Import/export HS code 851590: Parts of welding and soldering machines

Spare parts for welding, soldering, or cutting machines

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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 £
Netherlands 52,259,490
Germany 36,445,012
South Korea 22,557,863
United States 12,558,926
France 9,397,921

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 £
Netherlands 3,880,274 48,379,216 +44,498,942
Germany 17,785,406 18,659,606 +874,200
South Korea 22,310,427 247,436 -22,062,991
United States 6,829,387 5,729,539 -1,099,848
France 6,238,336 3,159,585 -3,078,751
China 3,751,141 2,336,682 -1,414,459
Austria 2,784,240 2,709,444 -74,796
Italy 2,601,920 2,823,524 +221,604
Spain 2,833,672 1,724,765 -1,108,907
Switzerland 2,379,125 2,176,154 -202,971

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 £
Netherlands 50,530,005
Germany 26,363,297
South Korea 22,401,084
United States 18,364,651
China 10,241,897

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 £
Netherlands 2,926,631 47,603,374 +44,676,743
Germany 13,570,120 12,793,177 -776,943
South Korea 22,303,827 97,257 -22,206,570
United States 9,821,764 8,542,887 -1,278,877
China 4,967,437 5,274,460 +307,023
France 4,689,759 1,997,516 -2,692,243
Austria 2,442,883 2,479,571 +36,688
Italy 2,553,419 2,345,831 -207,588
Switzerland 2,365,828 2,400,393 +34,565
Spain 2,871,681 1,615,703 -1,255,978

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 68
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 54
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 53
West Yorkshire 53
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 52

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
West Midlands 51 47 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 39 40 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40 35 -5
West Yorkshire 41 30 -11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40 33 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 32 34 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 35 33 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 33 35 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 35 34 -1
Inner London - West 35 28 -7

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) 91,570,987
Air transport 46,387,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,463,394
Rail transport 1,466,187
Other 936,098

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) 24,311,792 67,259,195 +42,947,403
Air transport 24,966,035 21,421,602 -3,544,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,355,597 8,107,797 -23,247,800
Rail transport 0 1,466,187 +1,466,187
Other 597,810 338,288 -259,522
Road transport 523,159 339,425 -183,734

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,832,465
Dover 23,630,015
Middlesbrough 19,614,572
East Midlands Airport 19,513,674
Eurotunnel 15,905,465

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 £
Immingham Docks 919,796 45,912,669 +44,992,873
Dover 12,033,343 11,596,672 -436,671
Middlesbrough 19,424,288 190,284 -19,234,004
East Midlands Airport 11,019,431 8,494,243 -2,525,188
Eurotunnel 8,404,301 7,501,164 -903,137
London Heathrow Airport 6,742,495 4,852,126 -1,890,369
London Stansted Airport 2,449,022 2,871,372 +422,350
Birmingham Airport 2,295,499 2,978,387 +682,888
Southampton 3,928,303 1,171,355 -2,756,948
London Gateway Port 2,393,507 2,555,976 +162,469

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 257
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 123
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 113
Other manufacturing 70
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 59

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 186
2025-11 210
2025-10 207
2025-09 220
2025-08 210

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 416
54m+ 387
15m-54m 110
0-1m 93
Other 63

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 7,488,770
Germany 6,112,887
Japan 4,088,376
Netherlands 3,516,989
India 2,747,565

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 5,215,686 2,273,084 -2,942,602
Germany 3,704,977 2,407,910 -1,297,067
Japan 500,808 3,587,568 +3,086,760
Netherlands 1,722,881 1,794,108 +71,227
India 1,180,360 1,567,205 +386,845
United Arab Emirates 1,665,905 1,039,309 -626,596
France 1,294,591 1,058,640 -235,951
Ireland 1,304,296 965,140 -339,156
Italy 973,850 1,051,972 +78,122
Poland 686,210 836,584 +150,374

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 £
China 310,592
Germany 49,011
Czechia 13,073
XI 7,497
United States 1,251

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 £
China 201,122 109,470 -91,652
Germany 29,455 19,556 -9,899
Czechia 7,465 5,608 -1,857
XI 3,097 4,400 +1,303
United States 467 784 +317
Italy 40 899 +859
India 639 249 -390
Sweden 0 837 +837
France 710 0 -710
Taiwan 0 209 +209

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 34,431,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,139,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,930,286
Other 395,990
Road transport 119,789

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 18,531,865 15,900,085 -2,631,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,102,790 7,036,730 -66,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,001,791 2,928,495 -73,296
Other 250,162 145,828 -104,334
Road transport 114,023 5,766 -108,257

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,754,920
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,708,060
London Heathrow Airport 8,091,334
ZLC 3,851,085
London Stansted Airport 3,317,530

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 £
East Midlands Airport 7,310,775 5,444,145 -1,866,630
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,192,657 5,515,403 +322,746
London Heathrow Airport 3,104,260 4,987,074 +1,882,814
ZLC 2,073,577 1,777,508 -296,069
London Stansted Airport 1,663,686 1,653,844 -9,842
Manchester Airport 2,062,754 904,739 -1,158,015
Glasgow Airport 2,284,791 663,852 -1,620,939
London Gateway Port 1,815,409 1,025,341 -790,068
Immingham Docks 638,351 1,184,517 +546,166
Dover 849,580 705,333 -144,247

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 851590

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

Description: Spare parts for welding, soldering, or cutting machines