Import/export HS code 85021180: Medium-small electric generators (7.5 to 75 kVA)

Electric generators with a power output between 7.5 kVA and 75 kVA. Suitable for medium-sized power requirements

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 £
Italy 13,149,255
United States 11,602,877
India 11,597,582
Spain 10,074,956
China 9,048,395

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 5,848,044 7,301,211 +1,453,167
United States 8,168,823 3,434,054 -4,734,769
India 5,431,286 6,166,296 +735,010
Spain 3,550,214 6,524,742 +2,974,528
China 3,544,800 5,503,595 +1,958,795
Belgium 1,334,244 3,722,030 +2,387,786
Netherlands 2,592,796 2,219,871 -372,925
France 1,931,647 1,330,865 -600,782
Germany 1,132,428 1,098,132 -34,296
Ireland 842,000 1,332,434 +490,434

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 12,836,336
United States 12,357,813
India 12,155,205
China 10,396,252
Spain 10,126,295

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 5,620,705 7,215,631 +1,594,926
United States 8,661,148 3,696,665 -4,964,483
India 5,553,355 6,601,850 +1,048,495
China 4,036,765 6,359,487 +2,322,722
Spain 3,231,933 6,894,362 +3,662,429
Belgium 1,203,803 3,473,718 +2,269,915
Netherlands 2,234,350 1,780,902 -453,448
France 1,681,422 736,146 -945,276
Japan 1,197,531 618,335 -579,196
Poland 848,179 562,107 -286,072

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 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Essex 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 5 -3
Northern Ireland 4 7 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Essex 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -2
Mid and South West Wales 3 3 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,111,560
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,546,617
Other 2,664,021
Air transport 1,661,309
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,344,541 17,767,019 -3,577,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,926,212 21,620,405 +7,694,193
Other 1,925,467 738,554 -1,186,913
Air transport 1,141,394 519,915 -621,479
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 16,213,265
Felixstowe 10,581,028
Southampton 10,131,305
Liverpool Docks 9,713,357
Portsmouth 4,311,336

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 6,520,332 9,692,933 +3,172,601
Felixstowe 4,161,518 6,419,510 +2,257,992
Southampton 7,298,580 2,832,725 -4,465,855
Liverpool Docks 6,608,647 3,104,710 -3,503,937
Portsmouth 2,034,390 2,276,946 +242,556
Eurotunnel 1,879,339 1,320,584 -558,755
Newhaven 258,904 2,906,658 +2,647,754
London Gateway Port 0 3,141,008 +3,141,008
000 1,925,467 738,554 -1,186,913
Harwich 1,478,531 660,586 -817,945

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 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Specialised construction activities 11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 26
2025-08 19
2025-07 21

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 46
54m+ 39
15m-54m 22
0-1m 16
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 10,689,909
United States 5,261,936
Israel 3,757,863
Netherlands 3,318,613
Egypt 2,515,173

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 4,175,581 6,514,328 +2,338,747
United States 4,443,586 818,350 -3,625,236
Israel 1,262,685 2,495,178 +1,232,493
Netherlands 1,942,383 1,376,230 -566,153
Egypt 1,614,254 900,919 -713,335
Turkey 880,978 1,336,662 +455,684
Ukraine 2,003,502 167,355 -1,836,147
Bangladesh 1,109,705 353,414 -756,291
Italy 276,386 1,172,976 +896,590
Poland 220,691 819,553 +598,862

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 2,980,014
Nicaragua 243,436
XU 224,893
Italy 211,830
China 140,109

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 822,470 2,157,544 +1,335,074
Nicaragua 97,445 145,991 +48,546
XU 95,162 129,731 +34,569
Italy 86,464 125,366 +38,902
China 39,369 100,740 +61,371
Spain 31,197 14,887 -16,310
Ireland 7,310 15,080 +7,770
France 4,121 3,082 -1,039
United States 0 4,199 +4,199
Singapore 4,012 0 -4,012

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,005,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,577,184
Other 3,891,724
Air transport 1,832,810
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,940,937 9,064,477 -6,876,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,388,577 11,188,607 +800,030
Other 1,189,219 2,702,505 +1,513,286
Air transport 627,548 1,205,262 +577,714
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 10,323,114
London Gateway Port 9,570,465
Southampton 5,141,728
Felixstowe 4,812,278
000 3,891,724

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 4,891,668 5,431,446 +539,778
London Gateway Port 6,087,643 3,482,822 -2,604,821
Southampton 3,659,398 1,482,330 -2,177,068
Felixstowe 2,901,356 1,910,922 -990,434
000 1,189,219 2,702,505 +1,513,286
Holyhead 1,641,095 2,177,820 +536,725
Liverpool Docks 1,653,749 1,613,308 -40,441
Belfast Port 1,344,817 1,616,133 +271,316
Immingham Docks 933,872 1,075,544 +141,672
Dover 873,283 252,083 -621,200

Quick facts

HS code: 85021180

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

Description: Electric generators with a power output between 7.5 kVA and 75 kVA. Suitable for medium-sized power requirements