Import/export HS code 850590: Various electromagnetic devices

Various electromagnetic devices, including lifting heads and parts

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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 £
China 25,949,332
Germany 22,380,459
France 14,795,714
United States 14,445,896
Italy 5,224,093

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 £
China 12,841,224 13,108,108 +266,884
Germany 10,636,225 11,744,234 +1,108,009
France 6,201,743 8,593,971 +2,392,228
United States 6,196,675 8,249,221 +2,052,546
Italy 2,511,346 2,712,747 +201,401
Spain 2,040,432 2,161,378 +120,946
Ireland 1,944,404 1,377,116 -567,288
Malaysia 1,211,667 1,039,706 -171,961
Netherlands 998,319 1,179,076 +180,757
Japan 1,001,142 932,973 -68,169

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 31,930,530
Germany 20,155,353
United States 14,184,877
France 8,532,677
United Kingdom 8,360,684

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 15,646,263 16,284,267 +638,004
Germany 9,435,584 10,719,769 +1,284,185
United States 6,489,553 7,695,324 +1,205,771
France 2,966,303 5,566,374 +2,600,071
United Kingdom 3,963,106 4,397,578 +434,472
Italy 3,186,981 2,741,839 -445,142
Ireland 1,899,740 1,349,504 -550,236
Spain 1,319,275 1,825,788 +506,513
Malaysia 1,165,226 1,044,586 -120,640
Japan 795,936 892,600 +96,664

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 96
Surrey, East and West Sussex 64
West Midlands 61
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 58
Inner London - West 55

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 72 62 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 46 41 -5
West Midlands 44 42 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 44 37 -7
Inner London - West 34 33 -1
Greater Manchester 38 38 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 46 35 -11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33 31 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30 33 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 28 28 +0

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 46,519,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,223,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,285,315
Other 447,409
Road transport 120,704

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 22,500,697 24,018,531 +1,517,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,910,714 17,313,047 +402,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,085,267 17,200,048 +3,114,781
Other 309,016 138,393 -170,623
Road transport 31,004 89,700 +58,696

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,692,598
London Heathrow Airport 14,220,058
Dover 13,200,217
East Midlands Airport 11,292,116
London Stansted Airport 9,515,615

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 £
Felixstowe 6,746,078 8,946,520 +2,200,442
London Heathrow Airport 6,354,314 7,865,744 +1,511,430
Dover 5,601,646 7,598,571 +1,996,925
East Midlands Airport 5,775,581 5,516,535 -259,046
London Stansted Airport 4,735,621 4,779,994 +44,373
Birmingham Airport 3,935,512 3,608,422 -327,090
Thamesport 4,088,430 3,028,981 -1,059,449
Eurotunnel 3,376,958 3,668,202 +291,244
Southampton 3,391,510 3,636,869 +245,359
London 3,221,133 1,795,530 -1,425,603

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 270
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 162
Other manufacturing 90
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 71
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 68

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 191
2026-03 176
2026-02 189
2026-01 185
2025-12 172

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 449
54m+ 429
15m-54m 125
0-1m 105
Other 78

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 31,135,008
Germany 19,912,555
France 16,387,572
China 15,162,418
Turkey 13,611,725

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 16,254,815 14,880,193 -1,374,622
Germany 8,902,151 11,010,404 +2,108,253
France 7,500,985 8,886,587 +1,385,602
China 9,613,226 5,549,192 -4,064,034
Turkey 6,745,700 6,866,025 +120,325
India 4,174,328 8,370,349 +4,196,021
Japan 3,189,222 3,446,961 +257,739
Sweden 2,745,548 2,696,911 -48,637
Italy 2,159,279 2,590,773 +431,494
Switzerland 1,357,527 2,766,360 +1,408,833

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 £
China 24,173
XI 8,827
United States 8,537
Germany 4,672
Poland 1,405

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 £
China 10,990 13,183 +2,193
XI 3,973 4,854 +881
United States 4,545 3,992 -553
Germany 3,640 1,032 -2,608
Poland 1,311 94 -1,217
Switzerland 445 514 +69
Belgium 418 468 +50
Czechia 26 629 +603
Slovakia 0 591 +591
Italy 0 278 +278

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 98,310,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,206,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,966,889
Other 52,888
Road transport 2,602

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 £
Air transport 48,638,506 49,672,271 +1,033,765
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,641,669 26,564,724 +3,923,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,424,254 10,542,635 +118,381
Other 25,918 26,970 +1,052
Road transport 2,602 0 -2,602

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 56,382,742
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,306,160
East Midlands Airport 26,986,715
Liverpool Docks 8,938,829
London Stansted Airport 7,093,639

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 28,014,313 28,368,429 +354,116
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,563,460 23,742,700 +4,179,240
East Midlands Airport 13,296,349 13,690,366 +394,017
Liverpool Docks 5,276,168 3,662,661 -1,613,507
London Stansted Airport 3,639,838 3,453,801 -186,037
ZLC 2,989,106 2,960,723 -28,383
London Gateway Port 3,430,126 1,669,931 -1,760,195
Southampton 680,102 3,799,700 +3,119,598
Immingham Docks 1,545,590 1,308,691 -236,899
Felixstowe 794,673 930,125 +135,452

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850590

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

Description: Various electromagnetic devices, including lifting heads and parts