Import/export HS code 851190: Parts for ignition and starting equipment

Spare parts and components for engine ignition and starting systems

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 £
China 10,145,765
United States 9,504,621
Canada 5,434,355
Taiwan 2,674,153
Germany 2,268,372

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 £
China 5,687,576 4,458,189 -1,229,387
United States 4,911,666 4,592,955 -318,711
Canada 2,377,668 3,056,687 +679,019
Taiwan 1,229,035 1,445,118 +216,083
Germany 1,332,921 935,451 -397,470
Poland 582,432 829,471 +247,039
France 725,702 603,625 -122,077
Spain 534,148 463,847 -70,301
Japan 259,576 324,408 +64,832
Netherlands 269,419 265,735 -3,684

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 £
China 11,197,733
United States 10,424,807
Canada 5,074,449
Taiwan 2,380,461
Germany 1,918,856

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 £
China 6,270,979 4,926,754 -1,344,225
United States 5,497,903 4,926,904 -570,999
Canada 2,183,032 2,891,417 +708,385
Taiwan 961,847 1,418,614 +456,767
Germany 1,095,734 823,122 -272,612
United Kingdom 358,496 521,647 +163,151
France 349,488 451,526 +102,038
Japan 342,931 409,499 +66,568
Poland 371,107 342,214 -28,893
Italy 431,541 205,774 -225,767

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 26
Essex 23
West Midlands 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22

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 21 25 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 17 -2
Essex 18 14 -4
West Midlands 15 16 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 15 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 14 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 10 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 11 -2
Inner London - West 11 11 +0

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 21,616,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,067,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,788,801
Other 816,619
Road transport 73,015

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 11,160,613 10,456,198 -704,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,804,085 5,263,753 -540,332
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,750,563 2,038,238 +287,675
Other 570,093 246,526 -323,567
Road transport 45,827 27,188 -18,639

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,702,904
East Midlands Airport 6,360,356
Felixstowe 5,872,844
London Stansted Airport 5,246,558
Southampton 2,701,128

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 4,010,136 3,692,768 -317,368
East Midlands Airport 3,178,431 3,181,925 +3,494
Felixstowe 2,750,433 3,122,411 +371,978
London Stansted Airport 2,487,470 2,759,088 +271,618
Southampton 1,597,545 1,103,583 -493,962
Dover 897,601 1,287,506 +389,905
Birmingham Airport 842,641 354,079 -488,562
Eurotunnel 455,407 526,430 +71,023
000 570,093 246,526 -323,567
London 530,929 233,417 -297,512

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 86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 63
2025-10 60
2025-09 61
2025-08 62

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
54m+ 155
1m-15m 150
0-1m 49
15m-54m 41
Other 33

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 4,721,106
Germany 3,034,583
France 1,842,643
Spain 1,604,023
Canada 1,426,800

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 2,552,686 2,168,420 -384,266
Germany 2,143,020 891,563 -1,251,457
France 1,277,604 565,039 -712,565
Spain 835,464 768,559 -66,905
Canada 1,073,788 353,012 -720,776
India 589,373 419,863 -169,510
Singapore 525,962 476,332 -49,630
Poland 467,230 395,283 -71,947
Switzerland 472,930 316,837 -156,093
Netherlands 321,464 374,463 +52,999

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 £
XI 15,021
Taiwan 1,323
France 1,284
Germany 1,074
China 972

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 £
XI 13,552 1,469 -12,083
Taiwan 724 599 -125
France 642 642 +0
Germany 751 323 -428
China 583 389 -194
Poland 600 119 -481
Japan 155 34 -121
Hungary 84 92 +8
Italy 31 126 +95
Pakistan 87 0 -87

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 14,742,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,808,204
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,889,125
Other 155,863
Road transport 50,619

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 9,103,316 5,639,251 -3,464,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,851,016 3,957,188 -1,893,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,556,333 2,332,792 -223,541
Other 88,608 67,255 -21,353
Road transport 50,619 0 -50,619

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,792,422
East Midlands Airport 4,909,055
London Heathrow Airport 4,359,897
ZLC 2,675,832
London Stansted Airport 2,052,215

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 5,409,907 3,382,515 -2,027,392
East Midlands Airport 3,509,678 1,399,377 -2,110,301
London Heathrow Airport 2,761,358 1,598,539 -1,162,819
ZLC 1,741,271 934,561 -806,710
London Stansted Airport 737,738 1,314,477 +576,739
Southampton 648,750 1,211,103 +562,353
London Gateway Port 1,086,136 536,707 -549,429
Liverpool Docks 414,783 299,044 -115,739
Immingham Docks 290,324 409,128 +118,804
Birmingham Airport 114,831 277,751 +162,920

Quick facts

HS code: 851190

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

Description: Spare parts and components for engine ignition and starting systems