Import/export HS code 850220: Gas-powered electric generators

Electric generators powered by spark-ignition engines. Commonly used for backup or portable power

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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 £
Austria 104,074,410
Germany 24,648,552
United States 21,034,664
China 11,868,306
Finland 9,958,225

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 £
Austria 37,146,425 66,927,985 +29,781,560
Germany 16,566,577 8,081,975 -8,484,602
United States 7,753,082 13,281,582 +5,528,500
China 3,500,331 8,367,975 +4,867,644
Finland 9,823,858 134,367 -9,689,491
Italy 3,955,345 4,034,257 +78,912
Netherlands 1,627,328 5,279,755 +3,652,427
Romania 4,054,648 2,687,381 -1,367,267
Czechia 1,603,983 2,236,883 +632,900
Estonia 1,932,762 0 -1,932,762

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 £
Austria 108,904,715
Germany 25,505,763
United States 21,814,320
China 12,205,623
Finland 9,953,036

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 £
Austria 41,766,112 67,138,603 +25,372,491
Germany 12,237,460 13,268,303 +1,030,843
United States 7,115,564 14,698,756 +7,583,192
China 3,687,368 8,518,255 +4,830,887
Finland 9,818,669 134,367 -9,684,302
Italy 3,974,067 4,067,398 +93,331
Romania 5,067,428 2,878,450 -2,188,978
Czechia 1,658,612 2,215,280 +556,668
Estonia 1,853,154 0 -1,853,154
United Kingdom 1,207,953 330,262 -877,691

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Lancashire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
North Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 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) 155,699,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,731,861
Other 5,836,981
Air transport 1,577,971
Road transport 193,341

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) 65,374,186 90,324,876 +24,950,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,498,062 24,233,799 +1,735,737
Other 4,156,717 1,680,264 -2,476,453
Air transport 762,570 815,401 +52,831
Road transport 179,234 14,107 -165,127

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 53,340,579
London 43,537,602
Harwich 27,002,642
Belfast Port 20,757,680
Immingham Docks 20,209,291

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 18,741,461 34,599,118 +15,857,657
London 1,952,006 41,585,596 +39,633,590
Harwich 25,301,847 1,700,795 -23,601,052
Belfast Port 7,178,027 13,579,653 +6,401,626
Immingham Docks 10,990,500 9,218,791 -1,771,709
Hull 8,504,469 827,990 -7,676,479
Southampton 2,928,315 3,719,110 +790,795
Felixstowe 2,759,966 3,442,877 +682,911
000 4,156,717 1,680,264 -2,476,453
Killingholme 4,316,521 235,711 -4,080,810

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 38
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Specialised construction activities 7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 25
2025-09 27
2025-08 18
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 49
54m+ 23
0-1m 15
15m-54m 13
Other 11

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 48,319,183
Ukraine 9,522,391
United Arab Emirates 5,799,560
Argentina 4,203,274
Ireland 4,132,479

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 6,810,212 41,508,971 +34,698,759
Ukraine 2,447,454 7,074,937 +4,627,483
United Arab Emirates 5,493,528 306,032 -5,187,496
Argentina 1,328,079 2,875,195 +1,547,116
Ireland 945,527 3,186,952 +2,241,425
Israel 1,454,605 2,340,584 +885,979
Spain 72,730 3,659,830 +3,587,100
Lebanon 40,138 3,645,082 +3,604,944
Nigeria 880,591 2,362,851 +1,482,260
Turkey 3,108,068 115,620 -2,992,448

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 £
China 715,696
XI 116,773
Nicaragua 35,831
Italy 24,160
XU 3,357

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 £
China 100,325 615,371 +515,046
XI 49,688 67,085 +17,397
Nicaragua 35,831 0 -35,831
Italy 17,843 6,317 -11,526
XU 1,295 2,062 +767
Romania 0 374 +374
Russia 0 56 +56

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) 78,087,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,320,617
Air transport 1,437,922
Other 896,247

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) 19,086,407 59,001,421 +39,915,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,557,101 16,763,516 +6,206,415
Air transport 1,071,986 365,936 -706,050
Other 204,982 691,265 +486,283

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 46,278,697
London Gateway Port 13,472,252
Immingham Docks 10,876,139
Liverpool Docks 9,649,115
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,190,683

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 9,611,686 36,667,011 +27,055,325
London Gateway Port 4,212,561 9,259,691 +5,047,130
Immingham Docks 2,414,108 8,462,031 +6,047,923
Liverpool Docks 2,150,066 7,499,049 +5,348,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,839,694 2,350,989 -3,488,705
Southampton 1,660,474 2,654,969 +994,495
Portsmouth 30,379 3,657,986 +3,627,607
London 609,507 2,315,612 +1,706,105
Holyhead 299,803 1,422,957 +1,123,154
London Heathrow Airport 959,890 124,154 -835,736

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850220

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

Description: Electric generators powered by spark-ignition engines. Commonly used for backup or portable power