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 14,000,249
Germany 5,085,637
Czechia 4,497,889
Italy 2,466,595
France 2,270,224

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 7,399,765 6,600,484 -799,281
Germany 3,035,145 2,050,492 -984,653
Czechia 2,414,111 2,083,778 -330,333
Italy 1,428,559 1,038,036 -390,523
France 1,405,455 864,769 -540,686
Japan 959,913 690,336 -269,577
Poland 772,553 719,021 -53,532
Netherlands 284,465 313,178 +28,713
United States 185,760 317,228 +131,468
Spain 136,093 136,931 +838

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 16,123,180
Poland 4,483,810
United States 3,701,811
Italy 3,199,644
Japan 1,797,374

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 8,553,634 7,569,546 -984,088
Poland 2,493,202 1,990,608 -502,594
United States 1,958,164 1,743,647 -214,517
Italy 1,834,234 1,365,410 -468,824
Japan 1,032,444 764,930 -267,514
France 1,040,455 576,438 -464,017
Germany 780,998 582,192 -198,806
United Kingdom 205,846 174,943 -30,903
Spain 131,817 144,620 +12,803
Turkey 47,204 121,245 +74,041

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 13
West Midlands 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Essex 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 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Essex 10 5 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 10 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 8 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Devon 4 4 +0

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) 15,975,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,355,598
Air transport 2,398,128
Other 627,289
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) 8,359,680 7,615,724 -743,956
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,746,275 6,609,323 -2,136,952
Air transport 1,217,283 1,180,845 -36,438
Other 410,055 217,234 -192,821
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 9,113,321
Dover 7,344,306
Felixstowe 4,736,140
Eurotunnel 4,587,992
London Gateway Port 1,111,279

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 4,109,118 5,004,203 +895,085
Dover 4,303,427 3,040,879 -1,262,548
Felixstowe 3,249,969 1,486,171 -1,763,798
Eurotunnel 2,573,897 2,014,095 -559,802
London Gateway Port 560,776 550,503 -10,273
Birmingham Airport 468,730 372,653 -96,077
Portsmouth 496,976 338,560 -158,416
Dover / Eurotunnel 490,852 252,286 -238,566
Thamesport 374,785 366,816 -7,969
Poole 290,606 383,427 +92,821

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
77
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
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 34
2026-04 34
2026-03 38
2026-02 47
2026-01 28

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 99
54m+ 57
0-1m 26
15m-54m 14
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 1,728,648
Nigeria 850,575
Netherlands 696,880
United Republic of Tanzania 682,388
United States 608,057

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 911,499 817,149 -94,350
Nigeria 88,598 761,977 +673,379
Netherlands 306,220 390,660 +84,440
United Republic of Tanzania 677,000 5,388 -671,612
United States 335,556 272,501 -63,055
Germany 209,236 249,358 +40,122
France 315,841 141,758 -174,083
Singapore 234,985 102,115 -132,870
Spain 112,896 222,419 +109,523
Poland 141,653 180,824 +39,171

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 627,474
China 9,269
Ireland 6,654
Sweden 26
Italy 14

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 330,482 296,992 -33,490
China 7,930 1,339 -6,591
Ireland 4,024 2,630 -1,394
Sweden 0 26 +26
Italy 2 12 +10

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) 4,032,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,448,259
Air transport 2,379,860
Other 643,794

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) 1,809,077 2,223,569 +414,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,964,338 1,483,921 -480,417
Air transport 1,296,732 1,083,128 -213,604
Other 342,783 301,011 -41,772

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,256,024
London Gateway Port 2,226,781
Holyhead 846,779
London Heathrow Airport 708,004
000 643,794

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 989,877 1,266,147 +276,270
London Gateway Port 1,260,532 966,249 -294,283
Holyhead 434,540 412,239 -22,301
London Heathrow Airport 397,678 310,326 -87,352
000 342,783 301,011 -41,772
ZLC 301,203 268,007 -33,196
East Midlands Airport 269,442 261,440 -8,002
Felixstowe 221,053 262,041 +40,988
Immingham Docks 177,885 149,532 -28,353
Southampton 165,977 155,682 -10,295

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