Import/export HS code 851539: Various brazing machines

Other types of brazing machines not listed elsewhere

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* 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 14,208,089
South Korea 5,558,045
Germany 5,399,097
Czechia 4,685,544
Italy 2,576,055

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 7,675,126 6,532,963 -1,142,163
South Korea 5,558,045 0 -5,558,045
Germany 2,764,910 2,634,187 -130,723
Czechia 2,360,026 2,325,518 -34,508
Italy 1,400,462 1,175,593 -224,869
France 1,422,507 1,009,575 -412,932
Japan 811,271 846,791 +35,520
Poland 694,219 735,314 +41,095
Netherlands 404,007 288,438 -115,569
Ireland 478,274 189,328 -288,946

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 16,535,617
South Korea 5,558,045
Poland 4,632,608
United States 4,037,513
Italy 3,331,811

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 8,955,264 7,580,353 -1,374,911
South Korea 5,558,045 0 -5,558,045
Poland 2,336,365 2,296,243 -40,122
United States 2,063,582 1,973,931 -89,651
Italy 1,792,236 1,539,575 -252,661
Japan 843,504 961,683 +118,179
France 1,050,384 702,772 -347,612
Germany 458,071 876,894 +418,823
Ireland 435,534 6,408 -429,126
United Kingdom 194,274 196,886 +2,612

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Essex 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10

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
Greater Manchester 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 11 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Essex 10 5 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 10 +3
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,899,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,399,656
Air transport 2,485,559
Other 686,156
Road transport 35,265

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,287,040 7,612,602 -6,674,438
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,590,737 7,808,919 -781,818
Air transport 1,173,813 1,311,746 +137,933
Other 418,512 267,644 -150,868
Road transport 19,816 15,449 -4,367

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 8,992,243
Dover 7,700,859
Middlesbrough 5,643,551
Felixstowe 5,040,079
Eurotunnel 4,814,783

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 £
Southampton 4,113,019 4,879,224 +766,205
Dover 3,920,758 3,780,101 -140,657
Middlesbrough 5,614,863 28,688 -5,586,175
Felixstowe 3,505,014 1,535,065 -1,969,949
Eurotunnel 2,457,072 2,357,711 -99,361
London Gateway Port 449,205 650,586 +201,381
Portsmouth 527,245 360,907 -166,338
Birmingham Airport 407,959 430,248 +22,289
Thamesport 394,643 414,024 +19,381
Poole 298,653 434,899 +136,246

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 78
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 34
2026-03 38
2026-02 47
2026-01 28
2025-12 33

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 98
54m+ 61
0-1m 26
15m-54m 15
Other 14

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 £
Ireland 1,791,350
Nigeria 856,075
Netherlands 808,723
United Republic of Tanzania 682,388
United States 621,184

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 £
Ireland 904,177 887,173 -17,004
Nigeria 89,377 766,698 +677,321
Netherlands 419,285 389,438 -29,847
United Republic of Tanzania 50,000 632,388 +582,388
United States 325,669 295,515 -30,154
France 332,062 146,456 -185,606
Germany 211,735 255,359 +43,624
United Arab Emirates 189,448 189,980 +532
Canada 349,552 25,091 -324,461
Singapore 244,827 90,595 -154,232

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 650,900
China 9,269
Ireland 6,654
Sweden 26
Italy 13

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 293,549 357,351 +63,802
China 7,930 1,339 -6,591
Ireland 3,934 2,720 -1,214
Sweden 0 26 +26
Italy 2 11 +9

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,105,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,494,670
Air transport 2,697,923
Other 667,219

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,877,836 2,227,183 +349,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,344,996 2,149,674 +804,678
Air transport 1,567,285 1,130,638 -436,647
Other 305,760 361,459 +55,699

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,254,007
London Gateway Port 2,190,337
London Heathrow Airport 882,648
Holyhead 802,308
000 667,219

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 999,557 1,254,450 +254,893
London Gateway Port 600,313 1,590,024 +989,711
London Heathrow Airport 627,170 255,478 -371,692
Holyhead 382,276 420,032 +37,756
000 305,760 361,459 +55,699
ZLC 301,806 280,468 -21,338
East Midlands Airport 280,222 272,974 -7,248
Felixstowe 172,551 287,841 +115,290
Immingham Docks 253,066 150,192 -102,874
Manchester Airport 226,722 106,871 -119,851

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 851539

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

Description: Other types of brazing machines not listed elsewhere