Import/export HS code 860110: Rail locomotives powered by external electricity

Rail locomotives that operate using electricity from an external source, such as overhead wires or third rails

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* 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 £
Spain 174,801
France 108,379
Italy 49,451
Netherlands 41,439
Germany 41,381

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 £
Spain 174,801 0 -174,801
France 108,379 0 -108,379
Italy 49,451 0 -49,451
Netherlands 5,048 36,391 +31,343
Germany 41,381 0 -41,381
Ireland 15,836 0 -15,836
Poland 8,937 0 -8,937
Sweden 0 6,211 +6,211
Ukraine 4,527 0 -4,527
China 1,824 0 -1,824

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 £
Spain 261,366
Italy 49,451
Germany 45,631
Switzerland 24,667
United Kingdom 12,328

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 £
Spain 261,366 0 -261,366
Italy 49,451 0 -49,451
Germany 45,631 0 -45,631
Switzerland 0 24,667 +24,667
United Kingdom 6,117 6,211 +94
Ireland 12,286 0 -12,286
Poland 11,995 0 -11,995
Netherlands 0 11,724 +11,724
France 10,815 0 -10,815
China 9,048 0 -9,048

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 1
Essex 1
Kent 1
South Yorkshire 1

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 1 0 -1
Essex 1 0 -1
Kent 1 0 -1
South Yorkshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 354,777
Air transport 53,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,589

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 336,842 17,935 -318,907
Air transport 28,062 25,761 -2,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,589 0 -47,589

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 201,817
Eurotunnel 124,326
Thamesport 45,765
London Heathrow Airport 31,861
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,973

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 £
Dover 201,817 0 -201,817
Eurotunnel 112,602 11,724 -100,878
Thamesport 45,765 0 -45,765
London Heathrow Airport 6,100 25,761 +19,661
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,973 0 -20,973
East Midlands Airport 18,138 0 -18,138
Immingham Docks 1,450 6,211 +4,761
Birmingham Airport 2,567 0 -2,567
London Gateway Port 1,824 0 -1,824
Manchester Airport 1,257 0 -1,257

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2
Other manufacturing 2
Human health activities 1
Manufacture of electrical equipment 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-04 2
2024-01 4

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+ 3
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1

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 £
Mexico 2,680,000
United States 109,255
France 77,087
Australia 63,079
Canada 52,655

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 £
Mexico 2,680,000 0 -2,680,000
United States 107,732 1,523 -106,209
France 75,713 1,374 -74,339
Australia 0 63,079 +63,079
Canada 52,655 0 -52,655
Ireland 47,801 1,099 -46,702
Switzerland 39,437 3,355 -36,082
United Arab Emirates 37,440 3,042 -34,398
Italy 14,609 24,272 +9,663
Germany 27,164 9,991 -17,173

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) 2,725,743
Air transport 711,151
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,200

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) 2,725,743 0 -2,725,743
Air transport 546,430 164,721 -381,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,000 3,200 +2,200

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Great Yarmouth 2,680,000
East Midlands Airport 373,712
London Heathrow Airport 297,070
London Stansted Airport 25,303
Southampton 22,881

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 £
Great Yarmouth 2,680,000 0 -2,680,000
East Midlands Airport 229,080 144,632 -84,448
London Heathrow Airport 284,186 12,884 -271,302
London Stansted Airport 25,303 0 -25,303
Southampton 22,881 0 -22,881
London Gateway Port 22,862 0 -22,862
ZLC 5,511 7,205 +1,694
Manchester Airport 2,350 0 -2,350
Dover 0 1,600 +1,600
London 0 1,600 +1,600

Quick facts

HS code: 860110

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

Description: Rail locomotives that operate using electricity from an external source, such as overhead wires or third rails