Import/export HS code 85021180: Medium-small electric generators (7.5 to 75 kVA)

Electric generators with a power output between 7.5 kVA and 75 kVA. Suitable for medium-sized power requirements

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* 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 £
Italy 14,476,844
Spain 12,582,159
China 10,957,353
United States 10,498,161
India 9,847,940

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 £
Italy 6,187,099 8,289,745 +2,102,646
Spain 3,673,566 8,908,593 +5,235,027
China 5,294,728 5,662,625 +367,897
United States 8,819,019 1,679,142 -7,139,877
India 5,909,477 3,938,463 -1,971,014
Belgium 3,687,052 1,403,393 -2,283,659
Netherlands 3,455,558 1,412,665 -2,042,893
France 1,656,579 2,564,130 +907,551
Germany 1,035,802 1,758,339 +722,537
Ireland 1,182,341 1,447,789 +265,448

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 £
Italy 14,671,960
China 13,424,100
Spain 12,945,273
United States 11,213,796
India 10,639,068

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 £
Italy 6,023,612 8,648,348 +2,624,736
China 5,790,932 7,633,168 +1,842,236
Spain 3,545,804 9,399,469 +5,853,665
United States 9,076,545 2,137,251 -6,939,294
India 6,132,244 4,506,824 -1,625,420
Belgium 3,522,008 1,038,112 -2,483,896
Netherlands 3,028,781 1,264,808 -1,763,973
France 1,457,311 690,919 -766,392
Germany 469,164 1,346,860 +877,696
Japan 1,028,790 351,938 -676,852

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Essex 8
Northern Ireland 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 4 -5
Essex 2 6 +4
Northern Ireland 5 7 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 5 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 1 -4
Inner London - West 4 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,631,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,812,072
Other 2,089,500
Air transport 1,679,675
Road transport 454,435

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,242,128 24,389,313 +7,147,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,158,461 13,653,611 -10,504,850
Other 1,239,545 849,955 -389,590
Air transport 900,312 779,363 -120,949
Road transport 252,002 202,433 -49,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,124,301
Felixstowe 10,820,300
Southampton 9,161,797
Liverpool Docks 8,989,545
Portsmouth 5,331,763

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 £
Dover 7,837,692 10,286,609 +2,448,917
Felixstowe 6,758,256 4,062,044 -2,696,212
Southampton 5,986,600 3,175,197 -2,811,403
Liverpool Docks 7,717,413 1,272,132 -6,445,281
Portsmouth 1,529,390 3,802,373 +2,272,983
Eurotunnel 1,667,654 2,705,371 +1,037,717
London Gateway Port 88,617 4,010,605 +3,921,988
Newhaven 1,094,685 2,091,855 +997,170
000 1,239,545 849,955 -389,590
Harwich 1,751,647 318,909 -1,432,738

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 36
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Rental and leasing activities 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 21
2026-03 21
2026-02 19
2026-01 17
2025-12 26

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
1m-15m 46
54m+ 40
15m-54m 23
0-1m 18
Other 7

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 £
Ireland 11,047,651
Netherlands 4,144,009
Ukraine 3,819,774
United States 3,523,296
Israel 3,414,230

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 £
Ireland 4,058,294 6,989,357 +2,931,063
Netherlands 1,487,277 2,656,732 +1,169,455
Ukraine 2,044,208 1,775,566 -268,642
United States 1,415,478 2,107,818 +692,340
Israel 2,691,237 722,993 -1,968,244
Egypt 1,776,480 751,374 -1,025,106
Turkey 649,458 1,214,599 +565,141
Italy 912,875 868,145 -44,730
Poland 302,854 1,168,509 +865,655
Germany 405,091 707,562 +302,471

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 3,464,888
Italy 303,113
China 248,462
Nicaragua 225,244
Ireland 54,589

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 1,234,862 2,230,026 +995,164
Italy 112,753 190,360 +77,607
China 70,141 178,321 +108,180
Nicaragua 123,035 102,209 -20,826
Ireland 16,004 38,585 +22,581
Spain 17,676 18,529 +853
Singapore 4,012 3,246 -766
France 2,551 2,048 -503
United States 0 4,199 +4,199
Belgium 3,625 0 -3,625

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,546,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,104,397
Other 4,583,371
Air transport 1,748,959
Road transport 10,498

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,443,575 15,102,493 +4,658,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,251,066 7,853,331 -4,397,735
Other 1,678,062 2,905,309 +1,227,247
Air transport 685,897 1,063,062 +377,165
Road transport 10,498 0 -10,498

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,692,293
London Gateway Port 7,688,511
000 4,583,371
Felixstowe 4,207,329
Holyhead 4,033,767

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,449,574 7,242,719 +1,793,145
London Gateway Port 5,190,762 2,497,749 -2,693,013
000 1,678,062 2,905,309 +1,227,247
Felixstowe 2,927,888 1,279,441 -1,648,447
Holyhead 1,632,780 2,400,987 +768,207
Southampton 1,314,472 2,396,316 +1,081,844
Immingham Docks 635,374 2,706,855 +2,071,481
Liverpool Docks 958,266 1,798,907 +840,641
Belfast Port 1,893,010 517,696 -1,375,314
Dover 734,662 362,293 -372,369

Quick facts

HS code: 85021180

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

Description: Electric generators with a power output between 7.5 kVA and 75 kVA. Suitable for medium-sized power requirements