Import/export HS code 841581: Reversible heat pumps

Air conditioners that can both cool and heat by reversing the cycle

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 £
Italy 42,647,472
China 32,303,129
France 11,341,838
Sweden 7,923,347
Denmark 6,885,363

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 £
Italy 22,023,106 20,624,366 -1,398,740
China 15,388,009 16,915,120 +1,527,111
France 6,626,738 4,715,100 -1,911,638
Sweden 3,391,947 4,531,400 +1,139,453
Denmark 2,251,023 4,634,340 +2,383,317
United States 3,048,271 3,254,100 +205,829
Germany 2,841,774 3,022,814 +181,040
Belgium 4,764,224 95,566 -4,668,658
Spain 2,623,471 1,670,196 -953,275
Netherlands 2,017,979 1,690,730 -327,249

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 £
Italy 43,138,764
China 37,794,857
United States 12,237,088
France 10,057,836
Denmark 8,525,424

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 £
Italy 22,576,373 20,562,391 -2,013,982
China 16,206,100 21,588,757 +5,382,657
United States 6,461,872 5,775,216 -686,656
France 6,288,581 3,769,255 -2,519,326
Denmark 2,299,207 6,226,217 +3,927,010
Sweden 3,195,795 2,934,047 -261,748
Germany 2,716,293 2,580,854 -135,439
Spain 2,202,524 1,986,445 -216,079
Czechia 3,553,263 536,172 -3,017,091
South Korea 1,053,379 778,653 -274,726

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
Inner London - West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Essex 3 2 -1

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) 74,357,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,629,904
Air transport 16,199,734
Other 1,531,982
Road transport 107,473

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) 39,763,601 34,593,670 -5,169,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,696,078 26,933,826 +5,237,748
Air transport 8,583,888 7,615,846 -968,042
Other 887,019 644,963 -242,056
Road transport 107,473 0 -107,473

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,841,612
Purfleet 23,200,758
Tyne 20,190,937
Immingham Docks 15,367,102
Felixstowe 12,318,927

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 15,135,705 10,705,907 -4,429,798
Purfleet 12,742,060 10,458,698 -2,283,362
Tyne 10,254,276 9,936,661 -317,615
Immingham Docks 6,178,483 9,188,619 +3,010,136
Felixstowe 4,709,218 7,609,709 +2,900,491
London Heathrow Airport 4,140,221 3,487,328 -652,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,515,220 4,290,511 +1,775,291
London 3,570,375 3,226,588 -343,787
Eurotunnel 2,629,083 2,869,183 +240,100
East Midlands Airport 2,416,723 1,984,283 -432,440

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12
Specialised construction activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 29
2026-02 22
2026-01 17
2025-12 25

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+ 55
1m-15m 47
15m-54m 18
Other 12
0-1m 11

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 £
Finland 7,257,666
Ireland 3,388,268
Germany 2,989,026
United States 2,149,875
France 2,069,406

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 £
Finland 7,257,666 0 -7,257,666
Ireland 1,126,275 2,261,993 +1,135,718
Germany 1,468,154 1,520,872 +52,718
United States 531,639 1,618,236 +1,086,597
France 1,583,029 486,377 -1,096,652
Uganda 0 1,663,803 +1,663,803
Kuwait 57,946 645,707 +587,761
Spain 60,340 633,946 +573,606
South Korea 297,316 357,639 +60,323
Italy 490,360 74,302 -416,058

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 92,615
South Korea 90,459
Czechia 15,802
China 8,696
Germany 7,129

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 92,615 0 -92,615
South Korea 0 90,459 +90,459
Czechia 905 14,897 +13,992
China 1,635 7,061 +5,426
Germany 7,129 0 -7,129

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 11,901,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,818,130
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,450,900
Other 214,701

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 4,515,035 7,386,930 +2,871,895
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,730,690 2,087,440 -5,643,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,262,299 3,188,601 -73,698
Other 102,284 112,417 +10,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,421,691
London 7,257,666
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,878,525
ZLC 2,078,462
London Stansted Airport 1,930,217

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 2,527,580 4,894,111 +2,366,531
London 7,257,666 0 -7,257,666
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,733,094 1,145,431 -587,663
ZLC 1,169,779 908,683 -261,096
London Stansted Airport 480,241 1,449,976 +969,735
Holyhead 493,886 1,113,340 +619,454
London Gateway Port 340,451 1,136,202 +795,751
Heysham 435,457 811,376 +375,919
Southampton 0 777,608 +777,608
Immingham Docks 239,789 183,177 -56,612

Quick facts

HS code: 841581

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

Description: Air conditioners that can both cool and heat by reversing the cycle