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 82,436,741
Japan 41,414,086
China 26,836,089
Turkey 6,347,058
Netherlands 5,924,195

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 43,347,359 39,089,382 -4,257,977
Japan 22,245,776 19,168,310 -3,077,466
China 14,451,450 12,384,639 -2,066,811
Turkey 3,409,346 2,937,712 -471,634
Netherlands 2,560,130 3,364,065 +803,935
Italy 3,277,614 2,326,992 -950,622
Denmark 4,842,051 206,324 -4,635,727
France 1,736,360 2,258,072 +521,712
Spain 2,185,577 1,049,780 -1,135,797
Germany 722,309 633,732 -88,577

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 83,165,514
Japan 42,462,725
China 34,349,096
Turkey 8,150,041
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 43,427,125 39,738,389 -3,688,736
Japan 22,476,454 19,986,271 -2,490,183
China 18,712,464 15,636,632 -3,075,832
Turkey 4,226,047 3,923,994 -302,053
Denmark 4,842,051 1,121 -4,840,930
Italy 2,564,041 1,303,749 -1,260,292
Spain 1,259,583 762,199 -497,384
South Korea 1,045,845 908,231 -137,614
France 566,827 887,535 +320,708
United States 453,507 460,853 +7,346

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8

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 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 6 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
North Eastern Scotland 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 5 +3
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
West Midlands 2 6 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0

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) 163,628,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,090,869
Air transport 2,989,939
Other 1,079,206
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) 88,701,641 74,926,885 -13,774,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,227,758 8,863,111 -1,364,647
Air transport 1,658,775 1,331,164 -327,611
Other 418,268 660,938 +242,670
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 79,931,275
Felixstowe 59,515,388
London Gateway Port 18,294,682
Dover 7,756,418
Immingham Docks 5,642,445

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 46,571,709 33,359,566 -13,212,143
Felixstowe 28,236,477 31,278,911 +3,042,434
London Gateway Port 8,768,403 9,526,279 +757,876
Dover 4,272,522 3,483,896 -788,626
Immingham Docks 5,354,067 288,378 -5,065,689
Eurotunnel 2,330,818 1,706,496 -624,322
London 1,258,175 1,029,309 -228,866
Harwich 276,563 1,093,559 +816,996
000 418,268 660,938 +242,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 480,167 551,392 +71,225

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Specialised construction activities 15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 14
2025-10 22
2025-09 18
2025-08 15

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 49
54m+ 47
0-1m 25
15m-54m 17
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 24,581,324
Netherlands 6,529,020
Norway 5,225,476
Italy 1,971,239
United Arab Emirates 1,967,380

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 11,336,595 13,244,729 +1,908,134
Netherlands 5,760,932 768,088 -4,992,844
Norway 42,709 5,182,767 +5,140,058
Italy 1,080,565 890,674 -189,891
United Arab Emirates 1,593,674 373,706 -1,219,968
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 888,399 828,991 -59,408
Germany 864,225 835,767 -28,458
Saudi Arabia 772,922 809,331 +36,409
France 542,435 739,347 +196,912
Spain 672,361 441,665 -230,696

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 56,102
Czechia 9,709

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 56,102 +56,102
Czechia 0 9,709 +9,709

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) 43,861,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,176,725
Air transport 3,038,858
Other 68,067
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) 20,443,114 23,418,479 +2,975,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,404,989 3,771,736 -3,633,253
Air transport 1,677,165 1,361,693 -315,472
Other 2,256 65,811 +63,555
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 15,015,632
Immingham Docks 9,468,755
Liverpool Docks 8,540,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,084,199
London Gateway Port 4,423,328

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 6,163,115 8,852,517 +2,689,402
Immingham Docks 3,613,298 5,855,457 +2,242,159
Liverpool Docks 4,802,913 3,737,219 -1,065,694
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,358,918 3,725,281 -633,637
London Gateway Port 2,391,094 2,032,234 -358,860
Southampton 1,283,309 1,478,804 +195,495
Hull 2,183,546 483,144 -1,700,402
London Heathrow Airport 886,430 876,908 -9,522
Felixstowe 1,440,746 100,921 -1,339,825
Heysham 716,052 187,913 -528,139

Quick facts

HS code: 84151090

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

Description: Air conditioners with separate indoor and outdoor units