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 20,979,044
France 11,070,925
Brazil 10,985,140
China 5,794,656
Netherlands 5,060,648

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 11,500,538 9,478,506 -2,022,032
France 8,077,436 2,993,489 -5,083,947
Brazil 5,399,989 5,585,151 +185,162
China 3,202,723 2,591,933 -610,790
Netherlands 3,075,211 1,985,437 -1,089,774
Italy 2,292,607 2,656,099 +363,492
Poland 2,008,861 2,288,083 +279,222
Finland 1,262,412 1,618,319 +355,907
United States 1,398,297 999,724 -398,573
Czechia 938,067 716,068 -221,999

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 18,713,495
Brazil 11,293,413
China 8,602,567
France 7,208,318
Poland 6,361,389

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 10,153,609 8,559,886 -1,593,723
Brazil 5,527,395 5,766,018 +238,623
China 4,326,289 4,276,278 -50,011
France 6,622,870 585,448 -6,037,422
Poland 3,843,231 2,518,158 -1,325,073
Italy 2,745,855 2,845,658 +99,803
Czechia 2,294,501 1,606,329 -688,172
United States 1,880,307 1,226,246 -654,061
Finland 1,317,800 1,562,519 +244,719
India 774,347 1,498,440 +724,093

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 53
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 45
West Midlands 44
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 43
Shropshire and Staffordshire 41

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 41 35 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36 23 -13
West Midlands 34 24 -10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32 33 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 29 31 +2
West Yorkshire 25 27 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24 18 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 20 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20 23 +3
Greater Manchester 20 18 -2

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) 38,754,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,937,244
Air transport 18,341,940
Other 397,241
Road transport 393,949

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) 22,780,577 15,973,426 -6,807,151
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,916,327 10,020,917 -1,895,410
Air transport 9,547,174 8,794,766 -752,408
Other 79,110 318,131 +239,021
Road transport 172,489 221,460 +48,971

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,255,970
London Gateway Port 7,964,154
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,777,172
Felixstowe 6,597,586
Birmingham Airport 6,228,911

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 7,399,500 7,856,470 +456,970
London Gateway Port 5,344,491 2,619,663 -2,724,828
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,538,096 239,076 -6,299,020
Felixstowe 2,280,657 4,316,929 +2,036,272
Birmingham Airport 2,531,144 3,697,767 +1,166,623
Eurotunnel 2,932,940 2,553,444 -379,496
East Midlands Airport 2,377,394 1,635,294 -742,100
Thamesport 2,359,964 1,486,690 -873,274
London 1,785,777 1,363,313 -422,464
Purfleet 1,599,099 1,416,564 -182,535

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 165
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 141
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 96
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40
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
2025-11 140
2025-10 133
2025-09 113
2025-08 113
2025-07 125

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+ 308
1m-15m 277
15m-54m 99
Other 48
0-1m 43

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 4,646,711
Ireland 4,348,932
France 3,299,133
United States 1,836,494
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 1,348,077 3,298,634 +1,950,557
Ireland 2,876,142 1,472,790 -1,403,352
France 1,305,541 1,993,592 +688,051
United States 939,933 896,561 -43,372
South Korea 558,183 919,812 +361,629
Italy 616,397 553,859 -62,538
Netherlands 317,643 556,495 +238,852
Spain 184,412 479,514 +295,102
Saudi Arabia 453,695 85,403 -368,292
Denmark 240,103 230,515 -9,588

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 £
XU 421,868
China 321,119
XI 227,350
Germany 30,369
Brazil 20,672

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 £
XU 14,163 407,705 +393,542
China 163,795 157,324 -6,471
XI 225,342 2,008 -223,334
Germany 29,216 1,153 -28,063
Brazil 2,930 17,742 +14,812
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) 12,861,383
Air transport 8,756,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,401,799
Other 1,039,800
Road transport 15,440

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) 5,612,491 7,248,892 +1,636,401
Air transport 4,147,694 4,608,534 +460,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,268,597 1,133,202 -1,135,395
Other 446,902 592,898 +145,996
Road transport 15,440 0 -15,440

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,428,738
London Heathrow Airport 4,439,422
Holyhead 2,502,960
East Midlands Airport 2,398,718
London Gateway Port 1,873,712

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 2,755,520 5,673,218 +2,917,698
London Heathrow Airport 1,909,993 2,529,429 +619,436
Holyhead 1,974,185 528,775 -1,445,410
East Midlands Airport 1,486,900 911,818 -575,082
London Gateway Port 1,578,724 294,988 -1,283,736
000 446,902 592,898 +145,996
Liverpool Docks 430,361 481,313 +50,952
Immingham Docks 254,715 365,669 +110,954
ZLC 278,605 339,773 +61,168
Manchester Airport 169,656 402,729 +233,073

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