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

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 £
Malaysia 84,296,578
United States 4,419,302
Sweden 3,267,770
Germany 1,964,754
Brazil 1,930,717

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 133,297 84,163,281 +84,029,984
United States 2,215,030 2,204,272 -10,758
Sweden 840,471 2,427,299 +1,586,828
Germany 1,066,430 898,324 -168,106
Brazil 1,930,717 0 -1,930,717
Italy 478,270 440,557 -37,713
Bulgaria 323,849 418,145 +94,296
China 230,950 397,328 +166,378
Spain 256,846 217,120 -39,726
Czechia 221,772 211,202 -10,570

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 49,113,518
Japan 21,227,455
Taiwan 13,408,330
United States 4,256,604
Sweden 2,082,112

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 94,205 49,019,313 +48,925,108
Japan 37,585 21,189,870 +21,152,285
Taiwan 4,088 13,404,242 +13,400,154
United States 2,140,894 2,115,710 -25,184
Sweden 252,643 1,829,469 +1,576,826
Brazil 2,019,772 0 -2,019,772
China 751,390 1,183,828 +432,438
Bulgaria 851,254 452,982 -398,272
Germany 684,675 417,906 -266,769
Czechia 280,216 667,885 +387,669

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 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Inner London - West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 5 +0
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Norfolk 5 2 -3
North Eastern Scotland 4 4 +0

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) 89,759,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,628,759
Air transport 3,566,074
Other 117,430
Road transport 21,385

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) 3,734,850 86,024,554 +82,289,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,049,269 4,579,490 +1,530,221
Air transport 2,065,770 1,500,304 -565,466
Other 111,482 5,948 -105,534
Road transport 13,161 8,224 -4,937

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 84,572,595
Dover 2,955,771
Liverpool Docks 2,769,163
Immingham Docks 2,663,338
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 269,109 84,303,486 +84,034,377
Dover 1,682,098 1,273,673 -408,425
Liverpool Docks 1,313,948 1,455,215 +141,267
Immingham Docks 441,425 2,221,913 +1,780,488
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397 0 -1,886,397
East Midlands Airport 587,326 525,116 -62,210
Eurotunnel 446,960 492,836 +45,876
London Heathrow Airport 564,506 277,426 -287,080
London Stansted Airport 409,207 255,774 -153,433
London 186,451 274,939 +88,488

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 41
Manufacture of electrical equipment 30
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14
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
2026-01 23
2025-11 35
2025-10 29
2025-09 29
2025-08 24

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+ 76
1m-15m 51
15m-54m 16
Other 14
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 3,062,846
United States 2,650,916
Germany 826,706
United Arab Emirates 761,726
Sweden 665,994

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 183,101 2,879,745 +2,696,644
United States 1,563,202 1,087,714 -475,488
Germany 575,571 251,135 -324,436
United Arab Emirates 705,491 56,235 -649,256
Sweden 41,403 624,591 +583,188
Saudi Arabia 561,513 19,112 -542,401
Israel 93,959 362,968 +269,009
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 233,471 130,417 -103,054
Poland 242,068 105,612 -136,456
Viet Nam 346,826 0 -346,826

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 242
Ireland 157
Germany 32
China 10
Taiwan 9

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 45 197 +152
Ireland 157 0 -157
Germany 0 32 +32
China 10 0 -10
Taiwan 9 0 -9

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) 5,972,238
Air transport 4,223,684
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,466,963
Road transport 5,831
Other 535

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) 2,113,628 3,858,610 +1,744,982
Air transport 2,567,377 1,656,307 -911,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,362,481 1,104,482 -257,999
Road transport 5,831 0 -5,831
Other 221 314 +93

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,325,715
London Heathrow Airport 1,964,177
Liverpool Docks 1,631,798
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,514,801
East Midlands Airport 1,418,582

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 1,835,939 1,489,776 -346,163
London Heathrow Airport 1,188,407 775,770 -412,637
Liverpool Docks 18,609 1,613,189 +1,594,580
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,128,830 385,971 -742,859
East Midlands Airport 809,692 608,890 -200,802
Southampton 238,789 650,103 +411,314
Immingham Docks 87,733 682,258 +594,525
ZLC 308,066 112,448 -195,618
London Stansted Airport 63,753 96,002 +32,249
Manchester Airport 127,186 2,294 -124,892

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