Import/export HS code 841520: Vehicle air conditioners

Air conditioners designed for use in cars or other vehicles

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 £
Czechia 21,155,236
Germany 18,728,199
Spain 10,646,783
China 8,842,799
France 8,267,125

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 £
Czechia 10,006,423 11,148,813 +1,142,390
Germany 11,018,400 7,709,799 -3,308,601
Spain 6,590,814 4,055,969 -2,534,845
China 6,680,864 2,161,935 -4,518,929
France 5,293,770 2,973,355 -2,320,415
Israel 796,408 1,421,550 +625,142
Italy 1,138,730 1,000,584 -138,146
Poland 634,087 1,432,260 +798,173
United States 843,825 577,289 -266,536
Hungary 1,023,169 165,420 -857,749

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 £
Czechia 21,119,327
Germany 15,420,586
China 11,882,102
Spain 11,517,500
Israel 5,906,916

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 £
Czechia 9,937,534 11,181,793 +1,244,259
Germany 9,331,254 6,089,332 -3,241,922
China 8,326,245 3,555,857 -4,770,388
Spain 9,201,040 2,316,460 -6,884,580
Israel 2,441,091 3,465,825 +1,024,734
France 1,922,349 2,292,834 +370,485
United States 1,515,581 1,262,904 -252,677
Italy 1,036,412 963,121 -73,291
Poland 638,100 1,244,083 +605,983
Romania 248,291 160,875 -87,416

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 23
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
West Midlands 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 18 16 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Essex 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +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) 42,659,864
Air transport 17,874,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,834,317
Other 4,220,715
Road transport 2,674,397

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) 25,846,611 16,813,253 -9,033,358
Air transport 8,268,487 9,605,737 +1,337,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,045,739 3,788,578 -4,257,161
Other 2,674,857 1,545,858 -1,128,999
Road transport 591,677 2,082,720 +1,491,043
Rail transport 154,594 108,410 -46,184

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Oxford Airport 15,908,422
Dover 14,447,207
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,312,415
Eurotunnel 6,070,465
Felixstowe 6,040,584

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 £
Oxford Airport 7,205,674 8,702,748 +1,497,074
Dover 7,069,716 7,377,491 +307,775
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,087,460 2,224,955 -8,862,505
Eurotunnel 3,332,887 2,737,578 -595,309
Felixstowe 4,370,008 1,670,576 -2,699,432
000 2,674,857 1,545,858 -1,128,999
Portsmouth 1,855,831 1,548,650 -307,181
Southampton 2,291,830 535,419 -1,756,411
London Gateway Port 895,239 1,345,898 +450,659
Poole 836,369 1,403,286 +566,917

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 36
2025-10 31
2025-09 41
2025-08 40

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+ 78
1m-15m 53
Other 18
15m-54m 13
0-1m 6

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 £
France 8,536,519
Slovakia 3,865,776
Brazil 3,059,700
Belgium 2,824,484
Switzerland 2,657,742

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 £
France 4,541,147 3,995,372 -545,775
Slovakia 2,307,410 1,558,366 -749,044
Brazil 1,518,881 1,540,819 +21,938
Belgium 1,543,591 1,280,893 -262,698
Switzerland 1,515,068 1,142,674 -372,394
Sweden 1,230,098 1,416,548 +186,450
United States 1,113,712 787,283 -326,429
India 1,140,358 731,231 -409,127
Italy 647,784 614,183 -33,601
Austria 1,185,962 43,790 -1,142,172

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 £
Spain 5,367
China 4,913
South Africa 711
Germany 516
XI 32

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 £
Spain 0 5,367 +5,367
China 4,761 152 -4,609
South Africa 711 0 -711
Germany 516 0 -516
XI 0 32 +32

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) 24,076,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,918,455
Air transport 2,061,175
Other 11,859
Road transport 8,234

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) 12,787,740 11,288,513 -1,499,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,673,740 3,244,715 -2,429,025
Air transport 1,252,029 809,146 -442,883
Other 6,308 5,551 -757
Road transport 8,234 0 -8,234

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,501,039
London Gateway Port 3,968,084
Immingham Docks 3,416,628
London 2,514,928
Portsmouth 1,776,182

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,433,756 8,067,283 -366,473
London Gateway Port 2,250,044 1,718,040 -532,004
Immingham Docks 1,997,904 1,418,724 -579,180
London 2,266,468 248,460 -2,018,008
Portsmouth 892,923 883,259 -9,664
Southampton 578,235 917,425 +339,190
Holyhead 445,152 339,626 -105,526
East Midlands Airport 466,891 266,471 -200,420
Liverpool Docks 427,113 253,810 -173,303
London Heathrow Airport 360,174 250,399 -109,775

Quick facts

HS code: 841520

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

Description: Air conditioners designed for use in cars or other vehicles