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 42,239,747
China 30,313,406
France 10,470,869
Sweden 7,572,107
Denmark 6,713,621

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 £
Italy 22,691,601 19,548,146 -3,143,455
China 12,992,079 17,321,327 +4,329,248
France 6,374,224 4,096,645 -2,277,579
Sweden 3,327,067 4,245,040 +917,973
Denmark 2,186,889 4,526,732 +2,339,843
United States 3,327,507 2,846,445 -481,062
Germany 2,470,677 3,563,097 +1,092,420
Belgium 4,641,079 16,694 -4,624,385
Spain 2,965,478 1,192,173 -1,773,305
Netherlands 1,366,465 1,724,962 +358,497

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 42,762,538
China 35,839,423
United States 11,847,328
France 8,992,496
Denmark 8,345,857

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 23,321,922 19,440,616 -3,881,306
China 14,195,370 21,644,053 +7,448,683
United States 6,419,405 5,427,923 -991,482
France 5,649,487 3,343,009 -2,306,478
Denmark 2,370,763 5,975,094 +3,604,331
Sweden 3,022,352 2,792,131 -230,221
Germany 2,424,194 2,469,812 +45,618
Czechia 3,356,981 633,578 -2,723,403
Spain 2,438,729 1,540,032 -898,697
South Korea 880,189 818,742 -61,447

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10
West Midlands 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
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
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 9 +3
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 1 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
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) 72,167,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,202,286
Air transport 15,456,453
Other 1,407,660
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) 39,653,580 32,514,268 -7,139,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,732,743 26,469,543 +6,736,800
Air transport 8,341,954 7,114,499 -1,227,455
Other 815,992 591,668 -224,324
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 25,756,958
Purfleet 21,399,759
Tyne 17,890,657
Immingham Docks 14,986,958
Felixstowe 12,333,071

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 14,908,243 10,848,715 -4,059,528
Purfleet 12,697,190 8,702,569 -3,994,621
Tyne 7,895,644 9,995,013 +2,099,369
Immingham Docks 6,466,835 8,520,123 +2,053,288
Felixstowe 4,892,631 7,440,440 +2,547,809
London Heathrow Airport 3,701,014 3,536,330 -164,684
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,735,646 4,182,102 +1,446,456
London 3,612,623 2,638,979 -973,644
Eurotunnel 2,251,147 3,612,442 +1,361,295
East Midlands Airport 2,362,122 1,826,437 -535,685

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
39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
11
Specialised construction activities
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 26
2026-03 29
2026-02 22
2026-01 17

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+ 54
1m-15m 44
15m-54m 19
Other 13
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 £
Finland 7,257,666
Netherlands 3,710,520
Ireland 3,472,189
Germany 2,651,062
United States 2,177,554

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
Netherlands 34,963 3,675,557 +3,640,594
Ireland 1,341,879 2,130,310 +788,431
Germany 1,162,735 1,488,327 +325,592
United States 644,225 1,533,329 +889,104
France 1,407,056 461,417 -945,639
Uganda 0 1,663,803 +1,663,803
Kuwait 703,653 4,444 -699,209
Spain 67,854 598,819 +530,965
South Korea 402,255 252,700 -149,555

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 £
South Korea 105,604
Spain 92,615
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 £
South Korea 0 105,604 +105,604
Spain 92,615 0 -92,615
Czechia 905 14,897 +13,992
China 3,540 5,156 +1,616
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 11,502,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,819,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,780,404
Other 229,846

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 5,740,514 5,762,120 +21,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,203,351 6,615,898 +3,412,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,892,615 1,887,789 -6,004,826
Other 104,189 125,657 +21,468

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,362,548
London 7,257,666
Immingham Docks 3,952,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,698,051
London Stansted Airport 1,853,894

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 3,560,075 3,802,473 +242,398
London 7,257,666 0 -7,257,666
Immingham Docks 267,063 3,684,976 +3,417,913
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,554,284 1,143,767 -410,517
London Stansted Airport 803,935 1,049,959 +246,024
ZLC 1,010,460 823,652 -186,808
Holyhead 742,397 878,850 +136,453
London Gateway Port 358,503 1,028,626 +670,123
Heysham 405,685 826,879 +421,194
Southampton 0 777,608 +777,608

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