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 103,116,186
Germany 22,698,178
United States 20,893,269
China 11,735,702
Finland 9,955,554

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 36,170,620 66,945,566 +30,774,946
Germany 15,200,528 7,497,650 -7,702,878
United States 9,890,552 11,002,717 +1,112,165
China 3,812,434 7,923,268 +4,110,834
Finland 9,821,187 134,367 -9,686,820
Italy 4,707,901 3,282,496 -1,425,405
Romania 4,113,406 2,602,610 -1,510,796
Netherlands 1,643,301 5,008,039 +3,364,738
Czechia 1,327,597 2,205,719 +878,122
Estonia 1,932,762 0 -1,932,762

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 107,565,300
Germany 23,448,001
United States 22,049,984
China 12,082,628
Finland 9,953,036

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 40,409,116 67,156,184 +26,747,068
Germany 10,743,597 12,704,404 +1,960,807
United States 9,600,938 12,449,046 +2,848,108
China 4,054,005 8,028,623 +3,974,618
Finland 9,818,669 134,367 -9,684,302
Italy 4,772,376 3,260,261 -1,512,115
Romania 4,984,791 2,793,679 -2,191,112
Czechia 1,351,062 2,215,280 +864,218
Estonia 1,853,154 0 -1,853,154
United Kingdom 1,131,555 309,610 -821,945

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Lancashire 6
Greater Manchester 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
North Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2

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) 151,173,906
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,198,012
Other 5,750,014
Air transport 1,564,517
Road transport 174,863

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) 62,305,695 88,868,211 +26,562,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,670,391 21,527,621 -3,142,770
Other 4,307,879 1,442,135 -2,865,744
Air transport 752,942 811,575 +58,633
Road transport 155,280 19,583 -135,697

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 52,535,963
London 43,537,602
Harwich 26,290,864
Belfast Port 20,763,156
Immingham Docks 19,799,563

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 19,154,551 33,381,412 +14,226,861
London 1,964,553 41,573,049 +39,608,496
Harwich 24,212,166 2,078,698 -22,133,468
Belfast Port 9,456,892 11,306,264 +1,849,372
Immingham Docks 11,416,531 8,383,032 -3,033,499
Hull 8,504,469 827,990 -7,676,479
Southampton 3,027,699 3,209,400 +181,701
Felixstowe 2,520,354 3,456,374 +936,020
000 4,307,879 1,442,135 -2,865,744
Killingholme 3,412,868 195,848 -3,217,020

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 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Specialised construction activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 30
2025-10 25
2025-09 27
2025-08 18

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 44
54m+ 24
15m-54m 15
0-1m 14
Other 10

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 49,623,353
Ukraine 9,522,391
Argentina 4,203,274
Ireland 4,188,699
Israel 3,792,549

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 16,084,975 33,538,378 +17,453,403
Ukraine 9,432,167 90,224 -9,341,943
Argentina 3,657,720 545,554 -3,112,166
Ireland 1,549,730 2,638,969 +1,089,239
Israel 2,311,637 1,480,912 -830,725
Spain 957,730 2,774,830 +1,817,100
Lebanon 132,213 3,553,007 +3,420,794
Nigeria 1,470,509 1,467,003 -3,506
Netherlands 2,324,696 407,859 -1,916,837
Canada 294,196 2,248,071 +1,953,875

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 698,624
XI 105,909
Nicaragua 35,831
Italy 6,317
Romania 374

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 201,087 497,537 +296,450
XI 67,263 38,646 -28,617
Nicaragua 35,831 0 -35,831
Italy 113 6,204 +6,091
Romania 0 374 +374
Russia 0 56 +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) 74,422,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,472,576
Air transport 1,489,843
Other 849,173

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) 26,484,849 47,938,024 +21,453,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,372,708 11,099,868 -7,272,840
Air transport 1,162,034 327,809 -834,225
Other 304,294 544,879 +240,585

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 42,113,411
London Gateway Port 14,494,988
Immingham Docks 11,306,626
Liverpool Docks 9,624,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,185,575

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 8,680,977 33,432,434 +24,751,457
London Gateway Port 11,602,853 2,892,135 -8,710,718
Immingham Docks 9,620,130 1,686,496 -7,933,634
Liverpool Docks 2,162,759 7,461,688 +5,298,929
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,045,097 2,140,478 -2,904,619
Southampton 2,520,146 1,795,297 -724,849
London 923,786 3,106,547 +2,182,761
Portsmouth 915,379 2,772,986 +1,857,607
Holyhead 501,950 1,321,639 +819,689
Tyne 0 1,208,148 +1,208,148

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