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 104,851,925
Germany 24,108,416
United States 20,908,937
China 11,949,148
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 37,906,359 66,945,566 +29,039,207
Germany 16,063,958 8,044,458 -8,019,500
United States 8,481,864 12,427,073 +3,945,209
China 3,458,590 8,490,558 +5,031,968
Finland 9,823,858 134,367 -9,689,491
Italy 3,967,216 4,073,201 +105,985
Netherlands 1,825,929 5,073,246 +3,247,317
Romania 4,049,829 2,666,187 -1,383,642
Czechia 1,485,020 2,205,719 +720,699
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 109,682,230
Germany 25,001,095
United States 22,049,984
China 12,298,318
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 42,526,046 67,156,184 +24,630,138
Germany 11,768,477 13,232,618 +1,464,141
United States 8,176,582 13,873,402 +5,696,820
China 3,692,302 8,606,016 +4,913,714
Finland 9,818,669 134,367 -9,684,302
Italy 3,990,908 4,091,749 +100,841
Romania 4,936,882 2,857,256 -2,079,626
Czechia 1,508,485 2,215,280 +706,795
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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6
Lancashire 6
Greater Manchester 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 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
North Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Essex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,864,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,583,874
Other 5,765,881
Air transport 1,581,967
Road transport 174,863

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) 65,553,431 90,310,754 +24,757,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,994,345 23,589,529 +595,184
Other 4,238,564 1,527,317 -2,711,247
Air transport 751,457 830,510 +79,053
Road transport 155,280 19,583 -135,697

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 53,438,073
London 43,537,602
Harwich 26,902,387
Belfast Port 20,763,156
Immingham Docks 20,206,323

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 19,241,184 34,196,889 +14,955,705
London 1,960,230 41,577,372 +39,617,142
Harwich 24,823,689 2,078,698 -22,744,991
Belfast Port 8,032,536 12,730,620 +4,698,084
Immingham Docks 11,194,041 9,012,282 -2,181,759
Hull 8,504,469 827,990 -7,676,479
Southampton 2,872,253 3,572,011 +699,758
Felixstowe 2,566,126 3,647,514 +1,081,388
000 4,238,564 1,527,317 -2,711,247
Killingholme 4,329,085 223,147 -4,105,938

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 39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11
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
2026-01 14
2025-11 30
2025-10 25
2025-09 27
2025-08 18

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 48
54m+ 25
0-1m 14
15m-54m 14
Other 10

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 49,623,353
Ukraine 9,522,391
United Arab Emirates 5,799,560
Ireland 4,309,141
Argentina 4,203,274

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 7,274,874 42,348,479 +35,073,605
Ukraine 2,447,454 7,074,937 +4,627,483
United Arab Emirates 5,493,528 306,032 -5,187,496
Ireland 1,355,251 2,953,890 +1,598,639
Argentina 2,021,468 2,181,806 +160,338
Israel 2,311,637 1,480,912 -830,725
Spain 72,730 3,659,830 +3,587,100
Lebanon 40,138 3,645,082 +3,604,944
Nigeria 1,385,262 1,880,461 +495,199
Netherlands 2,322,640 409,915 -1,912,725

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 709,008
XI 110,942
Nicaragua 35,831
Italy 24,160
Romania 374

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 211,164 497,844 +286,680
XI 61,400 49,542 -11,858
Nicaragua 35,831 0 -35,831
Italy 17,843 6,317 -11,526
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) 80,251,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,563,484
Air transport 1,494,149
Other 882,433

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) 21,387,597 58,864,369 +37,476,772
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,822,957 19,740,527 +9,917,570
Air transport 1,126,681 367,468 -759,213
Other 326,238 556,195 +229,957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 47,582,867
London Gateway Port 14,515,386
Immingham Docks 11,311,141
Liverpool Docks 9,646,564
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,192,603

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 37,971,181 +28,359,495
London Gateway Port 5,649,111 8,866,275 +3,217,164
Immingham Docks 2,409,593 8,901,548 +6,491,955
Liverpool Docks 2,160,631 7,485,933 +5,325,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,819,802 2,372,801 -2,447,001
London 838,539 3,520,005 +2,681,466
Southampton 2,520,146 1,795,297 -724,849
Portsmouth 30,379 3,657,986 +3,627,607
Holyhead 391,265 1,480,135 +1,088,870
Tyne 0 1,208,148 +1,208,148

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