Import/export HS code 841861: Heat pumps (not air conditioners)

Devices that transfer heat for heating or cooling purposes. Not classified as air conditioners

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 65,730,696
France 65,248,475
Japan 37,888,125
China 33,165,682
Belgium 27,718,647

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 32,507,990 33,222,706 +714,716
France 36,585,255 28,663,220 -7,922,035
Japan 14,648,429 23,239,696 +8,591,267
China 15,138,092 18,027,590 +2,889,498
Belgium 11,036,602 16,682,045 +5,645,443
Germany 13,219,284 14,372,763 +1,153,479
Sweden 9,108,731 10,529,077 +1,420,346
Denmark 3,005,242 7,860,234 +4,854,992
Netherlands 6,549,132 3,819,869 -2,729,263
Spain 2,772,092 2,971,743 +199,651

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 £
China 69,922,443
Italy 54,108,598
France 43,403,558
Japan 40,019,448
Belgium 29,835,571

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 £
China 29,552,038 40,370,405 +10,818,367
Italy 26,327,184 27,781,414 +1,454,230
France 24,084,060 19,319,498 -4,764,562
Japan 16,629,721 23,389,727 +6,760,006
Belgium 13,897,451 15,938,120 +2,040,669
Sweden 7,770,724 10,995,799 +3,225,075
Germany 9,846,042 7,229,372 -2,616,670
Denmark 2,876,377 8,076,523 +5,200,146
Malaysia 3,725,494 6,897,661 +3,172,167
Czechia 2,774,355 3,367,689 +593,334

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 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16
Inner London - West 14

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 15 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 18 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 15 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Kent 7 7 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 11 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +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) 226,338,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 92,343,365
Other 11,841,709
Air transport 5,145,532
Road transport 182,993

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) 106,544,111 119,793,935 +13,249,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,965,586 49,377,779 +6,412,193
Other 4,897,412 6,944,297 +2,046,885
Air transport 3,120,149 2,025,383 -1,094,766
Road transport 11,268 171,725 +160,457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 91,724,745
Southampton 51,909,931
Immingham Docks 40,832,697
London 28,044,504
Purfleet 25,940,072

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 46,649,421 45,075,324 -1,574,097
Southampton 20,064,560 31,845,371 +11,780,811
Immingham Docks 21,230,041 19,602,656 -1,627,385
London 10,027,572 18,016,932 +7,989,360
Purfleet 12,934,582 13,005,490 +70,908
Felixstowe 10,229,658 13,877,399 +3,647,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,906,249 9,591,253 +4,685,004
Eurotunnel 9,082,772 4,893,467 -4,189,305
000 4,897,412 6,944,297 +2,046,885
Portsmouth 4,523,007 1,544,607 -2,978,400

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 89
Specialised construction activities 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 62
2025-10 67
2025-09 60
2025-08 65
2025-07 68

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 114
54m+ 85
0-1m 47
15m-54m 32
Other 21

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 16,308,209
Sweden 12,212,406
France 10,475,266
China 6,283,118
Italy 6,128,488

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 5,826,615 10,481,594 +4,654,979
Sweden 9,277,693 2,934,713 -6,342,980
France 4,277,014 6,198,252 +1,921,238
China 3,726 6,279,392 +6,275,666
Italy 3,155,752 2,972,736 -183,016
Netherlands 2,046,131 1,958,422 -87,709
Germany 1,616,771 2,337,099 +720,328
Spain 915,283 1,079,494 +164,211
Slovenia 1,149,925 627,026 -522,899
Poland 209,182 546,594 +337,412

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 £
XI 855,636
Germany 306,495
XU 297,985
Belgium 107,622
South Korea 6,660

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 £
XI 414,018 441,618 +27,600
Germany 55,276 251,219 +195,943
XU 132,977 165,008 +32,031
Belgium 54,270 53,352 -918
South Korea 0 6,660 +6,660
Portugal 6,657 0 -6,657
Ireland 2,008 4,070 +2,062
China 216 2,922 +2,706
Japan 2,377 0 -2,377
Czechia 2,035 0 -2,035

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) 51,466,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,239,616
Other 1,594,683
Air transport 721,107
Road transport 8,942

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) 23,960,860 27,506,096 +3,545,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,567,860 7,671,756 +1,103,896
Other 669,834 924,849 +255,015
Air transport 322,365 398,742 +76,377
Road transport 8,942 0 -8,942

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,170,904
Immingham Docks 15,403,636
Holyhead 8,130,108
Heysham 5,532,937
Middlesbrough 4,554,619

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 5,361,868 10,809,036 +5,447,168
Immingham Docks 11,334,604 4,069,032 -7,265,572
Holyhead 3,797,172 4,332,936 +535,764
Heysham 857,679 4,675,258 +3,817,579
Middlesbrough 4,090,613 464,006 -3,626,607
Felixstowe 87,914 4,181,987 +4,094,073
London Gateway Port 935,326 2,344,949 +1,409,623
Dover 908,778 1,947,558 +1,038,780
000 669,834 924,849 +255,015
Liverpool Docks 644,787 814,290 +169,503

Quick facts

HS code: 841861

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

Description: Devices that transfer heat for heating or cooling purposes. Not classified as air conditioners