Import/export HS code 85023980: Various specialized electric generators

Electric generators with unique designs or power sources. Includes niche or custom generators

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
France 11,952,788
Germany 8,704,294
Saudi Arabia 7,618,911
Poland 4,732,544
United States 2,699,223

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 £
France 4,938,966 7,013,822 +2,074,856
Germany 8,598,167 106,127 -8,492,040
Saudi Arabia 6,205,666 1,413,245 -4,792,421
Poland 4,713,450 19,094 -4,694,356
United States 2,287,929 411,294 -1,876,635
Spain 796,700 1,380,459 +583,759
Netherlands 1,015,773 912,205 -103,568
Greece 220,782 1,444,695 +1,223,913
Austria 874,924 170,787 -704,137
China 335,968 523,011 +187,043

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 £
United States 19,152,452
Germany 7,684,765
Greece 4,672,119
United Kingdom 4,004,716
Switzerland 2,820,023

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 £
United States 13,281,935 5,870,517 -7,411,418
Germany 7,623,368 61,397 -7,561,971
Greece 220,782 4,451,337 +4,230,555
United Kingdom 3,318,067 686,649 -2,631,418
Switzerland 2,815,248 4,775 -2,810,473
France 263,211 2,237,090 +1,973,879
Austria 1,071,633 170,787 -900,846
China 343,028 606,940 +263,912
Poland 796,215 9,484 -786,731
Sweden 0 461,680 +461,680

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - West 8
South East Wales 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 7 1 -6
South East Wales 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Essex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 19,841,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,893,874
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,427,927
Other 1,988,529
Road transport 12,003

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 £
Air transport 14,158,713 5,682,930 -8,475,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,412,017 7,481,857 +69,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,670,864 1,757,063 -6,913,801
Other 601,417 1,387,112 +785,695
Road transport 0 12,003 +12,003

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,613,975
Warton Aerodrome 7,618,911
London 7,284,137
Immingham Docks 5,381,480
London Stansted Airport 4,965,629

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 2,007,617 6,606,358 +4,598,741
Warton Aerodrome 6,205,666 1,413,245 -4,792,421
London 7,274,458 9,679 -7,264,779
Immingham Docks 5,029,689 351,791 -4,677,898
London Stansted Airport 4,354,331 611,298 -3,743,033
London Heathrow Airport 915,624 1,596,842 +681,218
000 601,417 1,387,112 +785,695
Aberdeen Docks 1,071,693 693,785 -377,908
Birmingham Airport 56,248 1,380,503 +1,324,255
East Midlands Airport 1,172,294 254,843 -917,451

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Specialised construction activities 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Air transport 6
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 13
2025-09 11
2025-08 8

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 25
0-1m 8
15m-54m 8
Other 5

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 £
France 9,986,436
Ireland 9,169,700
United States 7,327,056
Netherlands 5,736,140
Malaysia 4,662,564

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 £
France 4,250,757 5,735,679 +1,484,922
Ireland 4,735,289 4,434,411 -300,878
United States 6,550,634 776,422 -5,774,212
Netherlands 5,071,255 664,885 -4,406,370
Malaysia 41,374 4,621,190 +4,579,816
Poland 3,664,039 1,300 -3,662,739
Czechia 2,540,116 166,840 -2,373,276
Italy 1,689,868 182,172 -1,507,696
Saudi Arabia 1,232,974 584,867 -648,107
Brazil 619,275 1,164,548 +545,273

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 £
Spain 7,601,059
China 220,707

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 £
Spain 2,698,802 4,902,257 +2,203,455
China 93,172 127,535 +34,363

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,775,647
Air transport 18,498,815
Other 7,821,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,312,733

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,927,608 8,848,039 -4,079,569
Air transport 12,240,927 6,257,888 -5,983,039
Other 2,791,974 5,029,792 +2,237,818
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,622,195 1,690,538 -2,931,657

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,186,496
000 7,821,766
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,742,288
London Heathrow Airport 5,944,820
Manchester Airport 5,517,922

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,757,372 4,429,124 +671,752
000 2,791,974 5,029,792 +2,237,818
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,724,553 2,017,735 -2,706,818
London Heathrow Airport 3,077,657 2,867,163 -210,494
Manchester Airport 3,486,415 2,031,507 -1,454,908
Harwich 4,528,165 0 -4,528,165
ZLC 2,775,266 23,934 -2,751,332
Tyne 1,141,394 564,075 -577,319
Liverpool Docks 1,619,545 55,300 -1,564,245
London Gateway Port 787,223 792,676 +5,453

Quick facts

HS code: 85023980

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

Description: Electric generators with unique designs or power sources. Includes niche or custom generators