Import/export HS code 851519: Various soldering machines

Other types of soldering machines not listed elsewhere

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  • 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 £
Germany 6,648,836
China 6,535,592
United States 760,917
France 571,563
Netherlands 458,541

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 £
Germany 2,252,034 4,396,802 +2,144,768
China 3,837,343 2,698,249 -1,139,094
United States 446,965 313,952 -133,013
France 334,996 236,567 -98,429
Netherlands 202,296 256,245 +53,949
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 91,563 199,275 +107,712
Romania 198,383 50,849 -147,534
Japan 67,507 159,996 +92,489
Taiwan 63,001 161,332 +98,331
Italy 140,861 78,795 -62,066

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 7,032,769
Germany 6,822,106
United States 857,016
Mexico 763,638
Japan 279,645

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 4,059,050 2,973,719 -1,085,331
Germany 2,332,768 4,489,338 +2,156,570
United States 618,198 238,818 -379,380
Mexico 352,114 411,524 +59,410
Japan 84,319 195,326 +111,007
Taiwan 63,884 186,668 +122,784
Italy 122,413 75,865 -46,548
Slovakia 0 106,374 +106,374
Switzerland 16,394 66,766 +50,372
United Kingdom 43,026 16,843 -26,183

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
West Midlands 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Essex 5 4 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,922,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,416,413
Air transport 4,287,308
Road transport 2,401
Other 520

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,690,684 4,231,650 +1,540,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,217,196 2,199,217 -1,017,979
Air transport 1,866,997 2,420,311 +553,314
Road transport 2,401 0 -2,401
Other 216 304 +88

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,145,363
Felixstowe 3,352,930
London Heathrow Airport 2,185,797
Eurotunnel 1,845,800
Southampton 1,268,292

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 £
Dover 1,619,853 2,525,510 +905,657
Felixstowe 1,866,621 1,486,309 -380,312
London Heathrow Airport 1,028,051 1,157,746 +129,695
Eurotunnel 714,370 1,131,430 +417,060
Southampton 971,161 297,131 -674,030
East Midlands Airport 289,932 264,478 -25,454
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,278 294,082 +48,804
Manchester Airport 228,197 232,148 +3,951
Birmingham Airport 58,240 394,624 +336,384
London 75,876 263,145 +187,269

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
44
Manufacture of electrical equipment
16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
13
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 19
2026-03 18
2026-02 21
2026-01 17

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 56
54m+ 32
15m-54m 19
0-1m 13
Other 7

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 4,252,979
Germany 2,082,921
France 1,276,450
China 1,270,538
Mexico 1,227,528

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 2,651,885 1,601,094 -1,050,791
Germany 1,595,878 487,043 -1,108,835
France 572,215 704,235 +132,020
China 744,106 526,432 -217,674
Mexico 766,898 460,630 -306,268
Taiwan 380,748 711,945 +331,197
South Korea 314,436 561,317 +246,881
Ireland 112,296 218,578 +106,282
Poland 173,309 94,710 -78,599
Italy 137,220 124,171 -13,049

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 £
Poland 141,736
Netherlands 72,387
Ireland 55,919
Germany 491
Romania 479

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 £
Poland 32,896 108,840 +75,944
Netherlands 34,778 37,609 +2,831
Ireland 55,919 0 -55,919
Germany 0 491 +491
Romania 479 0 -479

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 10,871,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,673,503
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,287,468
Other 273,944
Road transport 1,423

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 5,488,652 5,382,692 -105,960
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,803,341 870,162 -933,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,638,223 649,245 -988,978
Other 126,398 147,546 +21,148
Road transport 1,423 0 -1,423

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,105,646
East Midlands Airport 2,264,178
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,397,393
London Gateway Port 1,070,579
Dover 1,051,448

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 3,450,330 3,655,316 +204,986
East Midlands Airport 1,386,387 877,791 -508,596
Dover / Eurotunnel 661,743 735,650 +73,907
London Gateway Port 934,102 136,477 -797,625
Dover 1,025,814 25,634 -1,000,180
ZLC 297,481 454,898 +157,417
London Stansted Airport 316,935 251,706 -65,229
Felixstowe 416,011 26,156 -389,855
Liverpool Docks 191,114 240,633 +49,519
Southampton 112,920 260,766 +147,846

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 851519

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

Description: Other types of soldering machines not listed elsewhere