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 105,421,087
United States 74,931,363
Germany 58,302,580
United Arab Emirates 33,921,431
Spain 14,555,826

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 52,088,442 53,332,645 +1,244,203
United States 46,824,650 28,106,713 -18,717,937
Germany 31,608,084 26,694,496 -4,913,588
United Arab Emirates 18,038,461 15,882,970 -2,155,491
Spain 6,626,415 7,929,411 +1,302,996
Singapore 3,827,166 4,874,941 +1,047,775
Italy 3,623,653 3,342,323 -281,330
Ireland 2,710,773 3,019,386 +308,613
South Korea 1,911,551 2,879,624 +968,073
Netherlands 2,296,274 1,117,103 -1,179,171

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 242,674,139
France 41,942,506
United Kingdom 31,142,654
Spain 7,975,332
Czechia 3,888,852

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 121,670,916 121,003,223 -667,693
France 24,286,734 17,655,772 -6,630,962
United Kingdom 17,404,944 13,737,710 -3,667,234
Spain 5,280,614 2,694,718 -2,585,896
Czechia 1,707,568 2,181,284 +473,716
Italy 2,928,922 383,866 -2,545,056
Ireland 1,988,473 727,850 -1,260,623
Portugal 1,649,855 417,416 -1,232,439
Germany 1,340,552 614,656 -725,896
Canada 1,128,049 68,603 -1,059,446

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 18
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 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 11 -4
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0

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 320,578,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,054,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,224,027
Other 1,072,204
Road transport 425,421

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 170,119,892 150,458,619 -19,661,273
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,539,832 7,514,477 -2,025,355
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,309,048 2,914,979 -394,069
Other 276,196 796,008 +519,812
Road transport 5,722 419,699 +413,977

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 184,459,913
London Stansted Airport 97,051,198
East Midlands Airport 35,071,182
Eurotunnel 8,784,445
Dover 5,461,900

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 94,590,093 89,869,820 -4,720,273
London Stansted Airport 54,541,081 42,510,117 -12,030,964
East Midlands Airport 19,068,847 16,002,335 -3,066,512
Eurotunnel 3,924,069 4,860,376 +936,307
Dover 3,782,288 1,679,612 -2,102,676
Thamesport 2,407,684 1,971,851 -435,833
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,450,150 444,459 -1,005,691
Birmingham Airport 268,028 987,086 +719,058
000 276,196 796,008 +519,812
Norwich Airport 783,741 0 -783,741

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 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Air transport 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 21
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 20

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+ 48
1m-15m 26
15m-54m 15
Other 13
0-1m 1

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 49,378,651
Germany 48,868,221
United States 35,994,881
France 29,349,192
Spain 26,774,848

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 27,817,289 21,561,362 -6,255,927
Germany 24,717,245 24,150,976 -566,269
United States 21,872,894 14,121,987 -7,750,907
France 13,666,061 15,683,131 +2,017,070
Spain 15,010,290 11,764,558 -3,245,732
Poland 4,980,568 15,778,600 +10,798,032
Italy 4,920,514 4,486,131 -434,383
Ireland 6,613,453 1,826,313 -4,787,140
China 3,086,768 4,107,279 +1,020,511
Singapore 3,682,196 2,887,921 -794,275

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 14,557
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 2,239 -10,079
XI 218 14,029 +13,811
Nicaragua 11,291 0 -11,291
Italy 0 10,626 +10,626
Brazil 5,662 0 -5,662
France 433 0 -433

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 245,869,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,095,892
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,260,670
Other 145,057

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 130,732,411 115,136,992 -15,595,419
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,212,919 24,882,973 +6,670,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,473,818 786,852 -686,966
Other 85,599 59,458 -26,141

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 174,446,505
London Stansted Airport 62,209,572
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,012,819
ZLC 5,439,469
Holyhead 3,138,576

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 99,724,381 74,722,124 -25,002,257
London Stansted Airport 25,669,834 36,539,738 +10,869,904
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,379,551 22,633,268 +8,253,717
ZLC 3,052,588 2,386,881 -665,707
Holyhead 1,582,037 1,556,539 -25,498
East Midlands Airport 1,360,648 1,171,650 -188,998
Dover 1,225,296 160,414 -1,064,882
London Gateway Port 978,278 242,046 -736,232
Glasgow Airport 808,283 177,725 -630,558
Immingham Docks 473,968 225,943 -248,025

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