Import/export HS code 840290: Parts for steam or vapor boilers

Spare parts and components for steam or vapor generating boilers

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 £
China 32,455,966
Germany 14,075,748
Netherlands 9,106,592
Finland 8,456,907
Poland 5,566,315

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 26,266,231 6,189,735 -20,076,496
Germany 12,110,467 1,965,281 -10,145,186
Netherlands 8,147,748 958,844 -7,188,904
Finland 7,239,838 1,217,069 -6,022,769
Poland 3,901,345 1,664,970 -2,236,375
Denmark 4,489,010 85,104 -4,403,906
France 2,361,771 1,718,218 -643,553
Switzerland 3,408,014 5,378 -3,402,636
Viet Nam 83,661 2,785,070 +2,701,409
United States 1,285,720 1,520,912 +235,192

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 46,053,846
Poland 16,139,784
Germany 6,110,048
Denmark 5,159,461
Finland 4,471,690

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 39,807,194 6,246,652 -33,560,542
Poland 13,027,464 3,112,320 -9,915,144
Germany 4,404,872 1,705,176 -2,699,696
Denmark 5,077,095 82,366 -4,994,729
Finland 3,254,865 1,216,825 -2,038,040
United States 1,245,956 1,869,461 +623,505
Viet Nam 86,312 2,799,725 +2,713,413
Italy 882,559 1,031,535 +148,976
Netherlands 1,767,682 134,240 -1,633,442
Turkey 1,829,278 0 -1,829,278

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - West 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9

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 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 4 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 2 -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) 60,827,017
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,944,834
Air transport 3,145,262
Road transport 592,449
Other 426,464

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) 49,318,585 11,508,432 -37,810,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,434,139 9,510,695 -13,923,444
Air transport 1,909,865 1,235,397 -674,468
Road transport 544,168 48,281 -495,887
Other 133,055 293,409 +160,354

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,024,372
Medway 12,660,384
Dover 11,693,152
Felixstowe 6,894,560
London 5,817,103

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 16,416,063 2,608,309 -13,807,754
Medway 12,308,720 351,664 -11,957,056
Dover 7,573,827 4,119,325 -3,454,502
Felixstowe 6,129,223 765,337 -5,363,886
London 5,302,363 514,740 -4,787,623
Glasgow 4,560,271 0 -4,560,271
Avonmouth Docks 0 4,523,028 +4,523,028
Purfleet 4,404,419 38,423 -4,365,996
Harwich 3,006,389 695,023 -2,311,366
Thamesport 3,192,872 277,127 -2,915,745

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
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Manufacture of food products 11
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 24
2025-09 19
2025-08 21
2025-07 21

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+ 86
1m-15m 46
Other 17
15m-54m 13
0-1m 11

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,527,117
Ireland 729,941
Saudi Arabia 559,976
Germany 422,787
Netherlands 405,911

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 283,429 1,243,688 +960,259
Ireland 405,442 324,499 -80,943
Saudi Arabia 407,850 152,126 -255,724
Germany 180,339 242,448 +62,109
Netherlands 258,007 147,904 -110,103
United States 154,768 205,995 +51,227
Bangladesh 189,173 167,447 -21,726
United Arab Emirates 185,054 157,789 -27,265
France 84,593 127,754 +43,161
Belgium 125,817 67,631 -58,186

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 £
XU 333
XI 210

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 £
XU 0 333 +333
XI 210 0 -210

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 4,518,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,794,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,328,455
Road transport 76,002
Other 543

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 1,823,256 2,695,026 +871,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 824,492 969,934 +145,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 859,291 469,164 -390,127
Road transport 76,002 0 -76,002
Other 210 333 +123

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,287,037
East Midlands Airport 1,076,047
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,003,396
Manchester Airport 426,958
ZLC 425,448

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 732,389 1,554,648 +822,259
East Midlands Airport 530,714 545,333 +14,619
Dover / Eurotunnel 510,076 493,320 -16,756
Manchester Airport 323,886 103,072 -220,814
ZLC 205,153 220,295 +15,142
London Gateway Port 334,722 62,463 -272,259
Immingham Docks 97,051 143,475 +46,424
Felixstowe 38,192 171,045 +132,853
Heysham 55,710 147,808 +92,098
Southampton 86,215 110,018 +23,803

Quick facts

HS code: 840290

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

Description: Spare parts and components for steam or vapor generating boilers