Import/export HS code 851150: Various generators for engines

Additional types of generators used with engines, such as alternators or dynamos

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 £
China 67,377,521
Belgium 35,523,159
Germany 24,492,843
Poland 24,303,944
France 16,877,014

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 42,949,077 24,428,444 -18,520,633
Belgium 20,156,506 15,366,653 -4,789,853
Germany 13,896,292 10,596,551 -3,299,741
Poland 14,119,690 10,184,254 -3,935,436
France 12,638,094 4,238,920 -8,399,174
Turkey 8,961,078 6,445,436 -2,515,642
United States 7,758,671 6,288,948 -1,469,723
Netherlands 6,428,479 4,579,460 -1,849,019
Slovenia 4,214,651 4,071,800 -142,851
Japan 3,076,265 2,202,600 -873,665

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 83,575,617
France 44,008,554
Turkey 15,879,009
Poland 15,063,566
United States 14,267,065

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 52,462,002 31,113,615 -21,348,387
France 26,816,940 17,191,614 -9,625,326
Turkey 9,124,213 6,754,796 -2,369,417
Poland 8,514,002 6,549,564 -1,964,438
United States 7,401,361 6,865,704 -535,657
Hungary 7,506,923 5,807,268 -1,699,655
Japan 8,725,577 4,499,342 -4,226,235
Slovenia 4,188,894 4,151,847 -37,047
Spain 3,589,227 2,270,086 -1,319,141
Mexico 2,376,776 1,656,954 -719,822

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 34
West Midlands 28
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Essex 17

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 23 23 +0
West Midlands 20 24 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 17 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 14 +2
Essex 13 14 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 11 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 12 +1
West Yorkshire 15 7 -8
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 12 +3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,142,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 76,903,101
Other 35,478,125
Air transport 34,452,992
Road transport 255,511

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,367,993 40,774,486 -9,593,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,886,211 31,016,890 -14,869,321
Other 26,083,009 9,395,116 -16,687,893
Air transport 20,334,214 14,118,778 -6,215,436
Road transport 41,763 213,748 +171,985
Rail transport 84,078 31,026 -53,052

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 42,802,070
000 35,478,125
Southampton 23,812,481
Harwich 23,647,571
Dover 21,999,554

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 25,813,178 16,988,892 -8,824,286
000 26,083,009 9,395,116 -16,687,893
Southampton 18,671,900 5,140,581 -13,531,319
Harwich 13,472,194 10,175,377 -3,296,817
Dover 11,955,721 10,043,833 -1,911,888
Oxford Airport 8,498,351 5,884,684 -2,613,667
499 44,707 13,838,665 +13,793,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,353,227 2,253,416 -9,099,811
London Heathrow Airport 4,303,934 3,217,206 -1,086,728
Eurotunnel 3,950,973 2,715,773 -1,235,200

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 102
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 29
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 97
2025-11 112
2025-10 133
2025-09 103
2025-08 98

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+ 148
1m-15m 104
15m-54m 38
Other 30
0-1m 28

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 £
Netherlands 17,198,829
Poland 11,446,449
Sweden 10,820,530
United States 10,195,160
Germany 9,145,930

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 £
Netherlands 10,218,541 6,980,288 -3,238,253
Poland 5,038,612 6,407,837 +1,369,225
Sweden 6,109,828 4,710,702 -1,399,126
United States 5,471,256 4,723,904 -747,352
Germany 4,622,379 4,523,551 -98,828
Belgium 4,010,258 3,465,160 -545,098
France 2,615,164 2,321,179 -293,985
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,498,595 1,134,714 -1,363,881
Turkey 1,235,965 820,628 -415,337
Switzerland 975,068 715,471 -259,597

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 28,924
Poland 25,805
XI 20,954
Spain 4,240
Thailand 3,831

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 18,895 10,029 -8,866
Poland 14,192 11,613 -2,579
XI 18,156 2,798 -15,358
Spain 1,296 2,944 +1,648
Thailand 2,448 1,383 -1,065
South Korea 2,145 0 -2,145
Belgium 0 2,111 +2,111
France 1,074 966 -108
Ireland 1,270 709 -561
Germany 1,264 314 -950

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) 49,079,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,136,830
Air transport 14,018,334
Other 100,619
Road transport 3,562

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) 25,463,838 23,615,974 -1,847,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,449,076 13,687,754 -4,761,322
Air transport 7,445,475 6,572,859 -872,616
Other 64,681 35,938 -28,743
Road transport 3,562 0 -3,562

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,490,127
Immingham Docks 18,504,226
London Heathrow Airport 7,926,403
Southampton 6,915,280
London Gateway Port 4,988,575

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 22,480,915 21,009,212 -1,471,703
Immingham Docks 10,500,972 8,003,254 -2,497,718
London Heathrow Airport 3,748,682 4,177,721 +429,039
Southampton 4,151,267 2,764,013 -1,387,254
London Gateway Port 2,880,234 2,108,341 -771,893
East Midlands Airport 1,910,342 1,106,031 -804,311
Felixstowe 1,145,211 672,496 -472,715
London Stansted Airport 1,055,621 674,030 -381,591
Liverpool Docks 479,997 884,532 +404,535
London 674,411 600,839 -73,572

Quick facts

HS code: 851150

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

Description: Additional types of generators used with engines, such as alternators or dynamos