Import/export HS code 85011093: AC motors

Motors that operate on AC 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 12,851,533
France 3,104,620
Germany 2,680,242
Italy 2,077,777
United States 1,993,779

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 6,958,577 5,892,956 -1,065,621
France 1,465,738 1,638,882 +173,144
Germany 1,416,882 1,263,360 -153,522
Italy 1,344,235 733,542 -610,693
United States 1,212,772 781,007 -431,765
Denmark 952,888 1,008,877 +55,989
Poland 368,452 406,012 +37,560
Netherlands 259,612 418,811 +159,199
Canada 223,948 230,896 +6,948
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 62,237 258,488 +196,251

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 13,559,111
Italy 2,794,667
United States 2,777,653
France 2,259,675
Germany 2,111,546

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 7,236,094 6,323,017 -913,077
Italy 1,429,394 1,365,273 -64,121
United States 1,550,226 1,227,427 -322,799
France 1,131,052 1,128,623 -2,429
Germany 1,066,490 1,045,056 -21,434
Slovenia 935,563 694,863 -240,700
Viet Nam 137,846 275,792 +137,946
Bulgaria 8,230 307,132 +298,902
Netherlands 197,636 112,862 -84,774
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 104,026 192,453 +88,427

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 31
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19

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 23 19 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 15 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 14 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 16 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 11 -4
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 10 -4
West Yorkshire 13 12 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13 10 -3
West Midlands 12 13 +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) 15,736,212
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,065,102
Air transport 5,868,821
Other 235,718
Road transport 65,231

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) 8,593,807 7,142,405 -1,451,402
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,625,987 3,439,115 -186,872
Air transport 2,852,302 3,016,519 +164,217
Other 83,507 152,211 +68,704
Road transport 0 65,231 +65,231

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 9,942,453
Felixstowe 3,475,343
Eurotunnel 3,116,145
Dover 2,890,263
East Midlands Airport 2,405,720

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 £
Southampton 6,077,375 3,865,078 -2,212,297
Felixstowe 1,686,801 1,788,542 +101,741
Eurotunnel 1,498,047 1,618,098 +120,051
Dover 1,603,769 1,286,494 -317,275
East Midlands Airport 1,257,470 1,148,250 -109,220
London Heathrow Airport 609,402 791,660 +182,258
London Gateway Port 249,929 1,038,119 +788,190
Birmingham Airport 587,544 590,260 +2,716
Thamesport 401,190 367,463 -33,727
London Stansted Airport 249,088 398,745 +149,657

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 115
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 46
Manufacture of electrical equipment 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 27
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 67
2025-10 73
2025-09 66
2025-08 59

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
1m-15m 157
54m+ 155
15m-54m 53
0-1m 30
Other 24

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 8,930,608
Italy 3,814,201
Netherlands 2,095,149
Sweden 1,667,667
France 944,296

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 5,340,347 3,590,261 -1,750,086
Italy 1,229,049 2,585,152 +1,356,103
Netherlands 1,132,035 963,114 -168,921
Sweden 815,466 852,201 +36,735
France 499,688 444,608 -55,080
Germany 417,787 380,560 -37,227
Ireland 549,600 243,964 -305,636
Poland 346,233 352,309 +6,076
Bulgaria 65,292 305,531 +240,239
Canada 156,002 107,198 -48,804

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 187,159
China 68,471
Germany 19,287
Italy 15,449
Netherlands 4,962

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 179,005 8,154 -170,851
China 68,471 0 -68,471
Germany 19,287 0 -19,287
Italy 15,449 0 -15,449
Netherlands 3,621 1,341 -2,280
Ireland 0 1,170 +1,170

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,417,853
Air transport 8,605,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,390,738
Other 321,765
Road transport 3,889

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,030,836 5,387,017 +1,356,181
Air transport 5,024,381 3,581,215 -1,443,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,335,261 2,055,477 -279,784
Other 292,164 29,601 -262,563
Road transport 3,889 0 -3,889

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,100,826
London Heathrow Airport 5,192,588
Southampton 3,894,838
London Stansted Airport 1,272,039
East Midlands Airport 1,220,328

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,331,317 4,769,509 +1,438,192
London Heathrow Airport 3,663,570 1,529,018 -2,134,552
Southampton 1,998,316 1,896,522 -101,794
London Stansted Airport 266,381 1,005,658 +739,277
East Midlands Airport 731,899 488,429 -243,470
ZLC 334,863 521,085 +186,222
Immingham Docks 161,498 269,680 +108,182
Holyhead 208,286 162,064 -46,222
000 292,164 29,601 -262,563
Harwich 179,424 139,594 -39,830

Quick facts

HS code: 85011093

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

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