Import/export HS code 851180: Various ignition or starting equipment

Miscellaneous parts used for starting or running engines, not covered by other codes

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 £
Germany 25,141,959
United States 11,492,332
Japan 6,947,778
Slovenia 5,636,194
Italy 2,801,956

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 £
Germany 11,925,104 13,216,855 +1,291,751
United States 6,477,755 5,014,577 -1,463,178
Japan 3,347,376 3,600,402 +253,026
Slovenia 2,928,764 2,707,430 -221,334
Italy 1,149,737 1,652,219 +502,482
Netherlands 1,049,186 585,936 -463,250
France 453,850 698,031 +244,181
China 384,356 437,195 +52,839
Denmark 438,996 377,909 -61,087
India 400,576 326,800 -73,776

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 15,463,054
Slovenia 9,805,998
Germany 7,676,474
Japan 7,317,995
India 7,146,326

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 8,517,383 6,945,671 -1,571,712
Slovenia 5,353,066 4,452,932 -900,134
Germany 5,065,740 2,610,734 -2,455,006
Japan 3,508,216 3,809,779 +301,563
India 1,682,563 5,463,763 +3,781,200
France 3,298,878 2,711,270 -587,608
Italy 1,339,694 1,186,934 -152,760
China 556,123 690,804 +134,681
Turkey 95,494 897,348 +801,854
Sweden 340,728 218,765 -121,963

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24
West Midlands 21
Inner London - West 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 23 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 17 +1
West Midlands 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 16 17 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 12 -3
Essex 12 10 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 13 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 14 +4
Greater Manchester 9 11 +2

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) 24,141,545
Air transport 20,748,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,508,113
Other 596,963
Road transport 140,444

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) 10,551,154 13,590,391 +3,039,237
Air transport 11,638,828 9,109,228 -2,529,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,407,722 8,100,391 -307,331
Other 341,363 255,600 -85,763
Road transport 25,197 115,247 +90,050
Rail transport 17,150 0 -17,150

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,664,876
London 8,270,585
Dover 6,630,317
Southampton 5,772,015
Eurotunnel 5,747,668

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 6,543,984 5,120,892 -1,423,092
London 3,958,679 4,311,906 +353,227
Dover 2,607,375 4,022,942 +1,415,567
Southampton 2,494,771 3,277,244 +782,473
Eurotunnel 2,019,225 3,728,443 +1,709,218
East Midlands Airport 2,669,172 1,624,061 -1,045,111
Harwich 1,556,899 1,212,932 -343,967
London Stansted Airport 1,469,150 1,292,121 -177,029
Killingholme 1,578,813 1,117,357 -461,456
Immingham Docks 774,961 1,856,205 +1,081,244

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 103
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 26
Air transport 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 70
2025-11 71
2025-10 70
2025-09 69
2025-08 54

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 131
54m+ 122
Other 32
15m-54m 28
0-1m 25

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 4,892,781
Estonia 4,591,281
Germany 3,241,032
India 1,927,017
France 1,867,934

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 2,646,478 2,246,303 -400,175
Estonia 2,364,605 2,226,676 -137,929
Germany 1,979,584 1,261,448 -718,136
India 1,820,032 106,985 -1,713,047
France 1,499,380 368,554 -1,130,826
Spain 893,883 464,792 -429,091
Egypt 1,046,922 21,245 -1,025,677
Netherlands 660,130 355,198 -304,932
Ireland 662,404 316,932 -345,472
Belgium 602,151 161,444 -440,707

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 £
Germany 28,864
Japan 28,169
China 8,206
XI 4,972
Slovenia 3,991

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 £
Germany 16,063 12,801 -3,262
Japan 15,659 12,510 -3,149
China 5,875 2,331 -3,544
XI 2,160 2,812 +652
Slovenia 3,069 922 -2,147
Thailand 1,132 597 -535
Belgium 889 791 -98
France 406 774 +368
Italy 431 128 -303
Taiwan 189 215 +26

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) 13,229,430
Air transport 12,564,016
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,791,614
Other 82,316

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) 8,349,013 4,880,417 -3,468,596
Air transport 7,394,866 5,169,150 -2,225,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,614,912 1,176,702 -438,210
Other 47,250 35,066 -12,184

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,658,745
London Heathrow Airport 7,626,577
East Midlands Airport 2,789,163
Felixstowe 1,235,193
London Stansted Airport 1,199,061

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 7,211,540 4,447,205 -2,764,335
London Heathrow Airport 4,570,754 3,055,823 -1,514,931
East Midlands Airport 1,954,377 834,786 -1,119,591
Felixstowe 1,166,147 69,046 -1,097,101
London Stansted Airport 537,810 661,251 +123,441
Southampton 36,342 857,966 +821,624
Holyhead 561,265 252,771 -308,494
ZLC 278,433 521,430 +242,997
London Gateway Port 355,596 207,701 -147,895
Immingham Docks 280,783 26,363 -254,420

Quick facts

HS code: 851180

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

Description: Miscellaneous parts used for starting or running engines, not covered by other codes