Import/export HS code 2716: Electrical energy

Electricity used for powering homes, businesses, and industries. Includes all forms of electrical energy, whether generated or supplied

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* 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 £
France 3,004,600,847
Norway 1,370,093,270
Denmark 712,737,873
Belgium 615,179,522
Netherlands 424,900,505

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 £
France 1,491,993,074 1,512,607,773 +20,614,699
Norway 820,018,784 550,074,486 -269,944,298
Denmark 418,074,153 294,663,720 -123,410,433
Belgium 376,989,363 238,190,159 -138,799,204
Netherlands 213,649,107 211,251,398 -2,397,709
Ireland 60,375,380 25,612,174 -34,763,206

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 £
France 3,004,600,847
Norway 1,370,093,270
Denmark 712,737,873
Belgium 615,179,522
Netherlands 424,900,505

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 £
France 1,491,993,074 1,512,607,773 +20,614,699
Norway 820,018,784 550,074,486 -269,944,298
Denmark 418,074,153 294,663,720 -123,410,433
Belgium 376,989,363 238,190,159 -138,799,204
Netherlands 213,649,107 211,251,398 -2,397,709
Ireland 51,823,408 18,505,444 -33,317,964

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 6,197,840,869
Other 15,658,702

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 £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 3,372,547,889 2,825,292,980 -547,254,909
Other 8,551,972 7,106,730 -1,445,242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 6,197,840,869
000 15,658,702

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 £
499 3,372,547,889 2,825,292,980 -547,254,909
000 8,551,972 7,106,730 -1,445,242

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 £
Ireland 700,657,930
Netherlands 285,804,106
Denmark 256,488,590
Belgium 201,618,869
France 114,350,607

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 £
Ireland 256,958,836 443,699,094 +186,740,258
Netherlands 121,512,328 164,291,778 +42,779,450
Denmark 110,257,612 146,230,978 +35,973,366
Belgium 95,317,678 106,301,191 +10,983,513
France 83,138,654 31,211,953 -51,926,701
Norway 12,734,439 46,668,550 +33,934,111

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 £
XI 146,389,138

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 £
XI 34,936,504 111,452,634 +76,516,130

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 1,471,933,953
Other 146,389,138

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 £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 644,983,043 826,950,910 +181,967,867
Other 34,936,504 111,452,634 +76,516,130

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 1,471,933,953
000 146,389,138

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 £
499 644,983,043 826,950,910 +181,967,867
000 34,936,504 111,452,634 +76,516,130

Quick facts

HS code: 2716

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

Description: Electricity used for powering homes, businesses, and industries. Includes all forms of electrical energy, whether generated or supplied