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 10,266,929
United States 3,614,256
France 2,800,555
India 2,617,474
Austria 2,540,364

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 4,896,946 5,369,983 +473,037
United States 2,302,565 1,311,691 -990,874
France 1,623,638 1,176,917 -446,721
India 898,154 1,719,320 +821,166
Austria 1,380,266 1,160,098 -220,168
Spain 693,571 451,721 -241,850
Netherlands 555,684 485,854 -69,830
Italy 582,425 453,569 -128,856
China 327,558 539,883 +212,325
Finland 340,417 420,973 +80,556

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 11,764,086
United States 4,466,980
France 2,885,466
India 2,661,092
Italy 1,300,119

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 5,852,154 5,911,932 +59,778
United States 2,645,121 1,821,859 -823,262
France 1,682,949 1,202,517 -480,432
India 912,509 1,748,583 +836,074
Italy 726,334 573,785 -152,549
Spain 690,397 468,516 -221,881
China 346,827 622,754 +275,927
Taiwan 275,574 453,882 +178,308
United Kingdom 398,407 255,916 -142,491
Netherlands 268,338 218,570 -49,768

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 34
Inner London - West 33
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 31

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 22 -2
Inner London - West 24 21 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 22 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 24 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 24 20 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 21 -1
West Midlands 19 20 +1
West Yorkshire 21 18 -3
Greater Manchester 21 14 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 13 -2

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 13,948,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,379,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,980,490
Other 61,898
Rail transport 10,490

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 6,881,518 7,067,014 +185,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,271,745 4,108,131 -163,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,817,437 3,163,053 -654,384
Other 24,931 36,967 +12,036
Rail transport 10,490 0 -10,490
Road transport 2,626 4,327 +1,701

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 3,494,481
Thamesport 3,428,147
Dover 3,405,733
London Stansted Airport 3,344,991
East Midlands Airport 3,148,821

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 2,061,545 1,432,936 -628,609
Thamesport 1,800,518 1,627,629 -172,889
Dover 1,698,349 1,707,384 +9,035
London Stansted Airport 1,531,265 1,813,726 +282,461
East Midlands Airport 1,697,507 1,451,314 -246,193
Eurotunnel 1,583,417 1,443,444 -139,973
Leeds Bradford Airport 971,726 1,028,761 +57,035
London 680,838 830,442 +149,604
London Gateway Port 1,014,513 363,969 -650,544
London Heathrow Airport 494,723 828,710 +333,987

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 123
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 90
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 63
Other manufacturing 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 99
2026-03 108
2026-02 99
2026-01 94
2025-12 77

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+ 234
1m-15m 208
15m-54m 64
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 £
United States 3,456,725
Sweden 3,340,458
Germany 3,292,797
Romania 2,121,628
Czechia 1,969,476

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 2,268,289 1,188,436 -1,079,853
Sweden 2,086,208 1,254,250 -831,958
Germany 1,860,299 1,432,498 -427,801
Romania 431,370 1,690,258 +1,258,888
Czechia 1,063,409 906,067 -157,342
Poland 948,089 909,721 -38,368
France 735,114 906,852 +171,738
United Arab Emirates 728,626 519,519 -209,107
Netherlands 584,920 484,721 -100,199
Belgium 619,674 431,151 -188,523

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 8,331
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 5,661 2,670 -2,991
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) 13,853,176
Air transport 9,782,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,712,781
Other 8,825
Road transport 1,047

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) 6,888,271 6,964,905 +76,634
Air transport 5,083,716 4,698,323 -385,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,555,657 1,157,124 -1,398,533
Other 5,661 3,164 -2,497
Road transport 1,047 0 -1,047

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,138,212
East Midlands Airport 5,872,755
Immingham Docks 3,530,640
Southampton 2,713,357
London Heathrow Airport 1,651,763

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 4,726,818 5,411,394 +684,576
East Midlands Airport 2,999,104 2,873,651 -125,453
Immingham Docks 2,197,883 1,332,757 -865,126
Southampton 1,915,664 797,693 -1,117,971
London Heathrow Airport 747,114 904,649 +157,535
ZLC 727,029 594,248 -132,781
London Stansted Airport 424,190 246,003 -178,187
London Gateway Port 291,456 67,614 -223,842
Liverpool Docks 161,539 169,648 +8,109
Felixstowe 10,798 103,907 +93,109

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