Import/export HS code 850120: Universal AC/DC motors

Universal motors that can operate on both AC and DC power, with a power output exceeding 37.5 watts

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 £
United States 10,375,954
China 8,612,308
Italy 4,747,821
Germany 4,115,690
France 4,058,207

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 £
United States 5,348,945 5,027,009 -321,936
China 5,209,915 3,402,393 -1,807,522
Italy 2,418,094 2,329,727 -88,367
Germany 1,998,137 2,117,553 +119,416
France 2,411,021 1,647,186 -763,835
Switzerland 1,339,925 514,471 -825,454
Slovenia 908,866 916,514 +7,648
Netherlands 939,847 878,951 -60,896
Czechia 470,650 825,230 +354,580
Japan 781,727 372,148 -409,579

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 £
United States 12,989,203
China 9,047,050
United Kingdom 4,643,155
Italy 3,601,950
Germany 2,637,871

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 £
United States 6,431,347 6,557,856 +126,509
China 5,425,720 3,621,330 -1,804,390
United Kingdom 2,456,869 2,186,286 -270,583
Italy 2,059,529 1,542,421 -517,108
Germany 1,287,825 1,350,046 +62,221
France 1,468,472 1,007,732 -460,740
Slovenia 1,178,354 1,060,710 -117,644
Switzerland 1,127,002 426,930 -700,072
Czechia 494,124 823,791 +329,667
Turkey 366,963 205,811 -161,152

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 19 -11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 26 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 27 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 21 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 18 -3
Inner London - West 17 18 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 19 19 +0
West Yorkshire 17 10 -7
Essex 15 10 -5
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 £
Air transport 25,471,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,865,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,552,131
Other 2,665,038
Road transport 485,458

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 13,768,748 11,702,819 -2,065,929
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,109,749 4,755,696 -354,053
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,365,483 4,186,648 -1,178,835
Other 1,376,499 1,288,539 -87,960
Road transport 218,680 266,778 +48,098

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,809,399
East Midlands Airport 5,816,925
London Stansted Airport 5,098,078
Dover 3,725,509
Southampton 2,772,696

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 6,070,089 5,739,310 -330,779
East Midlands Airport 3,871,140 1,945,785 -1,925,355
London Stansted Airport 2,191,666 2,906,412 +714,746
Dover 1,890,983 1,834,526 -56,457
Southampton 1,784,211 988,485 -795,726
Felixstowe 1,725,482 945,492 -779,990
000 1,376,499 1,288,539 -87,960
Eurotunnel 1,597,616 1,034,597 -563,019
Thamesport 1,210,248 927,769 -282,479
Birmingham Airport 1,036,703 850,370 -186,333

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 126
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 83
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 52
Other manufacturing 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 71
2025-11 83
2025-10 76
2025-09 74
2025-08 88

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+ 243
1m-15m 192
15m-54m 63
Other 41
0-1m 35

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 9,809,347
Germany 5,877,985
Italy 5,367,166
France 3,305,947
Ireland 2,962,179

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 6,150,887 3,658,460 -2,492,427
Germany 3,138,236 2,739,749 -398,487
Italy 4,592,137 775,029 -3,817,108
France 2,593,934 712,013 -1,881,921
Ireland 1,273,373 1,688,806 +415,433
India 1,254,635 1,640,545 +385,910
Sweden 1,268,811 1,599,983 +331,172
Japan 1,817,844 492,525 -1,325,319
Denmark 389,446 1,485,633 +1,096,187
Poland 271,603 1,130,632 +859,029

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 £
Italy 1,287,188
XI 482,992
Brazil 349,351
China 15,712

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 £
Italy 619,192 667,996 +48,804
XI 47,345 435,647 +388,302
Brazil 188,302 161,049 -27,253
China 7,774 7,938 +164

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 23,906,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,585,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,793,605
Other 2,172,687
Road transport 131,136

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 11,877,871 12,028,187 +150,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,808,110 6,777,010 -4,031,100
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,644,902 1,148,703 -4,496,199
Other 889,713 1,282,974 +393,261
Road transport 131,136 0 -131,136

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,759,242
London Heathrow Airport 11,078,253
East Midlands Airport 5,693,456
London Stansted Airport 3,987,976
Immingham Docks 3,242,163

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 8,214,516 3,544,726 -4,669,790
London Heathrow Airport 5,497,411 5,580,842 +83,431
East Midlands Airport 2,961,253 2,732,203 -229,050
London Stansted Airport 2,016,203 1,971,773 -44,430
Immingham Docks 1,189,222 2,052,941 +863,719
ZLC 1,192,048 1,418,591 +226,543
London Gateway Port 1,886,056 630,638 -1,255,418
000 889,713 1,282,974 +393,261
Liverpool Docks 1,236,869 270,794 -966,075
Dover 958,194 289,115 -669,079

Quick facts

HS code: 850120

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

Description: Universal motors that can operate on both AC and DC power, with a power output exceeding 37.5 watts