Import/export HS code 85161011: Instant water heaters

Electric devices that heat water instantly as it flows through, without storing hot water

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 36,622,306
Germany 11,163,361
Australia 8,560,374
Ireland 3,381,028
Belgium 1,572,997

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 18,848,526 17,773,780 -1,074,746
Germany 6,014,104 5,149,257 -864,847
Australia 1,761,415 6,798,959 +5,037,544
Ireland 1,730,199 1,650,829 -79,370
Belgium 734,194 838,803 +104,609
United States 679,652 648,126 -31,526
Czechia 552,630 345,173 -207,457
Italy 304,471 401,843 +97,372
Spain 303,951 371,463 +67,512
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 272,837 360,980 +88,143

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 39,054,029
Germany 9,970,748
Australia 9,666,068
United States 2,044,465
Poland 1,283,131

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 20,760,622 18,293,407 -2,467,215
Germany 5,539,961 4,430,787 -1,109,174
Australia 1,684,608 7,981,460 +6,296,852
United States 1,005,578 1,038,887 +33,309
Poland 669,414 613,717 -55,697
Portugal 254,463 660,445 +405,982
Ireland 405,565 401,210 -4,355
Norway 459,109 46,293 -412,816
Spain 270,991 227,402 -43,589
Italy 305,587 156,419 -149,168

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 19
Inner London - West 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
West Midlands 11

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 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 5 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 6 -4
West Midlands 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 10 6 -4
Outer London - East and North East 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Essex 7 4 -3
Merseyside 6 7 +1

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) 47,418,720
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,922,867
Air transport 6,705,144
Other 4,517,876
Road transport 81,541

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) 21,023,177 26,395,543 +5,372,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,845,178 5,077,689 -1,767,489
Air transport 3,264,609 3,440,535 +175,926
Other 2,992,900 1,524,976 -1,467,924
Road transport 20,905 60,636 +39,731

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,678,270
London Gateway Port 13,961,041
Southampton 7,974,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,948,848
000 4,517,876

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 £
Felixstowe 12,696,943 7,981,327 -4,715,616
London Gateway Port 1,467,598 12,493,443 +11,025,845
Southampton 4,608,016 3,366,115 -1,241,901
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,151,180 1,797,668 -1,353,512
000 2,992,900 1,524,976 -1,467,924
London Stansted Airport 1,393,703 1,461,516 +67,813
Thamesport 1,107,819 1,175,462 +67,643
Eurotunnel 1,147,033 916,338 -230,695
London Heathrow Airport 1,071,896 836,188 -235,708
Immingham Docks 1,083,516 636,992 -446,524

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 61
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
Manufacture of electrical equipment 11
Air transport 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 37
2025-10 38
2025-09 35
2025-08 46

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 85
54m+ 68
Other 26
0-1m 22
15m-54m 20

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 44,299,666
United States 4,318,920
France 3,507,283
Netherlands 2,754,776
Germany 2,089,590

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 24,209,483 20,090,183 -4,119,300
United States 2,989,314 1,329,606 -1,659,708
France 2,266,023 1,241,260 -1,024,763
Netherlands 1,412,240 1,342,536 -69,704
Germany 1,265,479 824,111 -441,368
Poland 489,418 697,181 +207,763
Italy 685,791 362,655 -323,136
Spain 346,263 387,301 +41,038
India 200,949 376,953 +176,004
Austria 211,431 324,475 +113,044

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 £
Ireland 110,885
Germany 106,735
Netherlands 97,611
China 77,965
XI 18,779

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 £
Ireland 69,516 41,369 -28,147
Germany 106,735 0 -106,735
Netherlands 26,963 70,648 +43,685
China 61,577 16,388 -45,189
XI 2,620 16,159 +13,539
France 1,757 5,116 +3,359
Australia 0 5,657 +5,657
Italy 616 300 -316

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) 48,452,169
Air transport 14,506,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,876,671
Other 2,098,529
Road transport 28,667

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) 27,198,977 21,253,192 -5,945,785
Air transport 7,880,262 6,626,071 -1,254,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,695,441 1,181,230 -514,211
Other 971,044 1,127,485 +156,441
Road transport 28,667 0 -28,667

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 32,505,233
Liverpool Docks 6,791,472
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,288,558
London Stansted Airport 5,086,686
London Heathrow Airport 4,420,030

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 15,618,199 16,887,034 +1,268,835
Liverpool Docks 5,752,095 1,039,377 -4,712,718
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,218,879 2,069,679 -1,149,200
London Stansted Airport 2,692,995 2,393,691 -299,304
London Heathrow Airport 2,660,779 1,759,251 -901,528
East Midlands Airport 1,916,353 1,709,820 -206,533
Felixstowe 1,567,783 1,059,157 -508,626
000 971,044 1,127,485 +156,441
ZLC 546,840 612,956 +66,116
London Gateway Port 725,353 365,652 -359,701

Quick facts

HS code: 85161011

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

Description: Electric devices that heat water instantly as it flows through, without storing hot water