Import/export HS code 84151090: Split-system air conditioners

Air conditioners with separate indoor and outdoor units

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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 £
Thailand 80,636,078
Japan 39,470,278
China 25,811,032
Turkey 6,616,146
Italy 5,736,296

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 £
Thailand 40,196,947 40,439,131 +242,184
Japan 21,329,084 18,141,194 -3,187,890
China 14,100,675 11,710,357 -2,390,318
Turkey 3,857,807 2,758,339 -1,099,468
Italy 3,262,060 2,474,236 -787,824
Netherlands 2,512,390 2,918,546 +406,156
Denmark 4,683,561 363,189 -4,320,372
France 1,792,759 2,208,703 +415,944
Spain 2,231,096 1,049,780 -1,181,316
Germany 718,102 599,764 -118,338

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 £
Thailand 81,198,626
Japan 40,613,888
China 33,061,867
Turkey 8,432,529
Denmark 4,843,172

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 £
Thailand 40,263,314 40,935,312 +671,998
Japan 21,642,620 18,971,268 -2,671,352
China 18,364,554 14,697,313 -3,667,241
Turkey 4,673,737 3,758,792 -914,945
Denmark 4,683,561 159,611 -4,523,950
Italy 2,521,976 1,400,746 -1,121,230
Spain 1,259,583 762,199 -497,384
South Korea 1,006,594 776,907 -229,687
France 608,399 896,936 +288,537
United States 456,255 453,376 -2,879

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
West Yorkshire 9
North Eastern Scotland 7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7

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
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 7 +4
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
North Eastern Scotland 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 6 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 5 +3
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2

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) 159,046,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,803,279
Air transport 2,909,373
Other 1,011,971
Road transport 5,092

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) 84,528,748 74,517,409 -10,011,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,473,386 8,329,893 -2,143,493
Air transport 1,455,429 1,453,944 -1,485
Other 435,332 576,639 +141,307
Road transport 2,458 2,634 +176

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 78,303,113
Felixstowe 58,215,223
London Gateway Port 16,653,090
Dover 7,918,081
Immingham Docks 5,626,960

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 £
Southampton 44,137,783 34,165,330 -9,972,453
Felixstowe 28,899,620 29,315,603 +415,983
London Gateway Port 6,546,577 10,106,513 +3,559,936
Dover 4,485,487 3,432,594 -1,052,893
Immingham Docks 5,195,577 431,383 -4,764,194
Eurotunnel 2,340,129 1,268,024 -1,072,105
London 1,274,081 1,033,495 -240,586
Harwich 276,563 1,093,559 +816,996
000 435,332 576,639 +141,307
London Heathrow Airport 754,236 247,165 -507,071

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 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Specialised construction activities 15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 14
2025-10 22
2025-09 18
2025-08 15
2025-07 24

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 47
54m+ 45
0-1m 22
15m-54m 18
Other 9

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 23,544,181
Netherlands 6,648,929
Norway 5,241,297
United Arab Emirates 1,967,380
Italy 1,955,272

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 10,753,244 12,790,937 +2,037,693
Netherlands 5,855,619 793,310 -5,062,309
Norway 56,138 5,185,159 +5,129,021
United Arab Emirates 1,266,008 701,372 -564,636
Italy 1,004,885 950,387 -54,498
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 889,317 828,991 -60,326
Germany 884,275 803,434 -80,841
Saudi Arabia 772,922 802,882 +29,960
France 522,565 737,857 +215,292
Spain 777,655 449,694 -327,961

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 £
South Korea 48,631
Czechia 9,709
XU 2,256

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 £
South Korea 0 48,631 +48,631
Czechia 0 9,709 +9,709
XU 2,256 0 -2,256

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) 42,865,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,492,748
Air transport 2,980,198
Other 60,596
Road transport 23,362

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) 19,896,566 22,968,849 +3,072,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,999,754 4,492,994 -2,506,760
Air transport 1,657,098 1,323,100 -333,998
Other 2,256 58,340 +56,084
Road transport 23,362 0 -23,362

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 14,266,936
Immingham Docks 9,398,108
Liverpool Docks 8,273,628
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,114,723
London Gateway Port 4,504,621

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 £
Holyhead 6,330,075 7,936,861 +1,606,786
Immingham Docks 3,600,268 5,797,840 +2,197,572
Liverpool Docks 4,417,664 3,855,964 -561,700
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,360,158 3,754,565 -605,593
London Gateway Port 1,748,007 2,756,614 +1,008,607
Southampton 1,283,309 1,475,682 +192,373
Hull 2,183,546 483,144 -1,700,402
London Heathrow Airport 874,084 885,973 +11,889
Felixstowe 1,462,219 100,921 -1,361,298
Heysham 469,454 443,547 -25,907

Quick facts

HS code: 84151090

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

Description: Air conditioners with separate indoor and outdoor units