Import/export HS code 8514: Industrial electric furnaces and ovens

Electric furnaces and ovens used in factories or labs for heating materials, including those using induction or dielectric methods

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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 £
Germany 47,012,108
United States 30,953,304
Italy 28,860,671
France 13,016,445
Poland 11,069,787

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 21,927,150 25,084,958 +3,157,808
United States 20,324,105 10,629,199 -9,694,906
Italy 15,095,961 13,764,710 -1,331,251
France 7,073,677 5,942,768 -1,130,909
Poland 8,626,781 2,443,006 -6,183,775
China 4,825,931 5,736,788 +910,857
Sweden 2,060,188 7,907,274 +5,847,086
Thailand 4,554,488 4,164,919 -389,569
Austria 6,396,996 822,815 -5,574,181
Czechia 3,037,330 3,105,551 +68,221

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 42,075,954
United States 35,284,772
Italy 29,827,144
China 12,786,795
Austria 11,365,247

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 20,118,240 21,957,714 +1,839,474
United States 22,806,055 12,478,717 -10,327,338
Italy 15,872,231 13,954,913 -1,917,318
China 5,931,427 6,855,368 +923,941
Austria 8,213,914 3,151,333 -5,062,581
Sweden 2,932,758 8,127,574 +5,194,816
Poland 8,575,066 2,148,528 -6,426,538
Thailand 4,444,961 3,939,552 -505,409
Czechia 3,253,865 3,162,501 -91,364
France 2,849,534 2,287,351 -562,183

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 73
West Midlands 63
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 57
Surrey, East and West Sussex 57
Inner London - West 56

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 50 47 -3
West Midlands 43 46 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 44 39 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35 41 +6
Inner London - West 41 33 -8
Greater Manchester 39 36 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 37 29 -8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 37 29 -8
West Yorkshire 31 27 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 26 +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) 107,593,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,650,349
Air transport 35,556,445
Other 3,120,772
Road transport 1,479,733

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) 55,464,140 52,128,885 -3,335,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,423,603 25,226,746 -15,196,857
Air transport 17,768,918 17,787,527 +18,609
Other 1,830,630 1,290,142 -540,488
Road transport 271,688 1,208,045 +936,357
Rail transport 0 22,110 +22,110

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 62,497,906
Felixstowe 19,389,910
Immingham Docks 16,179,676
Liverpool Docks 12,728,762
Eurotunnel 12,473,599

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 30,277,178 32,220,728 +1,943,550
Felixstowe 9,694,113 9,695,797 +1,684
Immingham Docks 7,224,404 8,955,272 +1,730,868
Liverpool Docks 11,717,187 1,011,575 -10,705,612
Eurotunnel 6,905,418 5,568,181 -1,337,237
London Heathrow Airport 6,321,563 5,622,695 -698,868
Southampton 4,073,041 5,380,893 +1,307,852
London 4,927,458 3,257,432 -1,670,026
East Midlands Airport 4,326,709 3,617,428 -709,281
Thamesport 3,772,080 2,940,083 -831,997

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 278
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 103
Other manufacturing 95
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 71

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 191
2025-10 203
2025-09 190
2025-08 164
2025-07 206

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 461
54m+ 372
0-1m 172
15m-54m 104
Other 60

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 143,626,810
France 21,585,448
Germany 20,029,164
India 11,417,152
Mexico 8,391,044

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 90,369,032 53,257,778 -37,111,254
France 12,883,377 8,702,071 -4,181,306
Germany 9,489,172 10,539,992 +1,050,820
India 4,591,949 6,825,203 +2,233,254
Mexico 6,225,478 2,165,566 -4,059,912
China 5,867,384 1,695,014 -4,172,370
Sweden 2,076,019 4,947,647 +2,871,628
Ireland 3,670,032 3,324,180 -345,852
Netherlands 1,872,350 4,720,192 +2,847,842
Saudi Arabia 4,442,134 2,100,952 -2,341,182

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 £
XU 12,486
Germany 3,518
Italy 3,471
Czechia 2,364
XI 1,511

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 £
XU 5,349 7,137 +1,788
Germany 2,746 772 -1,974
Italy 18 3,453 +3,435
Czechia 1,683 681 -1,002
XI 1,503 8 -1,495
China 949 0 -949
France 554 0 -554
Spain 30 2 -28
Ireland 10 0 -10

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 161,491,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 93,283,156
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,601,713
Road transport 391,109
Other 24,895

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 £
Air transport 99,951,972 61,539,371 -38,412,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,965,311 49,317,845 +5,352,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,567,508 26,034,205 -12,533,303
Road transport 391,109 0 -391,109
Other 12,842 12,053 -789

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 109,544,666
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,301,338
London Gateway Port 27,920,964
London Heathrow Airport 24,857,238
Immingham Docks 17,066,953

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 Stansted Airport 70,996,969 38,547,697 -32,449,272
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,978,711 30,322,627 -656,084
London Gateway Port 17,321,397 10,599,567 -6,721,830
London Heathrow Airport 12,935,619 11,921,619 -1,014,000
Immingham Docks 5,479,570 11,587,383 +6,107,813
Southampton 9,658,296 6,332,277 -3,326,019
East Midlands Airport 6,948,269 4,917,925 -2,030,344
Liverpool Docks 4,202,833 7,489,809 +3,286,976
Manchester Airport 5,896,616 3,930,387 -1,966,229
ZLC 3,385,222 2,077,954 -1,307,268

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8514

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

Description: Electric furnaces and ovens used in factories or labs for heating materials, including those using induction or dielectric methods