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 £
China 147,619,056
Germany 127,340,308
Netherlands 61,504,167
France 49,460,182
United States 29,154,893

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 £
China 69,980,726 77,638,330 +7,657,604
Germany 82,359,850 44,980,458 -37,379,392
Netherlands 34,240,969 27,263,198 -6,977,771
France 27,706,083 21,754,099 -5,951,984
United States 19,027,199 10,127,694 -8,899,505
Italy 14,419,568 9,807,540 -4,612,028
Spain 6,457,395 9,280,373 +2,822,978
Belgium 605,881 13,666,751 +13,060,870
India 5,351,182 6,313,710 +962,528
Ireland 3,799,099 2,595,894 -1,203,205

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 £
China 139,156,272
Germany 127,940,184
United States 94,038,880
France 60,234,317
Italy 24,697,433

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 £
China 59,241,323 79,914,949 +20,673,626
Germany 81,757,938 46,182,246 -35,575,692
United States 60,770,345 33,268,535 -27,501,810
France 25,772,454 34,461,863 +8,689,409
Italy 14,867,618 9,829,815 -5,037,803
United Kingdom 10,637,906 8,874,996 -1,762,910
Spain 6,575,107 9,075,931 +2,500,824
India 5,482,708 5,477,219 -5,489
Finland 6,373,983 2,858 -6,371,125
Turkey 2,968,925 2,123,322 -845,603

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
North Yorkshire 6
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 6 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
North Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
North Wales 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
West Midlands 3 3 +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) 301,380,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,761,476
Road transport 3,722,974
Air transport 1,267,151
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) 169,945,643 131,434,476 -38,511,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 108,889,626 98,871,850 -10,017,776
Road transport 1,537,725 2,185,249 +647,524
Air transport 1,211,477 55,674 -1,155,803
Other 572,002 534,568 -37,434

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 124,401,197
Dover 98,623,051
Purfleet 51,738,736
Portsmouth 42,514,775
Harwich 25,490,096

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 72,724,652 51,676,545 -21,048,107
Dover 70,458,074 28,164,977 -42,293,097
Purfleet 23,171,446 28,567,290 +5,395,844
Portsmouth 20,777,928 21,736,847 +958,919
Harwich 17,347,446 8,142,650 -9,204,796
Liverpool Docks 6,800,083 15,953,607 +9,153,524
Southampton 7,597,856 14,638,354 +7,040,498
Immingham Docks 5,548,211 16,113,098 +10,564,887
Eurotunnel 6,792,263 12,050,850 +5,258,587
Killingholme 13,018,108 5,087,519 -7,930,589

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
15
Manufacture of electrical equipment
11
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
2026-05 19
2026-04 20
2026-03 22
2026-02 16
2026-01 21

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
54m+ 32
1m-15m 31
15m-54m 17
0-1m 11
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 £
Netherlands 100,103,155
United States 91,941,251
Ireland 79,550,575
Finland 78,148,290
United Arab Emirates 72,864,650

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 £
Netherlands 30,278,750 69,824,405 +39,545,655
United States 43,891,389 48,049,862 +4,158,473
Ireland 49,487,379 30,063,196 -19,424,183
Finland 38,745,136 39,403,154 +658,018
United Arab Emirates 43,715,963 29,148,687 -14,567,276
Turkey 19,252,859 28,511,019 +9,258,160
Saudi Arabia 29,906,708 17,104,247 -12,802,461
Belgium 817,153 38,050,514 +37,233,361
Poland 14,728,220 10,931,018 -3,797,202
India 10,589,728 14,771,658 +4,181,930

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 150,901,691
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 62,443,419 88,458,272 +26,014,853
Finland 1,777,456 0 -1,777,456
China 262,420 0 -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) 490,356,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 326,692,053
Other 152,941,567
Air transport 579,599
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) 270,448,617 219,907,935 -50,540,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 160,847,673 165,844,380 +4,996,707
Other 64,483,295 88,458,272 +23,974,977
Air transport 133,058 446,541 +313,483
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 253,701,548
000 152,941,567
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,220,508
Immingham Docks 96,689,050
Felixstowe 78,121,556

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 133,540,356 120,161,192 -13,379,164
000 64,483,295 88,458,272 +23,974,977
Dover / Eurotunnel 67,491,098 51,729,410 -15,761,688
Immingham Docks 43,153,655 53,535,395 +10,381,740
Felixstowe 46,046,888 32,074,668 -13,972,220
Southampton 41,608,103 31,185,332 -10,422,771
Liverpool Docks 30,198,223 24,525,879 -5,672,344
Grangemouth Docks 19,876,589 25,862,016 +5,985,427
London 20,213,902 12,528,220 -7,685,682
Harwich 2,789,924 16,875,857 +14,085,933

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