Import/export HS code 851539: Various brazing machines

Other types of brazing machines not listed elsewhere

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* 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 12,990,102
South Korea 6,090,310
Germany 5,777,797
Czechia 4,367,063
Italy 2,406,749

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 6,687,574 6,302,528 -385,046
South Korea 6,090,310 0 -6,090,310
Germany 3,308,834 2,468,963 -839,871
Czechia 2,456,937 1,910,126 -546,811
Italy 1,226,908 1,179,841 -47,067
France 1,429,818 907,581 -522,237
Japan 714,874 958,798 +243,924
Poland 656,539 659,023 +2,484
Ireland 506,343 174,258 -332,085
United States 219,780 355,101 +135,321

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 14,984,609
South Korea 6,092,487
Poland 4,371,690
United States 4,082,367
Italy 3,168,070

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 7,820,371 7,164,238 -656,133
South Korea 6,092,487 0 -6,092,487
Poland 2,381,698 1,989,992 -391,706
United States 2,236,025 1,846,342 -389,683
Italy 1,631,602 1,536,468 -95,134
Japan 731,315 1,043,701 +312,386
France 1,055,263 667,254 -388,009
Germany 885,241 689,830 -195,411
Ireland 435,534 6,408 -429,126
United Kingdom 144,274 228,785 +84,511

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 16
West Midlands 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11

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
Greater Manchester 8 13 +5
West Midlands 12 5 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 8 -2
Essex 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 10 +3
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1

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) 21,183,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,036,745
Air transport 2,457,657
Other 640,540
Road transport 32,383

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) 13,934,853 7,248,474 -6,686,379
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,973,455 7,063,290 -1,910,165
Air transport 1,115,219 1,342,438 +227,219
Other 413,795 226,745 -187,050
Road transport 10,630 21,753 +11,123

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 7,905,416
Dover 6,906,723
Middlesbrough 6,147,128
Felixstowe 5,352,262
Eurotunnel 5,098,581

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 £
Southampton 3,411,851 4,493,565 +1,081,714
Dover 3,346,033 3,560,690 +214,657
Middlesbrough 6,119,530 27,598 -6,091,932
Felixstowe 3,640,625 1,711,637 -1,928,988
Eurotunnel 3,066,678 2,031,903 -1,034,775
Dover / Eurotunnel 814,447 121,445 -693,002
Portsmouth 526,072 396,425 -129,647
London Gateway Port 238,197 647,535 +409,338
Birmingham Airport 335,439 485,025 +149,586
Thamesport 416,314 283,100 -133,214

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 77
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 28
2025-10 29
2025-09 40
2025-08 35

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 99
54m+ 60
0-1m 26
15m-54m 18
Other 13

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 £
Ireland 1,698,028
France 1,228,427
Germany 736,452
Netherlands 704,224
United Republic of Tanzania 682,388

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 £
Ireland 867,338 830,690 -36,648
France 1,029,507 198,920 -830,587
Germany 517,292 219,160 -298,132
Netherlands 349,665 354,559 +4,894
United Republic of Tanzania 0 682,388 +682,388
Nigeria 59,555 575,396 +515,841
United States 254,319 324,576 +70,257
Singapore 229,694 158,166 -71,528
United Arab Emirates 158,847 224,892 +66,045
Canada 357,711 16,863 -340,848

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 574,259
China 8,686
Ireland 6,654
Italy 3,355
Japan 1

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 214,581 359,678 +145,097
China 7,639 1,047 -6,592
Ireland 3,934 2,720 -1,214
Italy 3,346 9 -3,337
Japan 1 0 -1

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) 4,887,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,299,556
Air transport 2,619,995
Other 594,522
Road transport 11,803

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) 2,894,693 1,992,854 -901,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 873,351 2,426,205 +1,552,854
Air transport 1,629,316 990,679 -638,637
Other 230,711 363,811 +133,100
Road transport 11,803 0 -11,803

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,027,797
London Gateway Port 1,972,417
Holyhead 829,597
London Heathrow Airport 804,555
000 594,522

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 1,896,047 1,131,750 -764,297
London Gateway Port 169,322 1,803,095 +1,633,773
Holyhead 462,425 367,172 -95,253
London Heathrow Airport 650,547 154,008 -496,539
000 230,711 363,811 +133,100
East Midlands Airport 299,715 245,747 -53,968
ZLC 186,712 336,634 +149,922
Felixstowe 89,264 400,974 +311,710
London Stansted Airport 215,879 117,024 -98,855
Immingham Docks 218,565 105,837 -112,728

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 851539

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

Description: Other types of brazing machines not listed elsewhere