Import/export HS code 851672: Toasters

Electric devices for toasting bread

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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 £
China 110,824,002
Germany 3,077,965
Italy 3,073,457
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,942,120
Czechia 1,042,170

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 63,021,739 47,802,263 -15,219,476
Germany 619,347 2,458,618 +1,839,271
Italy 1,239,095 1,834,362 +595,267
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 583,765 1,358,355 +774,590
Czechia 524,379 517,791 -6,588
Belgium 298,965 513,749 +214,784
Netherlands 321,349 449,863 +128,514
Ireland 223,311 283,469 +60,158
Viet Nam 148,043 44,518 -103,525
Singapore 28,335 126,020 +97,685

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 120,623,681
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,386,914
Italy 143,118
Viet Nam 64,096
Malaysia 56,200

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 65,700,692 54,922,989 -10,777,703
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,028,251 358,663 -669,588
Italy 61,226 81,892 +20,666
Viet Nam 64,096 0 -64,096
Malaysia 56,200 0 -56,200
United Kingdom 0 35,654 +35,654
Cameroon 30,041 0 -30,041
United States 16,000 8,621 -7,379
Germany 2,290 20,643 +18,353
Taiwan 17,326 3,765 -13,561

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 17
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
Inner London - East 11
West Yorkshire 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 11 13 +2
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 7 +3
Merseyside 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 3 3 +0

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) 100,791,781
Other 13,790,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,786,533
Air transport 1,448,279
Road transport 7,006

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) 52,622,583 48,169,198 -4,453,385
Other 9,961,074 3,829,873 -6,131,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,673,899 3,112,634 -561,265
Air transport 929,648 518,631 -411,017
Road transport 0 7,006 +7,006

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 49,709,694
Southampton 37,556,687
000 13,790,947
London Gateway Port 9,314,228
499 3,494,211

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 30,715,191 18,994,503 -11,720,688
Southampton 20,180,813 17,375,874 -2,804,939
000 9,961,074 3,829,873 -6,131,201
London Gateway Port 1,525,148 7,789,080 +6,263,932
499 19,805 3,474,406 +3,454,601
Middlesbrough 1,349,067 951,233 -397,834
Liverpool Docks 484,376 454,918 -29,458
Eurotunnel 425,016 413,962 -11,054
Dover 393,612 403,481 +9,869
London Heathrow Airport 487,008 289,096 -197,912

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 49
2025-10 47
2025-09 50
2025-08 44

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
54m+ 47
1m-15m 40
15m-54m 24
0-1m 21
Other 17

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 6,654,116
Sweden 389,254
France 190,348
Netherlands 168,268
China 131,312

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 3,514,590 3,139,526 -375,064
Sweden 188,274 200,980 +12,706
France 85,059 105,289 +20,230
Netherlands 101,135 67,133 -34,002
China 131,312 0 -131,312
United Arab Emirates 69,104 20,480 -48,624
Malta 44,759 35,390 -9,369
United States 22,133 51,633 +29,500
Kenya 0 65,195 +65,195
Cyprus 31,688 32,956 +1,268

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 284,352
Ireland 33,006
Italy 18,127
XI 8,387
United States 3,787

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 137,901 146,451 +8,550
Ireland 10,976 22,030 +11,054
Italy 6,322 11,805 +5,483
XI 3,801 4,586 +785
United States 2,437 1,350 -1,087
Germany 182 803 +621
Poland 153 504 +351
France 91 0 -91
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 75 0 -75

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) 6,528,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,313,209
Other 379,820
Air transport 223,237

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) 3,683,017 2,845,092 -837,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 455,432 857,777 +402,345
Other 177,695 202,125 +24,430
Air transport 97,376 125,861 +28,485

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,193,976
Holyhead 2,067,566
Heysham 847,108
Immingham Docks 660,190
000 379,820

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,770,063 1,423,913 -346,150
Holyhead 1,052,641 1,014,925 -37,716
Heysham 389,678 457,430 +67,752
Immingham Docks 289,636 370,554 +80,918
000 177,695 202,125 +24,430
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,582 154,253 -7,329
London Gateway Port 197,042 87,916 -109,126
Milford 113,104 53,789 -59,315
London Stansted Airport 10,287 67,479 +57,192
Southampton 39,924 25,876 -14,048

Quick facts

HS code: 851672

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

Description: Electric devices for toasting bread