Import/export HS code 831110: Coated welding electrodes

Metal electrodes coated with flux, used for electric arc welding

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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 £
Austria 3,652,455
Germany 2,273,326
Czechia 2,169,706
Romania 1,355,674
United States 1,205,168

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 £
Austria 1,830,390 1,822,065 -8,325
Germany 1,164,538 1,108,788 -55,750
Czechia 1,311,996 857,710 -454,286
Romania 756,612 599,062 -157,550
United States 602,868 602,300 -568
France 416,666 591,072 +174,406
China 451,866 466,312 +14,446
Netherlands 297,551 201,810 -95,741
India 223,242 172,647 -50,595
Turkey 167,718 80,712 -87,006

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 £
Austria 4,102,439
Sweden 2,478,503
Germany 2,108,015
Romania 1,451,597
United States 1,278,394

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 £
Austria 1,978,572 2,123,867 +145,295
Sweden 1,496,212 982,291 -513,921
Germany 1,199,390 908,625 -290,765
Romania 871,499 580,098 -291,401
United States 624,008 654,386 +30,378
China 448,796 479,614 +30,818
France 241,233 524,419 +283,186
India 224,397 198,041 -26,356
Turkey 185,174 90,656 -94,518
Poland 169,297 67,197 -102,100

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Inner London - West 7 2 -5
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 1 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Essex 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 11,262,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,411,561
Air transport 1,411,101
Road transport 106,150
Other 7,130

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) 5,838,496 5,423,848 -414,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,399,770 1,011,791 -387,979
Air transport 775,773 635,328 -140,445
Road transport 52,341 53,809 +1,468
Other 1,439 5,691 +4,252

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,629,335
Immingham Docks 3,057,586
Felixstowe 1,767,198
Eurotunnel 1,233,185
Harwich 1,157,633

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 £
Dover 1,954,874 1,674,461 -280,413
Immingham Docks 1,635,035 1,422,551 -212,484
Felixstowe 1,008,937 758,261 -250,676
Eurotunnel 647,455 585,730 -61,725
Harwich 568,826 588,807 +19,981
Southampton 493,473 290,042 -203,431
London Heathrow Airport 209,494 294,661 +85,167
Runcorn 139,025 330,433 +191,408
Killingholme 91,625 336,776 +245,151
East Midlands Airport 168,983 209,072 +40,089

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 48
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 18
2025-07 23

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 54
54m+ 52
15m-54m 16
Other 12
0-1m 10

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 1,143,502
United States 1,105,767
Netherlands 844,338
Saudi Arabia 299,295
Spain 194,933

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 636,128 507,374 -128,754
United States 500,312 605,455 +105,143
Netherlands 594,892 249,446 -345,446
Saudi Arabia 178,974 120,321 -58,653
Spain 111,012 83,921 -27,091
Norway 38,070 149,216 +111,146
France 85,252 101,234 +15,982
Libya 7,940 167,245 +159,305
Nigeria 152,586 1,852 -150,734
Czechia 80,466 56,984 -23,482

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 26,954
XI 2,809
Italy 1,798
Ireland 1,614
United States 1,577

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 9,311 17,643 +8,332
XI 1,671 1,138 -533
Italy 676 1,122 +446
Ireland 13 1,601 +1,588
United States 0 1,577 +1,577
XU 726 0 -726
Turkey 510 114 -396
Sweden 0 334 +334
Germany 33 192 +159
Canada 0 200 +200

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) 2,657,670
Air transport 2,440,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,318,175
Other 36,986
Road transport 1,784

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) 1,452,943 1,204,727 -248,216
Air transport 1,176,228 1,264,379 +88,151
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 727,537 590,638 -136,899
Other 12,947 24,039 +11,092
Road transport 1,784 0 -1,784

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,247,925
East Midlands Airport 995,338
Holyhead 886,932
London Heathrow Airport 771,558
London Gateway Port 555,173

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 717,093 530,832 -186,261
East Midlands Airport 584,405 410,933 -173,472
Holyhead 512,509 374,423 -138,086
London Heathrow Airport 294,936 476,622 +181,686
London Gateway Port 414,107 141,066 -273,041
Immingham Docks 200,537 189,647 -10,890
London Stansted Airport 101,968 112,101 +10,133
Felixstowe 20,622 191,762 +171,140
ZLC 58,031 97,396 +39,365
Glasgow Airport 51,179 81,623 +30,444

Quick facts

HS code: 831110

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

Description: Metal electrodes coated with flux, used for electric arc welding