Import/export HS code 840220: Superheated water boilers

Boilers that produce superheated water, often used in industrial processes

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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 £
China 2,672,587
Germany 1,749,332
Switzerland 741,138
Italy 738,510
Turkey 630,539

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 1,362,815 1,309,772 -53,043
Germany 1,000,389 748,943 -251,446
Switzerland 390,338 350,800 -39,538
Italy 526,140 212,370 -313,770
Turkey 630,539 0 -630,539
Netherlands 28,920 402,720 +373,800
Portugal 0 355,783 +355,783
Brazil 0 136,000 +136,000
United States 82,997 46,326 -36,671
Canada 43,782 0 -43,782

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 2,684,106
Germany 2,066,470
Italy 1,133,422
Turkey 630,539
Portugal 355,783

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 1,370,339 1,313,767 -56,572
Germany 918,261 1,148,209 +229,948
Italy 650,005 483,417 -166,588
Turkey 630,539 0 -630,539
Portugal 0 355,783 +355,783
United Kingdom 177,906 136,000 -41,906
Romania 86,972 80,986 -5,986
United States 83,601 46,326 -37,275
Austria 68,428 0 -68,428
Canada 43,782 0 -43,782

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 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cheshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2

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 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Lancashire 1 2 +1

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) 3,942,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,503,814
Air transport 344,343
Other 12,729

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) 1,889,283 2,052,754 +163,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,040,321 1,463,493 -576,828
Air transport 266,680 77,663 -189,017
Other 8,208 4,521 -3,687

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Purfleet 1,365,022
Felixstowe 928,177
London Gateway Port 926,401
Southampton 925,526
Belfast Port 630,539

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 £
Purfleet 557,318 807,704 +250,386
Felixstowe 607,740 320,437 -287,303
London Gateway Port 169,596 756,805 +587,209
Southampton 560,801 364,725 -196,076
Belfast Port 630,539 0 -630,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 540,728 36,014 -504,714
ZLC 260,900 314,786 +53,886
Eurotunnel 58,811 420,131 +361,320
Dover 280,856 141,284 -139,572
Immingham Docks 14,782 279,696 +264,914

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 16
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 4
2025-10 7
2025-09 5
2025-08 6

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 19
54m+ 15
0-1m 8
15m-54m 5
Other 1

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 675,134
France 332,152
Ireland 271,214
Saudi Arabia 90,951
Bahrain 22,000

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 669,184 5,950 -663,234
France 90,799 241,353 +150,554
Ireland 113,720 157,494 +43,774
Saudi Arabia 4,052 86,899 +82,847
Bahrain 22,000 0 -22,000
Spain 1,720 13,700 +11,980
New Zealand 11,768 0 -11,768
India 9,240 0 -9,240
Australia 5,764 3,145 -2,619
Canada 8,606 0 -8,606

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) 790,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 639,346
Air transport 66,774

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) 697,102 93,687 -603,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,624 431,722 +224,098
Air transport 46,635 20,139 -26,496

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 753,241
Dover / Eurotunnel 346,366
London Gateway Port 114,898
Heysham 89,844
Holyhead 80,629

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 652,500 100,741 -551,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,904 252,462 +158,558
London Gateway Port 25,206 89,692 +64,486
Heysham 62,321 27,523 -34,798
Holyhead 51,399 29,230 -22,169
London Heathrow Airport 23,320 2,900 -20,420
London Stansted Airport 6,752 16,197 +9,445
Southampton 9,768 3,995 -5,773
Portsmouth 0 13,200 +13,200
Felixstowe 9,628 0 -9,628

Quick facts

HS code: 840220

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

Description: Boilers that produce superheated water, often used in industrial processes