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 18,865,904
Germany 7,953,577
Thailand 2,348,986
Poland 2,253,442
Netherlands 1,614,518

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 10,888,187 7,977,717 -2,910,470
Germany 4,662,594 3,290,983 -1,371,611
Thailand 1,223,673 1,125,313 -98,360
Poland 649,390 1,604,052 +954,662
Netherlands 1,068,066 546,452 -521,614
France 579,116 991,671 +412,555
United States 741,996 620,488 -121,508
Czechia 583,381 617,735 +34,354
Italy 672,334 478,889 -193,445
Malaysia 315,806 499,104 +183,298

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 19,172,256
Germany 7,291,255
Poland 2,446,347
Thailand 2,307,687
Czechia 1,829,372

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 11,253,061 7,919,195 -3,333,866
Germany 4,258,288 3,032,967 -1,225,321
Poland 810,475 1,635,872 +825,397
Thailand 1,225,011 1,082,676 -142,335
Czechia 1,121,171 708,201 -412,970
United States 920,626 727,116 -193,510
United Kingdom 1,080,439 466,929 -613,510
France 586,806 953,115 +366,309
Italy 689,349 475,822 -213,527
Malaysia 316,246 523,304 +207,058

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 26
Shropshire and Staffordshire 25
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21
Inner London - West 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 25 29 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 17 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 15 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 11 -5
Inner London - West 14 17 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 10 -5
West Midlands 15 13 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 14 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 13 +0
Essex 14 10 -4

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) 22,204,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,828,499
Air transport 8,727,361
Other 702,183
Road transport 201,787

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) 12,563,606 9,640,923 -2,922,683
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,296,808 6,531,691 +234,883
Air transport 4,937,311 3,790,050 -1,147,261
Other 640,731 61,452 -579,279
Road transport 133,760 68,027 -65,733

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,106,728
Dover 5,885,477
Southampton 5,780,483
London Heathrow Airport 3,060,207
Eurotunnel 2,007,052

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 7,330,776 5,775,952 -1,554,824
Dover 3,190,324 2,695,153 -495,171
Southampton 3,301,295 2,479,188 -822,107
London Heathrow Airport 1,826,432 1,233,775 -592,657
Eurotunnel 1,130,117 876,935 -253,182
Immingham Docks 808,450 1,065,680 +257,230
East Midlands Airport 771,801 896,176 +124,375
Leeds Bradford Airport 896,859 631,606 -265,253
Thamesport 936,545 509,612 -426,933
Dover / Eurotunnel 425,910 896,881 +470,971

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 109
Manufacture of electrical equipment 54
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 52
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 37
Other manufacturing 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 59
2025-11 66
2025-10 70
2025-09 66
2025-08 71

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+ 200
1m-15m 142
15m-54m 49
Other 36
0-1m 31

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 8,028,534
Germany 5,263,014
China 3,197,412
Ireland 1,988,704
Netherlands 1,656,160

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 4,805,787 3,222,747 -1,583,040
Germany 3,076,389 2,186,625 -889,764
China 2,856,711 340,701 -2,516,010
Ireland 1,191,635 797,069 -394,566
Netherlands 1,168,785 487,375 -681,410
Italy 1,122,456 343,045 -779,411
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 761,383 516,266 -245,117
France 555,219 694,402 +139,183
Switzerland 337,742 662,262 +324,520
Singapore 477,946 414,317 -63,629

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 61,891
XI 5,422
India 3,112
Germany 2,429
Spain 2,017

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 37,822 24,069 -13,753
XI 2,919 2,503 -416
India 0 3,112 +3,112
Germany 0 2,429 +2,429
Spain 0 2,017 +2,017

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 18,362,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,351,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,207,179
Other 85,738
Road transport 67,216

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 11,739,614 6,622,996 -5,116,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,688,707 4,663,083 -1,025,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,734,817 2,472,362 -2,262,455
Other 51,201 34,537 -16,664
Road transport 67,216 0 -67,216

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,143,462
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,177,557
East Midlands Airport 2,335,504
Manchester Airport 2,158,428
Southampton 1,931,259

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 7,756,863 4,386,599 -3,370,264
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,647,715 3,529,842 -117,873
East Midlands Airport 1,337,644 997,860 -339,784
Manchester Airport 1,525,972 632,456 -893,516
Southampton 872,712 1,058,547 +185,835
Felixstowe 1,389,576 364,811 -1,024,765
London Gateway Port 1,422,220 326,734 -1,095,486
Holyhead 829,293 653,209 -176,084
Liverpool Docks 874,544 363,474 -511,070
Immingham Docks 692,344 414,560 -277,784

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