Import/export HS code 841520: Vehicle air conditioners

Air conditioners designed for use in cars or other vehicles

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 £
Czechia 23,713,367
Germany 17,075,591
Spain 7,871,966
China 7,205,486
France 7,054,172

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 £
Czechia 12,047,594 11,665,773 -381,821
Germany 10,126,047 6,949,544 -3,176,503
Spain 5,957,849 1,914,117 -4,043,732
China 5,178,828 2,026,658 -3,152,170
France 4,357,650 2,696,522 -1,661,128
Poland 1,105,016 1,189,272 +84,256
Israel 1,330,534 878,775 -451,759
Italy 1,001,613 1,060,917 +59,304
United States 602,974 411,003 -191,971
Netherlands 646,473 346,200 -300,273

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 £
Czechia 23,688,799
Germany 13,907,068
China 10,134,423
Spain 8,159,828
Israel 4,833,860

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 £
Czechia 11,981,323 11,707,476 -273,847
Germany 8,488,254 5,418,814 -3,069,440
China 6,900,806 3,233,617 -3,667,189
Spain 6,670,044 1,489,784 -5,180,260
Israel 3,325,244 1,508,616 -1,816,628
France 1,733,409 2,350,553 +617,144
United States 1,274,544 1,067,005 -207,539
Poland 926,049 1,184,863 +258,814
Italy 889,316 926,405 +37,089
Netherlands 264,602 180,637 -83,965

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 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
West Midlands 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 18 11 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 6 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 8 +1
Essex 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 5 -1
Suffolk 6 1 -5

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) 36,431,176
Air transport 20,779,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,750,242
Road transport 3,486,689
Other 3,065,147

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) 23,153,190 13,277,986 -9,875,204
Air transport 10,795,699 9,983,605 -812,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,499,562 3,250,680 -3,248,882
Road transport 558,603 2,928,086 +2,369,483
Other 2,747,458 317,689 -2,429,769
Rail transport 139,647 149,093 +9,446

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Oxford Airport 18,792,169
Dover 15,438,897
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,127,094
Felixstowe 4,882,236
Eurotunnel 4,846,322

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 £
Oxford Airport 9,698,902 9,093,267 -605,635
Dover 7,975,041 7,463,856 -511,185
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,615,264 1,511,830 -5,103,434
Felixstowe 3,346,916 1,535,320 -1,811,596
Eurotunnel 3,331,671 1,514,651 -1,817,020
000 2,747,458 317,689 -2,429,769
Portsmouth 1,616,673 1,349,724 -266,949
499 1,501 2,908,253 +2,906,752
London Gateway Port 1,458,127 862,100 -596,027
Southampton 1,621,983 504,753 -1,117,230

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
63
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
24
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 38
2026-03 44
2026-02 31
2026-01 31

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+ 78
1m-15m 52
Other 19
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5

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 6,490,968
Slovakia 3,784,209
Brazil 3,133,359
Sweden 2,715,673
Belgium 2,666,203

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 3,625,513 2,865,455 -760,058
Slovakia 2,117,717 1,666,492 -451,225
Brazil 1,585,873 1,547,486 -38,387
Sweden 1,311,862 1,403,811 +91,949
Belgium 1,770,491 895,712 -874,779
Switzerland 1,913,206 269,203 -1,644,003
India 1,177,326 922,585 -254,741
United States 938,197 870,213 -67,984
Italy 583,186 638,006 +54,820
Ireland 511,346 482,310 -29,036

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 £
Spain 7,354
China 1,755
South Africa 711
XI 32

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 £
Spain 5,367 1,987 -3,380
China 1,601 154 -1,447
South Africa 711 0 -711
XI 0 32 +32

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) 22,092,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,484,806
Air transport 2,109,590
Other 10,422

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) 13,049,684 9,043,290 -4,006,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,807,151 3,677,655 -129,496
Air transport 1,145,189 964,401 -180,788
Other 7,999 2,423 -5,576

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,047,904
London Gateway Port 4,218,679
Immingham Docks 2,949,948
Southampton 1,581,604
Portsmouth 1,577,183

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 9,471,407 6,576,497 -2,894,910
London Gateway Port 2,428,708 1,789,971 -638,737
Immingham Docks 1,537,676 1,412,272 -125,404
Southampton 525,920 1,055,684 +529,764
Portsmouth 848,003 729,180 -118,823
London Heathrow Airport 271,897 503,652 +231,755
London 472,262 238,968 -233,294
Holyhead 385,509 295,760 -89,749
East Midlands Airport 376,494 282,549 -93,945
Liverpool Docks 302,916 253,913 -49,003

Quick facts

HS code: 841520

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

Description: Air conditioners designed for use in cars or other vehicles