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 156,052,777
China 126,382,616
France 58,144,038
Netherlands 57,518,981
United States 49,488,014

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 97,669,727 58,383,050 -39,286,677
China 37,677,749 88,704,867 +51,027,118
France 35,238,863 22,905,175 -12,333,688
Netherlands 22,002,667 35,516,314 +13,513,647
United States 37,557,109 11,930,905 -25,626,204
Italy 16,730,608 10,169,198 -6,561,410
Spain 8,350,753 9,223,941 +873,188
India 8,068,377 5,761,649 -2,306,728
Belgium 488,518 10,660,150 +10,171,632
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 161,837,873
China 117,056,035
United States 108,877,848
France 62,174,186
Italy 27,694,527

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 97,314,509 64,523,364 -32,791,145
China 28,335,423 88,720,612 +60,385,189
United States 66,025,045 42,852,803 -23,172,242
France 32,593,031 29,581,155 -3,011,876
Italy 18,219,701 9,474,826 -8,744,875
United Kingdom 9,972,680 8,566,981 -1,405,699
Spain 8,586,231 9,607,042 +1,020,811
India 8,225,527 4,674,281 -3,551,246
Finland 0 6,373,983 +6,373,983
Turkey 2,599,376 3,418,705 +819,329

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 5 +1
North Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 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) 334,288,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 208,440,051
Road transport 3,899,263
Air transport 2,546,294
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) 184,804,959 149,484,014 -35,320,945
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,979,461 119,460,590 +30,481,129
Road transport 1,300,476 2,598,787 +1,298,311
Air transport 1,799,780 746,514 -1,053,266
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 137,366,612
Belfast Port 126,759,723
Portsmouth 45,839,019
Purfleet 45,757,493
Southampton 24,281,140

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 89,936,954 47,429,658 -42,507,296
Belfast Port 67,164,548 59,595,175 -7,569,373
Portsmouth 21,229,950 24,609,069 +3,379,119
Purfleet 10,360,764 35,396,729 +25,035,965
Southampton 11,396,989 12,884,151 +1,487,162
Harwich 17,842,856 4,949,414 -12,893,442
Liverpool Docks 64,470 20,446,790 +20,382,320
Killingholme 12,410,705 5,732,041 -6,678,664
Felixstowe 4,512,222 10,751,080 +6,238,858
Immingham Docks 5,485,110 9,660,487 +4,175,377

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 18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
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
2026-01 21
2025-11 21
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 24

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 31
54m+ 26
15m-54m 17
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 100,984,604
United States 77,085,639
Netherlands 70,446,933
United Arab Emirates 67,825,912
Saudi Arabia 65,498,239

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 79,142,548 21,842,056 -57,300,492
United States 37,811,777 39,273,862 +1,462,085
Netherlands 18,400,799 52,046,134 +33,645,335
United Arab Emirates 22,697,918 45,127,994 +22,430,076
Saudi Arabia 43,579,338 21,918,901 -21,660,437
Finland 25,725,700 27,270,711 +1,545,011
Turkey 18,725,004 25,293,873 +6,568,869
Germany 28,063,284 13,477,071 -14,586,213
Belgium 624,350 32,608,583 +31,984,233
Poland 13,549,723 14,576,268 +1,026,545

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 130,927,941
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 67,313,896 63,614,045 -3,699,851
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) 512,418,290
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 297,289,428
Other 132,967,817
Air transport 333,554
Road transport 229,598

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) 264,351,680 248,066,610 -16,285,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 146,044,726 151,244,702 +5,199,976
Other 67,313,896 65,653,921 -1,659,975
Air transport 169,807 163,747 -6,060
Road transport 40,848 188,750 +147,902

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 249,874,844
000 132,967,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 127,463,648
Immingham Docks 98,223,118
Felixstowe 82,719,381

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 111,527,896 138,346,948 +26,819,052
000 67,313,896 65,653,921 -1,659,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,782,539 51,681,109 -24,101,430
Immingham Docks 46,451,466 51,771,652 +5,320,186
Felixstowe 52,332,261 30,387,120 -21,945,141
Southampton 28,101,533 42,088,757 +13,987,224
Liverpool Docks 34,143,768 19,754,336 -14,389,432
Grangemouth Docks 9,035,960 26,327,538 +17,291,578
London 14,902,512 14,967,189 +64,677
Belfast Port 14,752,614 2,473,006 -12,279,608

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