Import/export HS code 850162: Medium generators

Generators with a power output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 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 £
France 108,795,602
United States 83,831,439
Germany 63,020,877
United Arab Emirates 35,045,407
Spain 16,065,343

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 £
France 42,886,301 65,909,301 +23,023,000
United States 49,701,469 34,129,970 -15,571,499
Germany 31,873,797 31,147,080 -726,717
United Arab Emirates 15,558,073 19,487,334 +3,929,261
Spain 6,300,168 9,765,175 +3,465,007
Singapore 2,625,896 6,016,152 +3,390,256
Italy 3,478,730 3,425,409 -53,321
Ireland 2,015,756 3,363,138 +1,347,382
South Korea 867,000 4,163,663 +3,296,663
Netherlands 1,082,833 2,082,377 +999,544

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 253,413,085
France 43,944,178
United Kingdom 33,546,853
Spain 9,470,323
Czechia 4,337,585

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 112,971,958 140,441,127 +27,469,169
France 20,582,826 23,361,352 +2,778,526
United Kingdom 15,488,322 18,058,531 +2,570,209
Spain 4,810,108 4,660,215 -149,893
Czechia 1,764,895 2,572,690 +807,795
Italy 2,901,656 1,125,731 -1,775,925
Ireland 1,663,737 1,052,586 -611,151
Germany 1,562,172 597,005 -965,167
Portugal 1,645,983 3,872 -1,642,111
Canada 882,817 423,142 -459,675

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 19
Inner London - West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Inner London - East 4

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 15 14 -1
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
West Midlands 1 4 +3
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0

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 337,808,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,161,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,402,014
Other 1,139,993
Road transport 8,005

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 156,159,911 181,648,536 +25,488,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,471,816 8,689,251 -782,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,796,527 3,605,487 +808,960
Other 236,610 903,383 +666,773
Road transport 4,821 3,184 -1,637

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 191,612,656
London Stansted Airport 105,716,121
East Midlands Airport 36,058,250
Eurotunnel 9,102,538
Dover 6,005,377

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 86,846,291 104,766,365 +17,920,074
London Stansted Airport 54,274,478 51,441,643 -2,832,835
East Midlands Airport 13,665,042 22,393,208 +8,728,166
Eurotunnel 4,221,742 4,880,796 +659,054
Dover 3,614,250 2,391,127 -1,223,123
Thamesport 1,901,476 2,670,736 +769,260
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,325,426 871,832 -453,594
Birmingham Airport 378,804 978,190 +599,386
000 236,610 903,383 +666,773
Luton Airport 715,867 343,428 -372,439

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Air transport 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 20
2025-07 20

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 30
15m-54m 15
Other 14
0-1m 1

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 54,896,538
United Arab Emirates 52,153,832
United States 38,120,212
France 30,398,007
Spain 29,111,418

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 28,825,479 26,071,059 -2,754,420
United Arab Emirates 27,002,939 25,150,893 -1,852,046
United States 22,984,219 15,135,993 -7,848,226
France 12,291,539 18,106,468 +5,814,929
Spain 13,263,502 15,847,916 +2,584,414
Poland 6,561,213 13,760,340 +7,199,127
Ireland 7,872,607 2,483,556 -5,389,051
Italy 3,525,842 5,601,830 +2,075,988
Singapore 4,354,329 3,181,924 -1,172,405
China 2,844,760 4,212,320 +1,367,560

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 99,101
Italy 24,684
India 14,557
XI 14,247
Nicaragua 11,291

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 46,366 52,735 +6,369
Italy 14,058 10,626 -3,432
India 12,318 2,239 -10,079
XI 218 14,029 +13,811
Nicaragua 5,614 5,677 +63
Brazil 5,662 0 -5,662
France 671 0 -671

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 263,605,003
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,070,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,824,069
Other 175,756
Road transport 935

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 135,813,931 127,791,072 -8,022,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,723,709 27,346,924 +10,623,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,846,656 977,413 -869,243
Other 90,450 85,306 -5,144
Road transport 935 0 -935

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 188,179,612
London Stansted Airport 64,494,489
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,741,935
ZLC 6,516,034
Holyhead 3,161,624

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 101,150,510 87,029,102 -14,121,408
London Stansted Airport 28,046,340 36,448,149 +8,401,809
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,402,261 24,339,674 +10,937,413
ZLC 3,983,890 2,532,144 -1,451,746
Holyhead 1,382,889 1,778,735 +395,846
East Midlands Airport 1,385,808 1,485,662 +99,854
Dover 1,259,696 291,088 -968,608
London Gateway Port 1,111,959 386,359 -725,600
Glasgow Airport 808,283 120,173 -688,110
Immingham Docks 403,171 338,072 -65,099

Quick facts

HS code: 850162

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

Description: Generators with a power output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA