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 17,391,835
Germany 8,628,422
Thailand 2,649,677
France 2,570,644
Poland 2,293,593

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 10,082,808 7,309,027 -2,773,781
Germany 4,022,640 4,605,782 +583,142
Thailand 1,631,730 1,017,947 -613,783
France 547,134 2,023,510 +1,476,376
Poland 1,404,288 889,305 -514,983
United States 927,166 702,435 -224,731
Netherlands 988,834 490,780 -498,054
Czechia 752,836 390,914 -361,922
Italy 575,664 532,790 -42,874
Switzerland 329,485 522,323 +192,838

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 17,761,302
Germany 7,624,600
France 2,981,362
Thailand 2,608,378
Poland 2,359,677

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 9,920,944 7,840,358 -2,080,586
Germany 3,642,088 3,982,512 +340,424
France 500,807 2,480,555 +1,979,748
Thailand 1,590,431 1,017,947 -572,484
Poland 1,465,529 894,148 -571,381
United States 1,012,927 879,617 -133,310
Czechia 1,010,542 624,280 -386,262
United Kingdom 1,340,093 280,818 -1,059,275
Switzerland 716,146 511,908 -204,238
Italy 610,570 484,307 -126,263

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 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24
West Midlands 23
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 26 30 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 18 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 14 -3
West Midlands 15 15 +0
Inner London - West 14 17 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 14 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 9 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 12 -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) 21,428,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,708,063
Air transport 9,281,755
Other 240,058
Road transport 131,441

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) 12,628,666 8,799,931 -3,828,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,106,442 7,601,621 +495,179
Air transport 4,625,964 4,655,791 +29,827
Other 160,201 79,857 -80,344
Road transport 43,522 87,919 +44,397

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 12,718,353
Dover 5,994,362
Southampton 5,376,602
London Heathrow Airport 3,178,835
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,770,849

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 7,169,429 5,548,924 -1,620,505
Dover 3,110,367 2,883,995 -226,372
Southampton 3,489,015 1,887,587 -1,601,428
London Heathrow Airport 1,520,953 1,657,882 +136,929
Dover / Eurotunnel 914,806 1,856,043 +941,237
Eurotunnel 893,609 1,627,437 +733,828
East Midlands Airport 747,202 996,736 +249,534
Immingham Docks 1,130,386 610,576 -519,810
Birmingham Airport 274,861 1,004,433 +729,572
Leeds Bradford Airport 744,500 458,406 -286,094

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
101
Manufacture of electrical equipment
55
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
52
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
34
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 64
2026-04 63
2026-03 74
2026-02 71
2026-01 59

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+ 195
1m-15m 137
15m-54m 52
Other 31
0-1m 28

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 7,704,165
Germany 5,082,033
China 2,810,439
Ireland 1,804,549
Netherlands 1,448,710

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 4,398,356 3,305,809 -1,092,547
Germany 3,606,333 1,475,700 -2,130,633
China 2,393,175 417,264 -1,975,911
Ireland 921,856 882,693 -39,163
Netherlands 900,695 548,015 -352,680
France 407,715 854,468 +446,753
Switzerland 937,190 208,255 -728,935
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 600,143 390,432 -209,711
Spain 390,831 551,047 +160,216
Singapore 256,154 673,924 +417,770

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 58,795
XI 6,877
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 34,496 24,299 -10,197
XI 3,607 3,270 -337
India 1,224 3,124 +1,900
Germany 2,429 0 -2,429
Spain 378 1,639 +1,261

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 17,819,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,559,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,716,203
Other 75,285

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 10,913,428 6,905,613 -4,007,815
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,016,003 4,543,489 -1,472,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,254,489 2,461,714 -792,775
Other 42,444 32,841 -9,603

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,771,712
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,456,583
Manchester Airport 2,223,187
East Midlands Airport 2,056,281
Southampton 1,743,164

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 6,860,110 4,911,602 -1,948,508
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,351,697 3,104,886 -1,246,811
Manchester Airport 1,771,917 451,270 -1,320,647
East Midlands Airport 1,151,203 905,078 -246,125
Southampton 759,116 984,048 +224,932
Felixstowe 859,162 613,757 -245,405
Holyhead 697,581 694,021 -3,560
Liverpool Docks 854,925 229,770 -625,155
London Gateway Port 638,740 413,198 -225,542
Immingham Docks 480,279 431,351 -48,928

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