Import/export HS code 851150: Various generators for engines

Additional types of generators used with engines, such as alternators or dynamos

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 74,139,263
Belgium 38,917,418
Poland 26,883,360
Germany 26,484,753
France 20,025,284

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 42,925,712 31,213,551 -11,712,161
Belgium 20,333,376 18,584,042 -1,749,334
Poland 13,639,800 13,243,560 -396,240
Germany 13,311,636 13,173,117 -138,519
France 13,598,583 6,426,701 -7,171,882
Turkey 6,074,881 9,158,546 +3,083,665
United States 7,582,920 7,190,653 -392,267
Netherlands 6,247,046 5,787,142 -459,904
Slovenia 4,208,252 4,567,069 +358,817
Japan 2,856,990 2,826,243 -30,747

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 91,359,190
France 48,739,698
Poland 17,172,312
Japan 16,798,014
Turkey 15,813,411

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 51,146,025 40,213,165 -10,932,860
France 27,815,311 20,924,387 -6,890,924
Poland 9,053,221 8,119,091 -934,130
Japan 10,518,222 6,279,792 -4,238,430
Turkey 6,328,360 9,485,051 +3,156,691
United States 7,077,102 7,793,994 +716,892
Hungary 6,954,555 7,448,265 +493,710
Slovenia 4,266,803 4,641,537 +374,734
Spain 4,116,198 3,017,037 -1,099,161
Mexico 2,345,236 2,003,313 -341,923

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 38
West Midlands 29
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20

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 24 27 +3
West Midlands 19 25 +6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 21 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 12 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 16 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 12 -4
Essex 13 14 +1
West Yorkshire 14 8 -6
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 10 +2

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) 96,903,473
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,536,219
Other 42,173,916
Air transport 37,267,378
Road transport 295,190

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) 50,618,725 46,284,748 -4,333,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,996,260 39,539,959 -6,456,301
Other 25,978,397 16,195,519 -9,782,878
Air transport 18,887,250 18,380,128 -507,122
Road transport 120,959 174,231 +53,272
Rail transport 81,422 39,287 -42,135

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 45,587,696
000 42,173,916
Southampton 28,317,501
Harwich 25,977,931
Dover 23,621,433

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 24,877,243 20,710,453 -4,166,790
000 25,978,397 16,195,519 -9,782,878
Southampton 19,840,838 8,476,663 -11,364,175
Harwich 13,689,923 12,288,008 -1,401,915
Dover 10,456,983 13,164,450 +2,707,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,699,047 3,932,456 -8,766,591
Oxford Airport 7,510,907 8,426,635 +915,728
499 118,224 11,410,144 +11,291,920
London Heathrow Airport 4,233,922 4,108,549 -125,373
Eurotunnel 3,801,040 3,728,594 -72,446

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 31
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 27
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 111
2025-10 132
2025-09 102
2025-08 97
2025-07 109

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+ 157
1m-15m 108
15m-54m 39
Other 30
0-1m 26

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 £
Netherlands 19,665,479
Poland 12,531,293
Sweden 12,137,591
United States 11,546,866
Germany 9,932,933

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 £
Netherlands 11,023,882 8,641,597 -2,382,285
Poland 5,482,353 7,048,940 +1,566,587
Sweden 6,341,857 5,795,734 -546,123
United States 6,184,431 5,362,435 -821,996
Germany 4,554,962 5,377,971 +823,009
Belgium 3,848,883 4,321,350 +472,467
France 2,600,005 2,875,340 +275,335
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,673,463 1,785,240 -888,223
Turkey 1,447,250 1,012,583 -434,667
Switzerland 1,007,579 840,160 -167,419

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 34,265
Poland 29,926
XI 23,078
South Korea 6,306
XU 5,648

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 18,835 15,430 -3,405
Poland 15,599 14,327 -1,272
XI 19,234 3,844 -15,390
South Korea 6,181 125 -6,056
XU 2,502 3,146 +644
Spain 1,897 2,944 +1,047
Thailand 2,433 1,796 -637
France 2,026 966 -1,060
Germany 2,369 476 -1,893
Ireland 1,272 962 -310

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,427,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,431,760
Air transport 15,749,021
Other 121,575
Road transport 45,395

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,680,865 27,747,106 +2,066,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,187,468 17,244,292 -2,943,176
Air transport 8,367,652 7,381,369 -986,283
Other 74,921 46,654 -28,267
Road transport 45,395 0 -45,395

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,226,442
Immingham Docks 20,452,385
London Heathrow Airport 8,734,910
Southampton 7,955,989
London Gateway Port 5,506,127

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 22,480,635 24,745,807 +2,265,172
Immingham Docks 10,586,640 9,865,745 -720,895
London Heathrow Airport 4,257,312 4,477,598 +220,286
Southampton 4,103,576 3,852,413 -251,163
London Gateway Port 2,886,877 2,619,250 -267,627
East Midlands Airport 2,119,346 1,412,247 -707,099
Felixstowe 1,914,725 558,684 -1,356,041
London Stansted Airport 1,289,371 782,339 -507,032
Liverpool Docks 473,447 1,035,561 +562,114
London 454,402 928,135 +473,733

Quick facts

HS code: 851150

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

Description: Additional types of generators used with engines, such as alternators or dynamos