Import/export HS code 84561190: Various laser-operated machines

Laser machines used for general material cutting or shaping

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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 £
Switzerland 35,423,222
Germany 25,403,106
China 22,720,760
France 17,971,755
Italy 15,213,037

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 £
Switzerland 17,784,313 17,638,909 -145,404
Germany 13,438,930 11,964,176 -1,474,754
China 9,157,156 13,563,604 +4,406,448
France 9,487,059 8,484,696 -1,002,363
Italy 5,533,971 9,679,066 +4,145,095
Belgium 7,472,067 4,757,401 -2,714,666
Netherlands 1,914,203 4,683,018 +2,768,815
Turkey 1,656,552 2,795,786 +1,139,234
Austria 1,595,615 1,309,430 -286,185
Spain 546,591 1,977,596 +1,431,005

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 £
Switzerland 36,394,073
China 25,812,119
Japan 23,961,922
Germany 23,606,859
Italy 15,689,288

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 £
Switzerland 18,619,860 17,774,213 -845,647
China 10,133,673 15,678,446 +5,544,773
Japan 13,669,217 10,292,705 -3,376,512
Germany 11,542,096 12,064,763 +522,667
Italy 5,926,064 9,763,224 +3,837,160
Turkey 1,656,552 2,845,422 +1,188,870
United States 1,316,802 2,257,819 +941,017
Belgium 2,114,853 1,290,068 -824,785
Austria 1,599,194 1,462,204 -136,990
Spain 554,926 1,967,673 +1,412,747

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16
West Yorkshire 15
Greater Manchester 14

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
Inner London - West 7 14 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 16 +10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 14 +6
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 5 10 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 9 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +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) 111,999,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,065,682
Air transport 15,044,581
Road transport 1,216,222
Other 147,708

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) 53,371,229 58,627,932 +5,256,703
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,324,500 13,741,182 +2,416,682
Air transport 6,403,758 8,640,823 +2,237,065
Road transport 577,659 638,563 +60,904
Other 0 147,708 +147,708

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 48,606,735
ZLC 41,823,244
Felixstowe 13,441,346
Eurotunnel 7,775,188
Birmingham Airport 5,669,062

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 24,903,588 23,703,147 -1,200,441
ZLC 20,476,678 21,346,566 +869,888
Felixstowe 5,514,870 7,926,476 +2,411,606
Eurotunnel 4,155,634 3,619,554 -536,080
Birmingham Airport 2,549,831 3,119,231 +569,400
London Heathrow Airport 1,794,594 2,652,466 +857,872
London 2,469,723 1,574,156 -895,567
Dover / Eurotunnel 771,283 2,727,375 +1,956,092
Southampton 1,341,659 1,651,330 +309,671
Immingham Docks 186,203 2,804,496 +2,618,293

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 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 32
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 27
Other manufacturing 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 44
2026-03 49
2026-02 39
2026-01 33
2025-12 34

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
1m-15m 126
54m+ 65
0-1m 54
15m-54m 23
Other 15

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 23,358,448
China 11,112,026
Germany 5,940,646
Ireland 4,368,645
Netherlands 3,955,857

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 12,926,744 10,431,704 -2,495,040
China 7,462,497 3,649,529 -3,812,968
Germany 3,507,017 2,433,629 -1,073,388
Ireland 2,951,827 1,416,818 -1,535,009
Netherlands 1,728,194 2,227,663 +499,469
Costa Rica 2,450,795 312,134 -2,138,661
India 984,257 826,575 -157,682
Italy 724,469 798,411 +73,942
Australia 719,495 781,881 +62,386
Canada 210,015 1,139,189 +929,174

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 8,741
Switzerland 1,936

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 3,522 5,219 +1,697
Switzerland 1,936 0 -1,936

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 27,839,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,906,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,303,570
Other 10,677

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 £
Air transport 17,242,613 10,597,070 -6,645,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,523,532 11,383,265 -1,140,267
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,465,010 9,838,560 -2,626,450
Other 5,458 5,219 -239

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 23,723,005
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,156,722
Southampton 11,652,770
London Gateway Port 8,881,101
Liverpool Docks 2,557,710

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 Heathrow Airport 15,244,013 8,478,992 -6,765,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,505,194 7,651,528 +146,334
Southampton 6,194,781 5,457,989 -736,792
London Gateway Port 5,223,486 3,657,615 -1,565,871
Liverpool Docks 768,087 1,789,623 +1,021,536
Holyhead 2,068,088 475,074 -1,593,014
East Midlands Airport 836,019 1,244,016 +407,997
Milford 610,847 618,236 +7,389
London 1,015,122 185,376 -829,746
London Stansted Airport 578,917 387,673 -191,244

Quick facts

HS code: 84561190

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

Description: Laser machines used for general material cutting or shaping