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

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 £
Malaysia 84,296,578
United States 5,408,808
Sweden 3,273,350
Germany 2,058,947
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 133,297 84,163,281 +84,029,984
United States 2,808,174 2,600,634 -207,540
Sweden 846,051 2,427,299 +1,581,248
Germany 1,067,622 991,325 -76,297
Brazil 1,933,765 0 -1,933,765
Italy 459,641 483,308 +23,667
Bulgaria 317,343 424,651 +107,308
China 219,929 408,349 +188,420
Spain 231,708 242,258 +10,550
Czechia 224,500 230,693 +6,193

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 49,120,303
Japan 21,227,455
Taiwan 13,408,330
United States 5,246,110
China 2,126,523

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 100,990 49,019,313 +48,918,323
Japan 37,585 21,189,870 +21,152,285
Taiwan 4,088 13,404,242 +13,400,154
United States 2,750,974 2,495,136 -255,838
China 921,035 1,205,488 +284,453
Sweden 258,223 1,829,469 +1,571,246
Brazil 2,022,820 0 -2,022,820
Bulgaria 862,409 460,035 -402,374
Germany 668,538 487,016 -181,522
Czechia 323,651 685,036 +361,385

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Inner London - West 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 10 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 3 7 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 7 +4
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 7 +4
Norfolk 4 3 -1
North Eastern Scotland 3 4 +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) 90,703,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,776,121
Air transport 3,862,386
Other 120,516
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) 4,336,051 86,367,007 +82,030,956
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,977,345 4,798,776 +1,821,431
Air transport 2,143,567 1,718,819 -424,748
Other 97,766 22,750 -75,016
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 84,580,802
Liverpool Docks 3,691,139
Dover 3,012,353
Immingham Docks 2,671,525
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397

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 262,175 84,318,627 +84,056,452
Liverpool Docks 1,910,524 1,780,615 -129,909
Dover 1,618,316 1,394,037 -224,279
Immingham Docks 448,224 2,223,301 +1,775,077
Grangemouth Docks 1,886,397 0 -1,886,397
East Midlands Airport 581,441 554,708 -26,733
London Heathrow Airport 653,500 389,502 -263,998
Eurotunnel 479,661 525,680 +46,019
London Stansted Airport 431,737 276,693 -155,044
London 198,690 274,939 +76,249

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 42
Manufacture of electrical equipment 30
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
2026-01 23
2025-11 35
2025-10 29
2025-09 29
2025-08 24

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+ 77
1m-15m 52
15m-54m 16
Other 14
0-1m 8

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 3,097,807
United States 2,689,771
Germany 846,126
United Arab Emirates 762,798
Sweden 667,964

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 2,879,745 +2,661,683
United States 1,562,798 1,126,973 -435,825
Germany 537,579 308,547 -229,032
United Arab Emirates 706,563 56,235 -650,328
Sweden 41,430 626,534 +585,104
Saudi Arabia 563,606 19,112 -544,494
Israel 93,959 362,968 +269,009
Italy 315,791 66,570 -249,221
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 232,838 136,012 -96,826
Poland 215,766 139,275 -76,491

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 £
Romania 242
Ireland 157
Germany 32
China 10
Taiwan 9

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 £
Romania 45 197 +152
Ireland 157 0 -157
Germany 0 32 +32
China 10 0 -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) 6,008,948
Air transport 4,315,117
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,706,338
Road transport 44,033
Other 535

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) 2,142,306 3,866,642 +1,724,336
Air transport 2,553,496 1,761,621 -791,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,449,347 1,256,991 -192,356
Road transport 44,033 0 -44,033
Other 221 314 +93

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 3,346,600
London Heathrow Airport 1,986,765
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,750,230
Liverpool Docks 1,631,798
East Midlands Airport 1,461,110

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 1,848,792 1,497,808 -350,984
London Heathrow Airport 1,186,114 800,651 -385,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,303,828 446,402 -857,426
Liverpool Docks 18,609 1,613,189 +1,594,580
East Midlands Airport 786,193 674,917 -111,276
Southampton 253,629 650,103 +396,474
Immingham Docks 37,119 734,842 +697,723
ZLC 355,007 120,403 -234,604
London Stansted Airport 66,925 102,453 +35,528
Manchester Airport 127,186 2,294 -124,892

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