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

Components and parts for transformers and inductors

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  • 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 £
Germany 71,490,331
China 65,341,388
Italy 60,148,701
United States 33,799,090
Netherlands 27,309,155

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 31,145,242 40,345,089 +9,199,847
China 38,168,002 27,173,386 -10,994,616
Italy 30,051,804 30,096,897 +45,093
United States 17,232,899 16,566,191 -666,708
Netherlands 13,318,417 13,990,738 +672,321
Turkey 10,870,498 14,024,569 +3,154,071
India 8,044,279 16,050,167 +8,005,888
France 11,010,571 8,467,829 -2,542,742
South Korea 15,675,978 1,674,939 -14,001,039
Slovakia 7,999,259 4,879,345 -3,119,914

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 105,939,551
Italy 58,922,199
Germany 57,041,204
South Korea 33,800,308
United States 27,058,778

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 59,688,034 46,251,517 -13,436,517
Italy 30,109,128 28,813,071 -1,296,057
Germany 22,628,613 34,412,591 +11,783,978
South Korea 21,045,748 12,754,560 -8,291,188
United States 13,215,031 13,843,747 +628,716
Turkey 10,943,120 12,971,863 +2,028,743
India 8,224,584 8,015,024 -209,560
United Kingdom 10,443,191 5,536,118 -4,907,073
Japan 5,780,630 7,767,964 +1,987,334
Romania 7,677,261 5,355,359 -2,321,902

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 222
Inner London - West 168
Surrey, East and West Sussex 141
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 117
Greater Manchester 100

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 177 131 -46
Inner London - West 110 103 -7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 103 81 -22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 88 74 -14
Greater Manchester 64 62 -2
West Midlands 76 56 -20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 67 50 -17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 73 56 -17
Shropshire and Staffordshire 72 45 -27
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 63 51 -12

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) 216,287,276
Air transport 132,337,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,185,090
Road transport 10,668,953
Other 1,225,306

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) 108,379,406 107,907,870 -471,536
Air transport 76,576,237 55,761,323 -20,814,914
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,829,196 55,355,894 -15,473,302
Road transport 6,138,683 4,530,270 -1,608,413
Other 997,615 227,691 -769,924

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 87,477,801
Felixstowe 40,697,143
London Heathrow Airport 38,551,686
East Midlands Airport 35,105,652
Southampton 27,749,657

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 £
Dover 49,688,761 37,789,040 -11,899,721
Felixstowe 22,012,403 18,684,740 -3,327,663
London Heathrow Airport 21,747,227 16,804,459 -4,942,768
East Midlands Airport 21,434,178 13,671,474 -7,762,704
Southampton 13,789,566 13,960,091 +170,525
Harwich 6,723,554 20,325,588 +13,602,034
ZLC 12,063,571 11,531,450 -532,121
London Stansted Airport 14,172,803 8,790,518 -5,382,285
Immingham Docks 13,021,944 9,635,348 -3,386,596
Eurotunnel 11,774,827 9,426,748 -2,348,079

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 457
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 243
Manufacture of electrical equipment 231
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 166
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
2026-01 337
2025-11 374
2025-10 388
2025-09 333
2025-08 372

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 894
54m+ 877
15m-54m 241
0-1m 220
Other 166

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 60,326,329
United States 27,500,193
Spain 12,617,820
France 10,571,354
Netherlands 6,658,304

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 32,367,259 27,959,070 -4,408,189
United States 14,554,005 12,946,188 -1,607,817
Spain 6,047,144 6,570,676 +523,532
France 5,240,335 5,331,019 +90,684
Netherlands 3,037,717 3,620,587 +582,870
Italy 3,347,666 2,831,574 -516,092
Poland 3,716,630 1,712,788 -2,003,842
Ireland 2,545,476 2,476,752 -68,724
China 1,705,084 3,197,632 +1,492,548
Finland 2,251,412 2,260,780 +9,368

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 £
Israel 17,151
United States 11,029
XI 9,288
China 8,982
Brazil 6,936

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 £
Israel 17,151 0 -17,151
United States 11,029 0 -11,029
XI 4,478 4,810 +332
China 4,129 4,853 +724
Brazil 3,765 3,171 -594
Ireland 3,942 1,550 -2,392
Denmark 3,574 578 -2,996
Slovakia 0 3,670 +3,670
Taiwan 1,536 0 -1,536
Italy 1,377 16 -1,361

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) 108,717,655
Air transport 80,927,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,247,270
Other 79,474
Road transport 79,021

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) 55,716,270 53,001,385 -2,714,885
Air transport 46,222,478 34,705,026 -11,517,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,865,738 5,381,532 -3,484,206
Other 60,222 19,252 -40,970
Road transport 74,312 4,709 -69,603
Rail transport 0 8,100 +8,100

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,046,018
London Heathrow Airport 39,051,604
East Midlands Airport 19,246,967
London Stansted Airport 9,950,898
ZLC 6,580,300

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 48,505,208 45,540,810 -2,964,398
London Heathrow Airport 20,703,838 18,347,766 -2,356,072
East Midlands Airport 11,443,330 7,803,637 -3,639,693
London Stansted Airport 6,568,940 3,381,958 -3,186,982
ZLC 3,687,960 2,892,340 -795,620
Immingham Docks 2,304,196 2,421,418 +117,222
London Gateway Port 2,890,733 1,076,876 -1,813,857
Manchester Airport 2,379,394 1,433,476 -945,918
Dover 2,682,926 876,407 -1,806,519
Felixstowe 2,017,702 1,404,881 -612,821

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