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 18,463,377
Germany 8,742,250
Thailand 2,630,984
France 2,420,045
Poland 2,314,108

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 10,163,409 8,299,968 -1,863,441
Germany 4,063,560 4,678,690 +615,130
Thailand 1,661,764 969,220 -692,544
France 609,188 1,810,857 +1,201,669
Poland 1,038,074 1,276,034 +237,960
Netherlands 1,016,524 690,131 -326,393
United States 932,575 754,553 -178,022
Czechia 740,260 472,463 -267,797
Italy 550,345 464,798 -85,547
Malaysia 412,334 454,680 +42,346

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 18,860,337
Germany 7,865,121
France 2,825,341
Thailand 2,589,685
Poland 2,381,159

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 10,305,146 8,555,191 -1,749,955
Germany 3,697,261 4,167,860 +470,599
France 578,401 2,246,940 +1,668,539
Thailand 1,620,465 969,220 -651,245
Poland 1,091,282 1,289,877 +198,595
United States 987,555 978,764 -8,791
Czechia 1,085,415 709,007 -376,408
United Kingdom 1,272,587 323,002 -949,585
Italy 589,161 450,068 -139,093
Malaysia 421,215 487,727 +66,512

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 43
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23
West Midlands 23
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 28 28 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 18 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 14 -2
West Midlands 12 18 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 13 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 14 -1
Inner London - West 13 16 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 11 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 10 -5

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) 22,377,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,557,023
Air transport 9,306,471
Other 545,127
Road transport 143,527

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) 12,670,878 9,707,039 -2,963,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,693,576 7,863,447 +1,169,871
Air transport 4,389,030 4,917,441 +528,411
Other 462,623 82,504 -380,119
Road transport 64,846 78,681 +13,835

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,651,434
Dover 6,261,874
Southampton 5,520,830
London Heathrow Airport 3,084,786
Eurotunnel 2,550,657

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 7,621,966 6,029,468 -1,592,498
Dover 3,099,473 3,162,401 +62,928
Southampton 3,459,993 2,060,837 -1,399,156
London Heathrow Airport 1,387,985 1,696,801 +308,816
Eurotunnel 1,021,701 1,528,956 +507,255
Dover / Eurotunnel 551,858 1,542,676 +990,818
Immingham Docks 944,122 967,695 +23,573
East Midlands Airport 710,204 972,996 +262,792
Leeds Bradford Airport 810,235 529,731 -280,504
Birmingham Airport 270,637 1,009,333 +738,696

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 111
Manufacture of electrical equipment 56
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 52
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 63
2026-03 74
2026-02 71
2026-01 59
2025-12 62

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+ 196
1m-15m 146
15m-54m 54
Other 32
0-1m 30

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 8,083,067
Germany 5,312,804
China 3,256,160
Ireland 2,016,283
Netherlands 1,583,081

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 4,743,891 3,339,176 -1,404,715
Germany 3,678,155 1,634,649 -2,043,506
China 2,815,361 440,799 -2,374,562
Ireland 1,071,040 945,243 -125,797
Netherlands 1,009,370 573,711 -435,659
Italy 1,127,607 268,647 -858,960
France 412,352 873,380 +461,028
Singapore 369,907 754,086 +384,179
Switzerland 649,169 381,513 -267,656
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 603,340 422,265 -181,075

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 62,793
XI 6,589
India 4,348
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 37,345 25,448 -11,897
XI 3,369 3,220 -149
India 1,224 3,124 +1,900
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 19,187,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,967,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,803,368
Other 88,733
Road transport 1,155

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 11,962,996 7,224,511 -4,738,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,052,089 4,915,429 -1,136,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,994,827 2,808,541 -1,186,286
Other 52,243 36,490 -15,753
Road transport 1,155 0 -1,155

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,623,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,547,873
Manchester Airport 2,367,530
East Midlands Airport 2,293,510
Southampton 1,974,464

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 7,626,710 4,996,647 -2,630,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,163,265 3,384,608 -778,657
Manchester Airport 1,878,788 488,742 -1,390,046
East Midlands Airport 1,248,175 1,045,335 -202,840
Southampton 843,062 1,131,402 +288,340
Felixstowe 1,181,148 640,678 -540,470
Holyhead 791,576 740,371 -51,205
London Gateway Port 905,552 430,106 -475,446
Liverpool Docks 926,669 274,113 -652,556
Immingham Docks 579,297 511,590 -67,707

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