Import/export HS code 851590: Parts of welding and soldering machines

Spare parts for welding, soldering, or cutting machines

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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 £
Netherlands 52,586,060
Germany 37,934,205
South Korea 22,578,852
United States 13,094,893
France 9,889,132

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 £
Netherlands 3,903,981 48,682,079 +44,778,098
Germany 18,138,472 19,795,733 +1,657,261
South Korea 22,252,362 326,490 -21,925,872
United States 6,744,320 6,350,573 -393,747
France 6,503,803 3,385,329 -3,118,474
China 3,697,262 2,603,677 -1,093,585
Italy 2,704,771 3,013,585 +308,814
Austria 2,617,720 3,014,836 +397,116
Switzerland 2,403,631 2,351,469 -52,162
Spain 2,750,118 1,928,912 -821,206

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 £
Netherlands 50,809,220
Germany 27,388,548
South Korea 22,422,073
United States 19,226,320
China 10,576,511

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 £
Netherlands 2,991,098 47,818,122 +44,827,024
Germany 13,817,040 13,571,508 -245,532
South Korea 22,241,193 180,880 -22,060,313
United States 9,943,947 9,282,373 -661,574
China 4,869,339 5,707,172 +837,833
France 4,817,061 2,166,949 -2,650,112
Italy 2,747,185 2,488,021 -259,164
Austria 2,274,653 2,775,254 +500,601
Switzerland 2,422,392 2,566,830 +144,438
Spain 2,822,259 1,789,026 -1,033,233

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 71
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 57
West Yorkshire 56
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 54
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52

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
West Midlands 54 47 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 40 42 +2
West Yorkshire 43 32 -11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 41 33 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40 34 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30 35 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 33 35 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 34 35 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 35 34 -1
Inner London - West 32 29 -3

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) 93,427,762
Air transport 48,492,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,100,212
Rail transport 1,466,187
Other 1,008,611

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) 24,856,648 68,571,114 +43,714,466
Air transport 24,802,360 23,689,841 -1,112,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,375,165 8,725,047 -22,650,118
Rail transport 0 1,466,187 +1,466,187
Other 641,135 367,476 -273,659
Road transport 562,198 358,369 -203,829

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,906,246
Dover 24,245,862
East Midlands Airport 20,586,939
Middlesbrough 19,614,572
Eurotunnel 16,800,597

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 £
Immingham Docks 968,870 45,937,376 +44,968,506
Dover 12,062,914 12,182,948 +120,034
East Midlands Airport 11,207,104 9,379,835 -1,827,269
Middlesbrough 19,337,016 277,556 -19,059,460
Eurotunnel 8,702,542 8,098,055 -604,487
London Heathrow Airport 6,711,866 5,357,152 -1,354,714
Birmingham Airport 2,256,520 3,275,588 +1,019,068
London Stansted Airport 2,239,182 3,247,967 +1,008,785
Southampton 3,980,732 1,197,311 -2,783,421
London Gateway Port 2,386,700 2,758,712 +372,012

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 258
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 127
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 116
Other manufacturing 73
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 60

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 186
2025-11 210
2025-10 207
2025-09 220
2025-08 210

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 427
54m+ 399
15m-54m 110
0-1m 96
Other 67

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 7,885,460
Germany 6,356,595
Japan 4,095,767
Netherlands 3,606,306
India 2,833,094

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 5,171,273 2,714,187 -2,457,086
Germany 2,751,541 3,605,054 +853,513
Japan 447,398 3,648,369 +3,200,971
Netherlands 1,717,166 1,889,140 +171,974
India 1,205,645 1,627,449 +421,804
United Arab Emirates 1,695,491 1,075,896 -619,595
France 1,299,518 1,181,952 -117,566
Ireland 1,303,537 1,097,970 -205,567
Italy 830,347 1,234,845 +404,498
Saudi Arabia 1,107,582 442,204 -665,378

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 £
China 331,507
Germany 51,275
Czechia 14,158
XI 7,497
United States 1,334

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 £
China 213,206 118,301 -94,905
Germany 28,414 22,861 -5,553
Czechia 7,766 6,392 -1,374
XI 2,459 5,038 +2,579
United States 504 830 +326
India 698 261 -437
Italy 40 899 +859
Sweden 0 837 +837
France 704 6 -698
Taiwan 0 209 +209

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 35,756,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,587,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,150,059
Other 420,408
Road transport 285,132

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 17,818,942 17,937,296 +118,354
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,994,052 8,593,921 +2,599,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,199,743 2,950,316 -249,427
Other 260,025 160,383 -99,642
Road transport 279,366 5,766 -273,600

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 13,276,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,031,124
London Heathrow Airport 8,402,982
ZLC 4,059,208
London Stansted Airport 3,505,765

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 £
East Midlands Airport 7,042,603 6,234,214 -808,389
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,159,301 6,871,823 +2,712,522
London Heathrow Airport 3,113,629 5,289,353 +2,175,724
ZLC 2,109,794 1,949,414 -160,380
London Stansted Airport 1,676,282 1,829,483 +153,201
Manchester Airport 2,020,079 1,094,432 -925,647
Glasgow Airport 1,985,544 1,044,750 -940,794
London Gateway Port 1,881,667 1,026,239 -855,428
Immingham Docks 605,006 1,222,527 +617,521
Dover 824,449 794,414 -30,035

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 851590

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

Description: Spare parts for welding, soldering, or cutting machines