Import/export HS code 850134: Very large power motors

Electric motors with a power output exceeding 375 kW

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 2,083,239
Ireland 1,332,212
Germany 651,041
Switzerland 537,555
Netherlands 446,163

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 846,370 1,236,869 +390,499
Ireland 536,758 795,454 +258,696
Germany 430,301 220,740 -209,561
Switzerland 256,322 281,233 +24,911
Netherlands 289,943 156,220 -133,723
France 168,823 268,149 +99,326
Australia 164,432 237,199 +72,767
China 150,389 250,566 +100,177
Italy 197,396 110,423 -86,973
United Arab Emirates 139,825 0 -139,825

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 2,654,646
United Kingdom 806,450
Germany 557,114
Switzerland 557,002
China 493,715

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 1,121,458 1,533,188 +411,730
United Kingdom 547,862 258,588 -289,274
Germany 419,035 138,079 -280,956
Switzerland 257,361 299,641 +42,280
China 253,988 239,727 -14,261
Canada 5,190 465,075 +459,885
Australia 164,432 194,710 +30,278
Italy 179,753 54,783 -124,970
Poland 134,429 90,510 -43,919
France 72,610 67,127 -5,483

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 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - West 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Essex 7

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 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
Essex 2 5 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 6 1 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 4 +3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,161,863
Air transport 1,932,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,772,803
Other 305,345
Road transport 6,880

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,713,496 1,448,367 -265,129
Air transport 652,378 1,280,558 +628,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 840,050 932,753 +92,703
Other 205,138 100,207 -104,931
Road transport 0 6,880 +6,880

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,272,788
Dover 895,983
London Heathrow Airport 879,057
Felixstowe 834,217
Southampton 462,104

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 £
Holyhead 532,563 740,225 +207,662
Dover 699,494 196,489 -503,005
London Heathrow Airport 171,521 707,536 +536,015
Felixstowe 502,778 331,439 -171,339
Southampton 14,372 447,732 +433,360
London 300,358 116,902 -183,456
East Midlands Airport 132,002 269,298 +137,296
000 205,138 100,207 -104,931
Harwich 11,805 253,045 +241,240
Eurotunnel 209,871 31,807 -178,064

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 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 11
Other manufacturing 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 10
2025-09 8
2025-08 10
2025-07 10

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+ 51
1m-15m 48
15m-54m 20
Other 12
0-1m 6

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 1,313,552
United States 544,938
United Arab Emirates 499,331
South Africa 450,937
Jamaica 405,000

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 582,919 730,633 +147,714
United States 188,469 356,469 +168,000
United Arab Emirates 7,597 491,734 +484,137
South Africa 937 450,000 +449,063
Jamaica 405,000 0 -405,000
Argentina 0 177,600 +177,600
Germany 23,867 114,888 +91,021
Singapore 8,139 104,156 +96,017
Denmark 46,838 27,186 -19,652
Italy 53,922 17,586 -36,336

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,709,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,543,418
Air transport 1,155,027

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 467,948 1,241,971 +774,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 659,375 884,043 +224,668
Air transport 438,527 716,500 +277,973

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,081,787
London Gateway Port 881,974
London Heathrow Airport 679,059
Southampton 461,735
Immingham Docks 317,891

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 £
Holyhead 566,334 515,453 -50,881
London Gateway Port 439,246 442,728 +3,482
London Heathrow Airport 160,227 518,832 +358,605
Southampton 1,337 460,398 +459,061
Immingham Docks 21,867 296,024 +274,157
ZLC 143,279 53,436 -89,843
Liverpool Docks 16,585 179,685 +163,100
East Midlands Airport 89,815 81,704 -8,111
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,555 95,826 +54,271
London Stansted Airport 27,287 51,585 +24,298

Quick facts

HS code: 850134

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

Description: Electric motors with a power output exceeding 375 kW