Import/export HS code 732189: Various heating appliances for solid fuels

Includes heaters for wood, coal, or other solid fuels

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 36,058,198
Denmark 12,462,928
Netherlands 8,104,606
Sweden 6,771,619
Hungary 6,270,927

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 18,139,587 17,918,611 -220,976
Denmark 6,778,580 5,684,348 -1,094,232
Netherlands 3,757,957 4,346,649 +588,692
Sweden 3,381,554 3,390,065 +8,511
Hungary 3,080,768 3,190,159 +109,391
Thailand 2,783,010 2,006,774 -776,236
Poland 2,068,423 1,879,393 -189,030
Bulgaria 1,881,245 1,753,911 -127,334
Mexico 1,862,567 1,737,580 -124,987
Ireland 1,927,372 789,364 -1,138,008

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 40,544,371
Hungary 8,789,762
Denmark 8,132,915
Sweden 6,773,538
Netherlands 4,854,790

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 20,163,567 20,380,804 +217,237
Hungary 4,957,456 3,832,306 -1,125,150
Denmark 4,197,438 3,935,477 -261,961
Sweden 3,391,470 3,382,068 -9,402
Netherlands 2,475,001 2,379,789 -95,212
Thailand 2,715,116 1,821,708 -893,408
Mexico 2,400,658 1,984,673 -415,985
Bulgaria 1,985,227 1,764,160 -221,067
Norway 1,000,255 1,026,325 +26,070
Ireland 1,494,314 378,433 -1,115,881

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
West Midlands 16
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 14

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 12 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 15 +5
West Midlands 8 12 +4
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 9 12 +3
Outer London - West and North West 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 6 -5
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 6 -3
Suffolk 11 8 -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) 54,562,402
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,281,696
Other 2,321,293
Air transport 1,634,400
Road transport 58,871

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) 27,919,289 26,643,113 -1,276,176
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,557,322 18,724,374 -3,832,948
Other 1,007,208 1,314,085 +306,877
Air transport 796,104 838,296 +42,192
Road transport 43,526 15,345 -28,181

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,532,767
Southampton 18,148,426
Felixstowe 16,159,555
Dover 14,711,126
London Gateway Port 6,134,246

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 £
Immingham Docks 9,973,511 9,559,256 -414,255
Southampton 8,953,291 9,195,135 +241,844
Felixstowe 9,199,761 6,959,794 -2,239,967
Dover 7,366,081 7,345,045 -21,036
London Gateway Port 3,502,097 2,632,149 -869,948
Eurotunnel 3,159,036 2,290,623 -868,413
Harwich 1,404,696 1,770,549 +365,853
Belfast Port 1,485,819 1,295,423 -190,396
Liverpool Docks 473,551 2,055,622 +1,582,071
000 1,007,208 1,314,085 +306,877

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 147
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
Specialised construction activities 13
Other manufacturing 10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 51
2025-10 56
2025-09 56
2025-08 55

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 117
0-1m 103
54m+ 38
Other 26
15m-54m 23

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 £
France 11,495,700
Ireland 5,432,286
Netherlands 1,581,044
Australia 680,376
United States 450,473

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 £
France 6,140,440 5,355,260 -785,180
Ireland 2,954,943 2,477,343 -477,600
Netherlands 764,244 816,800 +52,556
Australia 534,583 145,793 -388,790
United States 174,462 276,011 +101,549
South Africa 209,644 125,856 -83,788
Belgium 194,020 86,623 -107,397
Poland 152,919 108,212 -44,707
New Zealand 146,118 92,458 -53,660
Germany 116,106 95,813 -20,293

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 £
Switzerland 1,127,769
China 314,109
Denmark 291,234
Italy 109,005
Belgium 71,633

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 £
Switzerland 502,395 625,374 +122,979
China 214,549 99,560 -114,989
Denmark 163,931 127,303 -36,628
Italy 72,274 36,731 -35,543
Belgium 51,491 20,142 -31,349
Ireland 48,041 21,223 -26,818
XI 20,014 17,138 -2,876
Spain 1,264 21,235 +19,971
XL 1,731 1,663 -68
Germany 2,534 0 -2,534

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) 17,525,618
Other 2,512,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,249,806
Air transport 499,547

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) 9,277,440 8,248,178 -1,029,262
Other 1,378,915 1,133,495 -245,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,394,288 855,518 -538,770
Air transport 282,719 216,828 -65,891

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,675,365
Portsmouth 5,139,700
000 2,512,410
Holyhead 2,277,104
Southampton 1,158,936

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 4,671,715 4,003,650 -668,065
Portsmouth 2,765,977 2,373,723 -392,254
000 1,378,915 1,133,495 -245,420
Holyhead 1,294,527 982,577 -311,950
Southampton 797,150 361,786 -435,364
London Gateway Port 291,523 324,008 +32,485
Immingham Docks 171,281 372,268 +200,987
Milford 135,185 149,537 +14,352
Felixstowe 129,874 133,964 +4,090
Harwich 58,502 112,180 +53,678

Quick facts

HS code: 732189

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

Description: Includes heaters for wood, coal, or other solid fuels