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 9,732,941
United States 8,946,408
Canada 5,187,933
Taiwan 2,653,199
Germany 2,132,002

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 5,677,047 4,055,894 -1,621,153
United States 4,844,143 4,102,265 -741,878
Canada 2,324,472 2,863,461 +538,989
Taiwan 1,249,794 1,403,405 +153,611
Germany 1,255,399 876,603 -378,796
Poland 518,107 785,657 +267,550
France 665,987 565,497 -100,490
Spain 534,502 436,278 -98,224
Japan 259,688 322,337 +62,649
Netherlands 272,578 246,183 -26,395

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 10,769,237
United States 9,841,534
Canada 4,835,560
Taiwan 2,359,507
Germany 1,787,437

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 6,213,939 4,555,298 -1,658,641
United States 5,410,574 4,430,960 -979,614
Canada 2,123,024 2,712,536 +589,512
Taiwan 1,035,739 1,323,768 +288,029
Germany 1,007,300 780,137 -227,163
United Kingdom 359,479 495,438 +135,959
France 339,574 416,879 +77,305
Japan 344,668 398,492 +53,824
Italy 437,440 188,386 -249,054
Poland 298,018 313,465 +15,447

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 32
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25
West Midlands 23
Essex 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22

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 22 24 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 17 -1
West Midlands 16 16 +0
Essex 16 14 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 14 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 14 +4
Inner London - West 13 10 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 10 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 10 +0

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 20,510,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,667,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,631,678
Other 779,650
Road transport 73,015

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 10,891,933 9,618,148 -1,273,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,805,014 4,862,925 -942,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,723,087 1,908,591 +185,504
Other 584,631 195,019 -389,612
Road transport 52,639 20,376 -32,263

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,292,821
East Midlands Airport 6,076,009
Felixstowe 5,807,892
London Stansted Airport 4,905,657
Southampton 2,522,501

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 3,869,801 3,423,020 -446,781
East Midlands Airport 3,210,792 2,865,217 -345,575
Felixstowe 2,928,043 2,879,849 -48,194
London Stansted Airport 2,322,924 2,582,733 +259,809
Southampton 1,487,504 1,034,997 -452,507
Dover 874,430 1,197,216 +322,786
Birmingham Airport 858,498 295,622 -562,876
Eurotunnel 463,479 511,791 +48,312
000 584,631 195,019 -389,612
Manchester Airport 345,758 335,696 -10,062

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 85
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 30
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
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
2026-01 53
2025-11 63
2025-10 60
2025-09 61
2025-08 62

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+ 150
1m-15m 143
0-1m 46
15m-54m 42
Other 32

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 4,572,288
Germany 2,987,550
France 1,787,018
Spain 1,598,955
Canada 1,425,518

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 2,484,942 2,087,346 -397,596
Germany 2,343,664 643,886 -1,699,778
France 1,249,381 537,637 -711,744
Spain 836,345 762,610 -73,735
Canada 1,088,084 337,434 -750,650
Singapore 547,641 438,428 -109,213
India 560,536 373,184 -187,352
Poland 428,896 365,801 -63,095
Switzerland 480,182 299,702 -180,480
Netherlands 319,587 365,526 +45,939

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 14,376
France 1,284
Taiwan 1,223
Germany 1,074
China 687

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 13,121 1,255 -11,866
France 1,284 0 -1,284
Taiwan 770 453 -317
Germany 751 323 -428
China 298 389 +91
Poland 424 119 -305
Japan 155 34 -121
Italy 12 126 +114
Hungary 0 92 +92
Pakistan 76 0 -76

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 14,138,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,476,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,744,343
Other 144,403
Road transport 34,785

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 9,025,099 5,113,881 -3,911,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,922,576 3,554,171 -2,368,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,589,487 2,154,856 -434,631
Other 84,542 59,861 -24,681
Road transport 34,785 0 -34,785

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,485,735
East Midlands Airport 4,820,894
London Heathrow Airport 3,964,719
ZLC 2,623,155
London Stansted Airport 1,971,316

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 5,344,666 3,141,069 -2,203,597
East Midlands Airport 3,681,074 1,139,820 -2,541,254
London Heathrow Airport 2,416,324 1,548,395 -867,929
ZLC 1,713,682 909,473 -804,209
London Stansted Airport 811,982 1,159,334 +347,352
Southampton 662,061 1,184,460 +522,399
London Gateway Port 1,070,731 482,240 -588,491
Immingham Docks 416,877 271,123 -145,754
Liverpool Docks 409,539 273,554 -135,985
Birmingham Airport 132,569 260,013 +127,444

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