Import/export HS code 850422: Transformers 650-10,000 kVA

Transformers with a power capacity between 650 kVA and 10,000 kVA

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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 £
India 103,303,408
Turkey 68,739,945
China 68,618,593
Ireland 52,830,464
Spain 45,084,178

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 £
India 49,953,864 53,349,544 +3,395,680
Turkey 36,472,001 32,267,944 -4,204,057
China 47,247,873 21,370,720 -25,877,153
Ireland 31,562,215 21,268,249 -10,293,966
Spain 27,498,857 17,585,321 -9,913,536
Germany 19,307,678 886,339 -18,421,339
Slovenia 6,697,513 7,813,663 +1,116,150
United Arab Emirates 6,257,175 7,361,469 +1,104,294
Italy 6,523,529 6,036,166 -487,363
Belgium 5,015,523 6,470,144 +1,454,621

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 £
India 104,616,103
China 69,885,928
Turkey 69,218,177
Spain 59,911,759
Ireland 47,892,225

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 £
India 50,734,254 53,881,849 +3,147,595
China 48,654,232 21,231,696 -27,422,536
Turkey 36,871,020 32,347,157 -4,523,863
Spain 42,019,123 17,892,636 -24,126,487
Ireland 27,981,384 19,910,841 -8,070,543
Italy 9,529,809 6,466,578 -3,063,231
Slovenia 6,697,513 7,813,663 +1,116,150
United Arab Emirates 5,921,245 6,679,813 +758,568
Belgium 4,392,718 6,830,252 +2,437,534
Germany 3,462,057 856,098 -2,605,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
West Yorkshire 6

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 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 5 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Merseyside 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 1 -3
West Central Scotland 1 4 +3
Inner London - East 2 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) 225,314,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,216,976
Road transport 8,585,330
Other 3,240,220
Air transport 846,526

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) 127,446,160 97,868,022 -29,578,138
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 111,922,122 81,294,854 -30,627,268
Road transport 6,368,811 2,216,519 -4,152,292
Other 2,657,996 582,224 -2,075,772
Air transport 447,410 399,116 -48,294

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 99,843,322
Felixstowe 83,295,526
Southampton 72,960,864
London Gateway Port 38,163,502
Holyhead 33,052,952

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 58,676,180 41,167,142 -17,509,038
Felixstowe 48,983,171 34,312,355 -14,670,816
Southampton 33,122,517 39,838,347 +6,715,830
London Gateway Port 26,872,948 11,290,554 -15,582,394
Holyhead 18,464,394 14,588,558 -3,875,836
Grangemouth Docks 8,302,766 8,753,576 +450,810
ZLC 8,685,001 3,346,398 -5,338,603
Immingham Docks 4,860,108 5,761,825 +901,717
Eurotunnel 6,485,419 2,720,889 -3,764,530
Ayr Harbour 4,662,257 3,422,914 -1,239,343

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21
Specialised construction activities 18
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 22
2026-02 23
2026-01 17
2025-12 21

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+ 58
1m-15m 23
Other 10
15m-54m 9
0-1m 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 £
Belgium 12,955,429
Netherlands 11,066,217
France 10,640,869
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,426,972
Ireland 2,573,841

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 £
Belgium 5,889,369 7,066,060 +1,176,691
Netherlands 467,664 10,598,553 +10,130,889
France 3,929,797 6,711,072 +2,781,275
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,253,622 3,173,350 -1,080,272
Ireland 1,366,716 1,207,125 -159,591
Germany 652,915 928,478 +275,563
Italy 978,060 485,693 -492,367
Panama 0 1,283,848 +1,283,848
Romania 1,156,824 0 -1,156,824
Turkey 423,753 714,093 +290,340

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) 44,715,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,987,648
Air transport 385,133

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) 15,974,608 28,740,401 +12,765,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,273,913 6,713,735 +1,439,822
Air transport 43,280 341,853 +298,573

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 31,192,079
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,793,680
Southampton 4,350,307
Felixstowe 3,915,507
London Gateway Port 1,889,771

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 8,063,535 23,128,544 +15,065,009
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,697,400 4,096,280 -1,601,120
Southampton 4,350,307 0 -4,350,307
Felixstowe 606,440 3,309,067 +2,702,627
London Gateway Port 174,769 1,715,002 +1,540,233
Holyhead 319,824 1,125,509 +805,685
Grangemouth Docks 17,816 1,283,848 +1,266,032
Tyne 626,476 198,846 -427,630
Dover 670,871 140,081 -530,790
Birmingham Airport 0 333,140 +333,140

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850422

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

Description: Transformers with a power capacity between 650 kVA and 10,000 kVA