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 102,701,893
Turkey 66,690,419
China 60,754,585
Ireland 56,904,533
Spain 44,967,649

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 41,477,200 61,224,693 +19,747,493
Turkey 39,102,981 27,587,438 -11,515,543
China 46,204,810 14,549,775 -31,655,035
Ireland 30,531,224 26,373,309 -4,157,915
Spain 24,270,434 20,697,215 -3,573,219
Germany 21,606,784 2,354,788 -19,251,996
Slovenia 6,066,452 8,234,055 +2,167,603
United Arab Emirates 7,146,097 6,860,648 -285,449
Italy 6,445,249 5,945,728 -499,521
Belgium 4,757,424 5,807,729 +1,050,305

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 104,014,588
Turkey 67,297,063
China 62,258,465
Spain 60,560,336
Ireland 51,444,081

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 41,841,326 62,173,262 +20,331,936
Turkey 39,630,412 27,666,651 -11,963,761
China 46,950,634 15,307,831 -31,642,803
Spain 38,082,427 22,477,909 -15,604,518
Ireland 28,146,703 23,297,378 -4,849,325
Italy 9,251,900 6,319,904 -2,931,996
Slovenia 6,066,452 8,234,055 +2,167,603
United Arab Emirates 7,020,333 5,968,826 -1,051,507
Belgium 4,505,457 5,364,367 +858,910
Germany 6,528,011 871,723 -5,656,288

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 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6
West Yorkshire 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
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 1 -3
Merseyside 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0

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) 215,832,902
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 197,369,645
Road transport 9,177,944
Other 3,929,208
Air transport 948,950

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) 119,949,646 95,883,256 -24,066,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 113,774,454 83,595,191 -30,179,263
Road transport 5,566,479 3,611,465 -1,955,014
Other 1,822,692 2,106,516 +283,824
Air transport 604,770 344,180 -260,590

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 98,153,081
Felixstowe 81,831,222
Southampton 57,717,748
London Gateway Port 48,128,468
Holyhead 36,544,752

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 55,666,138 42,486,943 -13,179,195
Felixstowe 54,146,928 27,684,294 -26,462,634
Southampton 22,894,417 34,823,331 +11,928,914
London Gateway Port 28,709,904 19,418,564 -9,291,340
Holyhead 19,767,957 16,776,795 -2,991,162
Grangemouth Docks 6,165,201 9,550,728 +3,385,527
Immingham Docks 9,151,476 4,311,748 -4,839,728
ZLC 8,956,115 4,469,544 -4,486,571
Ayr Harbour 5,178,326 3,201,249 -1,977,077
Eurotunnel 5,492,659 2,696,890 -2,795,769

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment 20
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
2025-11 17
2025-10 24
2025-09 19
2025-08 17
2025-07 19

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+ 57
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 2,450,203

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 5,806,764 8,449,507 +2,642,743
France 965,663 7,433,250 +6,467,587
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,966,526 964,803 -3,001,723
Ireland 2,244,745 770,688 -1,474,057
Germany 1,579,722 870,481 -709,241
Netherlands 402,457 1,927,537 +1,525,080
Italy 638,735 736,487 +97,752
Romania 463,582 693,242 +229,660
Turkey 287,583 847,179 +559,596
Singapore 226,533 900,000 +673,467

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) 34,664,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,590,802
Air transport 388,290

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) 11,993,013 22,671,712 +10,678,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,991,818 3,598,984 -3,392,834
Air transport 26,712 361,578 +334,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 21,884,807
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,865,176
Southampton 4,870,164
Grangemouth Docks 2,217,869
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 5,418,540 16,466,267 +11,047,727
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,172,670 4,692,506 +519,836
Southampton 4,155,826 714,338 -3,441,488
Grangemouth Docks 1,150,481 1,067,388 -83,093
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 185,571 930,674 +745,103
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