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 4,395,840
Sweden 2,919,049
Germany 2,747,319
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 84,288,119 9,756 -84,278,363
United States 1,941,866 2,453,974 +512,108
Sweden 713,444 2,205,605 +1,492,161
Germany 1,151,032 1,596,287 +445,255
Brazil 1,913,739 2,245 -1,911,494
Italy 429,329 592,848 +163,519
China 307,329 464,672 +157,343
Bulgaria 498,892 241,749 -257,143
Spain 242,950 245,607 +2,657
Czechia 198,420 275,842 +77,422

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 21,238,589
Taiwan 13,405,215
United States 4,212,058
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 21,214,185 24,404 -21,189,781
Taiwan 13,405,215 0 -13,405,215
United States 1,862,501 2,349,557 +487,056
Brazil 2,002,794 582,330 -1,420,464
China 1,291,445 852,527 -438,918
Sweden 350,788 1,726,747 +1,375,959
Germany 726,720 515,361 -211,359
Czechia 506,252 420,561 -85,691
Italy 421,703 468,497 +46,794

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 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 11 10 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
North Eastern Scotland 4 3 -1

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) 90,426,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,525,459
Air transport 3,664,872
Other 205,168
Road transport 42,090

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) 87,807,454 2,619,544 -85,187,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,053,210 4,472,249 +1,419,039
Air transport 1,836,422 1,828,450 -7,972
Other 114,208 90,960 -23,248
Road transport 13,161 28,929 +15,768

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 84,634,075
Immingham Docks 2,789,942
Dover 2,655,749
Liverpool Docks 2,594,453
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 84,487,224 146,851 -84,340,373
Immingham Docks 580,401 2,209,541 +1,629,140
Dover 1,619,207 1,036,542 -582,665
Liverpool Docks 1,139,238 1,455,215 +315,977
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397 0 -1,886,397
East Midlands Airport 606,276 687,133 +80,857
Eurotunnel 491,291 575,788 +84,497
London Heathrow Airport 417,487 298,084 -119,403
Southampton 97,305 530,686 +433,381
London Stansted Airport 361,714 244,877 -116,837

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 39
Manufacture of electrical equipment 29
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 16
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15
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
2026-04 24
2026-03 28
2026-02 33
2026-01 23
2025-12 29

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+ 77
1m-15m 54
15m-54m 15
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 2,087,878
Germany 856,047
United Arab Emirates 727,866
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 396,756 2,621,392 +2,224,636
United States 858,242 1,229,636 +371,394
Germany 638,704 217,343 -421,361
United Arab Emirates 652,970 74,896 -578,074
Sweden 564,346 104,392 -459,954
Israel 213,366 232,915 +19,549
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 191,386 253,756 +62,370
Poland 229,828 138,710 -91,118
Saudi Arabia 322,993 43,377 -279,616
France 139,773 144,572 +4,799

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 314
Ireland 157
China 105
Germany 87

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 59 255 +196
Ireland 157 0 -157
China 10 95 +85
Germany 0 87 +87

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) 5,376,423
Air transport 3,722,191
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,570,301
Other 926

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) 1,847,273 3,529,150 +1,681,877
Air transport 1,879,092 1,843,099 -35,993
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,889,618 680,683 -1,208,935
Other 226 700 +474

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,663,576
Liverpool Docks 1,631,798
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,591,840
East Midlands Airport 1,586,295
London Heathrow Airport 1,456,252

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 1,547,473 1,116,103 -431,370
Liverpool Docks 18,609 1,613,189 +1,594,580
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,108,279 483,561 -624,718
East Midlands Airport 869,934 716,361 -153,573
London Heathrow Airport 582,138 874,114 +291,976
Southampton 273,495 694,316 +420,821
Immingham Docks 660,372 107,593 -552,779
ZLC 198,992 92,729 -106,263
London Stansted Airport 72,700 91,412 +18,712
Holyhead 63,974 77,198 +13,224

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