Import/export HS code 841581: Reversible heat pumps

Air conditioners that can both cool and heat by reversing the cycle

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 £
Italy 42,248,057
China 29,330,957
France 11,533,988
Sweden 7,330,744
Denmark 6,072,697

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 £
Italy 21,640,609 20,607,448 -1,033,161
China 15,859,023 13,471,934 -2,387,089
France 6,351,671 5,182,317 -1,169,354
Sweden 3,916,413 3,414,331 -502,082
Denmark 1,791,350 4,281,347 +2,489,997
Belgium 4,734,033 790,189 -3,943,844
United States 2,030,797 3,295,102 +1,264,305
Germany 3,096,382 1,833,134 -1,263,248
Spain 1,979,035 2,709,463 +730,428
Netherlands 2,640,555 1,270,596 -1,369,959

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 £
Italy 44,043,216
China 33,223,567
United States 11,181,404
France 9,280,094
Denmark 6,899,996

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 £
Italy 23,100,131 20,943,085 -2,157,046
China 16,739,342 16,484,225 -255,117
United States 5,386,645 5,794,759 +408,114
France 5,984,574 3,295,520 -2,689,054
Denmark 1,921,158 4,978,838 +3,057,680
Sweden 3,607,791 2,711,364 -896,427
Germany 2,609,706 2,318,584 -291,122
Spain 1,931,065 2,622,812 +691,747
Czechia 3,131,690 712,511 -2,419,179
Thailand 3,036,835 220,820 -2,816,015

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
West Midlands 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 7 -2
West Midlands 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 1 5 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 2 3 +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) 73,368,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,682,167
Air transport 15,080,800
Other 1,293,808
Road transport 107,473

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) 38,415,892 34,952,896 -3,462,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,597,096 21,085,071 -5,512,025
Air transport 7,809,613 7,271,187 -538,426
Other 632,033 661,775 +29,742
Road transport 0 107,473 +107,473

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,982,752
Purfleet 22,924,204
Tyne 18,919,564
Immingham Docks 14,619,776
Felixstowe 10,101,581

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 £
Dover 13,390,060 11,592,692 -1,797,368
Purfleet 12,005,197 10,919,007 -1,086,190
Tyne 11,967,361 6,952,203 -5,015,158
Immingham Docks 6,686,186 7,933,590 +1,247,404
Felixstowe 3,766,284 6,335,297 +2,569,013
London Heathrow Airport 3,532,694 3,307,842 -224,852
London 2,842,615 3,032,507 +189,892
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,479,569 3,346,734 +867,165
Eurotunnel 3,109,003 2,425,040 -683,963
Southampton 4,714,824 744,321 -3,970,503

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12
Specialised construction activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 18
2025-09 26
2025-08 30
2025-07 28

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+ 62
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 19
Other 12
0-1m 7

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 £
Finland 7,257,666
United States 2,723,088
Germany 2,438,834
Ireland 2,421,654
France 2,226,476

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 £
Finland 3,549,522 3,708,144 +158,622
United States 1,448,451 1,274,637 -173,814
Germany 1,314,666 1,124,168 -190,498
Ireland 1,050,038 1,371,616 +321,578
France 1,511,680 714,796 -796,884
Italy 791,094 33,115 -757,979
Kuwait 13,875 703,653 +689,778
South Korea 284,843 394,514 +109,671
Canada 321,167 220,495 -100,672
Spain 112,692 373,402 +260,710

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 92,615
South Korea 55,312
Czechia 21,242
China 7,393
Germany 7,129

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 92,615 0 -92,615
South Korea 0 55,312 +55,312
Czechia 7,962 13,280 +5,318
China 1,313 6,080 +4,767
Germany 7,129 0 -7,129

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 11,246,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,424,811
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,434,001
Other 183,691
Road transport 10,398

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 4,739,038 6,507,309 +1,768,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,312,836 4,111,975 -200,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,147,183 2,286,818 -860,365
Other 109,019 74,672 -34,347
Road transport 10,398 0 -10,398

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 7,257,666
London Heathrow Airport 6,524,536
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,671,514
London Stansted Airport 2,380,988
ZLC 1,901,298

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 3,549,522 3,708,144 +158,622
London Heathrow Airport 2,536,231 3,988,305 +1,452,074
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,998,407 673,107 -1,325,300
London Stansted Airport 1,039,884 1,341,104 +301,220
ZLC 989,088 912,210 -76,878
Holyhead 492,654 843,168 +350,514
Heysham 329,850 307,664 -22,186
London Gateway Port 352,498 138,427 -214,071
Immingham Docks 168,379 276,884 +108,505
East Midlands Airport 182,721 122,919 -59,802

Quick facts

HS code: 841581

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

Description: Air conditioners that can both cool and heat by reversing the cycle