Import/export HS code 831130: Coated rods and wire for flame welding

Metal rods and wire coated or filled with flux, used for soldering, brazing, or flame 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 £
United States 5,724,348
China 2,650,642
Czechia 904,597
Italy 891,418
Germany 546,536

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 £
United States 2,877,435 2,846,913 -30,522
China 1,420,437 1,230,205 -190,232
Czechia 452,263 452,334 +71
Italy 315,004 576,414 +261,410
Germany 193,921 352,615 +158,694
France 300,996 228,782 -72,214
Netherlands 182,675 176,845 -5,830
Ireland 114,356 191,232 +76,876
Taiwan 94,898 148,738 +53,840
Belgium 209,639 28,271 -181,368

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 £
United States 5,969,422
China 2,633,104
Italy 829,427
Malaysia 796,196
Germany 646,879

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 £
United States 2,974,327 2,995,095 +20,768
China 1,389,653 1,243,451 -146,202
Italy 251,414 578,013 +326,599
Malaysia 429,559 366,637 -62,922
Germany 292,201 354,678 +62,477
Japan 237,342 215,263 -22,079
France 259,476 133,566 -125,910
Taiwan 141,256 146,812 +5,556
Netherlands 153,492 59,428 -94,064
Poland 49,962 57,383 +7,421

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
West Yorkshire 8
Essex 7
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 6

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Essex 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,913,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,500,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,094,663
Other 451,185

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 £
Air transport 3,347,003 3,566,874 +219,871
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,622,033 1,878,513 +256,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,292,667 801,996 -490,671
Other 211,784 239,401 +27,617

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,137,174
Felixstowe 2,126,031
Thamesport 839,521
Leeds Bradford Airport 804,738
Dover 787,815

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,101,479 2,035,695 -65,784
Felixstowe 1,088,006 1,038,025 -49,981
Thamesport 184,268 655,253 +470,985
Leeds Bradford Airport 328,293 476,445 +148,152
Dover 386,792 401,023 +14,231
Eurotunnel 449,210 248,810 -200,400
London Heathrow Airport 203,699 350,746 +147,047
Aberdeen Airport 255,899 227,692 -28,207
000 211,784 239,401 +27,617
Birmingham Airport 136,141 227,973 +91,832

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 46
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 7
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 24
2025-09 28
2025-08 21
2025-07 22

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+ 42
15m-54m 14
Other 9
0-1m 5

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 1,183,137
United States 749,178
United Arab Emirates 618,461
Norway 611,899
Kuwait 526,757

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 804,403 378,734 -425,669
United States 458,038 291,140 -166,898
United Arab Emirates 380,112 238,349 -141,763
Norway 394,505 217,394 -177,111
Kuwait 336,134 190,623 -145,511
Portugal 212,195 275,767 +63,572
China 196,301 181,271 -15,030
Saudi Arabia 203,269 164,855 -38,414
France 191,826 168,198 -23,628
Ireland 215,460 137,022 -78,438

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 36,286
XI 2,539
Germany 1,736
XU 635
Taiwan 375

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 19,395 16,891 -2,504
XI 797 1,742 +945
Germany 0 1,736 +1,736
XU 209 426 +217
Taiwan 174 201 +27

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 4,684,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,280,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,833,092
Road transport 65,887
Other 41,571

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 2,581,630 2,102,735 -478,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,226,012 1,054,136 -171,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,227,428 605,664 -621,764
Road transport 64,783 1,104 -63,679
Other 20,575 20,996 +421

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,953,309
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,071,416
East Midlands Airport 1,070,385
Immingham Docks 901,615
London Gateway Port 863,657

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,148,597 804,712 -343,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 513,175 558,241 +45,066
East Midlands Airport 532,974 537,411 +4,437
Immingham Docks 493,493 408,122 -85,371
London Gateway Port 516,511 347,146 -169,365
ZLC 428,049 399,540 -28,509
Manchester Airport 444,060 222,095 -221,965
Felixstowe 543,141 53,045 -490,096
Southampton 67,619 94,907 +27,288
London Stansted Airport 81,294 64,225 -17,069

Quick facts

HS code: 831130

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

Description: Metal rods and wire coated or filled with flux, used for soldering, brazing, or flame welding