Import/export HS code 85023920: Turbo-generators

High-speed electric generators powered by turbines. Commonly used in power plants

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  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
United States 5,229,714
Spain 5,121,281
Germany 3,072,113
Bahrain 2,550,125
Italy 1,045,799

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 £
United States 2,589,150 2,640,564 +51,414
Spain 1,596,822 3,524,459 +1,927,637
Germany 2,873,509 198,604 -2,674,905
Bahrain 1,538,941 1,011,184 -527,757
Italy 942,992 102,807 -840,185
France 663,858 279,160 -384,698
Netherlands 600,000 0 -600,000
Oman 0 200,000 +200,000
Czechia 0 185,167 +185,167
Saudi Arabia 159,638 0 -159,638

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 £
United States 9,305,791
United Kingdom 3,179,318
Germany 2,990,003
France 1,813,004
Italy 942,992

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 £
United States 3,785,403 5,520,388 +1,734,985
United Kingdom 982,240 2,197,078 +1,214,838
Germany 2,868,452 121,551 -2,746,901
France 1,479,096 333,908 -1,145,188
Italy 942,992 0 -942,992
Netherlands 600,000 0 -600,000
China 546,441 36,186 -510,255
Czechia 0 185,167 +185,167
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 126,234 +126,234
Turkey 55,306 6,069 -49,237

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Essex 3
Inner London - West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 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) 10,181,554
Air transport 9,450,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 170,976
Road transport 55,306

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) 6,103,256 4,078,298 -2,024,958
Air transport 5,136,536 4,314,077 -822,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,554 163,422 +155,868
Road transport 55,306 0 -55,306

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,703,721
Eurotunnel 4,522,989
Dover 3,594,559
East Midlands Airport 1,391,433
Aberdeen Airport 819,789

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,209,285 3,494,436 +285,151
Eurotunnel 1,815,527 2,707,462 +891,935
Dover 2,260,623 1,333,936 -926,687
East Midlands Airport 790,022 601,411 -188,611
Aberdeen Airport 654,412 165,377 -489,035
Killingholme 675,535 0 -675,535
Immingham Docks 600,000 0 -600,000
Purfleet 468,194 0 -468,194
London Stansted Airport 246,202 4,411 -241,791
London 223,404 0 -223,404

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 7
Air transport 5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Manufacture of electrical equipment 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 3
2025-07 2

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
54m+ 17
1m-15m 5
Other 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 1

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 £
Nigeria 6,098,526
Ireland 3,875,972
Spain 2,937,301
France 2,728,784
United States 2,004,319

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 £
Nigeria 2,422,135 3,676,391 +1,254,256
Ireland 94,541 3,781,431 +3,686,890
Spain 1,608,894 1,328,407 -280,487
France 835,728 1,893,056 +1,057,328
United States 1,746,449 257,870 -1,488,579
Falkland Islands 1,258,630 629,315 -629,315
Bahrain 0 1,538,288 +1,538,288
Netherlands 1,074,796 337,750 -737,046
South Africa 0 1,103,252 +1,103,252
Papua New Guinea 1,091,982 0 -1,091,982

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 £
XU 2,978

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 £
XU 2,978 0 -2,978

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,938,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,352,312
Air transport 8,343,720
Road transport 21,662
Other 2,978

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,513,061 7,425,146 +4,912,085
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,100,845 4,251,467 +150,622
Air transport 4,433,572 3,910,148 -523,424
Road transport 21,662 0 -21,662
Other 2,978 0 -2,978

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,170,845
London 5,163,030
London Heathrow Airport 3,504,794
Liverpool Docks 3,387,152
Brize Norton 1,887,945

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 1,854,576 3,316,269 +1,461,693
London 2,044,808 3,118,222 +1,073,414
London Heathrow Airport 903,249 2,601,545 +1,698,296
Liverpool Docks 54,000 3,333,152 +3,279,152
Brize Norton 1,258,630 629,315 -629,315
East Midlands Airport 1,150,650 425,800 -724,850
Southampton 1,505,153 10,000 -1,495,153
London Gateway Port 20,886 1,088,235 +1,067,349
Immingham Docks 683,164 0 -683,164
London Stansted Airport 513,154 50,234 -462,920

Quick facts

HS code: 85023920

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

Description: High-speed electric generators powered by turbines. Commonly used in power plants