Import/export HS code 853210: Power capacitors for 50/60 Hz circuits

Fixed capacitors designed for 50/60 Hz circuits with a reactive power capacity of at least 0.5 kvar

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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 £
Malaysia 84,296,578
United States 5,375,243
Sweden 2,420,006
Germany 2,146,732
Brazil 1,933,765

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 £
Malaysia 0 84,296,578 +84,296,578
United States 2,711,906 2,663,337 -48,569
Sweden 824,411 1,595,595 +771,184
Germany 1,085,658 1,061,074 -24,584
Brazil 1,933,765 0 -1,933,765
Finland 1,353,116 0 -1,353,116
Italy 466,063 474,687 +8,624
Bulgaria 123,424 626,989 +503,565
China 248,087 415,756 +167,669
Spain 230,764 232,347 +1,583

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 £
Philippines 49,158,858
Japan 21,234,361
Taiwan 13,408,330
United States 6,603,839
China 2,275,835

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 £
Philippines 139,545 49,019,313 +48,879,768
Japan 32,106 21,202,255 +21,170,149
Taiwan 4,088 13,404,242 +13,400,154
United States 4,015,324 2,588,515 -1,426,809
China 1,024,932 1,250,903 +225,971
Brazil 2,022,820 0 -2,022,820
Bulgaria 663,393 660,833 -2,560
Sweden 258,223 973,785 +715,562
Germany 670,401 542,467 -127,934
Czechia 315,728 684,463 +368,735

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 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Inner London - West 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 12 9 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 3 7 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 7 +4
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 7 +4
Norfolk 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 3 -3

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) 92,053,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,907,258
Air transport 4,039,268
Other 122,460
Road transport 21,385

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) 5,647,088 86,406,506 +80,759,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,764,699 4,142,559 +1,377,860
Air transport 2,127,414 1,911,854 -215,560
Other 90,505 31,955 -58,550
Road transport 13,161 8,224 -4,937

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 84,571,676
Liverpool Docks 3,691,139
Dover 3,020,420
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397
Immingham Docks 1,813,589

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 242,895 84,328,781 +84,085,886
Liverpool Docks 1,841,963 1,849,176 +7,213
Dover 1,445,683 1,574,737 +129,054
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397 0 -1,886,397
Immingham Docks 427,371 1,386,218 +958,847
London Gateway Port 1,435,276 12,761 -1,422,515
East Midlands Airport 493,225 686,957 +193,732
London Heathrow Airport 740,845 430,000 -310,845
Eurotunnel 468,819 549,566 +80,747
London Stansted Airport 429,329 273,879 -155,450

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 43
Manufacture of electrical equipment 31
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 18
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 14
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 35
2025-10 29
2025-09 29
2025-08 24
2025-07 27

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+ 76
1m-15m 52
15m-54m 17
Other 15
0-1m 7

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 £
Iraq 3,006,617
United States 2,595,886
Germany 852,963
United Arab Emirates 762,798
Sweden 662,779

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 £
Iraq 218,062 2,788,555 +2,570,493
United States 1,537,162 1,058,724 -478,438
Germany 466,318 386,645 -79,673
United Arab Emirates 706,563 56,235 -650,328
Sweden 42,587 620,192 +577,605
Saudi Arabia 563,606 19,112 -544,494
Italy 393,498 69,180 -324,318
Israel 25,353 430,375 +405,022
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 242,870 121,791 -121,079
Poland 204,231 142,956 -61,275

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 £
Italy 11,314
Romania 251
Ireland 157
Spain 116
XU 85

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 £
Italy 11,314 0 -11,314
Romania 54 197 +143
Ireland 157 0 -157
Spain 116 0 -116
XU 0 85 +85
Germany 0 32 +32
China 0 10 +10
Taiwan 9 0 -9

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) 5,924,329
Air transport 4,225,019
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,777,077
Road transport 69,235
Other 11,974

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) 2,126,231 3,798,098 +1,671,867
Air transport 2,509,752 1,715,267 -794,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,411,097 1,365,980 -45,117
Road transport 69,235 0 -69,235
Other 11,650 324 -11,326

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,355,438
London Heathrow Airport 1,983,761
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,815,903
Liverpool Docks 1,540,608
East Midlands Airport 1,437,252

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 1,817,912 1,537,526 -280,386
London Heathrow Airport 1,137,672 846,089 -291,583
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,261,288 554,615 -706,673
Liverpool Docks 18,609 1,521,999 +1,503,390
East Midlands Airport 836,772 600,480 -236,292
Southampton 268,434 633,031 +364,597
Immingham Docks 37,119 731,671 +694,552
ZLC 355,356 133,528 -221,828
Manchester Airport 127,186 2,294 -124,892
Birmingham Airport 53,364 69,952 +16,588

Quick facts

HS code: 853210

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

Description: Fixed capacitors designed for 50/60 Hz circuits with a reactive power capacity of at least 0.5 kvar