Import/export HS code 85023980: Various specialized electric generators

Electric generators with unique designs or power sources. Includes niche or custom generators

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 £
France 12,464,982
Germany 8,850,169
Saudi Arabia 7,806,008
Poland 4,734,043
United States 2,699,223

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 £
France 4,584,793 7,880,189 +3,295,396
Germany 8,698,941 151,228 -8,547,713
Saudi Arabia 5,831,472 1,974,536 -3,856,936
Poland 4,714,949 19,094 -4,695,855
United States 2,167,995 531,228 -1,636,767
Spain 1,008,145 1,380,459 +372,314
Netherlands 1,132,301 1,027,202 -105,099
Greece 220,782 1,444,695 +1,223,913
Austria 874,924 170,787 -704,137
China 353,309 554,471 +201,162

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 20,011,195
Germany 7,718,458
Greece 4,672,119
United Kingdom 4,247,633
Switzerland 2,820,023

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 12,468,923 7,542,272 -4,926,651
Germany 7,655,841 62,617 -7,593,224
Greece 220,782 4,451,337 +4,230,555
United Kingdom 3,552,532 695,101 -2,857,431
Switzerland 2,815,248 4,775 -2,810,473
France 251,486 2,254,531 +2,003,045
Austria 1,071,633 170,787 -900,846
China 356,651 638,400 +281,749
Poland 796,215 9,484 -786,731
Sweden 0 461,680 +461,680

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 10
Inner London - West 8
South East Wales 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4

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 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 6 2 -4
South East Wales 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Devon 2 2 +0
Essex 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 20,609,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,935,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,806,837
Other 2,199,974
Road transport 12,003

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 £
Air transport 13,363,115 7,245,957 -6,117,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,422,789 7,512,859 +90,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,899,353 1,907,484 -6,991,869
Other 812,862 1,387,112 +574,250
Road transport 0 12,003 +12,003

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,613,975
Warton Aerodrome 7,806,008
London 7,317,830
Immingham Docks 5,381,480
London Stansted Airport 5,205,145

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 1,985,067 6,628,908 +4,643,841
Warton Aerodrome 5,831,472 1,974,536 -3,856,936
London 7,308,151 9,679 -7,298,472
Immingham Docks 5,025,725 355,755 -4,669,970
London Stansted Airport 3,933,912 1,271,233 -2,662,679
London Heathrow Airport 933,288 1,645,985 +712,697
000 812,862 1,387,112 +574,250
Aberdeen Docks 1,292,921 808,782 -484,139
East Midlands Airport 1,271,112 278,261 -992,851
Birmingham Airport 54,912 1,381,839 +1,326,927

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Specialised construction activities 9
Air transport 7
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 13
2025-09 11
2025-08 8

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+ 33
1m-15m 24
0-1m 10
15m-54m 8
Other 5

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 £
France 10,686,612
Ireland 9,738,196
United States 7,356,192
Netherlands 5,941,752
Malaysia 4,690,418

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 £
France 4,222,320 6,464,292 +2,241,972
Ireland 4,878,593 4,859,603 -18,990
United States 4,661,525 2,694,667 -1,966,858
Netherlands 5,254,772 686,980 -4,567,792
Malaysia 69,228 4,621,190 +4,551,962
Czechia 3,829,424 166,840 -3,662,584
Poland 3,664,039 1,300 -3,662,739
Italy 1,689,868 182,172 -1,507,696
Brazil 635,148 1,223,413 +588,265
Saudi Arabia 1,123,974 694,867 -429,107

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 £
Spain 8,155,170
China 235,092

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 £
Spain 2,892,157 5,263,013 +2,370,856
China 62,574 172,518 +109,944

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) 23,327,617
Air transport 18,559,211
Other 8,390,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,149,113

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) 14,367,768 8,959,849 -5,407,919
Air transport 9,659,310 8,899,901 -759,409
Other 2,954,731 5,435,531 +2,480,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,268,668 1,880,445 -3,388,223

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,390,262
Immingham Docks 8,186,496
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,595,082
London Heathrow Airport 5,949,291
Manchester Airport 5,517,922

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 £
000 2,954,731 5,435,531 +2,480,800
Immingham Docks 3,757,372 4,429,124 +671,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,501,143 2,093,939 -3,407,204
London Heathrow Airport 1,384,547 4,564,744 +3,180,197
Manchester Airport 2,759,345 2,758,577 -768
Harwich 5,179,203 0 -5,179,203
ZLC 2,775,266 23,934 -2,751,332
Dover 767,807 1,266,249 +498,442
Tyne 1,181,147 586,170 -594,977
Liverpool Docks 1,482,726 192,119 -1,290,607

Quick facts

HS code: 85023980

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

Description: Electric generators with unique designs or power sources. Includes niche or custom generators