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 113,900,741
Germany 25,641,449
United States 20,722,424
China 13,644,120
Netherlands 10,218,476

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 44,003,814 69,896,927 +25,893,113
Germany 15,733,172 9,908,277 -5,824,895
United States 14,581,116 6,141,308 -8,439,808
China 4,416,324 9,227,796 +4,811,472
Netherlands 1,598,185 8,620,291 +7,022,106
Italy 4,620,424 3,471,948 -1,148,476
Romania 4,000,155 2,620,564 -1,379,591
Czechia 2,476,242 3,796,448 +1,320,206
France 321,461 2,271,906 +1,950,445
Ireland 688,189 1,639,800 +951,611

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 119,833,728
Germany 29,751,572
United States 22,512,396
China 14,040,412
Italy 8,162,183

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 48,437,494 71,396,234 +22,958,740
Germany 11,315,070 18,436,502 +7,121,432
United States 14,571,784 7,940,612 -6,631,172
China 4,724,254 9,316,158 +4,591,904
Italy 4,720,104 3,442,079 -1,278,025
Romania 4,871,540 2,811,633 -2,059,907
Czechia 2,505,971 3,803,206 +1,297,235
Estonia 1,853,154 0 -1,853,154
United Kingdom 922,642 724,318 -198,324
Netherlands 1,214,023 171,875 -1,042,148

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Northern Ireland 3 4 +1
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +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) 172,748,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,681,870
Other 5,402,128
Air transport 1,882,506
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) 72,385,685 100,362,922 +27,977,237
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,966,335 18,715,535 -1,250,800
Other 4,750,187 651,941 -4,098,246
Air transport 879,112 1,003,394 +124,282
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 59,695,817
London 43,497,189
Harwich 32,732,572
Belfast Port 20,954,141
Immingham Docks 15,659,091

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 21,325,768 38,370,049 +17,044,281
London 12,402,549 31,094,640 +18,692,091
Harwich 23,839,486 8,893,086 -14,946,400
Belfast Port 14,391,938 6,562,203 -7,829,735
Immingham Docks 2,874,631 12,784,460 +9,909,829
Hull 5,641,595 5,595,012 -46,583
Southampton 3,322,440 4,072,711 +750,271
Felixstowe 2,610,081 4,197,787 +1,587,706
000 4,750,187 651,941 -4,098,246
Killingholme 3,598,986 87,189 -3,511,797

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 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Specialised construction activities 7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 24
2026-02 27
2026-01 14
2025-12 25

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 50
54m+ 22
15m-54m 15
0-1m 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 58,493,949
Netherlands 16,400,929
Australia 11,143,191
Ukraine 9,524,091
Argentina 7,616,675

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 19,628,966 38,864,983 +19,236,017
Netherlands 2,684,356 13,716,573 +11,032,217
Australia 1,333,208 9,809,983 +8,476,775
Ukraine 9,432,167 91,924 -9,340,243
Argentina 4,203,274 3,413,401 -789,873
Canada 293,114 6,218,222 +5,925,108
Ireland 1,698,443 3,229,161 +1,530,718
Spain 1,842,730 1,889,830 +47,100
Lebanon 286,320 3,398,900 +3,112,580
Israel 1,593,495 1,480,912 -112,583

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 1,066,786
XI 124,160
Italy 37,974
Nicaragua 35,831
Romania 438

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 222,868 843,918 +621,050
XI 65,102 59,058 -6,044
Italy 2,513 35,461 +32,948
Nicaragua 35,831 0 -35,831
Romania 374 64 -310
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) 111,084,463
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,940,207
Air transport 1,550,093
Other 1,267,307

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) 30,871,357 80,213,106 +49,341,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,688,110 15,252,097 -3,436,013
Air transport 1,319,911 230,182 -1,089,729
Other 326,744 940,563 +613,819

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 66,890,111
London Gateway Port 19,259,152
Immingham Docks 12,009,013
Felixstowe 9,869,880
Liverpool Docks 9,654,322

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 12,381,570 54,508,541 +42,126,971
London Gateway Port 11,874,745 7,384,407 -4,490,338
Immingham Docks 9,586,837 2,422,176 -7,164,661
Felixstowe 566,150 9,303,730 +8,737,580
Liverpool Docks 2,153,441 7,500,881 +5,347,440
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,253,309 3,207,765 -1,045,544
London 2,139,318 1,890,619 -248,699
Southampton 1,802,004 2,003,841 +201,837
Portsmouth 1,800,379 1,887,986 +87,607
Holyhead 587,988 1,462,768 +874,780

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