Import/export HS code 84561190: Various laser-operated machines

Laser machines used for general material cutting or shaping

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Switzerland 31,970,594
Germany 27,543,675
China 19,687,702
Italy 16,625,873
France 16,398,639

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 £
Switzerland 17,983,325 13,987,269 -3,996,056
Germany 17,670,923 9,872,752 -7,798,171
China 8,573,791 11,113,911 +2,540,120
Italy 8,071,846 8,554,027 +482,181
France 10,101,045 6,297,594 -3,803,451
Belgium 4,957,747 7,385,511 +2,427,764
Netherlands 2,407,475 2,885,547 +478,072
Austria 2,001,143 1,737,810 -263,333
Turkey 1,802,734 1,801,276 -1,458
Spain 17,058 2,474,146 +2,457,088

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 £
Switzerland 33,881,532
Germany 24,440,834
China 22,403,707
Japan 22,302,399
Italy 17,089,626

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 £
Switzerland 19,495,686 14,385,846 -5,109,840
Germany 15,110,539 9,330,295 -5,780,244
China 10,088,567 12,315,140 +2,226,573
Japan 12,575,897 9,726,502 -2,849,395
Italy 8,471,334 8,618,292 +146,958
Turkey 1,801,264 1,850,912 +49,648
Austria 1,682,161 1,929,517 +247,356
Belgium 749,630 2,657,575 +1,907,945
United States 1,131,498 2,011,065 +879,567
Spain 19,198 2,466,870 +2,447,672

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18
West Yorkshire 16
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 12 -1
West Yorkshire 10 12 +2
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 5 10 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 10 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 9 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 6 -3
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 2 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 4 -5

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) 107,019,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,807,612
Air transport 13,472,722
Road transport 2,623,446

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) 55,436,923 51,583,033 -3,853,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,000,722 11,806,890 -193,832
Air transport 7,006,665 6,466,057 -540,608
Road transport 2,339,971 283,475 -2,056,496

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 51,484,940
ZLC 37,694,345
Felixstowe 12,048,991
Eurotunnel 7,042,165
Birmingham Airport 5,335,118

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 26,557,798 24,927,142 -1,630,656
ZLC 20,892,529 16,801,816 -4,090,713
Felixstowe 5,133,712 6,915,279 +1,781,567
Eurotunnel 4,441,669 2,600,496 -1,841,173
Birmingham Airport 2,747,605 2,587,513 -160,092
London 3,101,406 1,073,008 -2,028,398
London Heathrow Airport 2,241,617 1,810,221 -431,396
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,076,670 2,966,959 +1,890,289
Southampton 929,696 1,768,180 +838,484
Thamesport 1,627,865 850,339 -777,526

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 56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 35
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 23
Other manufacturing 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 38
2025-10 35
2025-09 37
2025-08 29
2025-07 34

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 117
54m+ 68
0-1m 51
15m-54m 20
Other 11

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 23,069,889
China 12,029,959
Germany 5,198,552
Ireland 4,159,431
Netherlands 3,658,653

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 13,668,202 9,401,687 -4,266,515
China 7,143,039 4,886,920 -2,256,119
Germany 1,342,818 3,855,734 +2,512,916
Ireland 2,648,437 1,510,994 -1,137,443
Netherlands 1,745,160 1,913,493 +168,333
Costa Rica 918,373 2,064,752 +1,146,379
India 269,322 1,595,291 +1,325,969
Australia 633,278 734,299 +101,021
Taiwan 1,170,914 31,315 -1,139,599
Italy 847,700 343,973 -503,727

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 8,108
Switzerland 1,936

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 3,414 4,694 +1,280
Switzerland 1,936 0 -1,936

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 26,377,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,044,740
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,129,739
Road transport 13,985
Other 10,044

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 15,544,813 10,833,159 -4,711,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,368,361 12,676,379 -691,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,018,662 11,111,077 +2,092,415
Road transport 13,985 0 -13,985
Other 5,350 4,694 -656

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 22,390,792
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,391,135
Southampton 12,656,344
London Gateway Port 8,421,039
Liverpool Docks 3,644,388

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 13,535,143 8,855,649 -4,679,494
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,284,271 8,106,864 +2,822,593
Southampton 6,784,865 5,871,479 -913,386
London Gateway Port 3,405,388 5,015,651 +1,610,263
Liverpool Docks 2,059,914 1,584,474 -475,440
Holyhead 1,573,716 994,334 -579,382
East Midlands Airport 899,994 1,149,001 +249,007
Felixstowe 973,351 65,801 -907,550
London 466,331 566,607 +100,276
Milford 573,747 452,243 -121,504

Quick facts

HS code: 84561190

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

Description: Laser machines used for general material cutting or shaping