Import/export HS code 850140: Single-phase AC motors

AC motors that operate on single-phase power

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  • 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 25,379,941
Italy 21,894,054
Czechia 14,313,918
Germany 11,327,727
United States 8,561,171

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 13,154,958 12,224,983 -929,975
Italy 9,613,363 12,280,691 +2,667,328
Czechia 8,048,781 6,265,137 -1,783,644
Germany 6,745,184 4,582,543 -2,162,641
United States 4,294,072 4,267,099 -26,973
France 3,332,348 2,599,687 -732,661
Netherlands 2,607,343 2,399,344 -207,999
Belgium 2,216,844 867,870 -1,348,974
South Korea 1,535,088 1,323,265 -211,823
Slovenia 1,242,710 1,348,399 +105,689

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 28,503,753
Czechia 20,194,152
Italy 14,359,907
United States 8,406,364
Germany 6,977,670

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 14,873,711 13,630,042 -1,243,669
Czechia 9,875,956 10,318,196 +442,240
Italy 6,865,207 7,494,700 +629,493
United States 4,474,075 3,932,289 -541,786
Germany 4,161,633 2,816,037 -1,345,596
Slovenia 3,570,028 3,316,474 -253,554
France 2,597,278 2,624,914 +27,636
South Korea 1,552,987 1,395,757 -157,230
United Kingdom 1,832,160 998,146 -834,014
Japan 1,090,526 758,170 -332,356

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 56
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 54
Shropshire and Staffordshire 43
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40

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 37 41 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 36 40 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 28 33 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 28 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 30 +3
West Midlands 27 33 +6
Greater Manchester 28 28 +0
West Yorkshire 20 26 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 25 21 -4
Essex 17 24 +7

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) 46,894,677
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,874,358
Air transport 25,397,531
Road transport 2,190,389
Other 999,603

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) 23,645,482 23,249,195 -396,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,087,835 17,786,523 -2,301,312
Air transport 13,095,738 12,301,793 -793,945
Road transport 1,703,275 487,114 -1,216,161
Other 433,535 566,068 +132,533

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 33,446,530
Felixstowe 13,375,273
Southampton 12,631,647
London Heathrow Airport 7,752,807
London 7,625,606

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 £
Dover 16,366,695 17,079,835 +713,140
Felixstowe 7,771,304 5,603,969 -2,167,335
Southampton 6,428,889 6,202,758 -226,131
London Heathrow Airport 4,468,450 3,284,357 -1,184,093
London 3,992,094 3,633,512 -358,582
East Midlands Airport 3,180,667 3,680,842 +500,175
Birmingham Airport 2,293,971 2,858,384 +564,413
Thamesport 2,459,087 1,616,989 -842,098
London Gateway Port 1,141,022 2,568,457 +1,427,435
London Stansted Airport 2,074,867 1,261,943 -812,924

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 215
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 137
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Other manufacturing 46

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 180
2025-10 167
2025-09 174
2025-08 147
2025-07 174

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 361
54m+ 261
15m-54m 92
0-1m 79
Other 48

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 3,749,030
Ireland 2,564,941
Germany 2,403,193
France 1,785,419
Netherlands 1,539,626

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 1,828,817 1,920,213 +91,396
Ireland 1,328,941 1,236,000 -92,941
Germany 1,405,442 997,751 -407,691
France 1,569,605 215,814 -1,353,791
Netherlands 998,735 540,891 -457,844
Australia 1,353,911 119,330 -1,234,581
Malaysia 1,169,802 161,047 -1,008,755
Singapore 651,258 475,668 -175,590
Sweden 579,347 505,249 -74,098
Italy 381,570 539,034 +157,464

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 £
Brazil 208,718
China 138,253
Italy 130,717
XI 10,806
XU 7,195

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 £
Brazil 92,554 116,164 +23,610
China 67,068 71,185 +4,117
Italy 85,518 45,199 -40,319
XI 7,798 3,008 -4,790
XU 3,229 3,966 +737
Germany 6,981 0 -6,981
France 2,442 1,784 -658
Ireland 0 2,680 +2,680

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 11,070,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,532,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,172,708
Other 509,576
Road transport 87,478

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 4,904,188 6,166,589 +1,262,401
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,250,617 4,281,451 -969,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,205,529 1,967,179 -2,238,350
Other 265,590 243,986 -21,604
Road transport 87,478 0 -87,478

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,040,476
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,371,882
Southampton 3,085,615
London Gateway Port 1,878,335
East Midlands Airport 1,357,623

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 2,898,032 4,142,444 +1,244,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,719,946 2,651,936 -1,068,010
Southampton 2,310,244 775,371 -1,534,873
London Gateway Port 982,807 895,528 -87,279
East Midlands Airport 713,658 643,965 -69,693
Liverpool Docks 788,475 507,525 -280,950
ZLC 801,111 480,404 -320,707
London Stansted Airport 326,628 796,254 +469,626
Immingham Docks 549,035 432,060 -116,975
Holyhead 358,492 408,153 +49,661

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 850140

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

Description: AC motors that operate on single-phase power