Import/export HS code 85043180: Various transformers up to 1 kVA

Various small transformers with a power capacity of 1 kVA or less

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  • 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 £
China 38,506,441
United States 11,196,297
Italy 9,922,312
Germany 8,759,033
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,718,354

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 £
China 18,322,468 20,183,973 +1,861,505
United States 4,999,583 6,196,714 +1,197,131
Italy 1,156,331 8,765,981 +7,609,650
Germany 4,160,548 4,598,485 +437,937
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,668,594 4,049,760 +381,166
Switzerland 4,044,042 1,404,324 -2,639,718
France 2,316,580 2,302,101 -14,479
Sri Lanka 2,101,856 2,052,352 -49,504
Malaysia 2,007,642 1,190,789 -816,853
Netherlands 1,351,607 1,772,688 +421,081

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 £
China 50,539,805
United States 10,458,752
Italy 9,510,702
Germany 6,152,611
Switzerland 5,356,848

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 £
China 23,940,717 26,599,088 +2,658,371
United States 4,474,031 5,984,721 +1,510,690
Italy 958,008 8,552,694 +7,594,686
Germany 2,781,712 3,370,899 +589,187
Switzerland 3,935,921 1,420,927 -2,514,994
Sri Lanka 2,370,829 2,205,194 -165,635
Malaysia 1,959,975 1,190,952 -769,023
India 1,135,487 1,480,424 +344,937
France 1,142,473 1,021,636 -120,837
Austria 1,116,144 1,015,082 -101,062

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 102
Surrey, East and West Sussex 84
Inner London - West 65
Greater Manchester 62
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 55

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 74 62 -12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 54 66 +12
Inner London - West 45 39 -6
Greater Manchester 41 38 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39 38 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 40 31 -9
West Midlands 36 34 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 27 -2
Essex 36 30 -6
Outer London - West and North West 19 29 +10

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) 48,111,119
Air transport 44,443,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,802,441
Other 999,221
Road transport 504,736

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) 20,248,060 27,863,059 +7,614,999
Air transport 19,822,459 24,621,115 +4,798,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,624,535 10,177,906 -5,446,629
Other 610,085 389,136 -220,949
Road transport 31,946 472,790 +440,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,860,165
Southampton 14,110,366
London Heathrow Airport 11,691,634
East Midlands Airport 11,373,970
London Stansted Airport 8,637,342

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 £
Felixstowe 9,798,208 9,061,957 -736,251
Southampton 7,900,997 6,209,369 -1,691,628
London Heathrow Airport 5,395,563 6,296,071 +900,508
East Midlands Airport 5,803,198 5,570,772 -232,426
London Stansted Airport 4,243,410 4,393,932 +150,522
London 3,359,795 3,454,624 +94,829
Eurotunnel 3,122,266 3,328,941 +206,675
Dover 3,415,936 2,207,686 -1,208,250
Invergordon 0 5,376,988 +5,376,988
Birmingham Airport 2,067,238 3,162,934 +1,095,696

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 284
Manufacture of electrical equipment 143
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 135
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 116
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 70

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 197
2025-10 218
2025-09 207
2025-08 197
2025-07 216

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
1m-15m 451
54m+ 412
15m-54m 147
0-1m 91
Other 73

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 £
United States 8,999,177
Germany 4,796,734
Netherlands 3,842,423
Singapore 3,007,510
France 2,953,849

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 £
United States 4,997,128 4,002,049 -995,079
Germany 2,302,507 2,494,227 +191,720
Netherlands 1,722,565 2,119,858 +397,293
Singapore 1,166,201 1,841,309 +675,108
France 1,467,425 1,486,424 +18,999
Ireland 1,351,919 1,061,746 -290,173
Denmark 877,320 1,466,627 +589,307
Italy 1,135,786 771,353 -364,433
United Arab Emirates 185,837 1,713,812 +1,527,975
Luxembourg 948,852 877,841 -71,011

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 222,084
XU 81,297
XI 3,868
Ireland 2,493
Germany 1,968

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 70,747 151,337 +80,590
XU 80,139 1,158 -78,981
XI 1,847 2,021 +174
Ireland 1,635 858 -777
Germany 1,063 905 -158
Nicaragua 1,132 598 -534
Italy 119 594 +475
New Zealand 413 222 -191
South Korea 0 480 +480
Netherlands 98 123 +25

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 33,830,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,606,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,151,632
Road transport 320,244
Other 315,644

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 £
Air transport 16,600,181 17,230,147 +629,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,463,966 9,142,700 +678,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,072,473 5,079,159 +1,006,686
Road transport 315,069 5,175 -309,894
Other 157,348 158,296 +948

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,283,060
London Heathrow Airport 10,701,670
East Midlands Airport 8,883,870
London Stansted Airport 5,468,689
ZLC 5,167,700

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 6,470,676 5,812,384 -658,292
London Heathrow Airport 5,562,372 5,139,298 -423,074
East Midlands Airport 4,236,509 4,647,361 +410,852
London Stansted Airport 2,853,058 2,615,631 -237,427
ZLC 2,293,722 2,873,978 +580,256
Felixstowe 1,222,591 1,697,992 +475,401
Immingham Docks 1,040,014 1,757,508 +717,494
London Gateway Port 660,638 1,993,825 +1,333,187
Manchester Airport 1,266,924 888,649 -378,275
Dover 681,913 1,001,368 +319,455

Quick facts

HS code: 85043180

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

Description: Various small transformers with a power capacity of 1 kVA or less