Import/export HS code 850432: Transformers 1-16 kVA

Transformers with a power capacity between 1 kVA and 16 kVA

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
China 18,330,285
Germany 7,517,518
Poland 2,244,085
Thailand 2,236,731
Netherlands 1,566,186

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 11,009,748 7,320,537 -3,689,211
Germany 4,469,726 3,047,792 -1,421,934
Poland 643,420 1,600,665 +957,245
Thailand 1,328,311 908,420 -419,891
Netherlands 1,059,419 506,767 -552,652
France 581,619 896,320 +314,701
United States 787,791 565,168 -222,623
Czechia 694,549 504,942 -189,607
Italy 635,318 449,888 -185,430
Malaysia 355,319 458,115 +102,796

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 18,602,103
Germany 6,863,790
Poland 2,402,105
Thailand 2,195,432
Czechia 1,738,977

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 11,287,466 7,314,637 -3,972,829
Germany 4,104,523 2,759,267 -1,345,256
Poland 781,014 1,621,091 +840,077
Thailand 1,287,012 908,420 -378,592
Czechia 1,055,581 683,396 -372,185
United States 932,308 668,740 -263,568
United Kingdom 1,181,135 341,179 -839,956
France 572,322 925,180 +352,858
Italy 666,291 445,617 -220,674
Malaysia 355,592 479,073 +123,481

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 40
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21
Inner London - West 21

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 25 28 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 17 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 12 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 11 -4
Inner London - West 14 17 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 10 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 12 +1
West Midlands 14 13 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 12 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 10 -2

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) 21,673,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,507,171
Air transport 8,112,621
Other 646,368
Road transport 192,843

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) 12,933,679 8,740,026 -4,193,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,388,391 6,118,780 -269,611
Air transport 4,649,674 3,462,947 -1,186,727
Other 604,795 41,573 -563,222
Road transport 124,816 68,027 -56,789

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,918,411
Dover 5,677,263
Southampton 5,650,517
London Heathrow Airport 2,687,848
Eurotunnel 1,944,093

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 7,771,090 5,147,321 -2,623,769
Dover 3,212,849 2,464,414 -748,435
Southampton 3,481,083 2,169,434 -1,311,649
London Heathrow Airport 1,556,254 1,131,594 -424,660
Eurotunnel 1,102,337 841,756 -260,581
Immingham Docks 777,368 1,061,595 +284,227
East Midlands Airport 765,596 858,572 +92,976
Leeds Bradford Airport 869,773 558,943 -310,830
Dover / Eurotunnel 431,381 891,410 +460,029
Thamesport 774,648 484,512 -290,136

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 105
Manufacture of electrical equipment 52
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 52
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 37
Other manufacturing 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 66
2025-10 70
2025-09 66
2025-08 71

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+ 189
1m-15m 139
15m-54m 48
Other 36
0-1m 31

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 7,587,411
Germany 5,134,404
China 3,118,734
Ireland 1,888,103
Netherlands 1,436,979

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 4,760,316 2,827,095 -1,933,221
Germany 3,385,743 1,748,661 -1,637,082
China 2,821,448 297,286 -2,524,162
Ireland 1,136,015 752,088 -383,927
Netherlands 1,015,749 421,230 -594,519
Italy 1,163,883 245,225 -918,658
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 756,588 476,637 -279,951
France 464,046 621,915 +157,869
Switzerland 340,611 659,393 +318,782
Singapore 475,735 414,317 -61,418

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 58,627
XI 5,422
India 3,112
Germany 2,429
Spain 2,017

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 39,250 19,377 -19,873
XI 3,425 1,997 -1,428
India 0 3,112 +3,112
Germany 0 2,429 +2,429
Spain 0 2,017 +2,017

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 17,582,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,893,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,745,620
Other 82,319
Road transport 12,119

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 11,701,984 5,880,913 -5,821,071
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,922,196 3,971,571 -1,950,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,510,265 2,235,355 -2,274,910
Other 52,980 29,339 -23,641
Road transport 12,119 0 -12,119

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,667,324
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,834,372
Manchester Airport 2,146,132
East Midlands Airport 2,075,866
Southampton 1,898,048

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 7,649,308 4,018,016 -3,631,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,896,558 2,937,814 -958,744
Manchester Airport 1,634,885 511,247 -1,123,638
East Midlands Airport 1,169,854 906,012 -263,842
Southampton 928,457 969,591 +41,134
London Gateway Port 1,348,616 259,059 -1,089,557
Felixstowe 1,198,173 340,196 -857,977
Holyhead 768,845 622,889 -145,956
Liverpool Docks 917,968 317,608 -600,360
Immingham Docks 669,750 380,670 -289,080

Quick facts

HS code: 850432

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

Description: Transformers with a power capacity between 1 kVA and 16 kVA