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

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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 13,160,688
United States 11,324,704
India 10,772,512
Spain 10,568,241
China 8,723,889

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 5,562,520 7,598,168 +2,035,648
United States 8,128,356 3,196,348 -4,932,008
India 5,382,103 5,390,409 +8,306
Spain 3,352,090 7,216,151 +3,864,061
China 4,033,907 4,689,982 +656,075
Netherlands 2,741,921 2,230,442 -511,479
Belgium 1,198,959 3,753,399 +2,554,440
France 1,743,061 1,583,448 -159,613
Ireland 934,700 1,245,703 +311,003
Germany 1,056,525 1,082,413 +25,888

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 12,782,685
United States 12,092,163
India 11,347,755
Spain 10,718,359
China 10,262,670

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 5,304,608 7,478,077 +2,173,469
United States 8,535,556 3,556,607 -4,978,949
India 5,467,518 5,880,237 +412,719
Spain 3,033,809 7,684,550 +4,650,741
China 4,541,528 5,721,142 +1,179,614
Belgium 1,060,617 3,472,657 +2,412,040
Netherlands 2,356,654 1,893,139 -463,515
France 1,513,750 732,089 -781,661
Japan 1,275,294 674,667 -600,627
Poland 798,184 562,107 -236,077

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 9
Northern Ireland 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Essex 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 9 4 -5
Northern Ireland 4 7 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +0
Essex 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
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) 37,781,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,191,303
Other 2,449,317
Air transport 1,612,259
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,465,371 16,316,032 -5,149,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,221,085 22,970,218 +9,749,133
Other 1,802,044 647,273 -1,154,771
Air transport 1,299,315 312,944 -986,371
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 16,192,153
Southampton 10,163,062
Felixstowe 9,618,903
Liverpool Docks 9,591,021
Portsmouth 4,271,742

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 6,097,740 10,094,413 +3,996,673
Southampton 7,158,153 3,004,909 -4,153,244
Felixstowe 4,473,209 5,145,694 +672,485
Liverpool Docks 6,729,823 2,861,198 -3,868,625
Portsmouth 1,959,409 2,312,333 +352,924
Eurotunnel 1,715,402 1,708,105 -7,297
London Gateway Port 11,462 3,234,385 +3,222,923
Newhaven 243,705 2,898,757 +2,655,052
000 1,802,044 647,273 -1,154,771
Harwich 1,618,175 504,960 -1,113,215

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 36
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Specialised construction activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 26
2025-08 19

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 45
54m+ 39
15m-54m 24
0-1m 16
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 10,900,725
United States 4,300,474
Israel 3,754,536
Netherlands 3,429,982
Egypt 2,516,280

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 4,313,214 6,587,511 +2,274,297
United States 3,501,059 799,415 -2,701,644
Israel 1,349,928 2,404,608 +1,054,680
Netherlands 1,866,998 1,562,984 -304,014
Egypt 1,596,744 919,536 -677,208
Ukraine 2,003,502 433,110 -1,570,392
Turkey 584,212 1,336,662 +752,450
Italy 823,428 625,934 -197,494
Bangladesh 868,031 270,730 -597,301
Poland 227,356 812,888 +585,532

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 3,077,875
Nicaragua 243,436
Italy 231,235
China 140,109
Ireland 47,635

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 933,770 2,144,105 +1,210,335
Nicaragua 99,186 144,250 +45,064
Italy 93,065 138,170 +45,105
China 39,369 100,740 +61,371
Ireland 7,310 40,325 +33,015
Spain 31,197 14,887 -16,310
France 4,121 3,082 -1,039
United States 0 4,199 +4,199
Singapore 4,012 0 -4,012
Belgium 0 3,625 +3,625

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) 23,100,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,853,902
Other 4,034,235
Air transport 1,849,286
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,820,514 8,280,150 -6,540,364
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,677,964 11,175,938 +497,974
Other 1,316,295 2,717,940 +1,401,645
Air transport 642,247 1,207,039 +564,792
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 10,422,352
London Gateway Port 8,921,239
Felixstowe 4,562,427
Southampton 4,485,098
000 4,034,235

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 5,160,828 5,261,524 +100,696
London Gateway Port 5,701,533 3,219,706 -2,481,827
Felixstowe 2,966,143 1,596,284 -1,369,859
Southampton 3,057,251 1,427,847 -1,629,404
000 1,316,295 2,717,940 +1,401,645
Holyhead 1,589,244 2,243,559 +654,315
Liverpool Docks 1,678,759 1,652,538 -26,221
Belfast Port 1,212,127 1,491,493 +279,366
Immingham Docks 898,365 1,099,970 +201,605
Dover 816,752 259,558 -557,194

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