Import/export HS code 850153: Very large DC motors

DC motors with a power output 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 180,543,742
Japan 91,085,165
France 55,173,638
Netherlands 52,579,542
Germany 34,157,909

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 102,115,900 78,427,842 -23,688,058
Japan 2,258,728 88,826,437 +86,567,709
France 25,138,340 30,035,298 +4,896,958
Netherlands 36,356,528 16,223,014 -20,133,514
Germany 15,022,317 19,135,592 +4,113,275
Finland 7,777,932 7,768,077 -9,855
Italy 3,868,216 10,125,204 +6,256,988
Brazil 5,352,140 8,110,579 +2,758,439
United States 9,845,055 3,450,390 -6,394,665
Belgium 8,734,925 3,565,593 -5,169,332

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 184,815,178
Japan 91,924,342
Germany 83,695,611
France 49,506,805
United States 17,837,507

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 103,656,213 81,158,965 -22,497,248
Japan 2,943,420 88,980,922 +86,037,502
Germany 52,028,654 31,666,957 -20,361,697
France 21,989,658 27,517,147 +5,527,489
United States 9,437,623 8,399,884 -1,037,739
Finland 9,154,238 8,579,646 -574,592
Brazil 5,618,914 9,109,293 +3,490,379
United Kingdom 7,519,188 5,300,680 -2,218,508
Italy 3,324,625 7,495,530 +4,170,905
Czechia 4,685,100 2,066,125 -2,618,975

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 40
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
West Midlands 23
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19

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 28 27 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 21 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 17 +4
West Midlands 14 16 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13 10 -3
Inner London - West 13 15 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
West Yorkshire 10 16 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 9 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 12 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 210,361,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,305,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,279,752
Air transport 24,523,821
Road transport 3,048,989

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 £
Other 133,285,742 77,075,664 -56,210,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,398,432 124,906,929 +95,508,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,257,899 73,021,853 +6,763,954
Air transport 12,802,043 11,721,778 -1,080,265
Road transport 742,780 2,306,209 +1,563,429
Rail transport 112,024 256,572 +144,548

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 210,361,406
499 97,791,004
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,337,695
Dover 40,137,213
Immingham Docks 26,037,222

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 £
000 133,285,742 77,075,664 -56,210,078
499 72,956 97,718,048 +97,645,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,600,868 27,736,827 +8,135,959
Dover 17,481,693 22,655,520 +5,173,827
Immingham Docks 14,723,075 11,314,147 -3,408,928
Felixstowe 7,345,247 7,889,806 +544,559
Eurotunnel 6,236,126 5,808,876 -427,250
London Heathrow Airport 6,017,061 5,341,508 -675,553
London Gateway Port 5,313,486 4,146,028 -1,167,458
London 3,294,360 4,461,860 +1,167,500

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 65
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 44
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 67
2025-11 78
2025-10 77
2025-09 67
2025-08 76

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+ 222
1m-15m 127
15m-54m 57
Other 31
0-1m 26

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 £
Italy 64,966,499
Turkey 48,131,919
Germany 22,185,357
United States 16,001,975
Singapore 11,943,217

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 £
Italy 31,804,195 33,162,304 +1,358,109
Turkey 1,304,419 46,827,500 +45,523,081
Germany 13,424,434 8,760,923 -4,663,511
United States 9,489,072 6,512,903 -2,976,169
Singapore 5,293,656 6,649,561 +1,355,905
Taiwan 33,530 11,397,856 +11,364,326
Japan 7,227,157 2,689,823 -4,537,334
Norway 2,296,302 4,359,655 +2,063,353
Slovakia 4,813,992 30,564 -4,783,428
South Korea 1,582,382 3,190,166 +1,607,784

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 81,940
Italy 8,562
Brazil 4,225

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 30,307 51,633 +21,326
Italy 8,562 0 -8,562
Brazil 4,225 0 -4,225

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) 160,419,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,732,670
Air transport 43,026,827
Other 94,727
Road transport 65,821

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) 56,452,386 103,966,913 +47,514,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,421,250 29,311,420 +6,890,170
Air transport 24,937,136 18,089,691 -6,847,445
Other 43,094 51,633 +8,539
Road transport 65,821 0 -65,821

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,628,924
London 49,907,610
London Heathrow Airport 31,399,116
Felixstowe 21,858,166
Southampton 11,876,776

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 47,708,486 45,920,438 -1,788,048
London 2,257,061 47,650,549 +45,393,488
London Heathrow Airport 16,549,514 14,849,602 -1,699,912
Felixstowe 3,850,081 18,008,085 +14,158,004
Southampton 9,590,293 2,286,483 -7,303,810
Immingham Docks 3,720,296 6,109,863 +2,389,567
London Gateway Port 2,702,077 3,961,718 +1,259,641
Harwich 3,403,586 1,645,004 -1,758,582
East Midlands Airport 1,983,596 2,266,437 +282,841
ZLC 4,016,755 137,957 -3,878,798

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850153

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

Description: DC motors with a power output exceeding 75 kW