Import/export HS code 84178070: Various industrial ovens

Ovens and furnaces for specialized industrial heating processes

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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 £
Denmark 5,428,235
Italy 3,079,780
China 1,574,338
Germany 1,523,055
Czechia 1,172,888

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 £
Denmark 20,820 5,407,415 +5,386,595
Italy 1,867,765 1,212,015 -655,750
China 1,200,579 373,759 -826,820
Germany 449,676 1,073,379 +623,703
Czechia 789,343 383,545 -405,798
France 436,195 684,207 +248,012
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10,491 974,860 +964,369
Belgium 380,460 444,431 +63,971
Spain 371,656 247,533 -124,123
Slovakia 441,629 0 -441,629

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 £
Denmark 4,768,036
Italy 3,744,891
China 2,631,676
Germany 1,463,244
Czechia 1,111,434

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 £
Denmark 0 4,768,036 +4,768,036
Italy 2,059,210 1,685,681 -373,529
China 1,269,884 1,361,792 +91,908
Germany 382,866 1,080,378 +697,512
Czechia 546,886 564,548 +17,662
Belgium 379,076 442,560 +63,484
Poland 239,601 529,417 +289,816
Spain 392,981 247,533 -145,448
Slovakia 439,768 0 -439,768
France 348,279 16,461 -331,818

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
West Midlands 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 4

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
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Kent 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) 14,219,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,930,589
Air transport 1,474,344
Road transport 14,516
Other 1,528

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) 4,785,004 9,434,975 +4,649,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,639,203 1,291,386 -347,817
Air transport 409,844 1,064,500 +654,656
Road transport 4,179 10,337 +6,158
Other 1,493 35 -1,458

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,422,465
Immingham Docks 6,166,855
Felixstowe 1,032,131
Manchester Airport 970,394
Southampton 741,028

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 3,315,332 3,107,133 -208,199
Immingham Docks 14,958 6,151,897 +6,136,939
Felixstowe 517,501 514,630 -2,871
Manchester Airport 0 970,394 +970,394
Southampton 701,625 39,403 -662,222
Harwich 555,510 29,540 -525,970
Eurotunnel 265,405 172,708 -92,697
London Gateway Port 96,844 303,773 +206,929
Killingholme 388,643 0 -388,643
Thamesport 146,578 101,463 -45,115

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 11
2025-10 16
2025-09 12
2025-08 13

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+ 37
1m-15m 35
0-1m 10
15m-54m 9
Other 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 £
United States 5,737,818
France 3,218,004
Sudan 2,501,916
Aruba 2,450,298
Sweden 2,284,551

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 3,439,790 2,298,028 -1,141,762
France 288,138 2,929,866 +2,641,728
Sudan 2,501,916 0 -2,501,916
Aruba 0 2,450,298 +2,450,298
Sweden 1,336,328 948,223 -388,105
Saudi Arabia 1,424,293 542,098 -882,195
Cameroon 1,360,450 321,104 -1,039,346
Poland 1,340,460 211,785 -1,128,675
Iraq 161,959 908,083 +746,124
Netherlands 302,693 690,740 +388,047

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) 33,146,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,198,232
Air transport 855,259

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) 16,352,787 16,794,038 +441,251
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,218,124 6,980,108 +761,984
Air transport 730,186 125,073 -605,113

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 11,415,378
Liverpool Docks 10,292,223
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,555,682
Southampton 6,449,758
Felixstowe 3,759,721

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 Gateway Port 5,707,469 5,707,909 +440
Liverpool Docks 5,065,951 5,226,272 +160,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,490,257 3,065,425 -424,832
Southampton 2,521,598 3,928,160 +1,406,562
Felixstowe 1,895,889 1,863,832 -32,057
Immingham Docks 1,699,686 1,364,578 -335,108
Dover 181,912 1,320,560 +1,138,648
London 976,720 495,646 -481,074
Holyhead 285,025 455,325 +170,300
Prestwick Airport 435,811 0 -435,811

Quick facts

HS code: 84178070

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

Description: Ovens and furnaces for specialized industrial heating processes