Import/export HS code 85159080: Various machine parts

Other spare parts for welding, soldering, or cutting machines

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  • 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 £
Netherlands 52,181,879
Germany 36,169,840
South Korea 22,557,863
United States 10,671,366
France 9,372,681

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 3,832,819 48,349,060 +44,516,241
Germany 17,690,112 18,479,728 +789,616
South Korea 22,310,427 247,436 -22,062,991
United States 5,641,431 5,029,935 -611,496
France 6,226,945 3,145,736 -3,081,209
China 3,632,033 2,281,354 -1,350,679
Austria 2,706,869 2,654,897 -51,972
Italy 2,555,904 2,795,874 +239,970
Switzerland 2,216,402 2,073,724 -142,678
Spain 2,597,250 1,623,333 -973,917

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 50,507,014
Germany 26,085,515
South Korea 22,401,084
United States 16,318,072
China 10,051,969

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 2,912,183 47,594,831 +44,682,648
Germany 13,468,342 12,617,173 -851,169
South Korea 22,303,827 97,257 -22,206,570
United States 8,508,489 7,809,583 -698,906
China 4,836,085 5,215,884 +379,799
France 4,689,759 1,995,239 -2,694,520
Italy 2,514,613 2,320,852 -193,761
Austria 2,365,512 2,425,024 +59,512
Switzerland 2,213,623 2,304,383 +90,760
Spain 2,625,228 1,509,449 -1,115,779

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 66
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 52
West Yorkshire 52
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 51

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 49 45 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38 34 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 38 38 +0
West Yorkshire 41 29 -12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 39 32 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31 32 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 35 32 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 33 35 +2
Greater Manchester 32 28 -4
Inner London - West 34 28 -6

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) 91,094,642
Air transport 43,621,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,098,877
Rail transport 1,466,187
Other 930,955

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) 24,068,286 67,026,356 +42,958,070
Air transport 23,173,499 20,447,596 -2,725,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,192,378 7,906,499 -23,285,879
Rail transport 0 1,466,187 +1,466,187
Other 596,627 334,328 -262,299
Road transport 451,877 275,109 -176,768

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,734,869
Dover 23,545,250
Middlesbrough 19,614,572
East Midlands Airport 18,357,677
Eurotunnel 15,733,716

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 904,124 45,830,745 +44,926,621
Dover 11,983,521 11,561,729 -421,792
Middlesbrough 19,424,288 190,284 -19,234,004
East Midlands Airport 10,267,635 8,090,042 -2,177,593
Eurotunnel 8,331,460 7,402,256 -929,204
London Heathrow Airport 6,549,102 4,718,356 -1,830,746
Southampton 3,928,303 1,169,694 -2,758,609
Birmingham Airport 2,176,681 2,910,637 +733,956
London Stansted Airport 2,285,476 2,658,388 +372,912
London Gateway Port 2,321,650 2,495,360 +173,710

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 249
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 121
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 110
Other manufacturing 69
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 58

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 177
2025-11 198
2025-10 199
2025-09 216
2025-08 207

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 404
54m+ 379
15m-54m 106
0-1m 91
Other 61

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 £
Germany 5,934,982
Japan 4,030,470
United States 3,708,744
Netherlands 3,494,358
India 2,627,229

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 £
Germany 3,581,620 2,353,362 -1,228,258
Japan 497,138 3,533,332 +3,036,194
United States 2,148,150 1,560,594 -587,556
Netherlands 1,711,069 1,783,289 +72,220
India 1,105,389 1,521,840 +416,451
United Arab Emirates 1,341,932 993,461 -348,471
France 1,221,911 1,026,488 -195,423
Ireland 1,215,538 820,010 -395,528
Italy 903,479 923,734 +20,255
Poland 670,810 829,374 +158,564

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 7,277
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 2,967 4,310 +1,343
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 28,878,362
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,942,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,803,612
Other 395,770
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 14,841,194 14,037,168 -804,026
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,053,506 6,888,512 -164,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,941,858 2,861,754 +919,896
Other 250,032 145,738 -104,294
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 11,010,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,543,718
London Heathrow Airport 7,203,280
ZLC 3,506,119
Glasgow Airport 2,937,985

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 6,289,472 4,720,811 -1,568,661
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,159,167 5,384,551 +225,384
London Heathrow Airport 2,728,993 4,474,287 +1,745,294
ZLC 1,931,114 1,575,005 -356,109
Glasgow Airport 2,274,133 663,852 -1,610,281
London Stansted Airport 1,459,875 1,473,703 +13,828
London Gateway Port 908,397 1,015,693 +107,296
Immingham Docks 638,351 1,184,517 +546,166
Dover 839,857 693,063 -146,794
Southampton 575,132 610,355 +35,223

Quick facts

HS code: 85159080

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

Description: Other spare parts for welding, soldering, or cutting machines