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 27,681,432
Germany 14,175,801
Netherlands 9,107,695
Finland 8,129,313
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 21,404,313 6,277,119 -15,127,194
Germany 12,368,700 1,807,101 -10,561,599
Netherlands 8,149,818 957,877 -7,191,941
Finland 6,975,795 1,153,518 -5,822,277
Poland 3,953,137 1,613,178 -2,339,959
Denmark 4,495,329 552,985 -3,942,344
France 2,325,352 1,698,633 -626,719
Switzerland 3,408,014 5,378 -3,402,636
Viet Nam 2,329,667 539,064 -1,790,603
Belgium 1,303,942 1,151,236 -152,706

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 41,279,892
Poland 16,330,203
Germany 6,201,157
Denmark 5,392,458
Finland 4,143,012

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 34,940,361 6,339,531 -28,600,830
Poland 13,027,192 3,303,011 -9,724,181
Germany 4,639,061 1,562,096 -3,076,965
Denmark 5,085,484 306,974 -4,778,510
Finland 2,991,970 1,151,042 -1,840,928
Viet Nam 2,332,318 553,719 -1,778,599
United States 1,640,721 1,018,627 -622,094
Italy 1,119,930 813,455 -306,475
Netherlands 1,767,682 135,343 -1,632,339
Turkey 1,829,278 1,814 -1,827,464

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - West 12
West Midlands 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 10 +5
Inner London - West 9 4 -5
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 4 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
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) 56,208,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,778,802
Air transport 2,847,487
Road transport 611,261
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) 47,030,250 9,178,650 -37,851,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,012,105 8,766,697 -15,245,408
Air transport 1,609,058 1,238,429 -370,629
Road transport 544,168 67,093 -477,075
Other 143,183 283,281 +140,098

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,044,410
Medway 12,660,384
Dover 12,165,339
London 5,457,352
Glasgow 4,560,271

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 18,763,520 280,890 -18,482,630
Medway 12,308,720 351,664 -11,957,056
Dover 7,866,751 4,298,588 -3,568,163
London 4,965,346 492,006 -4,473,340
Glasgow 4,560,271 0 -4,560,271
Avonmouth Docks 0 4,523,028 +4,523,028
Purfleet 4,406,506 38,714 -4,367,792
Harwich 3,043,531 657,881 -2,385,650
Thamesport 3,191,184 292,780 -2,898,404
Eurotunnel 2,316,054 894,866 -1,421,188

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
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
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
2026-01 22
2025-11 25
2025-10 24
2025-09 19
2025-08 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 49
Other 16
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10

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 1,531,671
Saudi Arabia 925,799
Ireland 726,863
Germany 423,331
Netherlands 411,679

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 604,648 927,023 +322,375
Saudi Arabia 403,334 522,465 +119,131
Ireland 415,571 311,292 -104,279
Germany 181,795 241,536 +59,741
Netherlands 255,004 156,675 -98,329
United States 156,037 222,279 +66,242
Bangladesh 194,417 179,403 -15,014
United Arab Emirates 183,522 156,419 -27,103
France 86,370 121,155 +34,785
Belgium 127,374 67,001 -60,373

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 £
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 £
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 4,516,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,710,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,687,325
Road transport 74,644
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 2,160,430 2,356,332 +195,902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 968,634 741,432 -227,202
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 732,588 954,737 +222,149
Road transport 74,644 0 -74,644
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 2,308,154
East Midlands Airport 1,072,586
Dover / Eurotunnel 881,980
London Gateway Port 768,185
ZLC 427,388

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 1,055,489 1,252,665 +197,176
East Midlands Airport 527,522 545,064 +17,542
Dover / Eurotunnel 420,670 461,310 +40,640
London Gateway Port 337,050 431,135 +94,085
ZLC 235,147 192,241 -42,906
Manchester Airport 309,182 91,626 -217,556
Immingham Docks 97,051 149,108 +52,057
Heysham 64,676 147,332 +82,656
Felixstowe 38,192 171,045 +132,853
Southampton 196,233 0 -196,233

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