Import/export HS code 85015381: Large traction motors

Traction motors with a power output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 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 8,225,745
Belgium 6,565,280
Finland 6,005,203
United States 4,849,903
France 4,824,671

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 3,540,801 4,684,944 +1,144,143
Belgium 4,239,176 2,326,104 -1,913,072
Finland 2,878,230 3,126,973 +248,743
United States 3,033,949 1,815,954 -1,217,995
France 2,978,717 1,845,954 -1,132,763
Brazil 2,072,981 2,261,037 +188,056
China 1,936,107 1,537,399 -398,708
Netherlands 1,889,786 1,097,059 -792,727
Poland 1,675,591 1,293,868 -381,723
Portugal 1,071,993 1,601,633 +529,640

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 6,963,186
Finland 6,796,388
United States 6,556,305
Brazil 5,338,796
Czechia 5,334,993

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 3,445,002 3,518,184 +73,182
Finland 3,213,742 3,582,646 +368,904
United States 2,993,327 3,562,978 +569,651
Brazil 2,324,159 3,014,637 +690,478
Czechia 3,844,329 1,490,664 -2,353,665
China 2,549,476 2,423,138 -126,338
United Kingdom 2,853,019 404,208 -2,448,811
Portugal 1,127,759 1,770,706 +642,947
France 1,770,662 1,114,252 -656,410
Italy 728,668 1,538,466 +809,798

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 21
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15
West Yorkshire 13
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 11

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 14 17 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
North Eastern Scotland 7 5 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +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) 31,985,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,461,165
Air transport 9,892,428
Road transport 665,889
Other 105,459

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) 16,060,127 15,925,654 -134,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,695,447 6,765,718 -3,929,729
Air transport 4,962,329 4,930,099 -32,230
Road transport 580,970 84,919 -496,051
Other 15,276 90,183 +74,907
Rail transport 1,609 0 -1,609

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,328,641
Immingham Docks 7,971,982
Felixstowe 5,153,794
Eurotunnel 4,909,145
London Heathrow Airport 4,148,150

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 4,922,600 7,406,041 +2,483,441
Immingham Docks 5,986,463 1,985,519 -4,000,944
Felixstowe 2,459,167 2,694,627 +235,460
Eurotunnel 2,101,780 2,807,365 +705,585
London Heathrow Airport 2,096,821 2,051,329 -45,492
London Gateway Port 1,998,833 1,194,572 -804,261
London 1,232,756 1,920,595 +687,839
ZLC 1,579,165 568,242 -1,010,923
East Midlands Airport 1,207,310 769,015 -438,295
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,546,663 287,681 -1,258,982

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 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 40
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 43
2025-10 43
2025-09 30
2025-08 37

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+ 122
1m-15m 65
15m-54m 35
Other 12
0-1m 10

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 10,373,845
Japan 9,111,988
United States 3,944,342
South Korea 2,853,254
Netherlands 2,111,642

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 6,679,422 3,694,423 -2,984,999
Japan 6,739,715 2,372,273 -4,367,442
United States 2,653,980 1,290,362 -1,363,618
South Korea 1,565,882 1,287,372 -278,510
Netherlands 1,073,786 1,037,856 -35,930
Italy 558,516 1,238,122 +679,606
Sweden 652,697 439,433 -213,264
Turkey 78,491 824,457 +745,966
Norway 158,416 737,219 +578,803
Ireland 549,734 330,635 -219,099

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 73,471
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 21,838 51,633 +29,795
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 £
Air transport 22,734,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,327,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,987,704
Other 86,258
Road transport 56,875

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 16,034,810 6,700,132 -9,334,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,177,127 8,150,165 +973,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,550,029 1,437,675 -1,112,354
Other 34,625 51,633 +17,008
Road transport 56,875 0 -56,875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 17,280,611
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,751,352
ZLC 3,674,941
Immingham Docks 1,572,956
London Gateway Port 1,347,369

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 11,103,779 6,176,832 -4,926,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,117,145 5,634,207 +517,062
ZLC 3,618,064 56,877 -3,561,187
Immingham Docks 712,959 859,997 +147,038
London Gateway Port 1,066,939 280,430 -786,509
London 396,056 723,029 +326,973
Felixstowe 466,642 457,615 -9,027
London Stansted Airport 885,796 10,030 -875,766
Dover 500,332 130,638 -369,694
Liverpool Docks 396,139 225,519 -170,620

Quick facts

HS code: 85015381

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

Description: Traction motors with a power output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW