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 11,918,456
Italy 6,093,777
China 5,826,228
Belgium 5,366,945
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 5,925,620 5,992,836 +67,216
Italy 3,666,159 2,427,618 -1,238,541
China 2,789,741 3,036,487 +246,746
Belgium 2,809,503 2,557,442 -252,061
Spain 727,077 905,823 +178,746
France 604,203 356,515 -247,688
Turkey 308,952 560,503 +251,551
Czechia 93,350 393,959 +300,609
Netherlands 121,396 310,464 +189,068
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 11,712,667
Italy 7,710,447
China 6,334,931
Hungary 2,943,814
Spain 1,621,080

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 5,814,922 5,897,745 +82,823
Italy 4,274,663 3,435,784 -838,879
China 3,180,070 3,154,861 -25,209
Hungary 1,497,243 1,446,571 -50,672
Spain 715,257 905,823 +190,566
Turkey 310,613 560,503 +249,890
Czechia 406,293 407,713 +1,420
Portugal 158,777 255,780 +97,003
Netherlands 111,148 199,589 +88,441
France 192,455 110,664 -81,791

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
West Midlands 9
Inner London - West 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Essex 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 2 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 1 5 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0

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) 22,876,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,338,026
Air transport 1,610,232
Other 1,527,535
Road transport 357,578

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) 11,853,068 11,022,958 -830,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,748,908 4,589,118 +840,210
Air transport 839,553 770,679 -68,874
Other 1,089,530 438,005 -651,525
Road transport 36,082 321,496 +285,414

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,158,525
Purfleet 3,896,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,059,783
Felixstowe 2,798,846
Middlesbrough 2,312,808

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 5,750,226 4,408,299 -1,341,927
Purfleet 425,011 3,471,452 +3,046,441
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,472,224 1,587,559 +115,335
Felixstowe 1,600,134 1,198,712 -401,422
Middlesbrough 1,149,094 1,163,714 +14,620
Harwich 1,667,996 22,274 -1,645,722
000 1,089,530 438,005 -651,525
Eurotunnel 816,413 415,827 -400,586
Newhaven 433,446 740,662 +307,216
Thamesport 578,355 399,229 -179,126

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 23
Other manufacturing 6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of food products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 21
2025-10 19
2025-09 20
2025-08 25

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 60
54m+ 33
15m-54m 15
0-1m 10
Other 9

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 3,360,510
France 2,550,735
Germany 2,351,270
Italy 1,510,358
Netherlands 1,241,163

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 1,351,930 2,008,580 +656,650
France 1,957,110 593,625 -1,363,485
Germany 1,910,831 440,439 -1,470,392
Italy 1,281,736 228,622 -1,053,114
Netherlands 751,660 489,503 -262,157
United States 300,703 872,652 +571,949
Czechia 726,539 296,134 -430,405
Belgium 394,479 352,785 -41,694
Poland 500,918 120,738 -380,180
Spain 431,312 186,839 -244,473

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 509,048
XI 449,887
Ireland 8,880
China 7,916
Denmark 68

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 285,198 223,850 -61,348
XI 244,218 205,669 -38,549
Ireland 0 8,880 +8,880
China 4,941 2,975 -1,966
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) 14,022,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,659,607
Other 985,744
Air transport 899,058
Road transport 3,870

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) 8,989,385 5,033,500 -3,955,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,862,015 1,797,592 -64,423
Other 544,296 441,448 -102,848
Air transport 470,106 428,952 -41,154
Road transport 3,870 0 -3,870

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,430,311
Holyhead 1,249,836
Southampton 1,228,569
Immingham Docks 1,101,874
000 985,744

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 7,491,020 2,939,291 -4,551,729
Holyhead 597,331 652,505 +55,174
Southampton 250,958 977,611 +726,653
Immingham Docks 704,164 397,710 -306,454
000 544,296 441,448 -102,848
London Gateway Port 363,022 455,903 +92,881
Heysham 2,550 782,957 +780,407
Liverpool Docks 439,434 239,618 -199,816
London Heathrow Airport 242,029 183,940 -58,089
Dover 369,441 30,341 -339,100

Quick facts

HS code: 84243001

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

Description: Steam machines that include a heating device