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 111,431,566
Turkey 51,735,970
Germany 40,041,881
Italy 20,896,042
Netherlands 9,500,331

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 60,986,798 50,444,768 -10,542,030
Turkey 27,556,284 24,179,686 -3,376,598
Germany 15,902,866 24,139,015 +8,236,149
Italy 11,300,488 9,595,554 -1,704,934
Netherlands 8,433,715 1,066,616 -7,367,099
Romania 4,682,168 1,300,675 -3,381,493
Portugal 2,747,582 2,493,978 -253,604
Poland 2,854,431 1,738,589 -1,115,842
Bulgaria 1,718,829 1,019,922 -698,907
United States 1,163,980 1,077,940 -86,040

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 120,638,979
Turkey 56,051,229
Germany 36,651,040
Italy 20,008,310
Romania 6,003,064

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 64,932,618 55,706,361 -9,226,257
Turkey 29,909,463 26,141,766 -3,767,697
Germany 17,904,209 18,746,831 +842,622
Italy 10,365,987 9,642,323 -723,664
Romania 4,705,534 1,297,530 -3,408,004
Portugal 2,752,950 2,534,081 -218,869
Bulgaria 1,995,141 1,671,206 -323,935
Poland 2,341,385 1,202,209 -1,139,176
Hungary 1,703,107 1,706,906 +3,799
United States 1,168,599 1,114,863 -53,736

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 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Greater Manchester 13

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 13 18 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 10 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 10 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
West Midlands 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3

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) 173,594,034
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,692,217
Other 4,265,032
Air transport 1,007,640
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) 98,800,177 74,793,857 -24,006,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,961,857 47,730,360 +7,768,503
Other 3,253,807 1,011,225 -2,242,582
Air transport 464,169 543,471 +79,302
Road transport 6,320 19,795 +13,475

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 140,013,644
London Gateway Port 26,816,285
Southampton 21,824,694
Dover 18,933,235
London 10,916,560

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 72,988,797 67,024,847 -5,963,950
London Gateway Port 11,692,776 15,123,509 +3,430,733
Southampton 14,234,067 7,590,627 -6,643,440
Dover 9,977,087 8,956,148 -1,020,939
London 5,822,436 5,094,124 -728,312
Harwich 4,808,361 4,567,921 -240,440
Liverpool Docks 4,794,869 2,482,494 -2,312,375
Eurotunnel 3,297,245 2,870,443 -426,802
Immingham Docks 3,226,136 1,988,379 -1,237,757
000 3,253,807 1,011,225 -2,242,582

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
83
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
67
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
15
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Food and beverage service activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 77
2026-04 78
2026-03 74
2026-02 79
2026-01 62

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 91
54m+ 67
0-1m 42
15m-54m 33
Other 20

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 4,995,049
Morocco 2,450,625
United Arab Emirates 730,515
Netherlands 507,690
France 395,123

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 3,058,845 1,936,204 -1,122,641
Morocco 707,186 1,743,439 +1,036,253
United Arab Emirates 476,037 254,478 -221,559
Netherlands 283,467 224,223 -59,244
France 302,156 92,967 -209,189
Turkey 96,965 189,787 +92,822
Belgium 36,768 179,645 +142,877
United States 155,443 53,016 -102,427
Lebanon 123,783 68,542 -55,241
Spain 80,736 103,341 +22,605

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 501,111
South Korea 302,414
China 261,484
Germany 238,980
Italy 228,073

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 480,344 20,767 -459,577
South Korea 165,137 137,277 -27,860
China 125,588 135,896 +10,308
Germany 93,986 144,994 +51,008
Italy 107,940 120,133 +12,193
Romania 82,820 1,104 -81,716
XI 43,769 35,618 -8,151
Bulgaria 5,851 13,847 +7,996
Poland 6,914 10,211 +3,297
Ireland 1,847 3,325 +1,478

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) 6,397,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,346,777
Other 1,771,975
Air transport 690,180

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) 3,221,545 3,175,484 -46,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,631,119 1,715,658 +84,539
Other 1,141,532 630,443 -511,089
Air transport 491,341 198,839 -292,502

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,926,777
Holyhead 2,459,475
000 1,771,975
London Gateway Port 1,596,091
Dover 995,969

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 1,130,898 1,795,879 +664,981
Holyhead 1,424,553 1,034,922 -389,631
000 1,141,532 630,443 -511,089
London Gateway Port 873,800 722,291 -151,509
Dover 437,211 558,758 +121,547
Liverpool Docks 318,672 235,030 -83,642
London Heathrow Airport 142,633 141,611 -1,022
Felixstowe 149,795 124,998 -24,797
Southampton 56,377 159,592 +103,215
East Midlands Airport 160,661 34,734 -125,927

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