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 52,495,589
Germany 37,932,023
South Korea 22,546,181
United States 11,034,773
France 10,868,795

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 3,835,534 48,660,055 +44,824,521
Germany 18,376,909 19,555,114 +1,178,205
South Korea 22,243,212 302,969 -21,940,243
United States 5,396,737 5,638,036 +241,299
France 7,362,277 3,506,518 -3,855,759
China 3,489,537 2,420,246 -1,069,291
Austria 2,703,086 2,919,530 +216,444
Italy 2,645,595 2,945,665 +300,070
Switzerland 2,171,172 2,261,383 +90,211
Spain 2,555,663 1,722,460 -833,203

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 50,839,892
Germany 27,637,655
South Korea 22,405,003
United States 17,303,031
China 10,176,375

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 2,990,279 47,849,613 +44,859,334
Germany 14,100,969 13,536,686 -564,283
South Korea 22,237,122 167,881 -22,069,241
United States 8,629,145 8,673,886 +44,741
China 4,682,638 5,493,737 +811,099
France 5,661,177 2,110,115 -3,551,062
Italy 2,708,668 2,411,924 -296,744
Austria 2,273,645 2,719,705 +446,060
Switzerland 2,272,799 2,460,997 +188,198
Spain 2,631,467 1,587,238 -1,044,229

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 69
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 55
West Yorkshire 53
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 41 42 +1
West Yorkshire 39 32 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34 37 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 37 35 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 35 35 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 34 34 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28 31 +3
Greater Manchester 32 27 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32 32 +0

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) 94,347,618
Air transport 45,159,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,558,565
Rail transport 1,466,187
Other 1,033,863

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) 25,745,960 68,601,658 +42,855,698
Air transport 23,157,394 22,002,159 -1,155,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,917,741 8,640,824 -22,276,917
Rail transport 0 1,466,187 +1,466,187
Other 683,977 349,886 -334,091
Road transport 485,061 315,989 -169,072

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,787,487
Dover 25,091,046
Middlesbrough 19,605,735
East Midlands Airport 19,291,541
Eurotunnel 16,998,862

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 957,183 45,830,304 +44,873,121
Dover 12,956,931 12,134,115 -822,816
Middlesbrough 19,337,016 268,719 -19,068,297
East Midlands Airport 10,440,690 8,850,851 -1,589,839
Eurotunnel 8,685,018 8,313,844 -371,174
London Heathrow Airport 6,839,102 5,178,339 -1,660,763
Birmingham Airport 2,028,032 3,119,281 +1,091,249
Southampton 3,961,974 1,096,180 -2,865,794
London Gateway Port 2,002,336 2,962,113 +959,777
London Stansted Airport 2,050,782 2,848,846 +798,064

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 246
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 122
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 115
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
2025-11 198
2025-10 200
2025-09 216
2025-08 207
2025-07 217

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 413
54m+ 388
15m-54m 102
0-1m 92
Other 63

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 6,264,675
Japan 4,050,833
Netherlands 3,629,635
United States 3,563,358
France 2,412,420

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 2,544,137 3,720,538 +1,176,401
Japan 455,609 3,595,224 +3,139,615
Netherlands 1,620,375 2,009,260 +388,885
United States 1,798,610 1,764,748 -33,862
France 1,224,487 1,187,933 -36,554
India 1,104,836 1,286,489 +181,653
United Arab Emirates 1,362,945 1,010,337 -352,608
Ireland 1,256,323 971,046 -285,277
Italy 812,816 1,060,209 +247,393
Poland 575,455 938,443 +362,988

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 350,120
Germany 54,557
Czechia 15,311
XU 10,743
XI 7,277

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 209,085 141,035 -68,050
Germany 30,394 24,163 -6,231
Czechia 8,137 7,174 -963
XU 5,965 4,778 -1,187
XI 1,644 5,633 +3,989
United States 566 830 +264
India 642 337 -305
Italy 53 899 +846
France 923 6 -917
Sweden 0 837 +837

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 29,638,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,509,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,601,921
Other 443,550
Road transport 387,709

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 13,652,526 15,985,986 +2,333,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,760,223 8,749,652 +2,989,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,962,339 2,639,582 +677,243
Other 257,500 186,050 -71,450
Road transport 381,943 5,766 -376,177

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,588,733
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,013,984
London Heathrow Airport 7,268,707
ZLC 3,712,539
Glasgow Airport 3,069,130

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 6,040,393 5,548,340 -492,053
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,056,445 6,957,539 +2,901,094
London Heathrow Airport 2,626,827 4,641,880 +2,015,053
ZLC 1,966,589 1,745,950 -220,639
Glasgow Airport 1,771,764 1,297,366 -474,398
London Stansted Airport 1,397,524 1,668,089 +270,565
Immingham Docks 329,464 1,367,829 +1,038,365
London Gateway Port 914,948 751,979 -162,969
Dover 822,233 769,056 -53,177
Southampton 555,503 641,894 +86,391

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