Import/export HS code 840290: Parts for steam or vapor boilers

Spare parts and components for steam or vapor generating boilers

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 27,367,390
Germany 13,619,713
Finland 8,109,109
Netherlands 6,538,125
Poland 5,544,621

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 21,377,604 5,989,786 -15,387,818
Germany 12,370,858 1,248,855 -11,122,003
Finland 7,813,327 295,782 -7,517,545
Netherlands 5,673,390 864,735 -4,808,655
Poland 4,269,541 1,275,080 -2,994,461
Denmark 4,491,945 552,985 -3,938,960
France 3,171,480 745,677 -2,425,803
Viet Nam 2,329,667 539,064 -1,790,603
Switzerland 2,528,375 3,964 -2,524,411
Belgium 1,272,552 1,124,042 -148,510

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 37,459,564
Poland 16,304,476
Germany 5,641,838
Denmark 5,389,074
Finland 4,122,808

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 31,413,770 6,045,794 -25,367,976
Poland 13,527,719 2,776,757 -10,750,962
Germany 4,542,974 1,098,864 -3,444,110
Denmark 5,082,100 306,974 -4,775,126
Finland 3,828,413 294,395 -3,534,018
Viet Nam 2,332,318 553,719 -1,778,599
United States 1,634,377 966,398 -667,979
Italy 1,175,008 732,157 -442,851
Netherlands 1,747,502 135,343 -1,612,159
Turkey 1,829,278 1,814 -1,827,464

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 12
Inner London - West 12
West Midlands 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 5 10 +5
Inner London - West 9 4 -5
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 4 -4
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Essex 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,125,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,347,145
Air transport 2,697,585
Road transport 611,261
Other 426,464

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,823,319 6,302,185 -39,521,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,781,068 8,566,077 -15,214,991
Air transport 1,548,054 1,149,531 -398,523
Road transport 544,168 67,093 -477,075
Other 240,734 185,730 -55,004

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,533,161
Medway 12,660,384
Dover 12,099,430
London 5,264,873
Glasgow 4,560,271

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 18,318,298 214,863 -18,103,435
Medway 12,660,384 0 -12,660,384
Dover 8,939,220 3,160,210 -5,779,010
London 5,209,743 55,130 -5,154,613
Glasgow 4,560,271 0 -4,560,271
Avonmouth Docks 0 4,523,028 +4,523,028
Harwich 3,102,775 597,208 -2,505,567
Thamesport 3,138,381 290,049 -2,848,332
Eurotunnel 2,314,983 890,024 -1,424,959
Hull 1,150,693 1,184,263 +33,570

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 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Manufacture of food products 11
Other manufacturing 11
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 25
2025-10 24
2025-09 19
2025-08 21

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+ 80
1m-15m 47
Other 16
15m-54m 11
0-1m 10

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,528,421
Saudi Arabia 861,831
Ireland 656,003
Germany 397,373
Netherlands 381,220

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 602,518 925,903 +323,385
Saudi Arabia 340,343 521,488 +181,145
Ireland 387,542 268,461 -119,081
Germany 172,037 225,336 +53,299
Netherlands 244,992 136,228 -108,764
United States 165,049 207,903 +42,854
Bangladesh 144,917 176,903 +31,986
United Arab Emirates 129,450 153,436 +23,986
France 70,639 116,834 +46,195
Belgium 123,553 61,280 -62,273

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 £
XI 210

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 £
XI 210 0 -210

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 4,277,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,637,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,575,047
Road transport 62,188
Other 543

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 2,027,465 2,249,857 +222,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 913,170 724,176 -188,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 670,354 904,693 +234,339
Road transport 62,188 0 -62,188
Other 210 333 +123

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,243,444
East Midlands Airport 1,007,653
Dover / Eurotunnel 810,476
London Gateway Port 717,527
ZLC 406,478

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,004,039 1,239,405 +235,366
East Midlands Airport 503,875 503,778 -97
Dover / Eurotunnel 373,211 437,265 +64,054
London Gateway Port 296,999 420,528 +123,529
ZLC 253,029 153,449 -99,580
Manchester Airport 222,685 90,176 -132,509
Immingham Docks 86,717 137,380 +50,663
Felixstowe 44,841 164,396 +119,555
Heysham 52,308 147,332 +95,024
Southampton 196,233 0 -196,233

Quick facts

HS code: 840290

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

Description: Spare parts and components for steam or vapor generating boilers