Import/export HS code 850213: Large electric generators (over 375 kVA)

Electric generators with a power output exceeding 375 kVA. Designed for heavy-duty industrial use

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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 £
Germany 159,031,656
China 106,450,564
France 55,682,344
Netherlands 49,642,938
United States 48,760,839

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 £
Germany 102,682,308 56,349,348 -46,332,960
China 38,576,279 67,874,285 +29,298,006
France 34,895,671 20,786,673 -14,108,998
Netherlands 19,205,983 30,436,955 +11,230,972
United States 36,762,242 11,998,597 -24,763,645
Italy 16,476,801 10,624,765 -5,852,036
Spain 9,044,926 9,347,105 +302,179
India 9,316,283 5,184,996 -4,131,287
Belgium 723,896 10,107,109 +9,383,213
Finland 2,045,400 6,373,983 +4,328,583

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 £
Germany 157,200,356
United States 107,622,513
China 97,543,109
France 59,783,071
Italy 27,896,287

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 £
Germany 102,327,090 54,873,266 -47,453,824
United States 63,191,385 44,431,128 -18,760,257
China 29,162,686 68,380,423 +39,217,737
France 32,359,286 27,423,785 -4,935,501
Italy 17,913,120 9,983,167 -7,929,953
Spain 9,275,869 9,515,558 +239,689
United Kingdom 9,442,245 8,869,876 -572,369
India 9,895,024 4,251,387 -5,643,637
Finland 0 6,373,983 +6,373,983
Turkey 2,576,729 3,491,944 +915,215

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 6
North Yorkshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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 4 6 +2
North Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 0 -3

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) 324,798,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 191,976,010
Road transport 3,892,749
Air transport 2,550,829
Other 988,441

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) 184,975,492 139,823,387 -45,152,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,593,887 98,382,123 +4,788,236
Road transport 1,083,276 2,809,473 +1,726,197
Air transport 1,511,589 1,039,240 -472,349
Other 196,336 792,105 +595,769

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 141,904,329
Belfast Port 117,977,129
Purfleet 45,899,149
Portsmouth 43,344,916
Southampton 22,749,521

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 91,605,415 50,298,914 -41,306,501
Belfast Port 67,731,175 50,245,954 -17,485,221
Purfleet 8,019,620 37,879,529 +29,859,909
Portsmouth 21,498,420 21,846,496 +348,076
Southampton 11,712,903 11,036,618 -676,285
Harwich 17,819,498 4,478,144 -13,341,354
Killingholme 12,410,705 5,732,041 -6,678,664
Liverpool Docks 445,879 14,063,689 +13,617,810
Felixstowe 5,454,720 7,028,171 +1,573,451
Eurotunnel 7,213,038 4,744,646 -2,468,392

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 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Manufacture of electrical equipment 11
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 24
2025-07 23

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 33
54m+ 25
15m-54m 13
0-1m 7
Other 6

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 105,337,490
United States 72,627,242
Netherlands 68,923,042
United Arab Emirates 67,798,346
Saudi Arabia 66,408,888

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 83,370,879 21,966,611 -61,404,268
United States 38,580,777 34,046,465 -4,534,312
Netherlands 18,636,799 50,286,243 +31,649,444
United Arab Emirates 21,105,869 46,692,477 +25,586,608
Saudi Arabia 43,485,686 22,923,202 -20,562,484
Finland 18,614,446 31,222,378 +12,607,932
Germany 30,155,952 15,663,003 -14,492,949
Turkey 21,705,016 21,989,326 +284,310
Poland 12,934,510 16,418,701 +3,484,191
Philippines 23,337,890 2,773,939 -20,563,951

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 119,884,292
Finland 1,777,456
China 262,420

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 62,389,367 57,494,925 -4,894,442
Finland 0 1,777,456 +1,777,456
China 0 262,420 +262,420

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) 534,221,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 300,210,190
Other 121,924,168
Air transport 333,554
Road transport 270,838

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) 286,164,578 248,057,148 -38,107,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 147,794,299 152,415,891 +4,621,592
Other 62,389,367 59,534,801 -2,854,566
Air transport 168,740 164,814 -3,926
Road transport 82,088 188,750 +106,662

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 254,573,247
Dover / Eurotunnel 131,241,595
000 121,924,168
Immingham Docks 103,683,354
Felixstowe 84,886,194

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 £
London Gateway Port 111,324,208 143,249,039 +31,924,831
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,819,854 52,421,741 -26,398,113
000 62,389,367 59,534,801 -2,854,566
Immingham Docks 51,338,375 52,344,979 +1,006,604
Felixstowe 55,489,785 29,396,409 -26,093,376
Southampton 31,305,086 43,048,452 +11,743,366
Liverpool Docks 34,928,558 17,302,232 -17,626,326
Grangemouth Docks 16,336,253 23,580,178 +7,243,925
London 11,639,980 17,301,001 +5,661,021
Belfast Port 16,652,154 2,437,215 -14,214,939

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850213

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

Description: Electric generators with a power output exceeding 375 kVA. Designed for heavy-duty industrial use