Import/export HS code 85043180: Various transformers up to 1 kVA

Various small transformers with a power capacity of 1 kVA or less

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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 £
China 40,094,118
United States 11,816,533
Italy 10,094,422
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 8,841,852
Germany 8,441,627

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 £
China 20,043,229 20,050,889 +7,660
United States 6,206,744 5,609,789 -596,955
Italy 8,902,681 1,191,741 -7,710,940
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,600,365 5,241,487 +1,641,122
Germany 3,699,945 4,741,682 +1,041,737
Switzerland 4,378,845 1,322,621 -3,056,224
France 2,609,126 2,626,790 +17,664
Sri Lanka 1,787,607 2,149,430 +361,823
Netherlands 1,415,524 2,101,991 +686,467
Belgium 1,397,819 1,305,812 -92,007

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 £
China 54,055,684
United States 11,073,975
Italy 9,569,211
Germany 6,048,194
Switzerland 5,594,184

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 £
China 25,564,912 28,490,772 +2,925,860
United States 5,284,542 5,789,433 +504,891
Italy 8,416,329 1,152,882 -7,263,447
Germany 3,322,810 2,725,384 -597,426
Switzerland 4,199,729 1,394,455 -2,805,274
Sri Lanka 2,150,195 2,183,422 +33,227
India 1,148,337 1,873,436 +725,099
Malaysia 1,436,853 1,316,751 -120,102
France 1,291,943 1,401,576 +109,633
Viet Nam 394,840 1,983,534 +1,588,694

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 100
Surrey, East and West Sussex 90
Greater Manchester 66
Inner London - West 63
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 56

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 65 69 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 60 69 +9
Greater Manchester 47 39 -8
Inner London - West 38 45 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 36 43 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31 37 +6
West Midlands 38 33 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32 38 +6
Essex 29 32 +3
Outer London - West and North West 22 26 +4

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) 49,412,310
Air transport 48,837,769
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,793,508
Other 879,313
Road transport 751,707

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) 28,451,693 20,960,617 -7,491,076
Air transport 21,037,369 27,800,400 +6,763,031
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,386,683 10,406,825 -4,979,858
Other 606,875 272,438 -334,437
Road transport 116,791 634,916 +518,125

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 19,741,049
Southampton 12,636,744
London Heathrow Airport 12,207,040
East Midlands Airport 11,951,976
London Stansted Airport 9,123,931

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 £
Felixstowe 10,147,550 9,593,499 -554,051
Southampton 8,084,563 4,552,181 -3,532,382
London Heathrow Airport 5,273,208 6,933,832 +1,660,624
East Midlands Airport 5,782,336 6,169,640 +387,304
London Stansted Airport 4,783,048 4,340,883 -442,165
London 3,205,728 3,680,141 +474,413
Eurotunnel 3,357,403 3,270,980 -86,423
Dover 3,096,328 2,583,316 -513,012
Birmingham Airport 2,085,098 3,568,004 +1,482,906
Invergordon 5,376,988 0 -5,376,988

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
301
Manufacture of electrical equipment
148
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
147
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
116
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
72

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 193
2026-04 191
2026-03 186
2026-02 200
2026-01 174

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 462
54m+ 424
15m-54m 158
0-1m 99
Other 75

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 9,090,123
Germany 5,442,275
Netherlands 4,270,329
Singapore 4,181,462
France 3,529,616

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 5,018,927 4,071,196 -947,731
Germany 2,389,616 3,052,659 +663,043
Netherlands 1,737,308 2,533,021 +795,713
Singapore 1,468,371 2,713,091 +1,244,720
France 1,492,302 2,037,314 +545,012
Ireland 1,395,180 1,648,623 +253,443
Romania 1,196,572 1,165,514 -31,058
United Arab Emirates 1,344,508 712,207 -632,301
Denmark 815,669 1,216,087 +400,418
Italy 938,357 1,047,598 +109,241

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 347,201
XI 231,285
Ireland 121,406
Germany 2,599
Nicaragua 1,730

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 61,229 285,972 +224,743
XI 635 230,650 +230,015
Ireland 1,923 119,483 +117,560
Germany 1,170 1,429 +259
Nicaragua 1,132 598 -534
Italy 634 79 -555
Malaysia 0 544 +544
New Zealand 410 123 -287
South Korea 0 480 +480
Netherlands 98 123 +25

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 36,236,887
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,833,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,198,276
Other 743,608
Road transport 21,911

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 £
Air transport 17,049,216 19,187,671 +2,138,455
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,034,766 9,798,253 -236,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,043,096 5,155,180 +1,112,084
Other 103,800 639,808 +536,008
Road transport 16,736 5,175 -11,561

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,463,990
London Heathrow Airport 11,327,624
East Midlands Airport 9,816,338
ZLC 5,844,051
London Stansted Airport 5,409,622

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,215,133 6,248,857 -966,276
London Heathrow Airport 4,619,934 6,707,690 +2,087,756
East Midlands Airport 4,805,891 5,010,447 +204,556
ZLC 2,507,264 3,336,787 +829,523
London Stansted Airport 3,167,362 2,242,260 -925,102
Felixstowe 1,254,482 2,545,869 +1,291,387
London Gateway Port 1,696,051 960,700 -735,351
Immingham Docks 906,057 1,625,250 +719,193
Dover 926,303 1,171,887 +245,584
Manchester Airport 883,759 853,922 -29,837

Quick facts

HS code: 85043180

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

Description: Various small transformers with a power capacity of 1 kVA or less