Import/export HS code 841911: Instant gas water heaters

Water heaters that use gas to heat water instantly, no storage tank needed

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 £
China 3,623,891
Italy 3,172,201
Japan 2,186,788
Belgium 1,511,562
Netherlands 990,463

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 £
China 1,760,769 1,863,122 +102,353
Italy 1,607,007 1,565,194 -41,813
Japan 1,098,621 1,088,167 -10,454
Belgium 1,058,299 453,263 -605,036
Netherlands 545,474 444,989 -100,485
Ireland 371,033 199,371 -171,662
South Korea 232,092 137,011 -95,081
United States 47,815 184,465 +136,650
Spain 65,381 66,118 +737
Philippines 129,978 0 -129,978

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 5,009,249
Japan 2,074,377
United Kingdom 1,696,869
Poland 868,499
Italy 810,644

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 2,107,670 2,901,579 +793,909
Japan 1,098,621 975,756 -122,865
United Kingdom 1,123,521 573,348 -550,173
Poland 809,787 58,712 -751,075
Italy 498,826 311,818 -187,008
Netherlands 389,653 338,944 -50,709
Ireland 365,038 147,860 -217,178
South Korea 232,092 137,011 -95,081
United States 47,815 305,673 +257,858
Viet Nam 0 131,912 +131,912

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Essex 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,176,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,662,511
Air transport 1,140,259
Other 252,863

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,213,958 2,962,413 -251,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,203,000 2,459,511 -743,489
Air transport 538,752 601,507 +62,755
Other 102,146 150,717 +48,571

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,189,251
London 2,016,250
Felixstowe 1,626,455
Eurotunnel 1,116,073
Purfleet 781,841

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 £
Southampton 2,261,845 1,927,406 -334,439
London 1,389,831 626,419 -763,412
Felixstowe 941,950 684,505 -257,445
Eurotunnel 643,585 472,488 -171,097
Purfleet 270,757 511,084 +240,327
Harwich 272,695 180,158 -92,537
Dover 100,583 316,993 +216,410
London Gateway Port 3,154 374,359 +371,205
Birmingham Airport 163,972 191,549 +27,577
Liverpool Docks 261,770 91,732 -170,038

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 12
2025-08 9
2025-07 12

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+ 18
1m-15m 16
0-1m 10
Other 7
15m-54m 4

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 10,051,688
Hungary 597,229
France 531,832
Netherlands 372,930
Germany 320,198

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 5,307,428 4,744,260 -563,168
Hungary 543,233 53,996 -489,237
France 349,144 182,688 -166,456
Netherlands 189,962 182,968 -6,994
Germany 291,078 29,120 -261,958
Australia 115,168 203,256 +88,088
United States 177,513 18,520 -158,993
Malta 81,586 62,525 -19,061
Spain 1,060 134,666 +133,606
Belgium 5,230 126,780 +121,550

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 £
Japan 471,713
China 212,965
South Korea 138,635
XI 76,467
Italy 64,568

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 £
Japan 325,106 146,607 -178,499
China 141,791 71,174 -70,617
South Korea 20,117 118,518 +98,401
XI 18,822 57,645 +38,823
Italy 25,753 38,815 +13,062
Portugal 1,201 836 -365
XU 188 0 -188

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) 10,140,852
Air transport 1,905,327
Other 966,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 638,400

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) 5,269,268 4,871,584 -397,684
Air transport 1,458,669 446,658 -1,012,011
Other 532,978 433,595 -99,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 463,695 174,705 -288,990

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 6,400,535
Liverpool Docks 2,568,034
East Midlands Airport 1,309,176
Dover / Eurotunnel 974,936
000 966,573

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 £
Holyhead 2,934,290 3,466,245 +531,955
Liverpool Docks 1,770,870 797,164 -973,706
East Midlands Airport 1,169,771 139,405 -1,030,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 491,135 483,801 -7,334
000 532,978 433,595 -99,383
London Gateway Port 182,954 138,975 -43,979
London Heathrow Airport 168,497 66,359 -102,138
London Stansted Airport 24,185 153,358 +129,173
Heysham 78,830 44,736 -34,094
Felixstowe 94,668 14,273 -80,395

Quick facts

HS code: 841911

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

Description: Water heaters that use gas to heat water instantly, no storage tank needed