Import/export HS code 850432: Transformers 1-16 kVA

Transformers with a power capacity between 1 kVA and 16 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 £
China 18,831,496
Germany 7,793,395
Thailand 2,207,849
Poland 2,190,278
Netherlands 1,609,692

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 10,778,667 8,052,829 -2,725,838
Germany 4,823,156 2,970,239 -1,852,917
Thailand 1,303,037 904,812 -398,225
Poland 647,418 1,542,860 +895,442
Netherlands 1,024,877 584,815 -440,062
France 658,117 767,983 +109,866
United States 625,728 725,199 +99,471
Italy 710,042 477,881 -232,161
Czechia 475,242 685,929 +210,687
Malaysia 317,098 469,271 +152,173

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 19,232,020
Germany 7,116,364
Poland 2,376,662
Thailand 2,166,550
United States 1,817,319

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 11,265,394 7,966,626 -3,298,768
Germany 4,401,232 2,715,132 -1,686,100
Poland 805,381 1,571,281 +765,900
Thailand 1,304,375 862,175 -442,200
United States 1,034,550 782,769 -251,781
Czechia 992,761 821,946 -170,815
United Kingdom 1,003,202 541,127 -462,075
France 640,045 669,637 +29,592
Italy 726,821 484,205 -242,616
Malaysia 329,886 488,367 +158,481

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 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Shropshire and Staffordshire 25
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21

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 26 29 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 17 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 16 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 13 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 11 -5
West Midlands 12 16 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14 13 -1
Inner London - West 14 14 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 13 +1
Essex 14 8 -6

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) 22,230,637
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,295,683
Air transport 8,790,254
Other 707,901
Road transport 217,582

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) 12,812,713 9,417,924 -3,394,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,143,932 6,151,751 +7,819
Air transport 5,044,066 3,746,188 -1,297,878
Other 617,387 90,514 -526,873
Road transport 137,431 80,151 -57,280

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,111,592
Dover 5,856,884
Southampton 5,699,019
London Heathrow Airport 2,951,642
East Midlands Airport 1,900,252

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 7,205,004 5,906,588 -1,298,416
Dover 3,260,168 2,596,716 -663,452
Southampton 3,470,490 2,228,529 -1,241,961
London Heathrow Airport 1,844,273 1,107,369 -736,904
East Midlands Airport 1,032,279 867,973 -164,306
Immingham Docks 773,625 1,047,939 +274,314
Eurotunnel 1,019,873 734,482 -285,391
Thamesport 1,077,925 499,654 -578,271
Leeds Bradford Airport 865,176 701,088 -164,088
Dover / Eurotunnel 427,650 689,222 +261,572

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 108
Manufacture of electrical equipment 55
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 53
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 36
Other manufacturing 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 66
2025-10 70
2025-09 66
2025-08 71
2025-07 65

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+ 198
1m-15m 143
15m-54m 50
Other 36
0-1m 30

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 8,220,481
Germany 5,245,115
China 3,218,489
Ireland 1,974,904
Netherlands 1,670,607

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 4,879,631 3,340,850 -1,538,781
Germany 2,922,894 2,322,221 -600,673
China 2,827,997 390,492 -2,437,505
Ireland 1,193,929 780,975 -412,954
Netherlands 1,067,195 603,412 -463,783
Italy 1,113,305 349,266 -764,039
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 760,567 522,941 -237,626
France 614,417 624,106 +9,689
Switzerland 337,419 645,783 +308,364
Norway 850,353 131,026 -719,327

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 61,966
XU 11,428
XI 5,516
India 3,112
Germany 2,429

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 35,379 26,587 -8,792
XU 11,021 407 -10,614
XI 2,591 2,925 +334
India 0 3,112 +3,112
Germany 0 2,429 +2,429
Spain 0 1,751 +1,751

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 18,408,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,345,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,427,913
Other 86,202
Road transport 82,031

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 11,746,187 6,662,776 -5,083,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,654,535 4,691,188 -963,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,752,241 2,675,672 -2,076,569
Other 48,991 37,211 -11,780
Road transport 82,031 0 -82,031

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,110,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,195,827
East Midlands Airport 2,407,487
Manchester Airport 2,172,623
Southampton 1,969,191

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 7,960,619 4,149,862 -3,810,757
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,597,347 3,598,480 +1,133
East Midlands Airport 1,278,686 1,128,801 -149,885
Manchester Airport 1,379,199 793,424 -585,775
Southampton 927,780 1,041,411 +113,631
Felixstowe 1,391,000 415,649 -975,351
London Gateway Port 1,295,350 453,604 -841,746
Holyhead 851,309 613,320 -237,989
Liverpool Docks 816,180 421,838 -394,342
Immingham Docks 813,665 400,486 -413,179

Quick facts

HS code: 850432

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

Description: Transformers with a power capacity between 1 kVA and 16 kVA