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

Laser machines used for general material cutting or shaping

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  • 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 31,196,566
Germany 24,514,371
China 19,165,418
Italy 16,388,919
France 16,204,685

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 19,259,024 11,937,542 -7,321,482
Germany 14,979,723 9,534,648 -5,445,075
China 9,012,810 10,152,608 +1,139,798
Italy 8,277,795 8,111,124 -166,671
France 9,597,277 6,607,408 -2,989,869
Belgium 5,289,819 6,609,637 +1,319,818
Netherlands 2,287,990 2,837,561 +549,571
Turkey 2,245,795 1,753,713 -492,082
Austria 1,648,242 1,358,229 -290,013
Spain 546,591 1,938,418 +1,391,827

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 32,209,282
Germany 22,328,532
Japan 21,866,704
China 21,830,795
Italy 16,862,101

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 20,136,436 12,072,846 -8,063,590
Germany 13,219,468 9,109,064 -4,110,404
Japan 12,703,310 9,163,394 -3,539,916
China 10,296,940 11,533,855 +1,236,915
Italy 8,666,585 8,195,516 -471,069
Turkey 2,244,325 1,803,349 -440,976
Belgium 748,414 2,657,575 +1,909,161
United States 1,319,090 1,809,655 +490,565
Austria 1,335,451 1,615,711 +280,260
Spain 554,926 1,931,142 +1,376,216

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17
Inner London - West 15
West Yorkshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Greater Manchester 13

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 11 -2
Inner London - West 7 10 +3
West Yorkshire 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 12 +6
Greater Manchester 6 10 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 4 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 3 -5
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0

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) 102,328,188
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,674,023
Air transport 13,158,315
Road transport 2,623,446

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) 55,519,379 46,808,809 -8,710,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,905,981 10,768,042 -1,137,939
Air transport 6,720,884 6,437,431 -283,453
Road transport 2,375,750 247,696 -2,128,054

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 48,088,173
ZLC 36,127,332
Felixstowe 11,325,600
Eurotunnel 6,743,950
Birmingham Airport 5,581,643

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 24,956,633 23,131,540 -1,825,093
ZLC 21,180,246 14,947,086 -6,233,160
Felixstowe 5,651,877 5,673,723 +21,846
Eurotunnel 4,503,666 2,240,284 -2,263,382
Birmingham Airport 2,878,358 2,703,285 -175,073
London 3,060,828 1,048,341 -2,012,487
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,680,529 2,384,803 +704,274
London Heathrow Airport 1,871,583 1,832,954 -38,629
Southampton 1,060,845 1,601,967 +541,122
Purfleet 2,129,846 196,628 -1,933,218

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 54
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 32
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 20
Other manufacturing 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 38
2025-10 35
2025-09 37
2025-08 29

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 111
54m+ 62
0-1m 48
15m-54m 20
Other 11

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 21,592,287
China 11,315,476
Germany 5,089,176
Ireland 4,102,441
Netherlands 3,197,607

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 12,419,514 9,172,773 -3,246,741
China 7,131,941 4,183,535 -2,948,406
Germany 1,476,391 3,612,785 +2,136,394
Ireland 2,713,460 1,388,981 -1,324,479
Netherlands 1,356,059 1,841,548 +485,489
Costa Rica 1,764,148 840,868 -923,280
India 516,591 1,281,620 +765,029
Singapore 1,189,459 0 -1,189,459
Italy 731,601 326,123 -405,478
Australia 646,754 372,919 -273,835

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 9,453
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 3,833 5,620 +1,787
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 25,709,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,806,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,436,128
Other 11,389

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 16,484,804 9,224,865 -7,259,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,174,457 10,631,721 -1,542,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,683,542 9,752,586 +69,044
Other 5,769 5,620 -149

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 21,926,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,973,817
Southampton 12,075,816
London Gateway Port 7,810,017
Holyhead 2,509,715

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 14,656,970 7,269,439 -7,387,531
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,069,554 6,904,263 +834,709
Southampton 7,223,247 4,852,569 -2,370,678
London Gateway Port 3,637,324 4,172,693 +535,369
Holyhead 1,589,786 919,929 -669,857
Liverpool Docks 928,441 1,408,037 +479,596
East Midlands Airport 791,535 1,135,295 +343,760
London 478,922 554,016 +75,094
Milford 610,847 415,143 -195,704
London Stansted Airport 583,115 161,344 -421,771

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