Import/export HS code 85016180: Small-medium generators

Generators with a power output exceeding 7.5 kVA but not exceeding 75 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 £
United States 41,581,100
Germany 33,528,991
France 11,368,579
Netherlands 5,300,972
Poland 2,046,315

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 £
United States 17,219,467 24,361,633 +7,142,166
Germany 18,490,437 15,038,554 -3,451,883
France 7,005,119 4,363,460 -2,641,659
Netherlands 2,941,832 2,359,140 -582,692
Poland 37,534 2,008,781 +1,971,247
Italy 630,932 791,188 +160,256
China 575,372 678,465 +103,093
Sweden 785,964 386,709 -399,255
Czechia 216,135 918,217 +702,082
Canada 396,147 721,337 +325,190

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 60,606,277
United Kingdom 18,298,492
Germany 7,765,931
Canada 6,190,749
France 4,039,703

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 30,639,195 29,967,082 -672,113
United Kingdom 6,195,327 12,103,165 +5,907,838
Germany 4,141,726 3,624,205 -517,521
Canada 3,194,169 2,996,580 -197,589
France 2,359,059 1,680,644 -678,415
Czechia 705,449 1,238,346 +532,897
Italy 610,409 887,211 +276,802
China 600,036 726,705 +126,669
Sweden 717,199 266,273 -450,926
India 610,572 362,278 -248,294

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Inner London - West 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 10 +2
Inner London - West 11 10 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
Devon 5 3 -2
West Midlands 2 4 +2

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 90,747,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,493,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,796,718
Other 657,818
Rail transport 15,279

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 43,483,430 47,264,259 +3,780,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,955,123 3,538,773 -416,350
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,393,141 3,403,577 +10,436
Other 123,039 534,779 +411,740
Rail transport 15,279 0 -15,279

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 41,178,118
London Stansted Airport 36,387,146
East Midlands Airport 10,871,728
Thamesport 4,617,186
Dover 1,826,869

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 21,957,313 19,220,805 -2,736,508
London Stansted Airport 15,145,256 21,241,890 +6,096,634
East Midlands Airport 5,461,767 5,409,961 -51,806
Thamesport 2,379,249 2,237,937 -141,312
Dover 694,490 1,132,379 +437,889
Eurotunnel 762,608 1,050,233 +287,625
Immingham Docks 1,313,727 343,161 -970,566
Southampton 825,005 654,703 -170,302
Birmingham Airport 402,500 533,063 +130,563
Manchester Airport 247,997 571,664 +323,667

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 24
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15
Air transport 12
Manufacture of other transport equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 27
2025-09 19
2025-08 24
2025-07 32

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+ 65
1m-15m 48
Other 12
15m-54m 10
0-1m 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 £
United States 36,695,954
Germany 24,133,583
Canada 14,033,156
France 6,210,528
India 2,678,255

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 £
United States 17,715,428 18,980,526 +1,265,098
Germany 13,775,969 10,357,614 -3,418,355
Canada 8,045,088 5,988,068 -2,057,020
France 3,206,472 3,004,056 -202,416
India 1,326,954 1,351,301 +24,347
United Arab Emirates 876,331 887,170 +10,839
Singapore 697,970 1,041,552 +343,582
Netherlands 940,276 620,693 -319,583
Sweden 931,165 356,763 -574,402
Ireland 405,276 822,883 +417,607

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 £
XI 115,523
XU 114,182
Nicaragua 3,483
Finland 126

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 £
XI 66,563 48,960 -17,603
XU 24,977 89,205 +64,228
Nicaragua 3,483 0 -3,483
Finland 0 126 +126

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 81,881,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,195,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,415,160
Other 233,314
Road transport 2,206

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 45,102,964 36,778,380 -8,324,584
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,652,849 10,543,106 +3,890,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,621,634 793,526 -828,108
Other 95,023 138,291 +43,268
Road transport 2,206 0 -2,206

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 44,203,748
London Stansted Airport 19,256,167
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,194,097
ZLC 14,582,202
East Midlands Airport 2,437,282

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 26,452,161 17,751,587 -8,700,574
London Stansted Airport 6,519,027 12,737,140 +6,218,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,906,101 9,287,996 +3,381,895
ZLC 9,638,108 4,944,094 -4,694,014
East Midlands Airport 1,608,687 828,595 -780,092
London Gateway Port 721,194 346,939 -374,255
Immingham Docks 480,699 375,096 -105,603
Birmingham Airport 589,482 160,986 -428,496
Felixstowe 350,053 212,719 -137,334
Portsmouth 173,524 252,543 +79,019

Quick facts

HS code: 85016180

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

Description: Generators with a power output exceeding 7.5 kVA but not exceeding 75 kVA