Import/export HS code 851130: Distributors and ignition coils

Components that manage and deliver electrical power to spark plugs in engines

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 £
Turkey 33,250,274
China 19,825,652
Japan 15,078,903
Germany 11,639,551
Italy 10,502,811

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 £
Turkey 15,769,283 17,480,991 +1,711,708
China 11,784,140 8,041,512 -3,742,628
Japan 8,269,468 6,809,435 -1,460,033
Germany 5,339,731 6,299,820 +960,089
Italy 8,913,132 1,589,679 -7,323,453
United States 1,685,526 2,433,767 +748,241
Poland 1,441,238 1,207,737 -233,501
Sweden 634,525 242,461 -392,064
France 396,043 471,236 +75,193
Austria 71,420 641,385 +569,965

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 £
Turkey 36,581,928
China 25,469,256
Japan 15,659,092
United States 4,830,517
Slovenia 3,048,506

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 £
Turkey 17,210,582 19,371,346 +2,160,764
China 14,253,543 11,215,713 -3,037,830
Japan 8,543,531 7,115,561 -1,427,970
United States 1,876,401 2,954,116 +1,077,715
Slovenia 1,555,983 1,492,523 -63,460
Portugal 921,155 1,167,729 +246,574
Italy 964,399 974,794 +10,395
Germany 534,137 709,266 +175,129
Sweden 592,955 261,430 -331,525
Netherlands 256,611 212,235 -44,376

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 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15
West Midlands 15

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 18 21 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 19 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 14 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 10 -1
West Midlands 7 13 +6
Essex 12 10 -2
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 43,559,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,296,580
Other 19,044,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,682,852
Rail transport 980

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 £
Air transport 20,107,586 23,451,979 +3,344,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,199,398 10,097,182 -1,102,216
Other 17,493,748 1,550,490 -15,943,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,051,869 11,630,983 +4,579,114
Rail transport 980 0 -980

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 35,442,359
000 19,044,238
Southampton 12,614,321
Felixstowe 6,426,316
Dover 4,928,471

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 £
Birmingham Airport 16,655,832 18,786,527 +2,130,695
000 17,493,748 1,550,490 -15,943,258
Southampton 6,851,157 5,763,164 -1,087,993
Felixstowe 3,162,479 3,263,837 +101,358
Dover 2,127,892 2,800,579 +672,687
London Heathrow Airport 1,516,940 2,489,399 +972,459
499 1,271 3,258,769 +3,257,498
East Midlands Airport 953,398 1,208,525 +255,127
Eurotunnel 786,717 1,234,529 +447,812
Dover / Eurotunnel 706,428 1,166,967 +460,539

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 16
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 75
2026-03 65
2026-02 73
2026-01 68
2025-12 59

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 102
54m+ 77
15m-54m 36
Other 27
0-1m 22

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 2,961,599
China 2,028,184
Poland 861,594
Brazil 841,655
Saudi Arabia 803,185

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 1,503,514 1,458,085 -45,429
China 1,613,379 414,805 -1,198,574
Poland 345,924 515,670 +169,746
Brazil 198,138 643,517 +445,379
Saudi Arabia 25,644 777,541 +751,897
Germany 333,231 376,447 +43,216
United Arab Emirates 177,589 270,049 +92,460
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 147,924 259,822 +111,898
France 151,956 233,519 +81,563
Japan 73,927 269,849 +195,922

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 13,586
Taiwan 11,074
Turkey 2,206
Sweden 1,449
Germany 1,041

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 6,969 6,617 -352
Taiwan 4,905 6,169 +1,264
Turkey 975 1,231 +256
Sweden 0 1,449 +1,449
Germany 713 328 -385
XI 687 0 -687
Japan 154 0 -154
Italy 0 142 +142
Austria 0 124 +124
Poland 28 68 +40

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 7,939,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,074,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,899,501
Other 32,246

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 3,518,505 4,421,434 +902,929
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,506,772 1,568,101 +61,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,732,040 1,167,461 -564,579
Other 15,643 16,603 +960

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,320,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,793,428
East Midlands Airport 1,324,034
London Stansted Airport 1,088,263
Felixstowe 970,402

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 2,081,432 2,238,669 +157,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,332,396 1,461,032 +128,636
East Midlands Airport 675,748 648,286 -27,462
London Stansted Airport 615,878 472,385 -143,493
Felixstowe 942,631 27,771 -914,860
Southampton 335,602 497,633 +162,031
Warton Aerodrome 0 770,019 +770,019
London Gateway Port 148,588 489,136 +340,548
Tyne 202,217 81,403 -120,814
ZLC 104,694 132,626 +27,932

Quick facts

HS code: 851130

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

Description: Components that manage and deliver electrical power to spark plugs in engines