Import/export HS code 840220: Superheated water boilers

Boilers that produce superheated water, often used in industrial processes

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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 £
France 107,067,286
China 2,778,399
Germany 1,764,818
Italy 828,396
Switzerland 732,158

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 £
France 19,070 107,048,216 +107,029,146
China 1,504,891 1,273,508 -231,383
Germany 1,391,601 373,217 -1,018,384
Italy 547,141 281,255 -265,886
Switzerland 347,597 384,561 +36,964
Turkey 427,202 0 -427,202
Netherlands 400,003 2,717 -397,286
Portugal 355,783 0 -355,783
Brazil 0 136,000 +136,000
United States 70,791 49,280 -21,511

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 £
France 107,057,283
China 2,789,918
Germany 2,060,442
Italy 1,228,381
Turkey 427,202

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 £
France 13,151 107,044,132 +107,030,981
China 1,515,088 1,274,830 -240,258
Germany 1,683,504 376,938 -1,306,566
Italy 636,863 591,518 -45,345
Turkey 427,202 0 -427,202
Portugal 355,783 0 -355,783
United Kingdom 177,906 136,000 -41,906
Romania 78,374 75,531 -2,843
United States 74,708 49,280 -25,428
Austria 68,428 0 -68,428

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 3 +3
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 1 1 +0

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) 110,412,821
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,063,214
Air transport 294,784
Other 16,874

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) 1,978,746 108,434,075 +106,455,329
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,018,956 1,044,258 -1,974,698
Air transport 199,924 94,860 -105,064
Other 6,608 10,266 +3,658

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Avonmouth Docks 107,042,278
Purfleet 1,419,157
London Gateway Port 1,127,340
Felixstowe 911,273
Southampton 855,952

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 £
Avonmouth Docks 0 107,042,278 +107,042,278
Purfleet 1,353,932 65,225 -1,288,707
London Gateway Port 281,180 846,160 +564,980
Felixstowe 712,358 198,915 -513,443
Southampton 501,438 354,514 -146,924
ZLC 205,778 384,561 +178,783
Dover / Eurotunnel 553,109 0 -553,109
Dover 322,635 177,140 -145,495
Eurotunnel 401,054 57,942 -343,112
Belfast Port 427,202 0 -427,202

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 15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 3
2026-03 6
2026-02 6
2026-01 4
2025-12 6

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 20
54m+ 15
0-1m 5
15m-54m 5
Other 2

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 455,063
United States 416,338
Ireland 305,085
Saudi Arabia 90,951
Bahrain 22,000

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 95,189 359,874 +264,685
United States 410,052 6,286 -403,766
Ireland 218,258 86,827 -131,431
Saudi Arabia 76,146 14,805 -61,341
Bahrain 22,000 0 -22,000
Spain 0 13,700 +13,700
India 9,240 3,600 -5,640
Australia 5,764 5,144 -620
New Zealand 9,768 0 -9,768
Malaysia 0 8,745 +8,745

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) 794,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 538,464
Air transport 73,674

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) 321,907 472,501 +150,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 508,126 30,338 -477,788
Air transport 48,010 25,664 -22,346

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 530,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 467,557
London Gateway Port 120,437
Holyhead 89,551
Heysham 87,763

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 £
Liverpool Docks 503,241 27,030 -476,211
Dover / Eurotunnel 95,583 371,974 +276,391
London Gateway Port 94,094 26,343 -67,751
Holyhead 58,383 31,168 -27,215
Heysham 59,134 28,629 -30,505
London Heathrow Airport 23,320 5,778 -17,542
London Stansted Airport 14,195 8,754 -5,441
Southampton 9,768 3,995 -5,773
Portsmouth 0 13,200 +13,200
East Midlands Airport 7,858 3,041 -4,817

Quick facts

HS code: 840220

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

Description: Boilers that produce superheated water, often used in industrial processes