Import/export HS code 85159080: Various machine parts

Other spare parts for welding, soldering, or cutting machines

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  • 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 £
Netherlands 52,503,463
Germany 37,621,832
South Korea 22,572,682
United States 11,178,962
France 9,863,892

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 3,853,366 48,650,097 +44,796,731
Germany 18,009,644 19,612,188 +1,602,544
South Korea 22,246,192 326,490 -21,919,702
United States 5,619,275 5,559,687 -59,588
France 6,492,412 3,371,480 -3,120,932
China 3,589,352 2,537,151 -1,052,201
Italy 2,655,572 2,978,016 +322,444
Austria 2,556,360 2,944,278 +387,918
Switzerland 2,230,305 2,248,023 +17,718
Spain 2,542,249 1,798,927 -743,322

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 50,786,229
Germany 27,107,933
South Korea 22,415,903
United States 17,142,723
China 10,386,583

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 2,976,650 47,809,579 +44,832,929
Germany 13,712,429 13,395,504 -316,925
South Korea 22,235,023 180,880 -22,054,143
United States 8,676,112 8,466,611 -209,501
China 4,749,185 5,637,398 +888,213
France 4,787,057 2,164,672 -2,622,385
Italy 2,711,377 2,456,934 -254,443
Austria 2,213,293 2,704,696 +491,403
Switzerland 2,259,814 2,470,820 +211,006
Spain 2,604,359 1,654,219 -950,140

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 70
West Yorkshire 55
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 54
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 53
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 53 45 -8
West Yorkshire 43 31 -12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 39 40 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40 32 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38 34 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 33 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 33 34 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 34 35 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33 32 -1
Greater Manchester 32 27 -5

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) 92,915,531
Air transport 45,618,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,728,233
Rail transport 1,466,187
Other 1,002,991

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) 24,578,182 68,337,349 +43,759,167
Air transport 23,058,530 22,560,138 -498,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,212,355 8,515,878 -22,696,477
Rail transport 0 1,466,187 +1,466,187
Other 639,475 363,516 -275,959
Road transport 490,916 294,053 -196,863

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,808,650
Dover 24,161,097
Middlesbrough 19,614,572
East Midlands Airport 19,348,363
Eurotunnel 16,594,600

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 953,198 45,855,452 +44,902,254
Dover 12,014,018 12,147,079 +133,061
Middlesbrough 19,337,016 277,556 -19,059,460
East Midlands Airport 10,457,057 8,891,306 -1,565,751
Eurotunnel 8,595,453 7,999,147 -596,306
London Heathrow Airport 6,520,703 5,221,152 -1,299,551
Birmingham Airport 2,152,675 3,187,721 +1,035,046
Southampton 3,980,732 1,195,650 -2,785,082
London Stansted Airport 2,083,489 3,018,646 +935,157
London Gateway Port 2,313,878 2,692,603 +378,725

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 249
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 126
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 113
Other manufacturing 72
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 59

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 177
2025-11 198
2025-10 199
2025-09 216
2025-08 207

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 415
54m+ 391
15m-54m 106
0-1m 94
Other 65

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 £
Germany 6,159,811
Japan 4,037,861
United States 3,826,732
Netherlands 3,580,075
India 2,710,008

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 £
Germany 2,610,205 3,549,606 +939,401
Japan 443,728 3,594,133 +3,150,405
United States 1,986,941 1,839,791 -147,150
Netherlands 1,701,754 1,878,321 +176,567
India 1,132,835 1,577,173 +444,338
United Arab Emirates 1,371,518 1,030,048 -341,470
France 1,212,738 1,149,800 -62,938
Ireland 1,223,136 942,073 -281,063
Italy 757,203 1,105,670 +348,467
Poland 595,725 924,051 +328,326

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 7,277
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 2,334 4,943 +2,609
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 29,883,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,331,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,963,559
Other 420,188
Road transport 277,367

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 14,012,097 15,871,412 +1,859,315
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,886,485 8,444,766 +2,558,281
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,079,984 2,883,575 +803,591
Other 259,900 160,288 -99,612
Road transport 271,601 5,766 -265,835

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,474,530
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,809,234
London Heathrow Airport 7,413,573
ZLC 3,706,477
London Stansted Airport 3,098,372

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 6,015,710 5,458,820 -556,890
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,069,200 6,740,034 +2,670,834
London Heathrow Airport 2,657,184 4,756,389 +2,099,205
ZLC 1,963,176 1,743,301 -219,875
London Stansted Airport 1,451,079 1,647,293 +196,214
Glasgow Airport 1,974,886 1,044,750 -930,136
London Gateway Port 974,655 1,016,591 +41,936
Immingham Docks 605,006 1,222,527 +617,521
Dover 813,054 782,144 -30,910
Southampton 569,001 617,527 +48,526

Quick facts

HS code: 85159080

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

Description: Other spare parts for welding, soldering, or cutting machines