Import/export HS code 8417: Industrial furnaces and ovens

Non-electric furnaces and ovens used in industries or labs, including incinerators

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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 £
Germany 19,409,990
Italy 16,422,374
France 13,420,758
Switzerland 10,756,761
Denmark 9,919,849

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 £
Germany 12,078,928 7,331,062 -4,747,866
Italy 9,306,257 7,116,117 -2,190,140
France 3,397,146 10,023,612 +6,626,466
Switzerland 4,055,962 6,700,799 +2,644,837
Denmark 6,044,472 3,875,377 -2,169,095
United States 3,460,989 3,495,427 +34,438
China 3,297,382 2,644,930 -652,452
Netherlands 2,674,736 2,351,768 -322,968
Belgium 3,831,540 1,184,481 -2,647,059
Spain 2,265,919 2,026,534 -239,385

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 19,569,368
Germany 16,588,684
Turkey 12,883,573
Denmark 8,961,396
China 8,925,281

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 11,735,261 7,834,107 -3,901,154
Germany 9,763,522 6,825,162 -2,938,360
Turkey 5,109,553 7,774,020 +2,664,467
Denmark 5,490,584 3,470,812 -2,019,772
China 4,841,660 4,083,621 -758,039
France 1,630,181 7,134,664 +5,504,483
United States 3,741,164 3,561,646 -179,518
Poland 911,000 4,231,604 +3,320,604
Belgium 3,011,115 1,287,717 -1,723,398
Spain 1,917,963 2,126,102 +208,139

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 40
West Midlands 37
Inner London - West 34
Greater Manchester 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26

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 31 22 -9
West Midlands 24 18 -6
Inner London - West 19 20 +1
Greater Manchester 22 15 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 16 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 16 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 11 -6
Inner London - East 12 11 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 19 15 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2

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) 86,909,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,262,630
Air transport 11,236,694
Other 2,013,483
Road transport 1,917,859

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) 41,982,228 44,927,093 +2,944,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,072,867 10,189,763 -3,883,104
Air transport 5,445,903 5,790,791 +344,888
Other 1,233,080 780,403 -452,677
Road transport 1,363,714 554,145 -809,569

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 38,287,942
Immingham Docks 17,701,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,580,574
Southampton 7,987,646
Eurotunnel 5,161,299

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 20,096,540 18,191,402 -1,905,138
Immingham Docks 9,679,027 8,022,499 -1,656,528
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,814,697 10,765,877 +4,951,180
Southampton 4,892,370 3,095,276 -1,797,094
Eurotunnel 2,673,378 2,487,921 -185,457
London 3,496,603 890,116 -2,606,487
Killingholme 565,786 3,292,067 +2,726,281
ZLC 1,961,739 1,362,483 -599,256
Felixstowe 1,528,635 1,553,537 +24,902
East Midlands Airport 1,629,959 970,183 -659,776

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
108
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47
Manufacture of food products
46
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
41
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 72
2026-04 70
2026-03 68
2026-02 67
2026-01 47

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+ 210
1m-15m 180
0-1m 73
15m-54m 58
Other 40

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 £
United States 27,687,893
France 19,861,860
Italy 13,737,131
Qatar 12,786,059
Sweden 10,882,979

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 £
United States 15,354,526 12,333,367 -3,021,159
France 8,307,259 11,554,601 +3,247,342
Italy 12,063,261 1,673,870 -10,389,391
Qatar 8,414,750 4,371,309 -4,043,441
Sweden 3,393,935 7,489,044 +4,095,109
Belgium 1,995,881 7,251,780 +5,255,899
South Korea 63,357 8,855,682 +8,792,325
Saudi Arabia 5,952,869 1,263,830 -4,689,039
Libya 2,766 7,112,250 +7,109,484
Netherlands 2,910,876 4,049,260 +1,138,384

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 £
Germany 3,952

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 £
Germany 3,952 0 -3,952

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 137,508,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,977,365
Air transport 36,191,873
Other 3,952

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,737,614 64,770,798 -7,966,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,525,128 44,452,237 +1,927,109
Air transport 24,172,152 12,019,721 -12,152,431
Other 3,952 0 -3,952

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,818,273
London Gateway Port 41,665,303
Southampton 36,265,851
Immingham Docks 28,975,816
Felixstowe 26,608,807

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 29,807,658 23,010,615 -6,797,043
London Gateway Port 20,614,242 21,051,061 +436,819
Southampton 24,627,095 11,638,756 -12,988,339
Immingham Docks 11,742,589 17,233,227 +5,490,638
Felixstowe 7,900,083 18,708,724 +10,808,641
London Heathrow Airport 16,355,104 7,341,896 -9,013,208
Liverpool Docks 8,925,365 5,782,508 -3,142,857
Dover 3,069,454 6,549,589 +3,480,135
East Midlands Airport 2,435,299 2,319,418 -115,881
Manchester Airport 3,307,807 1,153,615 -2,154,192

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8417

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

Description: Non-electric furnaces and ovens used in industries or labs, including incinerators