Import/export HS code 850212: Medium electric generators (75 to 375 kVA)

Electric generators with a power output between 75 kVA and 375 kVA. Used for larger power needs

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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 22,686,032
China 20,463,699
India 18,594,156
France 14,751,160
Spain 10,927,583

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 10,572,673 12,113,359 +1,540,686
China 9,187,926 11,275,773 +2,087,847
India 10,723,094 7,871,062 -2,852,032
France 7,562,123 7,189,037 -373,086
Spain 5,284,629 5,642,954 +358,325
Ireland 2,009,638 2,375,635 +365,997
Turkey 2,173,816 1,546,581 -627,235
Netherlands 1,744,373 1,144,144 -600,229
Portugal 855,514 1,032,311 +176,797
Belgium 837,338 1,042,756 +205,418

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 26,128,449
China 23,695,074
India 19,453,307
France 12,212,824
Spain 10,831,147

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 12,071,170 14,057,279 +1,986,109
China 9,979,906 13,715,168 +3,735,262
India 11,023,563 8,429,744 -2,593,819
France 6,390,960 5,821,864 -569,096
Spain 5,506,038 5,325,109 -180,929
Turkey 2,201,451 1,613,268 -588,183
United Kingdom 1,313,600 717,550 -596,050
Netherlands 1,094,408 687,956 -406,452
Belgium 1,403,036 109,410 -1,293,626
Portugal 666,338 381,201 -285,137

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Essex 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5

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 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 3 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 5 +1
Essex 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Northern Ireland 3 4 +1
Lancashire 1 4 +3
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,766,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,043,961
Other 2,792,454
Road transport 1,725,757
Air transport 628,811

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) 28,396,483 28,369,860 -26,623
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,386,229 22,657,732 -728,497
Other 1,057,418 1,735,036 +677,618
Road transport 989,605 736,152 -253,453
Air transport 183,571 445,240 +261,669

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 30,140,869
Southampton 17,055,691
Felixstowe 14,519,195
Portsmouth 8,756,054
London Gateway Port 6,475,983

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 14,448,582 15,692,287 +1,243,705
Southampton 11,550,246 5,505,445 -6,044,801
Felixstowe 8,425,504 6,093,691 -2,331,813
Portsmouth 4,642,783 4,113,271 -529,512
London Gateway Port 293,920 6,182,063 +5,888,143
Eurotunnel 2,839,936 1,812,521 -1,027,415
ZLC 1,269,988 1,862,982 +592,994
000 1,057,418 1,735,036 +677,618
Newhaven 810,402 1,902,530 +1,092,128
Poole 1,459,323 1,211,545 -247,778

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 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Manufacture of electrical equipment 12
Rental and leasing activities 12
Specialised construction activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 25
2026-03 21
2026-02 20
2026-01 16
2025-12 27

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 45
54m+ 29
15m-54m 15
0-1m 12
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 £
United States 18,195,863
Ukraine 11,023,196
Netherlands 10,665,479
Ireland 9,214,579
Turkey 7,405,435

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 10,576,241 7,619,622 -2,956,619
Ukraine 5,523,452 5,499,744 -23,708
Netherlands 5,419,018 5,246,461 -172,557
Ireland 3,599,710 5,614,869 +2,015,159
Turkey 3,586,069 3,819,366 +233,297
Bangladesh 2,273,275 3,729,741 +1,456,466
Singapore 3,224,362 2,605,054 -619,308
Poland 1,945,317 3,416,591 +1,471,274
Spain 3,557,199 1,642,128 -1,915,071
Viet Nam 1,619,906 2,388,402 +768,496

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 4,255,344
Spain 1,022,445
Nicaragua 111,679
Estonia 107,326
Italy 54,434

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 1,983,299 2,272,045 +288,746
Spain 204,409 818,036 +613,627
Nicaragua 111,679 0 -111,679
Estonia 0 107,326 +107,326
Italy 14,947 39,487 +24,540
Ireland 0 46,076 +46,076
China 20,218 10,119 -10,099
France 0 11,859 +11,859

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,181,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,328,354
Other 5,641,023
Air transport 1,627,826
Road transport 65,958

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,141,813 33,039,728 -3,102,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,877,400 32,450,954 +3,573,554
Other 2,334,552 3,306,471 +971,919
Air transport 610,720 1,017,106 +406,386
Road transport 37,701 28,257 -9,444
Rail transport 0 2,500 +2,500

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 42,252,896
Southampton 28,737,227
London Gateway Port 22,703,539
Felixstowe 10,399,619
000 5,641,023

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 20,357,390 21,895,506 +1,538,116
Southampton 14,165,720 14,571,507 +405,787
London Gateway Port 12,626,429 10,077,110 -2,549,319
Felixstowe 5,559,044 4,840,575 -718,469
000 2,334,552 3,306,471 +971,919
London 2,832,370 2,161,973 -670,397
Dover 1,632,922 3,266,056 +1,633,134
Immingham Docks 2,050,588 1,403,002 -647,586
Liverpool Docks 956,606 1,721,382 +764,776
Belfast Port 1,565,818 1,056,900 -508,918

Quick facts

HS code: 850212

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

Description: Electric generators with a power output between 75 kVA and 375 kVA. Used for larger power needs