Import/export HS code 85011091: Universal AC/DC motors

Motors that can operate on both AC and DC power, with a power output of 37.5 watts or less

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 £
China 7,402,924
Germany 6,202,383
United States 5,826,512
France 2,743,153
Italy 2,124,121

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 £
China 3,196,817 4,206,107 +1,009,290
Germany 2,955,941 3,246,442 +290,501
United States 3,478,975 2,347,537 -1,131,438
France 1,714,438 1,028,715 -685,723
Italy 1,022,980 1,101,141 +78,161
Sweden 1,203,519 780,037 -423,482
Ireland 1,260,425 619,150 -641,275
Netherlands 293,396 1,285,126 +991,730
Denmark 516,424 677,383 +160,959
India 818,077 76,840 -741,237

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 £
China 9,049,081
United States 6,682,753
Italy 3,153,430
Germany 3,098,551
France 2,697,993

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 £
China 4,070,021 4,979,060 +909,039
United States 3,730,098 2,952,655 -777,443
Italy 1,094,281 2,059,149 +964,868
Germany 1,816,578 1,281,973 -534,605
France 1,675,166 1,022,827 -652,339
Sweden 1,014,599 651,033 -363,566
United Kingdom 814,970 351,128 -463,842
India 815,886 70,320 -745,566
United Arab Emirates 133,485 622,909 +489,424
Switzerland 90,051 614,730 +524,679

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 37
Shropshire and Staffordshire 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 27
Greater Manchester 25

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 28 19 -9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22 21 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 17 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 17 -1
Greater Manchester 22 10 -12
West Midlands 17 20 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 14 -4
Inner London - West 11 20 +9
West Yorkshire 11 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 14 +5

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 16,602,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,761,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,749,839
Other 3,395,293
Road transport 499,399

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 £
Air transport 8,977,683 7,624,360 -1,353,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,110,406 5,651,091 +540,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,949,678 2,800,161 -149,517
Other 1,993,040 1,402,253 -590,787
Road transport 104,315 395,084 +290,769
Rail transport 4,085 0 -4,085

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,985,442
East Midlands Airport 4,196,659
London Stansted Airport 4,152,962
000 3,395,293
Felixstowe 3,206,582

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,585,565 2,399,877 -185,688
East Midlands Airport 2,296,659 1,900,000 -396,659
London Stansted Airport 2,182,036 1,970,926 -211,110
000 1,993,040 1,402,253 -590,787
Felixstowe 1,228,653 1,977,929 +749,276
Dover 1,608,303 1,226,413 -381,890
London Gateway Port 841,737 1,079,979 +238,242
Thamesport 813,631 947,377 +133,746
Immingham Docks 679,713 800,680 +120,967
Birmingham Airport 497,397 972,220 +474,823

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 116
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 53
Other manufacturing 40
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 34
Specialised construction activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 70
2025-11 68
2025-10 77
2025-09 77
2025-08 76

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+ 201
1m-15m 178
15m-54m 43
Other 43
0-1m 31

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 £
United States 2,393,244
Saudi Arabia 1,265,163
France 1,133,725
Ireland 1,097,321
United Arab Emirates 829,644

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 £
United States 1,216,016 1,177,228 -38,788
Saudi Arabia 1,159,498 105,665 -1,053,833
France 313,963 819,762 +505,799
Ireland 361,982 735,339 +373,357
United Arab Emirates 777,910 51,734 -726,176
India 479,077 184,537 -294,540
Germany 339,324 315,446 -23,878
Netherlands 239,927 376,336 +136,409
Spain 324,287 153,030 -171,257
Italy 186,948 142,359 -44,589

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 £
China 188,192
XI 1,938
Ireland 1,137
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 581
United States 403

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 £
China 99,774 88,418 -11,356
XI 0 1,938 +1,938
Ireland 146 991 +845
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 469 112 -357
United States 403 0 -403
Turkey 311 74 -237
Sweden 194 0 -194
Taiwan 0 127 +127
Tunisia 0 47 +47
Italy 0 8 +8

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 7,656,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,198,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,382,331
Other 194,552
Road transport 24,388

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 £
Air transport 4,281,416 3,375,251 -906,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,206,449 1,991,836 +785,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,860,851 521,480 -1,339,371
Other 101,865 92,687 -9,178
Road transport 24,388 0 -24,388

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,071,681
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,781,917
East Midlands Airport 1,775,159
London Gateway Port 1,319,812
ZLC 985,813

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 Heathrow Airport 1,464,946 1,606,735 +141,789
Dover / Eurotunnel 646,606 1,135,311 +488,705
East Midlands Airport 1,030,383 744,776 -285,607
London Gateway Port 1,133,218 186,594 -946,624
ZLC 426,167 559,646 +133,479
Warton Aerodrome 864,259 92,316 -771,943
London Stansted Airport 279,826 263,406 -16,420
Southampton 299,068 244,132 -54,936
Harwich 131,465 188,212 +56,747
Holyhead 86,887 202,715 +115,828

Quick facts

HS code: 85011091

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

Description: Motors that can operate on both AC and DC power, with a power output of 37.5 watts or less