Import/export HS code 850520: Electromagnetic couplings and brakes

Devices like clutches and brakes that use electromagnetic force

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 £
Germany 9,146,173
United States 3,908,750
France 2,641,977
Austria 2,330,895
India 1,968,050

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 4,567,674 4,578,499 +10,825
United States 2,418,813 1,489,937 -928,876
France 1,759,937 882,040 -877,897
Austria 1,394,462 936,433 -458,029
India 849,456 1,118,594 +269,138
Spain 752,486 416,949 -335,537
Netherlands 533,595 428,154 -105,441
Italy 603,766 317,635 -286,131
Finland 338,203 312,118 -26,085
China 208,781 302,967 +94,186

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 £
Germany 10,609,193
United States 4,481,207
France 2,809,435
India 1,991,625
Spain 1,183,504

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 £
Germany 5,401,690 5,207,503 -194,187
United States 2,819,543 1,661,664 -1,157,879
France 1,860,245 949,190 -911,055
India 864,345 1,127,280 +262,935
Spain 760,058 423,446 -336,612
Italy 707,213 453,425 -253,788
China 383,129 409,522 +26,393
United Kingdom 235,091 385,274 +150,183
Netherlands 235,775 220,572 -15,203
Austria 223,530 138,187 -85,343

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31
Inner London - West 31
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 29

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 25 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 26 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 25 +1
Inner London - West 22 20 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 18 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 19 -4
West Midlands 20 20 +0
Greater Manchester 17 17 +0
West Yorkshire 21 16 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 11 -4

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 12,699,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,635,080
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,173,998
Other 74,527
Rail transport 12,256

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 £
Air transport 6,964,034 5,735,448 -1,228,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,893,895 3,741,185 -152,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,706,446 2,467,552 -1,238,894
Other 36,543 37,984 +1,441
Rail transport 10,388 1,868 -8,520
Road transport 2,626 0 -2,626

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 3,274,279
Thamesport 3,174,047
Dover 3,023,967
London Stansted Airport 2,962,257
East Midlands Airport 2,819,767

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 £
Birmingham Airport 2,019,974 1,254,305 -765,669
Thamesport 1,837,401 1,336,646 -500,755
Dover 1,408,501 1,615,466 +206,965
London Stansted Airport 1,570,782 1,391,475 -179,307
East Midlands Airport 1,492,842 1,326,925 -165,917
Eurotunnel 1,519,868 1,230,245 -289,623
Leeds Bradford Airport 1,014,880 866,221 -148,659
London 775,116 833,425 +58,309
London Gateway Port 978,522 282,173 -696,349
London Heathrow Airport 732,091 514,548 -217,543

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 118
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 86
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 59
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29
Other manufacturing 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 94
2025-11 113
2025-10 118
2025-09 97
2025-08 99

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+ 225
1m-15m 204
15m-54m 62
Other 37
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 £
Sweden 3,654,286
United States 3,513,443
Germany 3,485,701
Romania 2,055,467
Czechia 2,018,750

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 £
Sweden 1,953,687 1,700,599 -253,088
United States 2,135,577 1,377,866 -757,711
Germany 1,938,559 1,547,142 -391,417
Romania 426,261 1,629,206 +1,202,945
Czechia 897,327 1,121,423 +224,096
Poland 841,760 1,091,094 +249,334
France 725,388 766,525 +41,137
United Arab Emirates 226,926 1,067,388 +840,462
Belgium 652,518 472,816 -179,702
Netherlands 600,268 436,670 -163,598

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 £
XI 7,894
Ireland 187

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 £
XI 6,725 1,169 -5,556
Ireland 0 187 +187

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) 14,204,767
Air transport 9,092,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,899,464
Other 8,388
Road transport 4,629

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) 6,678,678 7,526,089 +847,411
Air transport 4,413,055 4,679,127 +266,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,349,502 1,549,962 -799,540
Other 6,725 1,663 -5,062
Road transport 4,629 0 -4,629

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,298,025
East Midlands Airport 5,575,956
Immingham Docks 3,846,169
Southampton 2,929,796
London Heathrow Airport 1,331,759

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 4,646,599 5,651,426 +1,004,827
East Midlands Airport 2,527,831 3,048,125 +520,294
Immingham Docks 2,052,359 1,793,810 -258,549
Southampton 1,738,339 1,191,457 -546,882
London Heathrow Airport 695,499 636,260 -59,239
ZLC 703,808 567,249 -136,559
London Stansted Airport 319,724 334,510 +14,786
London Gateway Port 274,948 81,399 -193,549
Liverpool Docks 161,483 170,770 +9,287
Edinburgh Airport 43,088 60,432 +17,344

Quick facts

HS code: 850520

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

Description: Devices like clutches and brakes that use electromagnetic force