Import/export HS code 850231: Wind-powered electric generators

Electric generators powered by wind energy. Used in renewable energy systems

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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 805,835,558
France 429,535,287
Denmark 73,944,853
India 14,780,725
China 14,494,300

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 433,757,953 372,077,605 -61,680,348
France 76,530,507 353,004,780 +276,474,273
Denmark 49,935,193 24,009,660 -25,925,533
India 0 14,780,725 +14,780,725
China 2,179,277 12,315,023 +10,135,746
Spain 10,545,109 20,304 -10,524,805
Netherlands 4,625,259 2,596,442 -2,028,817
Ireland 1,793,361 3,015,234 +1,221,873
Finland 2,183,258 1,510,549 -672,709
United States 568,434 1,752,730 +1,184,296

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 778,818,207
France 390,798,709
Denmark 68,324,426
Spain 63,500,197
China 21,689,226

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 412,383,998 366,434,209 -45,949,789
France 37,908,643 352,890,066 +314,981,423
Denmark 53,377,364 14,947,062 -38,430,302
Spain 63,486,703 13,494 -63,473,209
China 2,432,968 19,256,258 +16,823,290
India 974 17,955,187 +17,954,213
Turkey 5,038,437 0 -5,038,437
Finland 2,799,390 2,079,870 -719,520
Netherlands 2,186,080 2,290,834 +104,754
Ireland 1,767,515 2,391,704 +624,189

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
East Central Scotland 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

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
Inner London - West 6 1 -5
East Central Scotland 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 2 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,111,298,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 248,815,713
Other 5,236,528
Air transport 2,674,080

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 535,285,276 576,013,361 +40,728,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,457,711 202,358,002 +155,900,291
Other 33,509 5,203,019 +5,169,510
Air transport 786,528 1,887,552 +1,101,024

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 412,197,595
Middlesbrough 390,791,165
Aberdeen Docks 325,899,695
Glasgow 85,300,098
Ayr Harbour 46,081,785

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 £
Hull 82,564,551 329,633,044 +247,068,493
Middlesbrough 76,560,794 314,230,371 +237,669,577
Aberdeen Docks 321,280,881 4,618,814 -316,662,067
Glasgow 51,409,455 33,890,643 -17,518,812
Ayr Harbour 23,987,540 22,094,245 -1,893,295
Dover / Eurotunnel 255,527 38,777,594 +38,522,067
Inverness 15,679,255 14,679,194 -1,000,061
Immingham Docks 2,891,682 3,749,044 +857,362
Belfast Port 5,163 5,398,129 +5,392,966
000 33,509 5,203,019 +5,169,510

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 9
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 5
Specialised construction activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 9
2025-10 7
2025-09 10
2025-08 4

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+ 21
1m-15m 13
0-1m 8
15m-54m 3
Other 1

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 £
Niue 5,338,526
Ireland 3,119,103
Norway 932,892
Jordan 812,452
Netherlands 808,926

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 £
Niue 5,338,526 0 -5,338,526
Ireland 1,187,435 1,931,668 +744,233
Norway 930,114 2,778 -927,336
Jordan 0 812,452 +812,452
Netherlands 452,080 356,846 -95,234
United States 135,969 638,646 +502,677
Denmark 345,987 368,766 +22,779
Belgium 105,677 132,061 +26,384
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 116,670 35,200 -81,470
Spain 100,669 37,284 -63,385

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) 6,681,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,356,346
Air transport 2,218,047
Road transport 2,648

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) 6,091,475 590,141 -5,501,334
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,860,326 2,496,020 -364,306
Air transport 469,536 1,748,511 +1,278,975
Road transport 2,648 0 -2,648

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Inverness 5,338,526
Holyhead 2,705,074
Immingham Docks 1,921,974
London Heathrow Airport 1,442,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 554,631

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 £
Inverness 5,338,526 0 -5,338,526
Holyhead 1,142,818 1,562,256 +419,438
Immingham Docks 1,603,514 318,460 -1,285,054
London Heathrow Airport 329,708 1,112,424 +782,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 240,156 314,475 +74,319
London Stansted Airport 10,061 452,893 +442,832
Hull 0 388,461 +388,461
Ayr Harbour 18,500 246,959 +228,459
London Gateway Port 172,722 14,780 -157,942
Liverpool Docks 0 172,528 +172,528

Quick facts

HS code: 850231

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

Description: Electric generators powered by wind energy. Used in renewable energy systems