Import/export HS code 85015230: Medium-large DC motors

DC motors with a power output exceeding 7.5 kW but not exceeding 37 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 £
Germany 20,818,420
Brazil 10,906,298
France 8,900,749
China 5,631,542
Italy 5,103,083

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 £
Germany 11,149,380 9,669,040 -1,480,340
Brazil 5,647,515 5,258,783 -388,732
France 5,763,523 3,137,226 -2,626,297
China 3,630,479 2,001,063 -1,629,416
Italy 2,346,224 2,756,859 +410,635
Netherlands 2,963,067 1,994,728 -968,339
Poland 2,128,798 2,182,974 +54,176
Finland 1,327,652 1,613,177 +285,525
United States 1,178,604 994,719 -183,885
Czechia 883,303 787,334 -95,969

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 £
Germany 18,387,452
Brazil 11,231,192
China 8,592,237
Poland 6,188,873
Italy 5,745,483

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 £
Germany 9,914,214 8,473,238 -1,440,976
Brazil 5,778,062 5,453,130 -324,932
China 4,839,386 3,752,851 -1,086,535
Poland 3,824,841 2,364,032 -1,460,809
Italy 2,791,332 2,954,151 +162,819
France 4,355,584 631,211 -3,724,373
Czechia 2,164,930 1,743,974 -420,956
Finland 1,390,093 1,605,639 +215,546
United States 1,723,556 1,136,131 -587,425
India 782,013 1,474,577 +692,564

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 52
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 46
Shropshire and Staffordshire 44
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 43
West Midlands 43

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 38 35 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 35 25 -10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 30 33 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 33 30 -3
West Midlands 32 25 -7
West Yorkshire 25 28 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 21 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24 16 -8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20 23 +3
Greater Manchester 19 20 +1

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) 36,219,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,641,764
Air transport 18,258,454
Other 400,294
Road transport 386,398

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) 20,231,505 15,987,916 -4,243,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,582,050 9,059,714 -3,522,336
Air transport 9,509,657 8,748,797 -760,860
Other 94,384 305,910 +211,526
Road transport 159,068 227,330 +68,262

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,220,742
London Gateway Port 7,907,116
Felixstowe 6,456,948
Birmingham Airport 6,391,258
Eurotunnel 5,318,526

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 7,188,024 8,032,718 +844,694
London Gateway Port 5,594,495 2,312,621 -3,281,874
Felixstowe 2,650,049 3,806,899 +1,156,850
Birmingham Airport 2,662,384 3,728,874 +1,066,490
Eurotunnel 2,718,187 2,600,339 -117,848
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,202,085 251,817 -3,950,268
East Midlands Airport 2,402,729 1,681,545 -721,184
Thamesport 2,206,259 1,556,261 -649,998
London 1,893,300 1,356,561 -536,739
Purfleet 1,653,644 1,238,795 -414,849

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 168
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 142
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 96
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 39
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 124
2025-11 140
2025-10 133
2025-09 113
2025-08 113

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+ 310
1m-15m 276
15m-54m 100
Other 49
0-1m 44

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 £
Germany 5,267,668
Ireland 4,004,610
France 3,246,643
United States 1,864,908
South Korea 1,477,995

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 £
Germany 1,381,616 3,886,052 +2,504,436
Ireland 2,701,421 1,303,189 -1,398,232
France 1,380,897 1,865,746 +484,849
United States 1,022,100 842,808 -179,292
South Korea 558,183 919,812 +361,629
Italy 630,844 522,890 -107,954
Netherlands 369,411 515,872 +146,461
Spain 214,089 472,179 +258,090
Saudi Arabia 451,845 94,543 -357,302
Denmark 218,768 214,754 -4,014

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 311,141
XI 227,350
Germany 30,369
Brazil 19,236
Italy 6,351

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 166,218 144,923 -21,295
XI 225,342 2,008 -223,334
Germany 29,216 1,153 -28,063
Brazil 2,014 17,222 +15,208
Italy 985 5,366 +4,381
Czechia 5,599 0 -5,599
Switzerland 4,872 0 -4,872
Poland 0 1,600 +1,600

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) 13,270,715
Air transport 8,732,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,355,145
Other 1,028,386
Road transport 12,694

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) 5,489,576 7,781,139 +2,291,563
Air transport 4,125,998 4,606,982 +480,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,283,085 1,072,060 -1,211,025
Other 620,718 407,668 -213,050
Road transport 12,694 0 -12,694

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,159,380
London Heathrow Airport 4,396,142
East Midlands Airport 2,418,987
Holyhead 2,206,845
London Gateway Port 1,832,339

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 2,964,588 6,194,792 +3,230,204
London Heathrow Airport 1,926,925 2,469,217 +542,292
East Midlands Airport 1,474,910 944,077 -530,833
Holyhead 1,659,055 547,790 -1,111,265
London Gateway Port 1,539,152 293,187 -1,245,965
000 620,718 407,668 -213,050
Liverpool Docks 410,488 485,594 +75,106
Manchester Airport 203,373 413,712 +210,339
Immingham Docks 252,661 363,293 +110,632
ZLC 247,172 332,849 +85,677

Quick facts

HS code: 85015230

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

Description: DC motors with a power output exceeding 7.5 kW but not exceeding 37 kW