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 145,785,277
China 138,249,841
Netherlands 61,663,348
France 56,424,352
United States 35,927,832

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 88,430,753 57,354,524 -31,076,229
China 50,623,192 87,626,649 +37,003,457
Netherlands 28,738,580 32,924,768 +4,186,188
France 36,908,986 19,515,366 -17,393,620
United States 24,956,279 10,971,553 -13,984,726
Italy 15,648,468 11,282,352 -4,366,116
Spain 7,455,619 10,247,835 +2,792,216
Belgium 647,053 13,565,885 +12,918,832
India 7,167,253 6,013,818 -1,153,435
Ireland 2,977,546 3,574,663 +597,117

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 142,065,393
China 129,263,927
United States 100,027,273
France 71,416,826
Italy 27,119,371

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 87,828,841 54,236,552 -33,592,289
China 41,725,302 87,538,625 +45,813,323
United States 59,179,823 40,847,450 -18,332,373
France 36,031,640 35,385,186 -646,454
Italy 15,835,114 11,284,257 -4,550,857
United Kingdom 9,283,445 10,807,158 +1,523,713
Spain 7,505,710 10,373,404 +2,867,694
India 7,603,653 4,852,242 -2,751,411
Finland 0 6,376,841 +6,376,841
Turkey 3,229,643 2,774,520 -455,123

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 6 4 -2
North Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
North Wales 1 3 +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) 331,241,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 205,349,921
Road transport 3,951,577
Air transport 2,516,157
Other 1,106,570

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) 180,797,982 150,443,950 -30,354,032
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,103,264 115,246,657 +25,143,393
Road transport 1,723,838 2,227,739 +503,901
Air transport 2,054,411 461,746 -1,592,665
Other 551,632 554,938 +3,306

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 124,534,223
Dover 116,540,631
Purfleet 51,786,486
Portsmouth 47,003,253
Harwich 25,518,199

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 £
Belfast Port 65,191,349 59,342,874 -5,848,475
Dover 75,755,808 40,784,823 -34,970,985
Purfleet 17,700,400 34,086,086 +16,385,686
Portsmouth 24,108,043 22,895,210 -1,212,833
Harwich 17,348,590 8,169,609 -9,178,981
Liverpool Docks 4,598,372 18,155,318 +13,556,946
Immingham Docks 4,293,840 17,388,881 +13,095,041
Southampton 7,014,467 12,940,430 +5,925,963
Killingholme 12,884,654 5,224,733 -7,659,921
Felixstowe 4,771,456 11,823,000 +7,051,544

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 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Manufacture of electrical equipment 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 22
2026-02 16
2026-01 21
2025-12 22

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 33
54m+ 32
15m-54m 16
0-1m 8
Other 8

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 98,162,432
Netherlands 97,677,789
United States 92,883,133
Finland 76,740,462
United Arab Emirates 73,239,087

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 64,396,504 33,765,928 -30,630,576
Netherlands 29,948,619 67,729,170 +37,780,551
United States 41,075,955 51,807,178 +10,731,223
Finland 40,493,604 36,246,858 -4,246,746
United Arab Emirates 36,521,682 36,717,405 +195,723
Saudi Arabia 37,138,701 19,730,844 -17,407,857
Turkey 16,445,232 30,692,560 +14,247,328
Belgium 840,231 38,020,732 +37,180,501
Poland 15,503,005 12,249,821 -3,253,184
India 5,552,984 19,819,160 +14,266,176

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 156,977,757
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 69,470,329 87,507,428 +18,037,099
Finland 1,777,456 0 -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) 513,401,628
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 338,250,705
Other 159,017,633
Air transport 534,678
Road transport 291,811

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) 253,879,547 259,522,081 +5,642,534
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 163,846,327 174,404,378 +10,558,051
Other 71,247,785 87,769,848 +16,522,063
Air transport 134,139 400,539 +266,400
Road transport 188,750 103,061 -85,689

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 264,174,119
000 159,017,633
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,587,285
Immingham Docks 92,317,954
Felixstowe 86,483,969

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 121,567,496 142,606,623 +21,039,127
000 71,247,785 87,769,848 +16,522,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,991,373 57,595,912 -12,395,461
Immingham Docks 40,576,003 51,741,951 +11,165,948
Felixstowe 55,580,482 30,903,487 -24,676,995
Southampton 26,763,725 44,465,255 +17,701,530
Liverpool Docks 34,212,133 27,138,506 -7,073,627
Grangemouth Docks 16,723,589 28,507,968 +11,784,379
London 20,747,383 10,559,294 -10,188,089
Harwich 2,452,348 17,937,513 +15,485,165

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