Import/export HS code 850212: Medium electric generators (75 to 375 kVA)

Electric generators with a power output between 75 kVA and 375 kVA. Used for larger 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 21,320,832
India 20,159,333
China 18,117,804
France 14,957,834
Spain 12,462,143

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 11,493,145 9,827,687 -1,665,458
India 9,141,719 11,017,614 +1,875,895
China 8,807,162 9,310,642 +503,480
France 10,358,828 4,599,006 -5,759,822
Spain 7,282,572 5,179,571 -2,103,001
Turkey 1,626,424 2,179,726 +553,302
Ireland 1,514,489 2,089,409 +574,920
Netherlands 1,211,814 2,198,480 +986,666
Belgium 145,432 1,534,458 +1,389,026
Portugal 330,134 913,861 +583,727

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 24,115,648
China 20,981,997
India 20,727,769
France 12,636,399
Spain 12,491,027

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 12,516,121 11,599,527 -916,594
China 9,553,176 11,428,821 +1,875,645
India 9,366,268 11,361,501 +1,995,233
France 9,367,278 3,269,121 -6,098,157
Spain 7,585,925 4,905,102 -2,680,823
Turkey 1,740,512 2,220,492 +479,980
United Kingdom 1,207,013 915,139 -291,874
Netherlands 142,586 1,622,083 +1,479,497
Belgium 812,417 641,629 -170,788
Portugal 330,134 666,423 +336,289

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Inner London - West 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 6 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Essex 3 2 -1
Lancashire 1 4 +3
Northern Ireland 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -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) 56,564,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 45,519,071
Other 2,295,498
Road transport 1,679,858
Air transport 627,644

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) 32,177,843 24,386,297 -7,791,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,085,264 24,433,807 +3,348,543
Other 728,783 1,566,715 +837,932
Road transport 771,729 908,129 +136,400
Air transport 153,238 474,406 +321,168

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 28,824,385
Southampton 19,419,150
Felixstowe 13,811,416
Portsmouth 11,241,344
London Gateway Port 4,711,101

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 15,769,416 13,054,969 -2,714,447
Southampton 12,434,568 6,984,582 -5,449,986
Felixstowe 4,880,563 8,930,853 +4,050,290
Portsmouth 8,289,014 2,952,330 -5,336,684
London Gateway Port 124,322 4,586,779 +4,462,457
Eurotunnel 2,967,122 1,311,110 -1,656,012
Poole 1,590,495 1,051,382 -539,113
Newhaven 344,351 2,295,359 +1,951,008
000 728,783 1,566,715 +837,932
Grangemouth Docks 1,447,759 739,383 -708,376

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 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Rental and leasing activities 12
Manufacture of electrical equipment 11
Specialised construction activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 25
2025-09 25
2025-08 24
2025-07 15

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 42
54m+ 28
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
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 £
United States 22,227,385
Netherlands 11,477,255
Ireland 7,913,649
Turkey 6,929,048
Ukraine 6,800,690

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 £
United States 17,710,846 4,516,539 -13,194,307
Netherlands 6,890,808 4,586,447 -2,304,361
Ireland 2,887,816 5,025,833 +2,138,017
Turkey 3,578,129 3,350,919 -227,210
Ukraine 5,445,751 1,354,939 -4,090,812
Bangladesh 3,870,792 2,800,372 -1,070,420
Singapore 3,338,644 2,287,097 -1,051,547
Spain 3,601,031 1,050,387 -2,550,644
Viet Nam 1,244,195 2,453,646 +1,209,451
Italy 1,348,405 2,138,478 +790,073

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 3,810,190
Spain 435,058
Nicaragua 130,632
Estonia 107,326
Italy 43,002

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 1,806,617 2,003,573 +196,956
Spain 0 435,058 +435,058
Nicaragua 130,632 0 -130,632
Estonia 0 107,326 +107,326
Italy 9,787 33,215 +23,428
China 0 24,506 +24,506
XU 0 1,523 +1,523

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) 77,016,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,055,628
Other 4,552,237
Air transport 1,173,410
Road transport 37,701

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) 48,660,867 28,355,359 -20,305,508
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,029,352 22,026,276 -5,003,076
Other 1,947,036 2,605,201 +658,165
Air transport 614,093 559,317 -54,776
Road transport 20,986 16,715 -4,271
Rail transport 0 2,500 +2,500

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,432,447
Southampton 29,666,150
London Gateway Port 23,637,208
Felixstowe 12,696,091
London 4,960,745

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 20,182,484 15,249,963 -4,932,521
Southampton 19,292,705 10,373,445 -8,919,260
London Gateway Port 13,699,610 9,937,598 -3,762,012
Felixstowe 8,156,357 4,539,734 -3,616,623
London 3,848,766 1,111,979 -2,736,787
000 1,947,036 2,605,201 +658,165
Immingham Docks 2,523,672 1,251,480 -1,272,192
Belfast Port 1,551,207 1,354,280 -196,927
Liverpool Docks 869,765 1,691,317 +821,552
Dover 1,477,843 821,873 -655,970

Quick facts

HS code: 850212

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

Description: Electric generators with a power output between 75 kVA and 375 kVA. Used for larger power needs