Import/export HS code 850220: Gas-powered electric generators

Electric generators powered by spark-ignition engines. Commonly used for backup or portable power

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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 £
Austria 112,557,054
Germany 27,090,267
United States 19,509,554
China 14,271,481
Netherlands 10,214,488

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 £
Austria 63,716,141 48,840,913 -14,875,228
Germany 13,659,078 13,431,189 -227,889
United States 15,080,970 4,428,584 -10,652,386
China 6,217,235 8,054,246 +1,837,011
Netherlands 1,587,286 8,627,202 +7,039,916
Italy 4,598,953 3,524,588 -1,074,365
Czechia 2,477,477 3,790,671 +1,313,194
Romania 3,907,314 2,244,000 -1,663,314
Ireland 694,984 1,872,479 +1,177,495
France 580,427 1,907,488 +1,327,061

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 £
Austria 118,497,305
Germany 26,908,464
United States 22,043,565
China 14,638,379
Italy 8,179,672

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 £
Austria 68,149,821 50,347,484 -17,802,337
Germany 9,265,769 17,642,695 +8,376,926
United States 15,593,488 6,450,077 -9,143,411
China 6,292,723 8,345,656 +2,052,933
Italy 4,724,252 3,455,420 -1,268,832
Romania 4,256,849 2,435,069 -1,821,780
Czechia 2,510,503 3,794,132 +1,283,629
United Kingdom 1,207,139 441,328 -765,811
Netherlands 1,170,157 56,499 -1,113,658
Norway 43,403 872,033 +828,630

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Lancashire 6
Greater Manchester 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -1
Northern Ireland 3 5 +2
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 1 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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) 167,042,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,482,017
Other 9,033,497
Air transport 1,825,180
Road transport 183,074

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) 88,660,463 78,382,438 -10,278,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,374,180 16,107,837 -5,266,343
Other 4,683,459 4,350,038 -333,421
Air transport 974,061 851,119 -122,942
Road transport 123,588 59,486 -64,102

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 57,144,161
London 41,873,801
Harwich 31,780,512
Belfast Port 20,745,518
Immingham Docks 15,607,554

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 27,761,593 29,382,568 +1,620,975
London 22,090,984 19,782,817 -2,308,167
Harwich 23,899,234 7,881,278 -16,017,956
Belfast Port 15,431,890 5,313,628 -10,118,262
Immingham Docks 3,244,201 12,363,353 +9,119,152
Hull 5,641,595 5,595,012 -46,583
000 4,683,459 4,350,038 -333,421
Felixstowe 3,189,626 3,765,533 +575,907
Southampton 3,177,340 3,333,549 +156,209
Killingholme 3,037,971 87,189 -2,950,782

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
41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
9
Specialised construction activities
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 17
2026-03 24
2026-02 27
2026-01 14

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 49
54m+ 22
0-1m 15
15m-54m 14
Other 11

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 62,570,331
Netherlands 16,137,388
Australia 13,513,172
Ukraine 9,518,204
Argentina 8,156,316

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 25,357,600 37,212,731 +11,855,131
Netherlands 2,438,428 13,698,960 +11,260,532
Australia 1,333,208 12,179,964 +10,846,756
Ukraine 9,426,280 91,924 -9,334,356
Argentina 3,918,551 4,237,765 +319,214
Canada 293,114 6,218,222 +5,925,108
Ireland 1,974,699 2,923,204 +948,505
Spain 3,230,716 501,844 -2,728,872
Lebanon 246,182 3,398,900 +3,152,718
Belgium 464,092 2,431,663 +1,967,571

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 £
China 1,074,340
XI 122,132
Italy 38,024
Nicaragua 35,831
Romania 455

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 £
China 224,140 850,200 +626,060
XI 73,428 48,704 -24,724
Italy 4,409 33,615 +29,206
Nicaragua 35,831 0 -35,831
Romania 374 81 -293
Russia 56 0 -56

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) 114,172,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,604,195
Air transport 1,537,356
Other 1,272,900

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) 35,913,699 78,258,758 +42,345,059
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,925,866 15,678,329 -5,247,537
Air transport 1,345,337 192,019 -1,153,318
Other 338,267 934,633 +596,366

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 72,186,686
London Gateway Port 19,285,017
Felixstowe 12,216,464
Immingham Docks 12,010,750
Liverpool Docks 8,394,505

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 18,308,461 53,878,225 +35,569,764
London Gateway Port 11,858,763 7,426,254 -4,432,509
Felixstowe 542,753 11,673,711 +11,130,958
Immingham Docks 10,275,672 1,735,078 -8,540,594
Liverpool Docks 1,901,686 6,492,819 +4,591,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,493,431 3,318,482 -1,174,949
London 1,904,838 1,891,952 -12,886
Portsmouth 3,188,365 500,000 -2,688,365
Southampton 1,103,206 1,975,446 +872,240
Holyhead 863,543 1,221,345 +357,802

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850220

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

Description: Electric generators powered by spark-ignition engines. Commonly used for backup or portable power