Import/export HS code 850211: Small electric generators (up to 75 kVA)

Electric generators with a power output of 75 kVA or less. Ideal for small-scale power needs

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* 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 £
Italy 21,424,952
Spain 13,811,324
China 13,280,222
United States 12,175,757
India 11,881,442

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 £
Italy 9,588,040 11,836,912 +2,248,872
Spain 4,957,349 8,853,975 +3,896,626
China 5,265,604 8,014,618 +2,749,014
United States 8,731,324 3,444,433 -5,286,891
India 6,316,233 5,565,209 -751,024
Germany 3,091,635 3,621,299 +529,664
Netherlands 3,163,771 2,634,454 -529,317
Belgium 1,204,096 3,760,440 +2,556,344
France 2,925,816 1,937,165 -988,651
Ireland 957,188 1,923,341 +966,153

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 £
Italy 20,945,992
China 15,074,406
Spain 14,002,820
United States 13,161,204
India 12,461,822

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 £
Italy 9,263,863 11,682,129 +2,418,266
China 5,932,758 9,141,648 +3,208,890
Spain 4,592,020 9,410,800 +4,818,780
United States 9,202,246 3,958,958 -5,243,288
India 6,406,785 6,055,037 -351,748
Netherlands 2,699,025 2,222,932 -476,093
Germany 2,138,859 2,701,978 +563,119
Belgium 1,060,617 3,472,657 +2,412,040
France 2,788,534 1,027,843 -1,760,691
Denmark 1,821,906 636,226 -1,185,680

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
Northern Ireland 10
Inner London - West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Essex 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 4 -6
Northern Ireland 4 10 +6
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Essex 3 6 +3
Mid and South West Wales 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 2 -4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1

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) 54,349,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,212,422
Air transport 5,055,451
Other 2,991,746
Road transport 413,943

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) 21,757,733 32,592,114 +10,834,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,062,389 20,150,033 -3,912,356
Air transport 4,431,163 624,288 -3,806,875
Other 1,948,564 1,043,182 -905,382
Road transport 169,616 244,327 +74,711

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,300,705
Southampton 12,589,905
Felixstowe 11,085,856
Liverpool Docks 10,166,954
Portsmouth 5,224,222

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 £
Dover 9,575,628 15,725,077 +6,149,449
Southampton 8,129,387 4,460,518 -3,668,869
Felixstowe 5,146,639 5,939,217 +792,578
Liverpool Docks 7,069,596 3,097,358 -3,972,238
Portsmouth 2,601,943 2,622,279 +20,336
Eurotunnel 2,661,055 2,382,280 -278,775
Newhaven 409,273 3,714,797 +3,305,524
Immingham Docks 2,774,079 1,078,170 -1,695,909
London Gateway Port 11,462 3,702,191 +3,690,729
000 1,948,564 1,043,182 -905,382

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 49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Specialised construction activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 27
2025-10 27
2025-09 42
2025-08 29

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
1m-15m 67
54m+ 52
15m-54m 26
0-1m 19
Other 8

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 £
Ireland 14,603,035
United States 4,980,268
France 4,424,782
Netherlands 4,144,210
Israel 3,809,628

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 £
Ireland 5,832,815 8,770,220 +2,937,405
United States 3,987,151 993,117 -2,994,034
France 3,734,458 690,324 -3,044,134
Netherlands 1,982,696 2,161,514 +178,818
Israel 1,349,928 2,459,700 +1,109,772
Egypt 1,707,636 947,886 -759,750
Ukraine 2,023,002 625,160 -1,397,842
Turkey 584,212 1,363,006 +778,794
Italy 1,012,832 775,706 -237,126
Bangladesh 944,703 424,930 -519,773

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 4,553,890
China 601,745
Italy 384,293
Nicaragua 243,436
Ireland 74,390

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 1,417,088 3,136,802 +1,719,714
China 213,148 388,597 +175,449
Italy 246,123 138,170 -107,953
Nicaragua 99,186 144,250 +45,064
Ireland 7,310 67,080 +59,770
Spain 35,905 14,887 -21,018
Sweden 0 14,754 +14,754
Austria 0 13,552 +13,552
Bulgaria 12,048 0 -12,048
France 4,121 3,082 -1,039

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) 29,280,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,318,846
Other 6,199,409
Air transport 4,227,612
Road transport 26,534

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) 15,211,276 14,069,149 -1,142,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,240,701 9,078,145 -7,162,556
Other 2,143,731 4,055,678 +1,911,947
Air transport 2,496,874 1,730,738 -766,136
Road transport 26,534 0 -26,534

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,529,685
London Gateway Port 9,553,606
000 6,199,409
Holyhead 4,929,965
Felixstowe 4,920,327

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 8,307,584 6,222,101 -2,085,483
London Gateway Port 6,164,489 3,389,117 -2,775,372
000 2,143,731 4,055,678 +1,911,947
Holyhead 2,015,153 2,914,812 +899,659
Felixstowe 3,214,297 1,706,030 -1,508,267
Southampton 3,173,612 1,532,018 -1,641,594
Liverpool Docks 1,805,670 1,827,838 +22,168
Immingham Docks 1,575,847 1,678,941 +103,094
Belfast Port 1,212,127 1,491,493 +279,366
London Heathrow Airport 1,865,998 727,329 -1,138,669

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850211

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

Description: Electric generators with a power output of 75 kVA or less. Ideal for small-scale power needs