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 £
China 7,464,900
Germany 6,999,743
United States 810,301
France 605,990
Netherlands 451,675

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 4,336,918 3,127,982 -1,208,936
Germany 2,732,200 4,267,543 +1,535,343
United States 454,075 356,226 -97,849
France 330,688 275,302 -55,386
Netherlands 194,127 257,548 +63,421
Portugal 271,287 0 -271,287
Romania 198,383 49,146 -149,237
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 64,007 177,103 +113,096
Italy 120,461 113,036 -7,425
Japan 68,282 160,799 +92,517

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 7,908,246
Germany 7,174,338
United States 908,839
Mexico 781,895
Japan 281,223

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 4,516,241 3,392,005 -1,124,236
Germany 2,797,260 4,377,078 +1,579,818
United States 627,265 281,574 -345,691
Mexico 347,667 434,228 +86,561
Japan 85,094 196,129 +111,035
Portugal 268,389 0 -268,389
Taiwan 36,139 214,592 +178,453
Italy 97,643 110,106 +12,463
Switzerland 77,141 66,766 -10,375
Czechia 131,994 2,534 -129,460

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 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Essex 4 5 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1

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) 7,285,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,268,330
Air transport 4,889,648
Road transport 2,401
Other 535

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) 3,123,381 4,162,307 +1,038,926
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,679,871 2,588,459 -1,091,412
Air transport 2,348,659 2,540,989 +192,330
Road transport 2,401 0 -2,401
Other 231 304 +73

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,079,601
Dover 3,839,282
London Heathrow Airport 2,661,218
Eurotunnel 1,974,598
Southampton 1,498,652

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 £
Felixstowe 2,409,130 1,670,471 -738,659
Dover 1,562,631 2,276,651 +714,020
London Heathrow Airport 1,461,581 1,199,637 -261,944
Eurotunnel 651,799 1,322,799 +671,000
Southampton 1,069,018 429,634 -639,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 380,274 279,180 -101,094
East Midlands Airport 329,808 294,651 -35,157
Manchester Airport 262,612 242,372 -20,240
Birmingham Airport 60,616 392,974 +332,358
Thamesport 147,883 187,890 +40,007

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 43
Manufacture of electrical equipment 16
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 18
2026-02 21
2026-01 17
2025-12 12

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 59
54m+ 35
15m-54m 17
0-1m 14
Other 6

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 4,365,080
Germany 2,111,686
Mexico 1,397,285
France 1,322,440
China 1,307,509

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 2,625,855 1,739,225 -886,630
Germany 1,606,289 505,397 -1,100,892
Mexico 856,413 540,872 -315,541
France 587,743 734,697 +146,954
China 485,046 822,463 +337,417
South Korea 667,665 570,677 -96,988
Taiwan 360,296 536,866 +176,570
Ireland 116,640 204,863 +88,223
Netherlands 153,556 127,672 -25,884
Italy 119,931 135,418 +15,487

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 130,317
Netherlands 77,458
Ireland 55,919
Germany 589
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 97,421 +64,525
Netherlands 39,025 38,433 -592
Ireland 55,919 0 -55,919
Germany 98 491 +393
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 11,296,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,693,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,465,416
Other 267,694
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 5,362,829 5,933,990 +571,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,812,043 881,028 -931,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,876,083 589,333 -1,286,750
Other 130,743 136,951 +6,208
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 7,429,623
East Midlands Airport 2,275,146
London Gateway Port 1,488,370
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,405,692
Dover 1,061,902

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 3,312,085 4,117,538 +805,453
East Midlands Airport 1,321,886 953,260 -368,626
London Gateway Port 1,361,057 127,313 -1,233,744
Dover / Eurotunnel 658,955 746,737 +87,782
Dover 1,038,360 23,542 -1,014,818
ZLC 313,904 475,204 +161,300
London Stansted Airport 379,814 243,654 -136,160
Felixstowe 416,975 27,211 -389,764
Southampton 112,920 259,537 +146,617
000 130,743 136,951 +6,208

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