Import/export HS code 85168020: Insulated heating resistors

Heating resistors assembled with insulated materials

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 8,333,735
France 2,634,191
Denmark 2,539,521
Italy 1,695,450
United States 1,377,544

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 4,746,015 3,587,720 -1,158,295
France 1,529,676 1,104,515 -425,161
Denmark 1,254,784 1,284,737 +29,953
Italy 727,939 967,511 +239,572
United States 744,793 632,751 -112,042
Netherlands 406,386 411,427 +5,041
China 314,760 450,989 +136,229
Spain 326,251 269,034 -57,217
Turkey 348,162 238,252 -109,910
Sweden 280,566 290,012 +9,446

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 6,564,182
United States 2,587,757
Denmark 1,772,363
India 1,469,185
Italy 1,457,696

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 3,504,343 3,059,839 -444,504
United States 1,446,585 1,141,172 -305,413
Denmark 846,594 925,769 +79,175
India 814,888 654,297 -160,591
Italy 612,282 845,414 +233,132
France 638,015 690,399 +52,384
China 429,094 795,933 +366,839
Poland 551,632 189,013 -362,619
Sweden 299,055 296,360 -2,695
Finland 368,750 158,584 -210,166

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 40
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34
Shropshire and Staffordshire 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28

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 25 30 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 21 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 23 22 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20 22 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 19 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20 20 +0
Greater Manchester 18 11 -7
West Yorkshire 15 18 +3
Inner London - West 19 12 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 18 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 9,368,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,047,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,546,269
Road transport 235,847
Other 194,357

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 £
Air transport 4,762,032 4,606,931 -155,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,402,353 3,645,365 -1,756,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,749,696 1,796,573 +46,877
Road transport 95,017 140,830 +45,813
Other 139,379 54,978 -84,401

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,308,894
East Midlands Airport 4,293,586
London Heathrow Airport 2,165,637
Immingham Docks 2,137,245
Birmingham Airport 1,302,494

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 2,576,062 1,732,832 -843,230
East Midlands Airport 2,248,059 2,045,527 -202,532
London Heathrow Airport 1,044,086 1,121,551 +77,465
Immingham Docks 1,096,577 1,040,668 -55,909
Birmingham Airport 557,921 744,573 +186,652
Felixstowe 497,350 764,514 +267,164
Eurotunnel 810,773 434,613 -376,160
London Gateway Port 363,668 448,005 +84,337
London Stansted Airport 499,779 289,173 -210,606
London 553,470 173,214 -380,256

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 113
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 70
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 48
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 39
Other manufacturing 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 79
2025-11 98
2025-10 93
2025-09 72
2025-08 85

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
54m+ 260
1m-15m 188
15m-54m 56
Other 46
0-1m 38

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 15,758,196
Germany 6,608,050
France 3,431,571
Australia 2,543,232
Netherlands 2,189,755

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 7,675,629 8,082,567 +406,938
Germany 3,236,851 3,371,199 +134,348
France 977,831 2,453,740 +1,475,909
Australia 1,248,693 1,294,539 +45,846
Netherlands 1,217,023 972,732 -244,291
Denmark 461,040 660,055 +199,015
China 448,326 625,194 +176,868
Belgium 603,037 325,803 -277,234
India 512,752 324,731 -188,021
Italy 419,211 335,157 -84,054

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 £
Nicaragua 998
Germany 929
China 681
Ireland 519
XI 82

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 £
Nicaragua 998 0 -998
Germany 929 0 -929
China 0 681 +681
Ireland 0 519 +519
XI 82 0 -82

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 35,884,737
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,484,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,494,712
Road transport 62,975
Other 3,945

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 18,015,020 17,869,717 -145,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,320,614 4,163,900 +1,843,286
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 736,517 758,195 +21,678
Road transport 62,975 0 -62,975
Other 2,745 1,200 -1,545

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 17,176,161
London Stansted Airport 13,270,543
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,631,009
London Heathrow Airport 3,508,011
ZLC 1,193,763

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 £
East Midlands Airport 9,107,743 8,068,418 -1,039,325
London Stansted Airport 6,187,809 7,082,734 +894,925
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,860,163 3,770,846 +1,910,683
London Heathrow Airport 1,696,527 1,811,484 +114,957
ZLC 561,250 632,513 +71,263
Manchester Airport 510,840 265,772 -245,068
Immingham Docks 317,757 397,557 +79,800
London Gateway Port 450,378 251,256 -199,122
Dover 117,078 63,478 -53,600
Felixstowe 53,686 116,967 +63,281

Quick facts

HS code: 85168020

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

Description: Heating resistors assembled with insulated materials