Import/export HS code 850422: Transformers 650-10,000 kVA

Transformers with a power capacity between 650 kVA and 10,000 kVA

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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 £
India 102,480,023
Turkey 66,699,127
China 60,882,128
Ireland 55,803,171
Spain 44,064,551

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 £
India 43,036,237 59,443,786 +16,407,549
Turkey 38,383,541 28,315,586 -10,067,955
China 46,584,458 14,297,670 -32,286,788
Ireland 31,850,455 23,952,716 -7,897,739
Spain 25,608,381 18,456,170 -7,152,211
Germany 20,985,180 2,416,588 -18,568,592
Slovenia 6,486,491 7,824,016 +1,337,525
Italy 6,477,672 6,073,110 -404,562
United Arab Emirates 5,451,021 6,815,225 +1,364,204
Belgium 5,206,707 5,164,850 -41,857

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 £
India 103,792,718
Turkey 67,305,771
China 62,386,008
Spain 58,892,132
Ireland 50,324,143

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 £
India 43,820,471 59,972,247 +16,151,776
Turkey 38,910,972 28,394,799 -10,516,173
China 47,330,282 15,055,726 -32,274,556
Spain 38,655,268 20,236,864 -18,418,404
Ireland 29,516,823 20,807,320 -8,709,503
Italy 9,284,323 6,609,274 -2,675,049
Slovenia 6,486,491 7,824,016 +1,337,525
United Arab Emirates 5,115,091 6,133,569 +1,018,478
Belgium 4,534,632 5,141,596 +606,964
Germany 6,522,121 933,523 -5,588,598

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
West Yorkshire 6

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
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 1 -3
Merseyside 3 2 -1
West Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 213,143,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 194,867,988
Road transport 9,203,944
Other 3,785,796
Air transport 947,781

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,592,748 92,550,977 -28,041,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,614,017 80,253,971 -34,360,046
Road transport 5,869,915 3,334,029 -2,535,886
Other 1,771,803 2,013,993 +242,190
Air transport 573,001 374,780 -198,221

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 98,081,564
Felixstowe 78,994,801
Southampton 59,792,404
London Gateway Port 46,030,057
Holyhead 35,738,001

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 56,745,654 41,335,910 -15,409,744
Felixstowe 50,565,964 28,428,837 -22,137,127
Southampton 24,117,418 35,674,986 +11,557,568
London Gateway Port 29,290,996 16,739,061 -12,551,935
Holyhead 19,874,390 15,863,611 -4,010,779
Grangemouth Docks 6,845,439 8,904,953 +2,059,514
ZLC 9,259,551 4,258,108 -5,001,443
Immingham Docks 8,722,727 4,259,377 -4,463,350
Ayr Harbour 5,234,452 3,031,662 -2,202,790
Eurotunnel 5,872,157 2,052,789 -3,819,368

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment 21
Specialised construction activities 17
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Civil engineering 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 17
2025-10 24
2025-09 19
2025-08 17

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+ 59
1m-15m 23
Other 9
15m-54m 8
0-1m 3

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 £
Belgium 14,256,271
France 8,398,913
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,931,329
Ireland 3,015,433
Germany 2,460,261

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 £
Belgium 7,712,607 6,543,664 -1,168,943
France 1,431,334 6,967,579 +5,536,245
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,966,526 964,803 -3,001,723
Ireland 2,244,745 770,688 -1,474,057
Germany 1,558,472 901,789 -656,683
Netherlands 402,457 1,927,713 +1,525,256
Italy 638,735 736,487 +97,752
Romania 463,582 693,242 +229,660
Panama 0 1,067,388 +1,067,388
Turkey 356,633 646,973 +290,340

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) 35,062,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,137,217
Air transport 391,227

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) 14,614,780 20,447,662 +5,832,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,538,233 3,598,984 -2,939,249
Air transport 35,688 355,539 +319,851

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 21,884,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,262,717
Southampton 4,675,164
Grangemouth Docks 1,991,336
Tyne 1,325,322

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,324,383 14,560,600 +7,236,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,888,594 4,374,123 -514,471
Southampton 3,960,826 714,338 -3,246,488
Grangemouth Docks 923,948 1,067,388 +143,440
Tyne 1,126,476 198,846 -927,630
Holyhead 571,027 698,269 +127,242
Dover 920,700 336,106 -584,594
Felixstowe 301,451 826,984 +525,533
London Gateway Port 174,769 930,674 +755,905
Heysham 390,319 67,919 -322,400

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 850422

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

Description: Transformers with a power capacity between 650 kVA and 10,000 kVA