Import/export HS code 853210: Power capacitors for 50/60 Hz circuits

Fixed capacitors designed for 50/60 Hz circuits with a reactive power capacity of at least 0.5 kvar

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  • 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 £
Malaysia 84,297,875
United States 4,329,180
Sweden 2,947,816
Germany 2,819,065
Brazil 1,915,984

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 £
Malaysia 84,294,721 3,154 -84,291,567
United States 2,461,959 1,867,221 -594,738
Sweden 713,444 2,234,372 +1,520,928
Germany 1,073,619 1,745,446 +671,827
Brazil 1,913,739 2,245 -1,911,494
Italy 468,615 476,875 +8,260
China 286,185 494,903 +208,718
Bulgaria 603,020 103,747 -499,273
Czechia 229,485 263,525 +34,040
France 276,374 122,880 -153,494

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 £
Philippines 49,097,737
Japan 21,234,010
Taiwan 13,409,961
United States 4,172,971
Brazil 2,585,124

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 £
Philippines 49,097,737 0 -49,097,737
Japan 21,209,606 24,404 -21,185,202
Taiwan 13,405,215 4,746 -13,400,469
United States 2,417,919 1,755,052 -662,867
Brazil 2,002,794 582,330 -1,420,464
Sweden 350,788 1,755,514 +1,404,726
China 1,225,282 842,294 -382,988
Germany 677,677 525,564 -152,113
Czechia 523,660 548,376 +24,716
Bulgaria 666,226 158,471 -507,755

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 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 13 10 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Norfolk 4 1 -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) 90,426,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,513,580
Air transport 3,455,584
Other 211,385
Road transport 70,478

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) 88,355,082 2,071,154 -86,283,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,198,605 4,314,975 +1,116,370
Air transport 1,785,150 1,670,434 -114,716
Other 112,069 99,316 -12,753
Road transport 13,161 57,317 +44,156

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 84,623,416
Immingham Docks 2,781,509
Liverpool Docks 2,594,453
Dover 2,537,311
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397

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 84,482,082 141,334 -84,340,748
Immingham Docks 628,741 2,152,768 +1,524,027
Liverpool Docks 1,697,831 896,622 -801,209
Dover 1,636,995 900,316 -736,679
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397 0 -1,886,397
East Midlands Airport 680,149 666,340 -13,809
Eurotunnel 467,762 708,267 +240,505
London Heathrow Airport 425,019 234,845 -190,174
Southampton 114,924 513,945 +399,021
London 206,102 372,874 +166,772

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
38
Manufacture of electrical equipment
29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
17
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 31
2026-04 24
2026-03 28
2026-02 33
2026-01 23

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+ 81
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 16
Other 13
0-1m 8

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 £
Iraq 3,018,148
United States 1,971,614
Germany 789,768
United Arab Emirates 715,406
Sweden 668,738

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 £
Iraq 732,701 2,285,447 +1,552,746
United States 1,291,397 680,217 -611,180
Germany 597,844 191,924 -405,920
United Arab Emirates 643,469 71,937 -571,532
Sweden 564,346 104,392 -459,954
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 177,467 271,181 +93,714
Israel 215,157 231,124 +15,967
Poland 244,077 154,053 -90,024
Saudi Arabia 322,993 51,525 -271,468
France 138,324 132,795 -5,529

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 £
Romania 327
Ireland 157
Germany 137
China 105

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 £
Romania 233 94 -139
Ireland 157 0 -157
Germany 0 137 +137
China 10 95 +85

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,405,278
Air transport 3,419,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,488,515
Other 1,038

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,726,770 2,678,508 -48,262
Air transport 1,724,928 1,694,675 -30,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,821,810 666,705 -1,155,105
Other 400 638 +238

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,657,127
Liverpool Docks 1,621,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,498,182
East Midlands Airport 1,443,665
London Heathrow Airport 1,396,775

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 Gateway Port 1,880,550 776,577 -1,103,973
Liverpool Docks 9,247 1,612,165 +1,602,918
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,058,863 439,319 -619,544
East Midlands Airport 812,057 631,608 -180,449
London Heathrow Airport 566,165 830,610 +264,445
Southampton 819,852 184,227 -635,625
Immingham Docks 663,241 102,725 -560,516
ZLC 148,821 112,526 -36,295
Holyhead 66,541 74,631 +8,090
London Stansted Airport 60,612 80,246 +19,634

Quick facts

HS code: 853210

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

Description: Fixed capacitors designed for 50/60 Hz circuits with a reactive power capacity of at least 0.5 kvar