Import/export HS code 84178070: Various industrial ovens

Ovens and furnaces for specialized industrial heating processes

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  • 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 £
Denmark 5,088,745
Italy 3,243,994
Germany 2,618,580
China 1,721,355
Czechia 1,257,681

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 £
Denmark 20,820 5,067,925 +5,047,105
Italy 1,467,234 1,776,760 +309,526
Germany 1,128,630 1,489,950 +361,320
China 615,040 1,106,315 +491,275
Czechia 775,940 481,741 -294,199
France 363,918 764,862 +400,944
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,802 984,197 +981,395
Slovakia 959,099 0 -959,099
Belgium 380,418 445,815 +65,397
Spain 391,104 221,209 -169,895

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 £
Denmark 4,428,546
Italy 3,916,330
China 2,782,423
Germany 2,557,122
Czechia 1,192,907

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 £
Denmark 0 4,428,546 +4,428,546
Italy 1,665,904 2,250,426 +584,522
China 678,738 2,103,685 +1,424,947
Germany 1,255,021 1,302,101 +47,080
Czechia 530,163 662,744 +132,581
Slovakia 957,238 0 -957,238
Belgium 379,076 442,560 +63,484
Poland 7,064 768,484 +761,420
Spain 412,429 221,209 -191,220
France 270,969 94,703 -176,266

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - West 5

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
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -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) 15,662,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,310,696
Air transport 1,528,025
Road transport 14,516
Other 4,956

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) 5,391,975 10,271,003 +4,879,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,264,785 2,045,911 +781,126
Air transport 453,531 1,074,494 +620,963
Road transport 4,179 10,337 +6,158
Other 4,859 97 -4,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,921,357
Dover 6,703,350
Felixstowe 1,197,788
Manchester Airport 970,394
Harwich 836,228

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,097,800 5,823,557 +4,725,757
Dover 2,511,746 4,191,604 +1,679,858
Felixstowe 582,609 615,179 +32,570
Manchester Airport 0 970,394 +970,394
Harwich 802,798 33,430 -769,368
Southampton 154,424 647,934 +493,510
Killingholme 517,408 0 -517,408
Eurotunnel 232,753 225,641 -7,112
London Gateway Port 63,506 337,111 +273,605
Thamesport 170,162 106,246 -63,916

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 16
2025-09 12
2025-08 13
2025-07 13

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+ 42
1m-15m 36
0-1m 10
15m-54m 9
Other 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 £
United States 4,850,342
France 4,196,613
Sweden 3,338,312
Sudan 2,900,969
Poland 2,460,695

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 £
United States 3,208,059 1,642,283 -1,565,776
France 1,240,904 2,955,709 +1,714,805
Sweden 2,394,289 944,023 -1,450,266
Sudan 2,900,969 0 -2,900,969
Poland 2,218,260 242,435 -1,975,825
Cameroon 2,107,471 321,104 -1,786,367
Saudi Arabia 1,550,429 829,338 -721,091
Aruba 0 1,927,200 +1,927,200
United Republic of Tanzania 456,001 929,248 +473,247
Iraq 5,448 1,064,594 +1,059,146

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,900,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,925,660
Air transport 860,066

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,287,792 17,612,426 -675,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,458,933 7,466,727 +7,794
Air transport 694,347 165,719 -528,628

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 13,056,940
Liverpool Docks 9,744,410
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,462,379
Southampton 6,186,572
Felixstowe 4,434,976

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 Gateway Port 6,338,340 6,718,600 +380,260
Liverpool Docks 4,996,689 4,747,721 -248,968
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,927,191 3,535,188 -1,392,003
Southampton 1,998,425 4,188,147 +2,189,722
Felixstowe 2,509,995 1,924,981 -585,014
Immingham Docks 2,664,526 1,314,805 -1,349,721
London 1,134,374 403,543 -730,831
Dover 181,912 1,315,278 +1,133,366
Holyhead 239,713 469,949 +230,236
Prestwick Airport 435,811 0 -435,811

Quick facts

HS code: 84178070

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

Description: Ovens and furnaces for specialized industrial heating processes