Import/export HS code 85015290: Large DC motors

DC motors with a power output exceeding 37 kW but not exceeding 75 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 £
China 9,599,278
United States 8,925,843
Germany 8,113,528
Brazil 4,739,641
Taiwan 2,540,709

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 5,427,291 4,171,987 -1,255,304
United States 4,405,770 4,520,073 +114,303
Germany 5,451,055 2,662,473 -2,788,582
Brazil 2,136,603 2,603,038 +466,435
Taiwan 1,809,039 731,670 -1,077,369
Poland 1,999,553 416,038 -1,583,515
France 1,293,692 940,515 -353,177
Netherlands 877,544 1,263,408 +385,864
Finland 903,062 1,021,374 +118,312
Switzerland 754,783 720,678 -34,105

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 10,638,291
Germany 10,074,918
United States 9,191,695
Brazil 4,941,272
Taiwan 2,542,074

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 5,867,550 4,770,741 -1,096,809
Germany 6,929,231 3,145,687 -3,783,544
United States 4,555,385 4,636,310 +80,925
Brazil 2,241,842 2,699,430 +457,588
Taiwan 1,812,154 729,920 -1,082,234
Finland 900,069 1,064,094 +164,025
Czechia 1,150,075 771,658 -378,417
France 820,934 683,097 -137,837
Italy 679,040 747,462 +68,422
Poland 1,037,255 352,770 -684,485

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 54
Shropshire and Staffordshire 43
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40
West Yorkshire 39

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 36 32 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 26 33 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 26 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 25 -1
West Yorkshire 23 23 +0
West Midlands 27 25 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 28 17 -11
Greater Manchester 21 23 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 21 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 15 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,914,364
Air transport 17,973,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,793,328
Road transport 209,942
Other 151,136

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,661,444 8,252,920 -2,408,524
Air transport 9,153,368 8,819,781 -333,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,933,594 5,859,734 -3,073,860
Road transport 155,288 54,654 -100,634
Other 106,744 44,392 -62,352

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,127,864
Felixstowe 6,942,741
London Heathrow Airport 5,760,704
East Midlands Airport 5,020,789
Southampton 4,690,241

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 4,957,136 2,170,728 -2,786,408
Felixstowe 4,030,258 2,912,483 -1,117,775
London Heathrow Airport 2,399,321 3,361,383 +962,062
East Midlands Airport 2,840,852 2,179,937 -660,915
Southampton 2,450,381 2,239,860 -210,521
London Gateway Port 2,341,175 1,933,179 -407,996
London Stansted Airport 2,058,219 1,400,221 -657,998
Birmingham Airport 1,042,393 1,239,104 +196,711
Eurotunnel 782,248 1,059,428 +277,180
Thamesport 1,017,005 718,346 -298,659

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 149
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 131
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 67
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 97
2025-10 95
2025-09 101
2025-08 90
2025-07 87

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+ 322
1m-15m 228
15m-54m 84
Other 60
0-1m 54

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 £
Romania 52,185,516
United States 4,891,138
Italy 3,411,462
Uganda 2,129,159
Germany 2,068,803

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 £
Romania 341,752 51,843,764 +51,502,012
United States 1,749,448 3,141,690 +1,392,242
Italy 621,742 2,789,720 +2,167,978
Uganda 2,122,560 6,599 -2,115,961
Germany 866,143 1,202,660 +336,517
Ireland 695,195 313,499 -381,696
France 428,673 207,888 -220,785
Japan 356,517 57,858 -298,659
India 103,582 172,790 +69,208
Poland 36,181 224,762 +188,581

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 71,320
XI 56,733
Brazil 15,860
XU 7,207
Germany 4,236

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 32,571 38,749 +6,178
XI 15,314 41,419 +26,105
Brazil 12,273 3,587 -8,686
XU 6,026 1,181 -4,845
Germany 4,236 0 -4,236
Finland 0 197 +197

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) 59,863,088
Air transport 6,842,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,470,852
Other 155,553
Road transport 8,207

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) 3,126,105 56,736,983 +53,610,878
Air transport 2,862,852 3,979,544 +1,116,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,819,966 650,886 -2,169,080
Other 70,420 85,133 +14,713
Road transport 8,207 0 -8,207

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 52,304,142
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,437,160
London Heathrow Airport 5,302,523
Southampton 2,266,945
Holyhead 701,421

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 449,245 51,854,897 +51,405,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,002,968 4,434,192 +2,431,224
London Heathrow Airport 2,048,256 3,254,267 +1,206,011
Southampton 2,132,265 134,680 -1,997,585
Holyhead 498,265 203,156 -295,109
East Midlands Airport 360,463 245,692 -114,771
London Gateway Port 443,542 134,718 -308,824
London Stansted Airport 219,913 61,374 -158,539
Liverpool Docks 167,077 102,035 -65,042
Manchester Airport 56,695 175,815 +119,120

Quick facts

HS code: 85015290

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

Description: DC motors with a power output exceeding 37 kW but not exceeding 75 kW