Import/export HS code 851190: Parts for ignition and starting equipment

Spare parts and components for engine ignition and starting systems

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 £
China 10,265,834
United States 9,767,915
Canada 5,441,604
Taiwan 3,127,363
Germany 2,483,281

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 £
China 5,881,011 4,384,823 -1,496,188
United States 4,870,587 4,897,328 +26,741
Canada 2,349,939 3,091,665 +741,726
Taiwan 1,481,909 1,645,454 +163,545
Germany 1,301,921 1,181,360 -120,561
France 770,926 772,855 +1,929
Poland 836,894 600,835 -236,059
Spain 518,372 478,957 -39,415
Netherlands 302,468 338,739 +36,271
Japan 437,280 136,263 -301,017

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 £
China 11,421,379
United States 10,671,237
Canada 5,090,426
Taiwan 2,892,701
Germany 2,150,340

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 £
China 6,514,867 4,906,512 -1,608,355
United States 5,368,257 5,302,980 -65,277
Canada 2,174,248 2,916,178 +741,930
Taiwan 1,225,422 1,667,279 +441,857
Germany 1,080,770 1,069,570 -11,200
United Kingdom 671,486 354,443 -317,043
France 388,436 593,381 +204,945
Japan 516,045 221,878 -294,167
Italy 508,740 141,413 -367,327
Poland 333,568 282,658 -50,910

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 34
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Essex 24
West Midlands 23

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 21 27 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 19 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 17 +2
Essex 16 15 -1
West Midlands 18 14 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 15 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 15 +3
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 9 11 +2

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 22,650,549
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,480,145
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,126,087
Other 673,779
Road transport 71,019

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 11,269,374 11,381,175 +111,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,283,928 5,196,217 -1,087,711
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,114,063 2,012,024 -102,039
Other 554,273 119,506 -434,767
Road transport 35,289 35,730 +441

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,379,219
East Midlands Airport 7,078,784
Felixstowe 6,325,654
London Stansted Airport 5,825,500
Southampton 2,567,596

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,885,811 3,493,408 -392,403
East Midlands Airport 3,441,360 3,637,424 +196,064
Felixstowe 3,108,090 3,217,564 +109,474
London Stansted Airport 2,591,231 3,234,269 +643,038
Southampton 1,857,856 709,740 -1,148,116
Dover 1,234,341 1,059,077 -175,264
Birmingham Airport 784,014 498,558 -285,456
Eurotunnel 498,657 572,304 +73,647
000 554,273 119,506 -434,767
London 410,483 257,083 -153,400

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 88
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 63
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 29
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 51
2026-03 59
2026-02 68
2026-01 53
2025-12 55

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+ 155
1m-15m 141
0-1m 48
15m-54m 46
Other 30

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 4,904,747
Germany 3,119,433
France 1,820,389
Spain 1,686,927
Canada 1,557,459

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 2,557,647 2,347,100 -210,547
Germany 2,278,096 841,337 -1,436,759
France 1,194,973 625,416 -569,557
Spain 814,018 872,909 +58,891
Canada 1,143,156 414,303 -728,853
India 506,111 469,182 -36,929
Singapore 542,467 411,678 -130,789
Poland 372,768 528,637 +155,869
Switzerland 309,755 373,179 +63,424
Netherlands 305,695 358,867 +53,172

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 £
XI 11,597
Taiwan 1,532
France 1,284
Germany 1,107
China 955

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 £
XI 10,128 1,469 -8,659
Taiwan 884 648 -236
France 1,284 0 -1,284
Germany 648 459 -189
China 509 446 -63
Japan 155 102 -53
Poland 15 133 +118
Italy 12 126 +114
Hungary 92 0 -92
Pakistan 47 0 -47

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 14,894,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,619,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,906,805
Other 143,390

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 8,977,741 5,916,745 -3,060,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,362,564 4,257,235 -1,105,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,718,681 2,188,124 -530,557
Other 73,346 70,044 -3,302

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,530,859
East Midlands Airport 4,910,509
London Heathrow Airport 4,065,493
ZLC 2,847,397
London Stansted Airport 2,184,728

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,744,067 3,786,792 -957,275
East Midlands Airport 3,589,569 1,320,940 -2,268,629
London Heathrow Airport 2,366,634 1,698,859 -667,775
ZLC 1,731,179 1,116,218 -614,961
London Stansted Airport 852,397 1,332,331 +479,934
Southampton 868,088 1,018,795 +150,707
London Gateway Port 976,573 529,270 -447,303
Immingham Docks 436,053 377,158 -58,895
Liverpool Docks 433,460 299,240 -134,220
Birmingham Airport 142,893 294,947 +152,054

Quick facts

HS code: 851190

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

Description: Spare parts and components for engine ignition and starting systems