Import/export HS code 850213: Large electric generators (over 375 kVA)

Electric generators with a power output exceeding 375 kVA. Designed for heavy-duty industrial use

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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 £
Germany 149,237,235
China 122,746,600
Netherlands 57,518,981
France 55,668,705
United States 41,809,867

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 £
Germany 94,124,981 55,112,254 -39,012,727
China 35,743,497 87,003,103 +51,259,606
Netherlands 23,383,942 34,135,039 +10,751,097
France 35,400,543 20,268,162 -15,132,381
United States 30,793,020 11,016,847 -19,776,173
Italy 15,009,975 9,709,882 -5,300,093
Spain 7,655,620 8,636,107 +980,487
India 7,957,795 5,508,307 -2,449,488
Belgium 488,518 10,660,150 +10,171,632
Finland 2,045,400 6,373,983 +4,328,583

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 £
Germany 155,022,331
China 113,420,019
United States 99,438,441
France 61,766,157
Italy 25,401,232

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 £
Germany 93,769,763 61,252,568 -32,517,195
China 26,424,836 86,995,183 +60,570,347
United States 58,781,558 40,656,883 -18,124,675
France 34,822,015 26,944,142 -7,877,873
Italy 16,344,746 9,056,486 -7,288,260
United Kingdom 10,810,866 7,688,967 -3,121,899
Spain 7,698,400 9,019,208 +1,320,808
India 8,142,939 4,392,945 -3,749,994
Finland 0 6,373,983 +6,373,983
Turkey 2,643,838 3,286,228 +642,390

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 6
North Yorkshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Greater Manchester 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
North Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 321,823,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 196,456,209
Road transport 3,811,248
Air transport 2,511,449
Other 988,441

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) 180,860,959 140,962,387 -39,898,572
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,513,525 115,942,684 +35,429,159
Road transport 1,250,625 2,560,623 +1,309,998
Air transport 1,764,935 746,514 -1,018,421
Other 551,632 436,809 -114,823

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 126,548,195
Belfast Port 119,286,462
Purfleet 45,757,493
Portsmouth 44,524,013
Harwich 22,792,270

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 81,671,361 44,876,834 -36,794,527
Belfast Port 61,563,259 57,723,203 -3,840,056
Purfleet 11,642,626 34,114,867 +22,472,241
Portsmouth 22,116,371 22,407,642 +291,271
Harwich 17,881,246 4,911,024 -12,970,222
Southampton 7,842,865 12,803,595 +4,960,730
Liverpool Docks 79,309 20,431,951 +20,352,642
Killingholme 12,410,705 5,732,041 -6,678,664
Immingham Docks 5,504,449 9,641,148 +4,136,699
Felixstowe 4,567,320 10,125,836 +5,558,516

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 18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
Manufacture of electrical equipment 11
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 21
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 24

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 31
54m+ 26
15m-54m 17
0-1m 7
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 £
Ireland 91,766,055
United States 76,439,888
Netherlands 68,745,580
United Arab Emirates 66,097,579
Saudi Arabia 61,724,204

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 70,142,643 21,623,412 -48,519,231
United States 37,793,584 38,646,304 +852,720
Netherlands 23,880,060 44,865,520 +20,985,460
United Arab Emirates 22,276,578 43,821,001 +21,544,423
Saudi Arabia 42,467,144 19,257,060 -23,210,084
Finland 34,210,676 18,785,735 -15,424,941
Turkey 17,425,260 24,071,327 +6,646,067
Belgium 733,262 31,898,399 +31,165,137
Germany 18,037,483 13,476,111 -4,561,372
Poland 13,263,497 13,891,672 +628,175

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 123,816,689
Finland 1,777,456
China 262,420

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 67,467,953 56,348,736 -11,119,217
Finland 0 1,777,456 +1,777,456
China 0 262,420 +262,420

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) 491,961,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 285,701,393
Other 125,856,565
Air transport 327,224
Road transport 229,598

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) 255,318,777 236,643,100 -18,675,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 149,296,172 136,405,221 -12,890,951
Other 67,467,953 58,388,612 -9,079,341
Air transport 285,404 41,820 -243,584
Road transport 229,598 0 -229,598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 242,891,525
000 125,856,565
Dover / Eurotunnel 118,454,458
Immingham Docks 90,080,649
Felixstowe 82,326,400

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 Gateway Port 111,033,444 131,858,081 +20,824,637
000 67,467,953 58,388,612 -9,079,341
Dover / Eurotunnel 71,512,575 46,941,883 -24,570,692
Immingham Docks 45,509,115 44,571,534 -937,581
Felixstowe 53,402,964 28,923,436 -24,479,528
Southampton 28,165,039 39,537,931 +11,372,892
Liverpool Docks 34,270,130 19,597,974 -14,672,156
Grangemouth Docks 6,297,933 26,013,704 +19,715,771
London 17,749,818 12,109,883 -5,639,935
Belfast Port 14,894,963 2,172,354 -12,722,609

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 850213

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

Description: Electric generators with a power output exceeding 375 kVA. Designed for heavy-duty industrial use