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 21,759,702
China 20,223,637
India 18,567,934
France 12,613,434
Spain 9,125,211

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 11,195,577 10,564,125 -631,452
China 10,839,271 9,384,366 -1,454,905
India 12,167,840 6,400,094 -5,767,746
France 6,431,227 6,182,207 -249,020
Spain 4,243,965 4,881,246 +637,281
Ireland 1,919,251 2,156,622 +237,371
Turkey 2,091,305 1,308,299 -783,006
Netherlands 1,538,424 1,246,753 -291,671
Portugal 958,648 990,420 +31,772
Belgium 1,305,179 633,164 -672,015

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 24,470,106
China 23,921,618
India 19,413,853
France 10,355,721
Spain 8,942,761

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 12,613,966 11,856,140 -757,826
China 11,928,651 11,992,967 +64,316
India 12,751,501 6,662,352 -6,089,149
France 4,613,389 5,742,332 +1,128,943
Spain 4,437,206 4,505,555 +68,349
Turkey 2,104,310 1,356,949 -747,361
Netherlands 1,085,889 729,435 -356,454
United Kingdom 1,122,542 612,195 -510,347
Belgium 1,233,188 109,410 -1,123,778
Portugal 880,078 178,897 -701,181

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Essex 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 5 +1
Essex 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Northern Ireland 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 4 +3
Lancashire 1 4 +3

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) 51,321,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,510,505
Other 2,714,670
Road transport 1,605,811
Air transport 540,610

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) 26,352,137 24,969,550 -1,382,587
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,454,277 19,056,228 -7,398,049
Other 1,065,311 1,649,359 +584,048
Road transport 971,158 634,653 -336,505
Air transport 128,175 412,435 +284,260

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 27,164,028
Southampton 16,316,189
Felixstowe 14,425,609
Portsmouth 7,728,327
London Gateway Port 7,228,697

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 14,257,631 12,906,397 -1,351,234
Southampton 12,028,475 4,287,714 -7,740,761
Felixstowe 8,791,079 5,634,530 -3,156,549
Portsmouth 3,610,016 4,118,311 +508,295
London Gateway Port 1,432,639 5,796,058 +4,363,419
Eurotunnel 2,390,460 1,497,209 -893,251
ZLC 1,177,213 1,928,008 +750,795
Newhaven 1,275,969 1,503,221 +227,252
000 1,065,311 1,649,359 +584,048
Poole 1,410,418 837,900 -572,518

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
Manufacture of electrical equipment
13
Rental and leasing activities
13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 21
2026-04 25
2026-03 21
2026-02 20
2026-01 16

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 43
54m+ 30
15m-54m 15
0-1m 12
Other 6

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 14,749,944
Netherlands 10,291,149
Ukraine 10,094,129
Ireland 9,227,626
Turkey 6,802,730

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 7,113,401 7,636,543 +523,142
Netherlands 5,745,683 4,545,466 -1,200,217
Ukraine 4,417,874 5,676,255 +1,258,381
Ireland 4,000,730 5,226,896 +1,226,166
Turkey 3,901,127 2,901,603 -999,524
Bangladesh 2,600,114 3,190,785 +590,671
Singapore 2,906,558 2,513,118 -393,440
Poland 1,840,797 3,468,349 +1,627,552
Viet Nam 1,628,341 2,006,112 +377,771
Italy 1,477,355 1,930,992 +453,637

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 4,001,313
Spain 1,157,274
Estonia 107,326
Nicaragua 93,718
Italy 51,083

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 2,072,547 1,928,766 -143,781
Spain 216,915 940,359 +723,444
Estonia 0 107,326 +107,326
Nicaragua 93,718 0 -93,718
Italy 34,891 16,192 -18,699
Ireland 0 46,076 +46,076
China 20,218 11,717 -8,501
France 11,859 0 -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) 62,414,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,490,468
Other 5,502,107
Air transport 1,732,228
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) 32,230,036 30,184,385 -2,045,651
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,748,207 29,742,261 +994,054
Other 2,450,148 3,051,959 +601,811
Air transport 658,113 1,074,115 +416,002
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 39,308,681
Southampton 26,357,341
London Gateway Port 19,599,339
Felixstowe 9,929,927
000 5,502,107

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 19,585,707 19,722,974 +137,267
Southampton 12,786,721 13,570,620 +783,899
London Gateway Port 10,344,695 9,254,644 -1,090,051
Felixstowe 5,332,044 4,597,883 -734,161
000 2,450,148 3,051,959 +601,811
Dover 1,499,099 3,305,174 +1,806,075
London 2,442,200 2,342,275 -99,925
Immingham Docks 2,234,336 1,064,578 -1,169,758
Liverpool Docks 1,549,494 1,097,991 -451,503
Belfast Port 1,485,459 1,023,927 -461,532

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