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 35,776,276
Germany 11,654,304
Australia 8,076,389
Ireland 3,436,689
Belgium 1,566,469

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 18,766,550 17,009,726 -1,756,824
Germany 6,341,410 5,312,894 -1,028,516
Australia 1,426,120 6,650,269 +5,224,149
Ireland 1,641,156 1,795,533 +154,377
Belgium 707,096 859,373 +152,277
United States 660,070 675,868 +15,798
Czechia 573,716 370,567 -203,149
Italy 304,745 363,579 +58,834
Poland 324,512 304,154 -20,358
Spain 270,371 357,877 +87,506

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 38,390,714
Germany 10,409,787
Australia 8,800,560
United States 1,996,438
Poland 1,256,898

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 20,549,906 17,840,808 -2,709,098
Germany 5,892,845 4,516,942 -1,375,903
Australia 1,348,777 7,451,783 +6,103,006
United States 977,484 1,018,954 +41,470
Poland 590,689 666,209 +75,520
Portugal 243,636 602,751 +359,115
Ireland 396,591 419,795 +23,204
Norway 311,658 244,215 -67,443
Spain 245,851 251,075 +5,224
Italy 337,485 157,687 -179,798

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 18
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Inner London - West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
West Midlands 12

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 12 16 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 6 -5
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
West Midlands 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Essex 7 4 -3
Merseyside 5 8 +3
Outer London - East and North East 4 7 +3

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) 45,983,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,257,376
Air transport 6,435,225
Other 4,726,071
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) 20,207,191 25,776,399 +5,569,208
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,230,019 5,027,357 -2,202,662
Air transport 3,303,112 3,132,113 -170,999
Other 2,960,148 1,765,923 -1,194,225
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 20,759,861
London Gateway Port 12,441,374
Southampton 7,783,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,126,598
000 4,726,071

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 12,566,866 8,192,995 -4,373,871
London Gateway Port 1,107,036 11,334,338 +10,227,302
Southampton 4,516,199 3,267,179 -1,249,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,434,615 1,691,983 -1,742,632
000 2,960,148 1,765,923 -1,194,225
London Stansted Airport 1,265,945 1,495,536 +229,591
Thamesport 930,317 1,395,178 +464,861
Eurotunnel 1,139,080 928,393 -210,687
Immingham Docks 991,628 819,199 -172,429
London Heathrow Airport 1,127,520 546,472 -581,048

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 63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 15
Other manufacturing 11
Air transport 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 37
2025-10 38
2025-09 35
2025-08 46
2025-07 42

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 87
54m+ 70
Other 24
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 44,393,826
United States 4,393,389
France 3,407,330
Netherlands 2,890,066
Germany 2,318,201

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 23,746,810 20,647,016 -3,099,794
United States 3,055,154 1,338,235 -1,716,919
France 2,145,247 1,262,083 -883,164
Netherlands 1,579,948 1,310,118 -269,830
Germany 1,433,671 884,530 -549,141
Poland 530,059 624,185 +94,126
Italy 691,248 377,176 -314,072
Spain 325,811 403,773 +77,962
India 197,347 393,424 +196,077
Austria 225,428 269,938 +44,510

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 1,697,967
Germany 302,416
Ireland 117,168
Netherlands 95,479
China 78,029

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 668,890 1,029,077 +360,187
Germany 302,416 0 -302,416
Ireland 75,245 41,923 -33,322
Netherlands 24,483 70,996 +46,513
China 60,284 17,745 -42,539
XI 1,991 16,316 +14,325
France 619 5,520 +4,901
Australia 0 5,657 +5,657
Italy 118 798 +680

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) 48,394,126
Air transport 14,254,652
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,141,741
Other 2,322,078
Road transport 64,468

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) 26,580,240 21,813,886 -4,766,354
Air transport 7,857,651 6,397,001 -1,460,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,931,505 1,210,236 -721,269
Other 1,134,046 1,188,032 +53,986
Road transport 64,468 0 -64,468

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 32,627,253
Liverpool Docks 6,794,134
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,190,523
London Stansted Airport 4,990,631
London Heathrow Airport 4,398,724

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 16,790,902 15,836,351 -954,551
Liverpool Docks 4,737,247 2,056,887 -2,680,360
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,061,166 2,129,357 -931,809
London Stansted Airport 2,667,350 2,323,281 -344,069
London Heathrow Airport 2,652,264 1,746,460 -905,804
East Midlands Airport 1,954,185 1,607,763 -346,422
Felixstowe 1,673,871 1,029,278 -644,593
000 1,134,046 1,188,032 +53,986
London Gateway Port 743,057 397,869 -345,188
ZLC 561,479 566,140 +4,661

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