Import/export HS code 85016120: Very small generators

Generators with a power output not exceeding 7.5 kVA

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 £
Netherlands 26,367,438
United States 8,390,655
France 8,317,992
Germany 4,591,523
Poland 4,574,227

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 £
Netherlands 13,543,788 12,823,650 -720,138
United States 6,001,204 2,389,451 -3,611,753
France 5,186,599 3,131,393 -2,055,206
Germany 1,920,348 2,671,175 +750,827
Poland 1,996,767 2,577,460 +580,693
Italy 2,090,256 1,773,236 -317,020
Japan 948,804 294,309 -654,495
Ireland 1,115,999 96,221 -1,019,778
Spain 542,961 221,384 -321,577
China 233,272 427,302 +194,030

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 £
United States 44,669,763
Italy 4,069,412
Netherlands 3,198,326
United Kingdom 3,063,561
Germany 2,392,159

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 £
United States 27,202,128 17,467,635 -9,734,493
Italy 2,118,390 1,951,022 -167,368
Netherlands 460,712 2,737,614 +2,276,902
United Kingdom 1,789,762 1,273,799 -515,963
Germany 212,453 2,179,706 +1,967,253
Japan 952,336 299,938 -652,398
France 441,037 259,053 -181,984
China 229,087 448,066 +218,979
Ireland 498,907 29,834 -469,073
Poland 192,073 192,713 +640

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
West Yorkshire 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6

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
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 5 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
Essex 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 50,279,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,149,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,676,722
Other 1,059,243
Road transport 1,101

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 £
Air transport 28,067,719 22,211,694 -5,856,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,790,470 3,358,859 -1,431,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,273,354 1,403,368 +130,014
Other 713,012 346,231 -366,781
Road transport 0 1,101 +1,101

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 24,751,740
London Stansted Airport 14,402,022
London Heathrow Airport 8,279,069
Dover 4,745,370
Eurotunnel 1,283,210

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 £
East Midlands Airport 12,869,388 11,882,352 -987,036
London Stansted Airport 8,931,794 5,470,228 -3,461,566
London Heathrow Airport 4,809,244 3,469,825 -1,339,419
Dover 2,607,752 2,137,618 -470,134
Eurotunnel 913,277 369,933 -543,344
Manchester Airport 273,808 926,683 +652,875
000 713,012 346,231 -366,781
Thamesport 226,426 791,318 +564,892
Southampton 746,512 68,368 -678,144
Dover / Eurotunnel 181,074 441,827 +260,753

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 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Air transport 12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 18
2025-09 21
2025-08 17
2025-07 23

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+ 50
1m-15m 39
15m-54m 12
0-1m 7
Other 7

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 £
Netherlands 11,510,331
United States 4,272,453
Germany 1,917,473
Ireland 1,868,444
France 1,249,903

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 £
Netherlands 5,132,713 6,377,618 +1,244,905
United States 1,858,592 2,413,861 +555,269
Germany 941,688 975,785 +34,097
Ireland 1,272,841 595,603 -677,238
France 561,002 688,901 +127,899
China 553,626 618,972 +65,346
Sweden 466,811 592,621 +125,810
United Arab Emirates 159,164 668,314 +509,150
Poland 536,400 121,796 -414,604
Singapore 266,810 311,788 +44,978

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 2,058
Mexico 1,844

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 2,058 0 -2,058
Mexico 524 1,320 +796

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 22,446,334
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,273,291
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 600,856
Other 6,277
Road transport 1,136

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 10,278,370 12,167,964 +1,889,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,250,708 3,022,583 -228,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 386,987 213,869 -173,118
Other 4,957 1,320 -3,637
Road transport 1,136 0 -1,136

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,511,365
London Heathrow Airport 6,916,532
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,221,717
London Stansted Airport 2,442,266
Holyhead 1,362,616

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 £
East Midlands Airport 5,232,054 6,279,311 +1,047,257
London Heathrow Airport 3,204,893 3,711,639 +506,746
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,712,278 1,509,439 -202,839
London Stansted Airport 831,940 1,610,326 +778,386
Holyhead 897,117 465,499 -431,618
Immingham Docks 367,486 563,103 +195,617
ZLC 372,169 355,771 -16,398
Aberdeen Airport 425,294 13,969 -411,325
Liverpool Docks 135,856 193,317 +57,461
Tyne 39,929 279,467 +239,538

Quick facts

HS code: 85016120

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

Description: Generators with a power output not exceeding 7.5 kVA