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 10,390,121
United States 9,591,234
Canada 5,417,419
Taiwan 2,566,619
Germany 2,335,351

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 5,813,330 4,576,791 -1,236,539
United States 4,999,559 4,591,675 -407,884
Canada 2,606,618 2,810,801 +204,183
Taiwan 1,108,284 1,458,335 +350,051
Germany 1,335,532 999,819 -335,713
Poland 586,417 838,893 +252,476
France 734,501 501,511 -232,990
Spain 526,887 159,734 -367,153
Japan 256,606 321,537 +64,931
Netherlands 142,309 363,951 +221,642

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 11,419,678
United States 10,145,390
Canada 5,047,447
Taiwan 2,271,790
Germany 1,979,769

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 6,398,959 5,020,719 -1,378,240
United States 5,401,943 4,743,447 -658,496
Canada 2,419,143 2,628,304 +209,161
Taiwan 838,563 1,433,227 +594,664
Germany 1,094,194 885,575 -208,619
United Kingdom 368,553 505,365 +136,812
Japan 330,976 417,021 +86,045
Poland 378,108 353,025 -25,083
France 359,062 346,567 -12,495
Italy 411,606 201,407 -210,199

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 33
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25
Essex 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23
West Midlands 23

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 20 25 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 17 +0
Essex 20 15 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 14 -3
West Midlands 16 17 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 16 +5
Inner London - West 11 12 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13 12 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 9 -3

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 21,492,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,416,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,398,189
Other 878,009
Road transport 71,085

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 11,248,084 10,244,117 -1,003,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,910,192 5,506,126 -404,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,781,640 1,616,549 -165,091
Other 595,958 282,051 -313,907
Road transport 49,293 21,792 -27,501

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,810,556
East Midlands Airport 6,388,623
Felixstowe 5,869,776
London Stansted Airport 5,094,121
Southampton 3,117,427

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 4,176,670 3,633,886 -542,784
East Midlands Airport 3,320,179 3,068,444 -251,735
Felixstowe 2,548,204 3,321,572 +773,368
London Stansted Airport 2,467,916 2,626,205 +158,289
Southampton 1,967,913 1,149,514 -818,399
Dover 929,334 1,195,536 +266,202
Birmingham Airport 773,827 437,302 -336,525
000 595,958 282,051 -313,907
London 525,194 233,231 -291,963
Eurotunnel 459,571 196,558 -263,013

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 84
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 63
2025-10 60
2025-09 61
2025-08 62
2025-07 75

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+ 156
1m-15m 152
0-1m 49
15m-54m 42
Other 35

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 4,153,446
Germany 3,048,230
France 1,877,838
Spain 1,606,883
Canada 1,422,424

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 2,646,187 1,507,259 -1,138,928
Germany 1,985,376 1,062,854 -922,522
France 1,300,434 577,404 -723,030
Spain 838,060 768,823 -69,237
Canada 1,070,101 352,323 -717,778
India 624,971 445,084 -179,887
Singapore 537,952 478,535 -59,417
XS 489,067 521,389 +32,322
Poland 467,434 349,586 -117,848
Switzerland 492,875 247,968 -244,907

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 £
XU 141,613
XI 15,663
Taiwan 1,648
Poland 1,296
France 1,284

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 £
XU 77,008 64,605 -12,403
XI 14,176 1,487 -12,689
Taiwan 884 764 -120
Poland 1,177 119 -1,058
France 642 642 +0
Germany 800 323 -477
China 636 415 -221
Japan 155 34 -121
Hungary 84 92 +8
Italy 31 126 +95

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 14,925,865
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,713,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,384,932
Other 164,584
Road transport 62,434

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 9,162,940 5,762,925 -3,400,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,573,859 4,139,754 -1,434,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,595,556 1,789,376 -806,180
Other 95,874 68,710 -27,164
Road transport 62,434 0 -62,434

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,737,966
East Midlands Airport 5,006,478
London Heathrow Airport 4,547,135
ZLC 2,618,422
London Stansted Airport 2,058,715

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 5,150,520 3,587,446 -1,563,074
East Midlands Airport 3,503,441 1,503,037 -2,000,404
London Heathrow Airport 2,904,383 1,642,752 -1,261,631
ZLC 1,750,304 868,118 -882,186
London Stansted Airport 703,032 1,355,683 +652,651
London Gateway Port 1,064,957 606,433 -458,524
Southampton 642,398 573,706 -68,692
Liverpool Docks 407,440 336,679 -70,761
Immingham Docks 292,464 377,432 +84,968
Birmingham Airport 86,358 277,154 +190,796

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