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 42,086,510
China 29,282,844
France 11,612,564
Sweden 7,136,533
Denmark 6,365,440

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 22,283,732 19,802,778 -2,480,954
China 15,593,566 13,689,278 -1,904,288
France 6,353,061 5,259,503 -1,093,558
Sweden 3,675,502 3,461,031 -214,471
Denmark 1,962,707 4,402,733 +2,440,026
United States 2,120,461 3,377,371 +1,256,910
Belgium 5,192,741 206,469 -4,986,272
Germany 2,848,726 2,001,417 -847,309
Spain 1,932,748 2,676,516 +743,768
Netherlands 2,552,033 1,399,724 -1,152,309

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 43,606,157
China 33,125,852
United States 11,211,893
France 9,410,350
Denmark 7,192,739

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 23,422,426 20,183,731 -3,238,695
China 16,327,706 16,798,146 +470,440
United States 5,486,883 5,725,010 +238,127
France 6,072,945 3,337,405 -2,735,540
Denmark 2,092,515 5,100,224 +3,007,709
Sweden 3,366,880 2,758,064 -608,816
Germany 2,574,203 2,329,589 -244,614
Spain 1,851,722 2,707,958 +856,236
Czechia 3,599,856 459,329 -3,140,527
South Korea 1,112,013 734,355 -377,658

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
West Midlands 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 7 +0
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 6 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3

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) 73,298,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,014,020
Air transport 15,000,445
Other 1,432,680
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) 39,282,928 34,015,458 -5,267,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,477,789 21,536,231 -941,558
Air transport 7,828,798 7,171,647 -657,151
Other 667,375 765,305 +97,930
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 25,132,120
Purfleet 22,895,390
Tyne 18,982,699
Immingham Docks 14,297,332
Felixstowe 10,282,032

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 13,930,186 11,201,934 -2,728,252
Purfleet 12,836,872 10,058,518 -2,778,354
Tyne 11,872,375 7,110,324 -4,762,051
Immingham Docks 6,296,138 8,001,194 +1,705,056
Felixstowe 3,866,643 6,415,389 +2,548,746
London Heathrow Airport 3,685,381 3,350,374 -335,007
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,646,163 3,537,838 +891,675
London 2,844,239 3,121,466 +277,227
Eurotunnel 2,964,414 2,560,803 -403,611
East Midlands Airport 1,970,521 1,916,635 -53,886

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 34
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
2026-01 16
2025-11 31
2025-10 18
2025-09 26
2025-08 30

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+ 60
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 19
Other 12
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 £
Finland 7,257,666
United States 2,804,606
Ireland 2,496,982
Germany 2,492,715
France 2,014,032

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 1,458,594 1,346,012 -112,582
Ireland 1,019,851 1,477,131 +457,280
Germany 1,341,294 1,151,421 -189,873
France 1,581,599 432,433 -1,149,166
Kuwait 13,875 703,653 +689,778
South Korea 288,188 395,821 +107,633
Canada 300,557 232,184 -68,373
Spain 112,692 413,530 +300,838
Italy 476,038 34,540 -441,498

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 58,465
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 58,465 +58,465
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 11,651,914
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,281,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,278,079
Other 186,844

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 4,902,722 6,749,192 +1,846,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,987,823 4,293,334 +305,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,174,775 2,103,304 -1,071,471
Other 109,019 77,825 -31,194

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 6,920,972
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,482,152
London Stansted Airport 2,341,027
ZLC 1,940,332

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 2,643,412 4,277,560 +1,634,148
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,768,842 713,310 -1,055,532
London Stansted Airport 1,049,085 1,291,942 +242,857
ZLC 1,022,596 917,736 -104,860
Holyhead 449,762 921,900 +472,138
London Gateway Port 348,451 319,786 -28,665
Heysham 329,850 307,664 -22,186
Immingham Docks 172,562 272,701 +100,139
East Midlands Airport 186,117 119,183 -66,934

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