Import/export HS code 850423: Transformers over 10,000 kVA

Transformers with a power capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA

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 £
Netherlands 102,141,424
Germany 65,135,045
Slovenia 52,558,034
South Korea 51,729,201
Turkey 39,373,815

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 £
Netherlands 39,667,875 62,473,549 +22,805,674
Germany 26,087,894 39,047,151 +12,959,257
Slovenia 26,263,906 26,294,128 +30,222
South Korea 27,638,642 24,090,559 -3,548,083
Turkey 11,881,146 27,492,669 +15,611,523
India 7,499,376 23,072,960 +15,573,584
China 18,589,774 9,337,470 -9,252,304
Croatia 16,429,510 4,466,460 -11,963,050
Italy 8,177,174 12,677,101 +4,499,927
Austria 3,614,896 12,338,491 +8,723,595

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 £
South Korea 143,065,387
Slovenia 44,693,098
Croatia 39,855,319
Turkey 39,245,469
China 38,100,706

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 £
South Korea 52,082,679 90,982,708 +38,900,029
Slovenia 20,122,914 24,570,184 +4,447,270
Croatia 23,268,361 16,586,958 -6,681,403
Turkey 11,881,146 27,364,323 +15,483,177
China 22,184,420 15,916,286 -6,268,134
Germany 19,249,043 8,699,117 -10,549,926
Italy 9,673,425 15,483,034 +5,809,609
India 9,511,093 11,689,227 +2,178,134
Austria 3,614,896 14,762,954 +11,148,058
Netherlands 9,919,449 6,432,604 -3,486,845

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - East 3

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 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 2 +1
Essex 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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) 272,029,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 183,190,035
Other 11,131,082
Road transport 4,972,150
Air transport 346,229

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) 106,580,892 165,448,793 +58,867,901
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,085,067 93,104,968 +3,019,901
Other 6,443,839 4,687,243 -1,756,596
Road transport 1,915,042 3,057,108 +1,142,066
Air transport 299,453 46,776 -252,677

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 67,967,981
London 57,873,784
Killingholme 39,599,332
Southampton 38,571,093
Heysham 32,612,579

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 £
Immingham Docks 30,917,288 37,050,693 +6,133,405
London 31,334,416 26,539,368 -4,795,048
Killingholme 31,925,348 7,673,984 -24,251,364
Southampton 15,798,396 22,772,697 +6,974,301
Heysham 12,504,415 20,108,164 +7,603,749
Avonmouth Docks 12,490,445 8,359,526 -4,130,919
Goole 2,007,753 17,771,179 +15,763,426
Leith 1,155,200 17,632,506 +16,477,306
King's Lynn 4,186,705 12,120,498 +7,933,793
Hull 2,319,814 13,083,361 +10,763,547

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment 10
Specialised construction activities 10
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Civil engineering 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 5
2025-09 8
2025-08 7
2025-07 10

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
Other 8
15m-54m 5
1m-15m 5
0-1m 4

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 £
Iraq 8,889,729
South Korea 7,509,367
Qatar 2,030,580
Panama 877,042
Germany 746,252

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 £
Iraq 2,871,729 6,018,000 +3,146,271
South Korea 0 7,509,367 +7,509,367
Qatar 914,716 1,115,864 +201,148
Panama 0 877,042 +877,042
Germany 0 746,252 +746,252
Malaysia 298,823 227,549 -71,274
France 0 518,164 +518,164
Norway 284,139 0 -284,139
Italy 22,736 228,566 +205,830
China 173,292 1,219 -172,073

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 21

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 21 0 -21

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) 21,039,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 745,291
Air transport 408,627
Road transport 1,200
Other 21

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) 4,544,289 16,495,163 +11,950,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,000 720,291 +695,291
Air transport 341,603 67,024 -274,579
Road transport 1,200 0 -1,200
Other 21 0 -21

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ellesmere Port 11,496,960
Southampton 6,018,000
Felixstowe 1,437,674
Immingham Docks 1,192,324
Dover / Eurotunnel 720,291

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 £
Ellesmere Port 2,871,729 8,625,231 +5,753,502
Southampton 0 6,018,000 +6,018,000
Felixstowe 1,210,125 227,549 -982,576
Immingham Docks 450,533 741,791 +291,258
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 720,291 +720,291
London Gateway Port 0 448,649 +448,649
Grangemouth Docks 10,708 433,943 +423,235
Leeds Bradford Airport 173,292 0 -173,292
East Midlands Airport 99,020 9,491 -89,529
ZLC 35,020 22,426 -12,594

Quick facts

HS code: 850423

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

Description: Transformers with a power capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA