Import/export HS code 850490: Parts of transformers and inductors

Components and parts for transformers and inductors

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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 £
Germany 76,905,912
Italy 74,188,121
China 73,265,706
United States 35,829,720
Turkey 29,164,923

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 £
Germany 41,956,244 34,949,668 -7,006,576
Italy 30,886,093 43,302,028 +12,415,935
China 38,343,745 34,921,961 -3,421,784
United States 18,111,357 17,718,363 -392,994
Turkey 15,514,056 13,650,867 -1,863,189
Netherlands 13,635,148 15,303,897 +1,668,749
India 10,338,619 17,227,675 +6,889,056
France 10,035,697 12,633,212 +2,597,515
Romania 7,830,175 8,985,692 +1,155,517
South Korea 11,230,306 5,457,331 -5,772,975

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 117,018,435
Italy 72,389,362
Germany 60,880,373
South Korea 31,616,454
United States 29,467,858

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 59,445,423 57,573,012 -1,872,411
Italy 30,168,844 42,220,518 +12,051,674
Germany 34,948,494 25,931,879 -9,016,615
South Korea 16,542,925 15,073,529 -1,469,396
United States 13,094,586 16,373,272 +3,278,686
Turkey 14,282,161 14,058,242 -223,919
India 9,003,330 10,940,175 +1,936,845
United Kingdom 11,020,368 6,436,762 -4,583,606
Romania 8,098,887 9,318,672 +1,219,785
Japan 6,076,428 8,066,455 +1,990,027

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 206
Inner London - West 180
Surrey, East and West Sussex 137
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 111
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 105

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 160 136 -24
Inner London - West 116 100 -16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 105 86 -19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 84 71 -13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 69 76 +7
Greater Manchester 68 70 +2
West Midlands 69 65 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 69 53 -16
Shropshire and Staffordshire 64 56 -8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 62 63 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 247,559,004
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 145,019,626
Air transport 138,237,675
Road transport 12,666,746
Other 1,191,711

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,952,670 129,606,334 +11,653,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,552,098 77,467,528 +9,915,430
Air transport 75,645,364 62,592,311 -13,053,053
Road transport 6,532,318 6,134,428 -397,890
Other 965,218 226,493 -738,725

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 97,185,420
Felixstowe 46,013,476
London Heathrow Airport 37,824,922
East Midlands Airport 36,686,918
Immingham Docks 31,811,288

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 48,945,620 48,239,800 -705,820
Felixstowe 23,071,128 22,942,348 -128,780
London Heathrow Airport 19,850,805 17,974,117 -1,876,688
East Midlands Airport 20,640,886 16,046,032 -4,594,854
Immingham Docks 13,928,299 17,882,989 +3,954,690
ZLC 13,371,441 15,202,520 +1,831,079
Southampton 11,970,265 16,442,845 +4,472,580
Harwich 15,591,416 10,376,076 -5,215,340
London Stansted Airport 13,552,944 10,923,998 -2,628,946
Eurotunnel 11,626,759 11,345,814 -280,945

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
459
Manufacture of electrical equipment
243
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
233
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
185
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
145

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 349
2026-04 336
2026-03 372
2026-02 349
2026-01 338

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 913
54m+ 881
15m-54m 250
0-1m 237
Other 183

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 £
Germany 59,901,734
South Korea 44,779,461
United States 28,452,619
Spain 13,891,652
France 12,250,860

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 £
Germany 34,201,714 25,700,020 -8,501,694
South Korea 695,426 44,084,035 +43,388,609
United States 14,574,083 13,878,536 -695,547
Spain 6,296,918 7,594,734 +1,297,816
France 6,346,598 5,904,262 -442,336
Netherlands 3,417,180 4,348,069 +930,889
Italy 3,498,062 3,011,304 -486,758
Poland 4,444,392 1,521,614 -2,922,778
China 2,249,283 3,486,298 +1,237,015
Finland 2,503,432 2,934,948 +431,516

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 £
United States 11,029
China 10,289
XI 9,513
Brazil 6,988
Ireland 5,843

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 £
United States 11,029 0 -11,029
China 3,733 6,556 +2,823
XI 6,991 2,522 -4,469
Brazil 3,905 3,083 -822
Ireland 4,268 1,575 -2,693
Denmark 3,574 578 -2,996
Slovakia 0 3,670 +3,670
Taiwan 1,536 133 -1,403
Germany 506 566 +60
Italy 973 0 -973

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) 115,273,488
Air transport 86,205,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,461,200
Other 63,617
Road transport 48,553

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) 60,724,124 54,549,364 -6,174,760
Air transport 44,333,376 41,872,303 -2,461,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,645,244 50,815,956 +43,170,712
Other 42,575 21,042 -21,533
Road transport 48,553 0 -48,553
Rail transport 8,100 14,837 +6,737

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,405,589
London Heathrow Airport 42,686,642
Southampton 36,302,605
East Midlands Airport 20,383,294
Felixstowe 13,104,518

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 52,856,172 45,549,417 -7,306,755
London Heathrow Airport 18,921,131 23,765,511 +4,844,380
Southampton 1,123,125 35,179,480 +34,056,355
East Midlands Airport 10,783,030 9,600,264 -1,182,766
Felixstowe 2,228,295 10,876,223 +8,647,928
London Stansted Airport 6,900,827 2,369,238 -4,531,589
Immingham Docks 3,036,013 4,758,585 +1,722,572
ZLC 3,956,484 2,965,402 -991,082
Manchester Airport 2,189,896 1,993,959 -195,937
London Gateway Port 2,148,146 1,571,421 -576,725

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850490

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

Description: Components and parts for transformers and inductors