Import/export HS code 841821: Compression-type refrigerators

Refrigerators that use a compression system for cooling. Common in households and businesses

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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 £
China 115,585,628
Turkey 53,984,274
Germany 41,538,156
Italy 22,450,099
Netherlands 10,537,050

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 £
China 62,287,396 53,298,232 -8,989,164
Turkey 28,636,074 25,348,200 -3,287,874
Germany 15,931,298 25,606,858 +9,675,560
Italy 11,765,779 10,684,320 -1,081,459
Netherlands 8,491,510 2,045,540 -6,445,970
Romania 5,220,031 1,480,953 -3,739,078
Portugal 2,453,064 2,931,336 +478,272
Poland 3,248,026 1,895,835 -1,352,191
Bulgaria 1,660,431 1,414,085 -246,346
United States 1,126,190 1,227,456 +101,266

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 £
China 125,211,645
Turkey 58,567,733
Germany 38,134,083
Italy 21,478,570
Romania 6,721,205

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 £
China 66,321,495 58,890,150 -7,431,345
Turkey 31,063,329 27,504,404 -3,558,925
Germany 17,263,869 20,870,214 +3,606,345
Italy 10,804,599 10,673,971 -130,628
Romania 5,240,685 1,480,520 -3,760,165
Portugal 2,458,432 2,971,439 +513,007
Poland 2,941,217 1,150,579 -1,790,638
Bulgaria 1,990,358 1,976,654 -13,704
Hungary 1,821,332 1,861,759 +40,427
United States 1,155,045 1,266,539 +111,494

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Greater Manchester 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Outer London - West and North West 14

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 11 21 +10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 10 -4
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 5 -4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,931,198
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,472,843
Other 4,674,853
Air transport 1,104,612
Road transport 26,115

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,989,692 79,941,506 -23,048,186
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,037,612 51,435,231 +12,397,619
Other 3,306,900 1,367,953 -1,938,947
Air transport 533,227 571,385 +38,158
Road transport 1,995 24,120 +22,125

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 145,389,545
London Gateway Port 26,906,623
Southampton 23,604,689
Dover 19,862,389
London 11,701,283

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 £
Felixstowe 75,272,498 70,117,047 -5,155,451
London Gateway Port 10,791,602 16,115,021 +5,323,419
Southampton 15,081,292 8,523,397 -6,557,895
Dover 9,835,072 10,027,317 +192,245
London 6,046,709 5,654,574 -392,135
Harwich 4,321,533 5,066,914 +745,381
Liverpool Docks 5,172,948 2,882,358 -2,290,590
Eurotunnel 3,217,483 3,254,334 +36,851
Immingham Docks 4,081,887 2,202,748 -1,879,139
000 3,306,900 1,367,953 -1,938,947

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 84
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Food and beverage service activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 78
2026-03 74
2026-02 79
2026-01 62
2025-12 63

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
1m-15m 95
54m+ 64
0-1m 43
15m-54m 35
Other 22

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 £
Ireland 5,531,112
Morocco 2,383,882
United Arab Emirates 922,837
Netherlands 638,988
France 430,291

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 £
Ireland 3,465,939 2,065,173 -1,400,766
Morocco 698,831 1,685,051 +986,220
United Arab Emirates 610,994 311,843 -299,151
Netherlands 334,508 304,480 -30,028
France 236,395 193,896 -42,499
Turkey 86,678 205,514 +118,836
Belgium 28,609 188,804 +160,195
United States 151,153 57,741 -93,412
Lebanon 132,453 28,704 -103,749
Italy 39,901 120,253 +80,352

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 £
Turkey 595,748
South Korea 301,573
China 268,404
Germany 245,716
Italy 223,419

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 £
Turkey 570,513 25,235 -545,278
South Korea 152,482 149,091 -3,391
China 115,927 152,477 +36,550
Germany 103,948 141,768 +37,820
Italy 105,641 117,778 +12,137
Romania 107,278 1,484 -105,794
XI 53,746 33,831 -19,915
Poland 8,046 9,841 +1,795
Bulgaria 6,375 10,963 +4,588
Switzerland 12,892 29 -12,863

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) 6,895,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,566,828
Other 1,922,706
Air transport 704,629

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) 3,420,205 3,475,006 +54,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,799,210 1,767,618 -31,592
Other 1,261,317 661,389 -599,928
Air transport 450,229 254,400 -195,829

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,002,348
Holyhead 2,765,201
000 1,922,706
London Gateway Port 1,812,089
Dover 1,005,987

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 1,072,357 1,929,991 +857,634
Holyhead 1,643,895 1,121,306 -522,589
000 1,261,317 661,389 -599,928
London Gateway Port 1,021,851 790,238 -231,613
Dover 402,614 603,373 +200,759
Liverpool Docks 317,309 189,347 -127,962
London Heathrow Airport 101,177 181,751 +80,574
Felixstowe 186,796 79,361 -107,435
Southampton 75,040 159,592 +84,552
Heysham 130,077 68,592 -61,485

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 841821

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

Description: Refrigerators that use a compression system for cooling. Common in households and businesses