Import/export HS code 84021990: Various types of boilers

Boilers not classified elsewhere, used for steam or vapor production

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Italy 3,870,193
Germany 3,419,818
Switzerland 1,269,157
Belgium 867,405
China 751,746

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 £
Italy 3,111,464 758,729 -2,352,735
Germany 805,523 2,614,295 +1,808,772
Switzerland 379,579 889,578 +509,999
Belgium 431,820 435,585 +3,765
China 160,698 591,048 +430,350
Turkey 595,986 0 -595,986
Norway 580,231 0 -580,231
United States 161,913 247,925 +86,012
Sweden 189,206 208,048 +18,842
Netherlands 285,123 32,409 -252,714

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 £
Italy 3,520,114
Germany 3,277,835
Belgium 1,086,047
China 793,132
Poland 715,385

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 £
Italy 2,756,964 763,150 -1,993,814
Germany 642,812 2,635,023 +1,992,211
Belgium 650,462 435,585 -214,877
China 172,718 620,414 +447,696
Poland 491,255 224,130 -267,125
Finland 342,463 341,304 -1,159
United Kingdom 630,584 52,005 -578,579
Norway 580,231 0 -580,231
Switzerland 95,180 330,996 +235,816
United States 160,942 246,450 +85,508

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5

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
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 2 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
West Midlands 5 3 -2

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) 7,375,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,710,428
Air transport 901,121
Road transport 400,502
Other 9,948

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) 3,332,345 4,042,662 +710,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,459,156 1,251,272 -2,207,884
Air transport 440,412 460,709 +20,297
Road transport 78,748 321,754 +243,006
Other 7,041 2,907 -4,134

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,857,892
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,336,690
Immingham Docks 1,222,189
London 995,944
ZLC 917,891

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 £
Dover 2,617,554 1,240,338 -1,377,216
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,911 1,280,779 +1,224,868
Immingham Docks 994,379 227,810 -766,569
London 584,750 411,194 -173,556
ZLC 167,939 749,952 +582,013
Eurotunnel 287,945 537,901 +249,956
Aberdeen Docks 588,595 0 -588,595
Killingholme 580,408 0 -580,408
Felixstowe 291,830 228,277 -63,553
London Heathrow Airport 173,491 151,996 -21,495

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Specialised construction activities 19
Manufacture of food products 7
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 11
2025-10 18
2025-09 17
2025-08 14

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 56
0-1m 31
54m+ 21
15m-54m 8
Other 4

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 £
Egypt 2,942,961
Bangladesh 2,737,285
Ireland 895,515
United Arab Emirates 768,333
United States 704,547

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 £
Egypt 307,643 2,635,318 +2,327,675
Bangladesh 1,246,900 1,490,385 +243,485
Ireland 575,930 319,585 -256,345
United Arab Emirates 1,379 766,954 +765,575
United States 435,293 269,254 -166,039
Saudi Arabia 118,965 583,208 +464,243
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 405,356 0 -405,356
Germany 172,926 216,222 +43,296
Australia 357,629 0 -357,629
Turkey 0 265,406 +265,406

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,364,987
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,450,398
Air transport 764,357
Road transport 11,519

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,049,412 6,315,575 +3,266,163
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,249,730 1,200,668 -49,062
Air transport 667,607 96,750 -570,857
Road transport 11,519 0 -11,519

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,161,196
London Gateway Port 3,127,738
Southampton 1,667,038
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,348,122
Liverpool Docks 824,304

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 £
Felixstowe 1,841,824 1,319,372 -522,452
London Gateway Port 436,326 2,691,412 +2,255,086
Southampton 447,585 1,219,453 +771,868
Dover / Eurotunnel 569,421 778,701 +209,280
Liverpool Docks 523,606 300,698 -222,908
Grangemouth Docks 0 431,302 +431,302
Portsmouth 213,115 126,223 -86,892
London Heathrow Airport 271,234 42,260 -228,974
East Midlands Airport 241,758 11,379 -230,379
Dover 39,948 165,625 +125,677

Quick facts

HS code: 84021990

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

Description: Boilers not classified elsewhere, used for steam or vapor production