Import/export HS code 85151990: Various soldering machines

Other soldering machines not specified elsewhere

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 7,849,219
Germany 4,876,675
United States 651,888
France 575,930
Netherlands 404,557

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 4,632,908 3,216,311 -1,416,597
Germany 3,136,191 1,740,484 -1,395,707
United States 353,861 298,027 -55,834
France 266,289 309,641 +43,352
Netherlands 263,953 140,604 -123,349
Portugal 269,584 1,703 -267,881
Belgium 247,684 2,335 -245,349
Italy 109,662 97,737 -11,925
Japan 77,142 90,783 +13,641
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,723 144,597 +131,874

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 8,224,896
Germany 5,071,109
Mexico 856,022
United States 592,485
Portugal 268,389

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 4,832,953 3,391,943 -1,441,010
Germany 3,168,057 1,903,052 -1,265,005
Mexico 541,218 314,804 -226,414
United States 338,103 254,382 -83,721
Portugal 268,389 0 -268,389
Japan 79,465 143,567 +64,102
Italy 89,037 89,598 +561
Taiwan 38,015 120,145 +82,130
Switzerland 81,300 73,703 -7,597
Czechia 131,994 0 -131,994

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
West Midlands 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5
Essex 5

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
West Midlands 1 7 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Essex 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
South East Wales 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,500,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,590,282
Air transport 3,994,018
Road transport 2,401
Other 369

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,656,048 2,844,870 -811,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,734,133 1,856,149 -1,877,984
Air transport 2,330,430 1,663,588 -666,842
Road transport 0 2,401 +2,401
Other 80 289 +209

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,414,267
Dover 2,850,876
London Heathrow Airport 2,400,887
Southampton 1,647,761
Eurotunnel 1,373,127

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 £
Felixstowe 2,806,095 1,608,172 -1,197,923
Dover 1,788,612 1,062,264 -726,348
London Heathrow Airport 1,517,676 883,211 -634,465
Southampton 859,884 787,877 -72,007
Eurotunnel 785,470 587,657 -197,813
East Midlands Airport 331,192 303,263 -27,929
Dover / Eurotunnel 462,559 5,243 -457,316
Manchester Airport 213,464 168,893 -44,571
London Stansted Airport 183,343 141,463 -41,880
London Gateway Port 84,611 230,694 +146,083

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 41
Manufacture of electrical equipment 12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 21
2025-09 12
2025-08 11
2025-07 21

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 51
54m+ 29
15m-54m 14
0-1m 12
Other 4

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 3,015,413
Germany 2,064,426
Mexico 881,583
France 822,808
China 818,214

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 2,121,421 893,992 -1,227,429
Germany 1,502,918 561,508 -941,410
Mexico 821,325 60,258 -761,067
France 361,182 461,626 +100,444
China 291,136 527,078 +235,942
Taiwan 596,452 65,194 -531,258
Netherlands 142,623 118,971 -23,652
Ireland 134,409 112,951 -21,458
Poland 74,797 160,389 +85,592
Italy 121,942 58,930 -63,012

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 £
Poland 101,583
Netherlands 97,767
Ireland 55,919
XU 2,932
Romania 479

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 £
Poland 25,555 76,028 +50,473
Netherlands 74,382 23,385 -50,997
Ireland 55,919 0 -55,919
XU 1,146 1,786 +640
Romania 479 0 -479
China 10 0 -10

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 7,392,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,064,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,486,421
Other 258,690
Road transport 49,979

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 4,223,222 3,169,072 -1,054,150
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,368,994 695,330 -673,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,246,623 239,798 -1,006,825
Other 157,491 101,199 -56,292
Road transport 49,979 0 -49,979

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,154,549
East Midlands Airport 1,994,156
Dover 1,019,454
Dover / Eurotunnel 902,979
London Gateway Port 787,692

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 2,380,957 1,773,592 -607,365
East Midlands Airport 1,138,966 855,190 -283,776
Dover 978,866 40,588 -938,278
Dover / Eurotunnel 334,233 568,746 +234,513
London Gateway Port 679,887 107,805 -572,082
ZLC 347,604 305,118 -42,486
London Stansted Airport 367,259 97,444 -269,815
Felixstowe 416,024 24,248 -391,776
Southampton 143,526 123,166 -20,360
000 157,491 101,199 -56,292

Quick facts

HS code: 85151990

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

Description: Other soldering machines not specified elsewhere