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 21,074,086
Spain 13,345,155
China 12,798,358
India 12,727,771
United States 12,366,990

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 9,725,111 11,348,975 +1,623,864
Spain 4,946,514 8,398,641 +3,452,127
China 4,729,534 8,068,824 +3,339,290
India 6,398,488 6,329,283 -69,205
United States 8,761,636 3,605,354 -5,156,282
Germany 3,134,981 3,673,198 +538,217
Netherlands 3,032,143 2,626,607 -405,536
Belgium 1,339,381 3,729,071 +2,389,690
France 3,073,839 1,783,067 -1,290,772
Ireland 991,601 2,007,776 +1,016,175

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 20,791,237
China 14,376,545
United States 13,339,914
Spain 13,303,390
India 13,290,531

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 9,427,576 11,363,661 +1,936,085
China 5,351,509 9,025,036 +3,673,527
United States 9,317,683 4,022,231 -5,295,452
Spain 4,581,185 8,722,205 +4,141,020
India 6,525,694 6,764,837 +239,143
Germany 2,156,839 2,699,274 +542,435
Netherlands 2,590,933 2,108,969 -481,964
Belgium 1,203,803 3,473,718 +2,269,915
France 2,915,643 1,130,385 -1,785,258
Denmark 1,918,254 681,583 -1,236,671

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 11
Inner London - West 9
Northern Ireland 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 5 -5
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Northern Ireland 4 9 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 3 -5
Essex 4 7 +3
Mid and South West Wales 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 2 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +0
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) 53,491,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,691,312
Air transport 5,199,186
Other 3,331,267
Road transport 413,033

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) 22,145,158 31,346,088 +9,200,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,922,221 20,769,091 -3,153,130
Air transport 4,314,906 884,280 -3,430,626
Other 2,199,100 1,132,167 -1,066,933
Road transport 169,616 243,417 +73,801

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,187,335
Southampton 12,401,028
Felixstowe 11,973,153
Liverpool Docks 10,214,275
Portsmouth 5,263,816

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 9,808,327 15,379,008 +5,570,681
Southampton 8,306,771 4,094,257 -4,212,514
Felixstowe 4,866,707 7,106,446 +2,239,739
Liverpool Docks 6,938,265 3,276,010 -3,662,255
Portsmouth 2,644,236 2,619,580 -24,656
Eurotunnel 2,596,376 2,166,122 -430,254
Newhaven 424,472 3,722,698 +3,298,226
Immingham Docks 2,839,669 1,040,015 -1,799,654
London Gateway Port 0 3,393,932 +3,393,932
000 2,199,100 1,132,167 -1,066,933

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 15
Specialised construction activities 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 27
2025-10 27
2025-09 42
2025-08 29
2025-07 33

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 66
54m+ 52
15m-54m 25
0-1m 18
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 £
Ireland 14,329,722
United States 5,958,659
France 4,546,947
Netherlands 4,032,841
Israel 3,812,955

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 5,598,120 8,731,602 +3,133,482
United States 4,932,262 1,026,397 -3,905,865
France 3,711,055 835,892 -2,875,163
Netherlands 2,058,081 1,974,760 -83,321
Israel 1,262,685 2,550,270 +1,287,585
Egypt 1,725,146 929,269 -795,877
Ukraine 2,023,002 359,405 -1,663,597
Bangladesh 1,766,099 507,614 -1,258,485
Turkey 880,978 1,363,006 +482,028
Italy 426,720 1,363,547 +936,827

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 4,426,653
China 599,098
Italy 364,888
Nicaragua 243,436
XU 228,066

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 1,268,747 3,157,906 +1,889,159
China 92,546 506,552 +414,006
Italy 239,522 125,366 -114,156
Nicaragua 97,445 145,991 +48,546
XU 95,687 132,379 +36,692
Spain 35,905 14,887 -21,018
Ireland 7,310 41,835 +34,525
Sweden 0 14,754 +14,754
Austria 0 13,552 +13,552
Bulgaria 12,048 0 -12,048

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) 29,114,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,337,851
Other 6,025,400
Air transport 4,233,976
Road transport 71,844

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) 14,648,841 14,465,222 -183,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,549,225 9,788,626 -8,760,599
Other 1,859,012 4,166,388 +2,307,376
Air transport 2,481,103 1,752,873 -728,230
Road transport 61,346 10,498 -50,848

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,577,591
London Gateway Port 10,773,247
000 6,025,400
Southampton 5,697,109
Felixstowe 5,439,676

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 7,969,736 6,607,855 -1,361,881
London Gateway Port 7,130,321 3,642,926 -3,487,395
000 1,859,012 4,166,388 +2,307,376
Southampton 4,110,608 1,586,501 -2,524,107
Felixstowe 3,419,008 2,020,668 -1,398,340
Holyhead 2,073,340 2,753,163 +679,823
Liverpool Docks 1,771,300 1,797,968 +26,668
Immingham Docks 1,452,904 1,740,772 +287,868
Belfast Port 1,344,817 1,616,133 +271,316
London Heathrow Airport 1,847,632 751,788 -1,095,844

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