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 33,563,892
China 19,516,557
Japan 14,658,509
Germany 11,733,727
Italy 9,840,370

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 15,857,808 17,706,084 +1,848,276
China 11,494,546 8,022,011 -3,472,535
Japan 8,062,715 6,595,794 -1,466,921
Germany 5,496,683 6,237,044 +740,361
Italy 8,331,625 1,508,745 -6,822,880
United States 1,681,560 2,630,142 +948,582
Poland 1,326,565 1,316,232 -10,333
France 375,561 506,233 +130,672
Sweden 621,667 252,172 -369,495
Austria 70,621 651,660 +581,039

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 36,961,150
China 25,306,745
Japan 15,223,838
United States 5,006,803
Slovenia 3,069,706

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 17,319,721 19,641,429 +2,321,708
China 14,022,994 11,283,751 -2,739,243
Japan 8,332,606 6,891,232 -1,441,374
United States 1,848,102 3,158,701 +1,310,599
Slovenia 1,579,685 1,490,021 -89,664
Portugal 903,661 1,200,867 +297,206
Italy 1,035,968 864,254 -171,714
Germany 539,104 703,820 +164,716
Sweden 597,720 271,096 -326,624
Netherlands 232,867 230,694 -2,173

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 17 19 +2
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 10 9 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 6 -4
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 43,978,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,801,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,560,029
Other 17,423,523
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 20,197,340 23,781,151 +3,583,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,979,346 9,822,571 -1,156,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,080,994 12,479,035 +5,398,041
Other 16,537,685 885,838 -15,651,847
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 35,812,631
000 17,423,523
Southampton 12,195,048
Felixstowe 6,150,858
Dover 5,017,890

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 16,759,671 19,052,960 +2,293,289
000 16,537,685 885,838 -15,651,847
Southampton 6,627,189 5,567,859 -1,059,330
Felixstowe 3,067,821 3,083,037 +15,216
Dover 2,199,052 2,818,838 +619,786
London Heathrow Airport 1,513,337 2,656,983 +1,143,646
499 2,299 4,074,354 +4,072,055
East Midlands Airport 1,010,513 1,138,018 +127,505
Eurotunnel 836,061 1,277,652 +441,591
Dover / Eurotunnel 708,365 1,203,524 +495,159

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
36
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
23
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
2026-05 57
2026-04 76
2026-03 66
2026-02 73
2026-01 68

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 100
54m+ 79
15m-54m 37
Other 27
0-1m 23

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 2,834,333
China 1,945,626
Poland 887,633
Brazil 878,631
Saudi Arabia 801,998

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 1,358,638 1,475,695 +117,057
China 1,586,640 358,986 -1,227,654
Poland 424,649 462,984 +38,335
Brazil 246,226 632,405 +386,179
Saudi Arabia 24,457 777,541 +753,084
Germany 332,133 363,296 +31,163
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 130,800 336,903 +206,103
United Arab Emirates 184,696 264,918 +80,222
France 157,548 236,304 +78,756
Japan 54,361 272,192 +217,831

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 13,259
Taiwan 11,096
Turkey 2,246
Sweden 1,449
Germany 738

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 7,064 6,195 -869
Taiwan 4,837 6,259 +1,422
Turkey 968 1,278 +310
Sweden 0 1,449 +1,449
Germany 530 208 -322
XI 687 0 -687
Italy 0 199 +199
Japan 154 0 -154
Austria 124 0 -124
Slovenia 9 87 +78

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 7,874,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,094,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,808,350
Other 31,598

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 3,430,164 4,444,726 +1,014,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,598,869 1,495,676 -103,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,640,825 1,167,525 -473,300
Other 15,500 16,098 +598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,280,679
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,823,896
East Midlands Airport 1,352,994
London Stansted Airport 1,011,803
Felixstowe 876,663

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 1,948,720 2,331,959 +383,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,449,858 1,374,038 -75,820
East Midlands Airport 694,451 658,543 -35,908
London Stansted Airport 572,324 439,479 -132,845
Felixstowe 846,227 30,436 -815,791
Southampton 327,388 505,850 +178,462
Warton Aerodrome 0 770,019 +770,019
London Gateway Port 167,982 466,138 +298,156
Tyne 181,379 113,230 -68,149
ZLC 121,951 128,352 +6,401

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