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 4,417,311
Sweden 2,947,816
Germany 2,861,344
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 2,118,644 2,298,667 +180,023
Sweden 713,444 2,234,372 +1,520,928
Germany 1,091,803 1,769,541 +677,738
Brazil 1,913,739 2,245 -1,911,494
Italy 495,802 538,548 +42,746
China 291,956 494,903 +202,947
Bulgaria 482,451 229,732 -252,719
Czechia 215,155 280,075 +64,920
Spain 238,536 248,609 +10,073

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 4,234,513
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 2,041,413 2,193,100 +151,687
Brazil 2,002,794 582,330 -1,420,464
China 1,270,459 880,425 -390,034
Sweden 350,788 1,755,514 +1,404,726
Germany 697,558 540,670 -156,888
Czechia 515,123 558,407 +43,284
Italy 466,907 410,813 -56,094

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
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 10 12 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
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) 90,454,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,693,293
Air transport 3,643,057
Other 211,915
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) 87,983,386 2,471,036 -85,512,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,097,161 4,596,132 +1,498,971
Air transport 1,830,054 1,813,003 -17,051
Other 112,599 99,316 -13,283
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 84,634,075
Immingham Docks 2,781,509
Dover 2,634,572
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 570,252 2,211,257 +1,641,005
Dover 1,594,391 1,040,181 -554,210
Liverpool Docks 1,322,174 1,272,279 -49,895
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397 0 -1,886,397
East Midlands Airport 627,308 737,529 +110,221
Eurotunnel 490,211 719,703 +229,492
London Heathrow Airport 443,541 261,731 -181,810
Southampton 97,305 531,564 +434,259
London 226,323 379,630 +153,307

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
40
Manufacture of electrical equipment
29
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
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+ 82
1m-15m 54
15m-54m 17
Other 12
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 2,044,642
Germany 828,608
United Arab Emirates 716,482
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 1,329,416 715,226 -614,190
Germany 626,694 201,914 -424,780
United Arab Emirates 641,586 74,896 -566,690
Sweden 564,346 104,392 -459,954
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 206,754 271,181 +64,427
Israel 215,157 231,124 +15,967
Poland 234,828 171,404 -63,424
Saudi Arabia 322,993 51,525 -271,468
France 139,378 134,382 -4,996

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 73 254 +181
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) 5,412,394
Air transport 3,596,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,531,603
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) 2,715,141 2,697,253 -17,888
Air transport 1,723,078 1,873,477 +150,399
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,846,532 685,071 -1,161,461
Other 240 798 +558

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,664,243
Liverpool Docks 1,633,748
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,528,029
East Midlands Airport 1,493,347
London Heathrow Airport 1,491,644

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 1,881,996 782,247 -1,099,749
Liverpool Docks 21,583 1,612,165 +1,590,582
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,077,838 450,191 -627,647
East Midlands Airport 774,681 718,666 -56,015
London Heathrow Airport 596,264 895,380 +299,116
Southampton 806,777 197,302 -609,475
Immingham Docks 659,400 106,566 -552,834
ZLC 153,128 113,943 -39,185
London Stansted Airport 81,217 84,606 +3,389
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