,232,439
Brazil 672,392 793,168 +120,776

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 20
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
West Midlands 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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 15 13 -2
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +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 368,259,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,637,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,955,541
Other 1,325,509
Road transport 549,437

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 168,951,068 199,308,786 +30,357,718
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,033,617 9,603,769 +570,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,284,352 4,671,189 +1,386,837
Other 784,231 541,278 -242,953
Road transport 5,722 543,715 +537,993

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 214,711,634
London Stansted Airport 105,638,531
East Midlands Airport 43,240,962
Eurotunnel 9,057,198
Dover 6,258,462

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 95,421,413 119,290,221 +23,868,808
London Stansted Airport 54,028,977 51,609,554 -2,419,423
East Midlands Airport 17,892,789 25,348,173 +7,455,384
Eurotunnel 3,491,617 5,565,581 +2,073,964
Dover 3,739,417 2,519,045 -1,220,372
Thamesport 2,330,406 3,239,603 +909,197
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,480,458 516,415 -964,043
Birmingham Airport 91,849 1,658,788 +1,566,939
000 784,231 541,278 -242,953
499 0 1,108,437 +1,108,437

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Air transport 11
Manufacture of electrical equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 18
2026-02 25
2026-01 27
2025-12 28

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+ 52
1m-15m 28
15m-54m 15
Other 15
0-1m 2

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 Arab Emirates 58,790,153
Germany 55,321,396
United States 43,278,778
France 34,718,382
Poland 31,640,833

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 Arab Emirates 26,541,061 32,249,092 +5,708,031
Germany 24,282,231 31,039,165 +6,756,934
United States 21,046,774 22,232,004 +1,185,230
France 14,458,470 20,259,912 +5,801,442
Poland 4,821,855 26,818,978 +21,997,123
Spain 14,880,786 14,650,324 -230,462
Italy 4,935,493 6,983,324 +2,047,831
China 3,585,191 4,734,926 +1,149,735
Singapore 3,928,335 4,208,626 +280,291
Ireland 4,932,878 2,923,746 -2,009,132

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 £
India 29,223
XI 14,247
Nicaragua 11,291
Italy 10,626
Brazil 5,662

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 £
India 12,318 16,905 +4,587
XI 218 14,029 +13,811
Nicaragua 11,291 0 -11,291
Italy 0 10,626 +10,626
Brazil 5,662 0 -5,662
China 0 3,200 +3,200
France 433 2,300 +1,867

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 296,603,872
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,870,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,298,091
Other 182,215

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 125,315,270 171,288,602 +45,973,332
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,568,264 31,301,826 +10,733,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,385,854 912,237 -473,617
Other 92,050 90,165 -1,885

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 208,451,034
London Stansted Airport 77,505,855
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,581,413
ZLC 6,398,907
Holyhead 3,137,857

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 96,895,550 111,555,484 +14,659,934
London Stansted Airport 22,936,020 54,569,835 +31,633,815
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,457,908 29,123,505 +12,665,597
ZLC 3,303,882 3,095,025 -208,857
Holyhead 1,776,595 1,361,262 -415,333
East Midlands Airport 1,259,138 1,459,731 +200,593
Dover 1,224,364 167,847 -1,056,517
Glasgow Airport 808,283 466,175 -342,108
London Gateway Port 884,923 328,757 -556,166
Immingham Docks 461,063 309,882 -151,181

Quick facts

HS code: 850162

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

Description: Generators with a power output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA