Import/export HS code 84243001: Heated steam machines

Steam machines that include a heating device

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 £
Germany 11,463,353
Italy 6,187,376
China 5,828,982
Belgium 5,423,898
Spain 1,632,900

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 £
Germany 5,956,234 5,507,119 -449,115
Italy 3,735,108 2,452,268 -1,282,840
China 2,888,963 2,940,019 +51,056
Belgium 2,693,959 2,729,939 +35,980
Spain 684,802 948,098 +263,296
France 561,519 387,227 -174,292
Turkey 306,235 519,020 +212,785
Czechia 34,381 434,079 +399,698
Netherlands 114,297 317,563 +203,266
Portugal 158,777 255,750 +96,973

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 £
Germany 11,276,497
Italy 7,864,785
China 6,349,261
Hungary 2,908,236
Spain 1,629,824

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 £
Germany 5,850,283 5,426,214 -424,069
Italy 4,344,873 3,519,912 -824,961
China 3,190,073 3,159,188 -30,885
Hungary 1,453,587 1,454,649 +1,062
Spain 681,726 948,098 +266,372
Turkey 306,235 520,681 +214,446
Czechia 366,052 446,172 +80,120
Portugal 158,777 255,780 +97,003
Netherlands 111,148 199,589 +88,441
France 123,960 179,159 +55,199

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Essex 6

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
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Essex 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 3 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 1 5 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2

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) 22,413,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,421,090
Air transport 1,599,735
Other 1,589,184
Road transport 320,985

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) 11,899,219 10,513,959 -1,385,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,666,256 4,754,834 +1,088,578
Air transport 770,420 829,315 +58,895
Other 1,138,966 450,218 -688,748
Road transport 30,011 290,974 +260,963

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,529,076
Purfleet 3,124,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,933,805
Felixstowe 2,862,077
Middlesbrough 2,404,056

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 5,977,739 4,551,337 -1,426,402
Purfleet 264,593 2,859,730 +2,595,137
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,338,168 1,595,637 +257,469
Felixstowe 1,625,322 1,236,755 -388,567
Middlesbrough 1,139,929 1,264,127 +124,198
Harwich 1,682,582 22,274 -1,660,308
000 1,138,966 450,218 -688,748
Eurotunnel 905,587 423,887 -481,700
Newhaven 419,905 754,203 +334,298
Thamesport 510,479 460,196 -50,283

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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of food products 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 19
2025-09 20
2025-08 25
2025-07 20

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 62
54m+ 36
15m-54m 12
0-1m 10
Other 8

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 3,360,738
France 3,002,021
Germany 2,501,726
Italy 1,609,358
Netherlands 1,293,114

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 1,404,656 1,956,082 +551,426
France 2,408,094 593,927 -1,814,167
Germany 2,035,920 465,806 -1,570,114
Italy 1,340,518 268,840 -1,071,678
Netherlands 776,408 516,706 -259,702
Czechia 727,466 293,822 -433,644
Belgium 354,441 360,918 +6,477
United States 272,065 405,381 +133,316
Spain 415,926 208,916 -207,010
Poland 486,464 126,369 -360,095

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 £
Italy 528,988
XI 423,865
XU 9,945
Ireland 8,880
China 8,484

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 £
Italy 296,175 232,813 -63,362
XI 228,210 195,655 -32,555
XU 9,871 74 -9,797
Ireland 0 8,880 +8,880
China 5,509 2,975 -2,534
Denmark 68 0 -68

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) 14,682,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,221,634
Other 980,230
Air transport 928,955
Road transport 4,907

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) 9,602,995 5,079,875 -4,523,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,898,211 1,323,423 -574,788
Other 539,833 440,397 -99,436
Air transport 467,354 461,601 -5,753
Road transport 4,907 0 -4,907

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,102,239
Holyhead 1,250,273
Immingham Docks 1,150,987
000 980,230
London Gateway Port 811,538

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 8,050,900 3,051,339 -4,999,561
Holyhead 637,763 612,510 -25,253
Immingham Docks 753,277 397,710 -355,567
000 539,833 440,397 -99,436
London Gateway Port 361,174 450,364 +89,190
Heysham 2,550 761,685 +759,135
Southampton 254,736 494,134 +239,398
Liverpool Docks 441,344 264,285 -177,059
London Heathrow Airport 249,214 218,723 -30,491
Dover 377,481 30,341 -347,140

Quick facts

HS code: 84243001

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

Description: Steam machines that include a heating device