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

Laser machines used for general material cutting or shaping

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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 £
Switzerland 31,941,084
Germany 26,936,283
China 19,955,152
France 17,548,139
Italy 16,955,645

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 18,032,899 13,908,185 -4,124,714
Germany 16,354,983 10,581,300 -5,773,683
China 8,628,863 11,326,289 +2,697,426
France 10,199,507 7,348,632 -2,850,875
Italy 8,774,253 8,181,392 -592,861
Belgium 5,374,018 6,968,024 +1,594,006
Netherlands 2,442,133 2,958,155 +516,022
Turkey 1,996,234 2,003,274 +7,040
Austria 1,812,982 1,612,067 -200,915
Spain 534,057 1,957,147 +1,423,090

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 32,953,800
Germany 24,579,412
Japan 23,480,225
China 22,730,240
Italy 17,414,985

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 18,910,311 14,043,489 -4,866,822
Germany 14,543,863 10,035,549 -4,508,314
Japan 13,205,411 10,274,814 -2,930,597
China 10,024,251 12,705,989 +2,681,738
Italy 9,143,555 8,271,430 -872,125
Turkey 1,994,764 2,052,910 +58,146
Belgium 748,414 2,657,575 +1,909,161
Austria 1,502,168 1,833,723 +331,555
United States 1,268,593 1,927,515 +658,922
Spain 536,197 1,949,871 +1,413,674

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
Inner London - West 15
West Yorkshire 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Greater Manchester 14

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 14 12 -2
Inner London - West 6 10 +4
West Yorkshire 10 11 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 12 +5
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 3 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 5 -5
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0

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) 107,599,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,130,544
Air transport 13,950,179
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) 56,213,472 51,385,898 -4,827,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,946,792 12,183,752 +236,960
Air transport 7,091,071 6,859,108 -231,963
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 52,635,104
ZLC 37,085,678
Felixstowe 11,718,603
Eurotunnel 6,908,523
Birmingham Airport 5,704,181

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 27,753,740 24,881,364 -2,872,376
ZLC 20,167,949 16,917,729 -3,250,220
Felixstowe 5,037,672 6,680,931 +1,643,259
Eurotunnel 4,372,269 2,536,254 -1,836,015
Birmingham Airport 2,804,919 2,899,262 +94,343
London 3,103,610 1,099,388 -2,004,222
London Heathrow Airport 2,230,043 1,862,216 -367,827
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,387,667 2,677,665 +1,289,998
Southampton 814,603 1,850,352 +1,035,749
Thamesport 1,549,844 957,992 -591,852

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. 34
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
2026-01 33
2025-11 38
2025-10 35
2025-09 37
2025-08 29

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+ 67
0-1m 52
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 22,446,391
China 11,966,226
Germany 5,187,917
Ireland 4,119,827
Netherlands 3,352,108

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 12,934,429 9,511,962 -3,422,467
China 7,130,630 4,835,596 -2,295,034
Germany 1,385,327 3,802,590 +2,417,263
Ireland 2,638,360 1,481,467 -1,156,893
Netherlands 1,464,471 1,887,637 +423,166
Costa Rica 831,186 2,064,752 +1,233,566
India 533,364 1,281,620 +748,256
Australia 936,754 372,919 -563,835
Taiwan 1,170,914 86,544 -1,084,370
Singapore 1,189,459 0 -1,189,459

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 9,453
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 3,833 5,620 +1,787
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 26,708,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,648,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,810,750
Other 11,389

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 15,893,499 10,815,346 -5,078,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,320,041 11,328,437 -1,991,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,467,038 10,343,712 +876,674
Other 5,769 5,620 -149

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 22,728,088
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,322,650
Southampton 12,656,344
London Gateway Port 8,421,039
Holyhead 2,527,101

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 13,876,066 8,852,022 -5,024,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,985,359 7,337,291 +1,351,932
Southampton 7,109,559 5,546,785 -1,562,774
London Gateway Port 4,245,846 4,175,193 -70,653
Holyhead 1,529,086 998,015 -531,071
Liverpool Docks 928,441 1,408,037 +479,596
East Midlands Airport 951,864 1,137,967 +186,103
Felixstowe 973,351 78,980 -894,371
London 478,922 554,016 +75,094
Milford 596,447 429,543 -166,904

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