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 10,352,945
United States 4,295,055
France 2,759,132
India 2,711,810
Austria 2,414,772

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 4,643,100 5,709,845 +1,066,745
United States 2,287,176 2,007,879 -279,297
France 1,601,053 1,158,079 -442,974
India 943,738 1,768,072 +824,334
Austria 1,264,256 1,150,516 -113,740
Spain 719,122 390,180 -328,942
Italy 536,043 512,941 -23,102
Netherlands 530,693 500,014 -30,679
China 390,028 616,597 +226,569
Finland 324,964 436,342 +111,378

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 11,749,988
United States 5,141,855
France 2,851,847
India 2,756,360
Italy 1,327,940

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 5,494,087 6,255,901 +761,814
United States 2,595,370 2,546,485 -48,885
France 1,714,639 1,137,208 -577,431
India 958,093 1,798,267 +840,174
Italy 690,529 637,411 -53,118
Spain 715,352 407,912 -307,440
China 371,695 681,229 +309,534
Taiwan 306,698 498,426 +191,728
United Kingdom 387,137 258,742 -128,395
Netherlands 259,229 226,651 -32,578

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32
Inner London - West 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 23 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 27 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 24 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 23 +1
Inner London - West 23 19 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 24 19 -5
West Midlands 21 20 -1
West Yorkshire 21 17 -4
Greater Manchester 20 13 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 14 -1

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 14,699,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,400,892
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,983,967
Other 62,885
Rail transport 8,716

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 6,722,042 7,977,437 +1,255,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,148,673 4,252,219 +103,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,679,368 3,304,599 -374,769
Other 26,452 36,433 +9,981
Rail transport 8,716 0 -8,716
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 £
London Stansted Airport 3,575,107
Birmingham Airport 3,457,211
Dover 3,452,400
Thamesport 3,299,061
East Midlands Airport 3,113,835

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 £
London Stansted Airport 1,631,349 1,943,758 +312,409
Birmingham Airport 1,932,770 1,524,441 -408,329
Dover 1,695,925 1,756,475 +60,550
Thamesport 1,660,978 1,638,083 -22,895
East Midlands Airport 1,639,597 1,474,238 -165,359
Eurotunnel 1,516,220 1,449,708 -66,512
London Heathrow Airport 475,249 1,552,191 +1,076,942
Leeds Bradford Airport 882,893 997,913 +115,020
London 786,331 749,652 -36,679
London Gateway Port 948,232 486,809 -461,423

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
126
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
88
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
63
Other manufacturing
34
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
2026-05 110
2026-04 99
2026-03 108
2026-02 99
2026-01 94

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+ 235
1m-15m 209
15m-54m 61
Other 37
0-1m 33

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 3,293,735
Germany 3,216,464
Sweden 3,150,336
Romania 2,084,576
Czechia 1,904,910

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 2,207,560 1,086,175 -1,121,385
Germany 1,854,775 1,361,689 -493,086
Sweden 2,116,194 1,034,142 -1,082,052
Romania 405,165 1,679,411 +1,274,246
Czechia 1,098,036 806,874 -291,162
Poland 882,845 838,296 -44,549
France 797,878 823,914 +26,036
United Arab Emirates 710,386 524,509 -185,877
Netherlands 588,390 476,047 -112,343
Belgium 721,456 286,692 -434,764

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 187 0 -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) 13,361,709
Air transport 9,664,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,483,116
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) 7,000,968 6,360,741 -640,227
Air transport 4,955,963 4,708,607 -247,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,503,642 979,474 -1,524,168
Other 5,848 2,977 -2,871
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 9,847,253
East Midlands Airport 5,710,697
Immingham Docks 3,326,188
Southampton 2,588,116
London Heathrow Airport 1,745,268

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 4,829,572 5,017,681 +188,109
East Midlands Airport 2,867,729 2,842,968 -24,761
Immingham Docks 2,228,549 1,097,639 -1,130,910
Southampton 1,922,748 665,368 -1,257,380
London Heathrow Airport 781,880 963,388 +181,508
ZLC 737,796 571,743 -166,053
London Stansted Airport 394,194 249,913 -144,281
London Gateway Port 272,399 50,214 -222,185
Liverpool Docks 114,272 163,278 +49,006
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