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 7,303,579
Germany 6,250,689
United States 6,109,474
France 2,719,680
Italy 2,161,676

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 2,694,771 4,608,808 +1,914,037
Germany 3,073,680 3,177,009 +103,329
United States 3,621,599 2,487,875 -1,133,724
France 1,398,436 1,321,244 -77,192
Italy 1,052,482 1,109,194 +56,712
Sweden 1,177,069 787,318 -389,751
Ireland 1,253,933 665,935 -587,998
Netherlands 298,813 1,174,336 +875,523
Denmark 417,163 710,768 +293,605
India 819,322 78,543 -740,779

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 8,942,679
United States 6,999,673
Germany 3,103,955
Italy 3,046,036
France 2,663,822

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 3,473,083 5,469,596 +1,996,513
United States 3,845,165 3,154,508 -690,657
Germany 1,808,199 1,295,756 -512,443
Italy 1,122,766 1,923,270 +800,504
France 1,353,287 1,310,535 -42,752
Sweden 1,000,099 670,481 -329,618
United Kingdom 772,124 335,543 -436,581
India 817,131 70,341 -746,790
United Arab Emirates 58,422 685,121 +626,699
Switzerland 96,663 603,622 +506,959

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 36
Shropshire and Staffordshire 30
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 25 23 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 21 21 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 16 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 17 -2
Greater Manchester 23 11 -12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 13 -6
West Midlands 16 19 +3
Inner London - West 12 18 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 14 +4
West Yorkshire 11 12 +1

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 16,702,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,575,847
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,729,078
Other 3,594,916
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 8,651,845 8,050,737 -601,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,529,830 6,046,017 +1,516,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,853,634 2,875,444 +21,810
Other 2,081,075 1,513,841 -567,234
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 5,032,656
London Stansted Airport 4,351,602
East Midlands Airport 4,179,866
000 3,594,916
Felixstowe 3,213,447

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 2,289,837 2,742,819 +452,982
London Stansted Airport 2,367,480 1,984,122 -383,358
East Midlands Airport 2,229,998 1,949,868 -280,130
000 2,081,075 1,513,841 -567,234
Felixstowe 1,261,740 1,951,707 +689,967
Dover 1,585,803 1,248,362 -337,441
London Gateway Port 468,870 1,454,782 +985,912
Thamesport 802,902 897,531 +94,629
Immingham Docks 656,654 811,420 +154,766
Birmingham Airport 471,842 884,797 +412,955

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 112
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 55
Other manufacturing 39
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
2025-11 68
2025-10 77
2025-09 77
2025-08 76
2025-07 82

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+ 203
1m-15m 175
15m-54m 43
Other 43
0-1m 28

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 2,454,266
Saudi Arabia 1,287,745
France 1,128,980
Ireland 1,107,265
United Arab Emirates 829,720

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 1,271,518 1,182,748 -88,770
Saudi Arabia 1,144,921 142,824 -1,002,097
France 316,382 812,598 +496,216
Ireland 378,741 728,524 +349,783
United Arab Emirates 779,100 50,620 -728,480
India 479,077 158,247 -320,830
Netherlands 264,029 363,470 +99,441
Germany 350,507 263,948 -86,559
Spain 324,199 149,762 -174,437
Italy 175,443 159,903 -15,540

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 198,012
XI 1,938
XU 1,539
Ireland 1,281
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 581

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 98,149 99,863 +1,714
XI 0 1,938 +1,938
XU 568 971 +403
Ireland 290 991 +701
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 469 112 -357
United States 403 0 -403
Turkey 311 74 -237
Sweden 0 194 +194
Taiwan 0 127 +127
Tunisia 0 47 +47

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 7,570,048
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,220,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,464,289
Other 204,516
Road transport 28,617

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 4,269,016 3,301,032 -967,984
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,216,167 2,004,593 +788,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,924,975 539,314 -1,385,661
Other 100,190 104,326 +4,136
Road transport 24,285 4,332 -19,953

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,985,204
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,826,989
East Midlands Airport 1,804,134
London Gateway Port 1,327,674
Warton Aerodrome 974,696

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 1,523,643 1,461,561 -62,082
Dover / Eurotunnel 652,483 1,174,506 +522,023
East Midlands Airport 1,033,808 770,326 -263,482
London Gateway Port 1,128,509 199,165 -929,344
Warton Aerodrome 846,137 128,559 -717,578
ZLC 388,321 556,727 +168,406
Southampton 300,145 250,173 -49,972
London Stansted Airport 256,906 283,301 +26,395
Harwich 151,363 178,243 +26,880
Holyhead 99,100 196,518 +97,418

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