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 9,996,551
United States 9,752,470
Canada 5,612,047
Taiwan 3,221,996
Germany 2,494,795

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 5,840,458 4,156,093 -1,684,365
United States 4,860,103 4,892,367 +32,264
Canada 2,376,605 3,235,442 +858,837
Taiwan 1,469,592 1,752,404 +282,812
Germany 1,350,235 1,144,560 -205,675
France 785,694 770,613 -15,081
Poland 836,234 595,486 -240,748
Spain 518,532 476,727 -41,805
Netherlands 332,037 324,943 -7,094
Japan 437,280 139,052 -298,228

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 11,166,746
United States 10,660,525
Canada 5,252,567
Taiwan 2,987,011
Germany 2,173,492

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 6,476,331 4,690,415 -1,785,916
United States 5,332,468 5,328,057 -4,411
Canada 2,185,900 3,066,667 +880,767
Taiwan 1,208,107 1,778,904 +570,797
Germany 1,126,070 1,047,422 -78,648
France 388,484 632,178 +243,694
United Kingdom 678,128 335,627 -342,501
Japan 520,172 216,037 -304,135
Italy 515,309 144,613 -370,696
Poland 337,143 260,756 -76,387

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 33
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26
Essex 24
West Midlands 24

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 25 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 17 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 17 +0
Essex 16 14 -2
West Midlands 18 15 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 17 +5
Inner London - West 13 14 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 13 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 7 -6

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 22,575,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,527,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,218,874
Other 625,554
Road transport 64,639

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 11,165,340 11,410,653 +245,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,405,856 5,121,676 -1,284,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,192,594 2,026,280 -166,314
Other 533,388 92,166 -441,222
Road transport 36,507 28,132 -8,375

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,463,428
East Midlands Airport 7,120,583
Felixstowe 6,515,067
London Stansted Airport 5,764,932
Southampton 2,391,568

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 3,912,222 3,551,206 -361,016
East Midlands Airport 3,466,672 3,653,911 +187,239
Felixstowe 3,292,331 3,222,736 -69,595
London Stansted Airport 2,521,132 3,243,800 +722,668
Southampton 1,699,745 691,823 -1,007,922
Dover 1,301,852 1,035,900 -265,952
Birmingham Airport 737,308 491,896 -245,412
Eurotunnel 499,961 602,162 +102,201
London 410,483 280,386 -130,097
Thamesport 334,626 304,490 -30,136

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
87
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
63
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
26
Manufacture of electrical equipment
21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 67
2026-04 51
2026-03 59
2026-02 68
2026-01 53

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+ 154
1m-15m 146
15m-54m 48
0-1m 43
Other 31

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 4,835,091
Germany 3,263,072
France 1,794,608
Spain 1,646,947
Canada 1,369,030

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 2,548,123 2,286,968 -261,155
Germany 2,318,422 944,650 -1,373,772
France 1,200,807 593,801 -607,006
Spain 769,268 877,679 +108,411
Canada 1,008,965 360,065 -648,900
India 520,264 460,508 -59,756
Poland 380,567 561,201 +180,634
Singapore 545,400 383,355 -162,045
Netherlands 345,125 331,019 -14,106
Switzerland 337,927 336,979 -948

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 12,348
Taiwan 1,683
France 1,284
Germany 1,101
China 910

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 10,050 2,298 -7,752
Taiwan 914 769 -145
France 1,284 0 -1,284
Germany 510 591 +81
China 446 464 +18
Japan 157 68 -89
Italy 12 126 +114
Poland 0 133 +133
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 14,766,257
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,702,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,809,290
Other 141,407

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 8,863,385 5,902,872 -2,960,513
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,514,203 4,188,446 -1,325,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,646,399 2,162,891 -483,508
Other 72,486 68,921 -3,565

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,589,085
East Midlands Airport 4,989,704
London Heathrow Airport 4,137,508
ZLC 2,624,396
London Stansted Airport 2,209,359

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 4,882,342 3,706,743 -1,175,599
East Midlands Airport 3,526,198 1,463,506 -2,062,692
London Heathrow Airport 2,439,791 1,697,717 -742,074
ZLC 1,567,310 1,057,086 -510,224
London Stansted Airport 919,781 1,289,578 +369,797
Southampton 905,499 982,138 +76,639
London Gateway Port 905,193 499,425 -405,768
Immingham Docks 422,509 398,674 -23,835
Liverpool Docks 420,862 322,935 -97,927
Birmingham Airport 189,554 246,728 +57,174

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