Import/export HS code 850433: Transformers 16-500 kVA

Transformers with a power capacity between 16 kVA and 500 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 £
Germany 23,055,816
Denmark 8,089,644
China 6,655,865
Italy 5,712,579
Singapore 3,924,209

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 £
Germany 21,825,821 1,229,995 -20,595,826
Denmark 5,572,012 2,517,632 -3,054,380
China 3,855,587 2,800,278 -1,055,309
Italy 2,357,803 3,354,776 +996,973
Singapore 3,919,987 4,222 -3,915,765
France 2,241,233 1,496,755 -744,478
United States 1,749,680 1,656,637 -93,043
Sweden 2,368,389 999,015 -1,369,374
Netherlands 1,420,428 1,196,598 -223,830
Turkey 905,913 673,570 -232,343

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 £
Germany 22,513,786
Denmark 7,751,029
China 6,476,679
Italy 5,886,043
United States 4,098,414

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 £
Germany 21,666,442 847,344 -20,819,098
Denmark 5,354,427 2,396,602 -2,957,825
China 3,956,715 2,519,964 -1,436,751
Italy 2,330,438 3,555,605 +1,225,167
United States 2,148,584 1,949,830 -198,754
Indonesia 3,836,532 5,641 -3,830,891
Sweden 1,922,607 313,071 -1,609,536
France 808,209 1,367,810 +559,601
Switzerland 461,627 1,373,600 +911,973
Tunisia 1,750,485 0 -1,750,485

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 15 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 14 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
West Midlands 11 8 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 11 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +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) 36,635,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,185,794
Air transport 9,603,348
Road transport 1,225,155
Other 1,003,406

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) 31,533,881 5,101,628 -26,432,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,021,374 9,164,420 -2,856,954
Air transport 5,664,056 3,939,292 -1,724,764
Road transport 707,255 517,900 -189,355
Other 531,919 471,487 -60,432

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ipswich Dock 19,475,739
Immingham Docks 10,216,290
Felixstowe 9,093,538
Dover 7,594,844
London Heathrow Airport 5,765,293

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 £
Ipswich Dock 19,475,739 0 -19,475,739
Immingham Docks 7,630,764 2,585,526 -5,045,238
Felixstowe 7,647,043 1,446,495 -6,200,548
Dover 3,247,049 4,347,795 +1,100,746
London Heathrow Airport 3,753,250 2,012,043 -1,741,207
Eurotunnel 1,703,999 454,285 -1,249,714
Dover / Eurotunnel 609,672 1,378,070 +768,398
East Midlands Airport 734,350 1,071,040 +336,690
Harwich 567,492 936,517 +369,025
ZLC 708,859 520,556 -188,303

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment 47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 37
2025-09 44
2025-08 38
2025-07 50

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+ 141
1m-15m 102
15m-54m 28
Other 21
0-1m 14

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 4,471,859
Ireland 3,178,842
China 2,363,025
United Arab Emirates 2,054,983
Libya 1,990,558

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 2,373,677 2,098,182 -275,495
Ireland 1,395,002 1,783,840 +388,838
China 1,516,648 846,377 -670,271
United Arab Emirates 1,981,844 73,139 -1,908,705
Libya 34,275 1,956,283 +1,922,008
Sweden 1,448,328 253,565 -1,194,763
Australia 1,147,756 363,091 -784,665
Italy 180,173 1,013,384 +833,211
France 309,258 853,045 +543,787
Netherlands 791,770 290,954 -500,816

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 £
XI 801,866
Ireland 1,257
XU 577
Austria 241

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 £
XI 497,746 304,120 -193,626
Ireland 1,257 0 -1,257
XU 421 156 -265
Austria 241 0 -241

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) 14,526,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,460,246
Air transport 6,413,722
Other 803,941
Road transport 10,292

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) 8,506,743 6,019,332 -2,487,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,954,495 5,505,751 +551,256
Air transport 3,529,395 2,884,327 -645,068
Other 499,665 304,276 -195,389
Road transport 10,292 0 -10,292

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 6,402,104
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,706,502
London Heathrow Airport 4,826,885
Felixstowe 4,370,521
Liverpool Docks 1,955,325

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 Gateway Port 5,265,059 1,137,045 -4,128,014
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,384,976 3,321,526 +936,550
London Heathrow Airport 2,839,539 1,987,346 -852,193
Felixstowe 1,212,610 3,157,911 +1,945,301
Liverpool Docks 907,004 1,048,321 +141,317
Immingham Docks 1,275,230 232,524 -1,042,706
Holyhead 296,988 1,108,234 +811,246
Southampton 650,848 689,691 +38,843
Dover 540,219 446,709 -93,510
000 499,665 304,276 -195,389

Quick facts

HS code: 850433

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

Description: Transformers with a power capacity between 16 kVA and 500 kVA