Import/export HS code 841911: Instant gas water heaters

Water heaters that use gas to heat water instantly, no storage tank needed

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 £
China 3,677,564
Italy 3,046,946
Japan 2,223,906
Belgium 1,506,408
Netherlands 1,024,800

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 1,730,316 1,947,248 +216,932
Italy 1,621,651 1,425,295 -196,356
Japan 1,097,855 1,126,051 +28,196
Belgium 1,171,571 334,837 -836,734
Netherlands 567,042 457,758 -109,284
Ireland 355,828 153,747 -202,081
United States 13,378 215,827 +202,449
South Korea 0 161,361 +161,361
Spain 78,363 54,105 -24,258
Philippines 129,978 0 -129,978

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 5,119,484
Japan 2,111,495
United Kingdom 1,696,869
Netherlands 768,551
Poland 750,963

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 2,195,842 2,923,642 +727,800
Japan 1,097,855 1,013,640 -84,215
United Kingdom 1,269,338 427,531 -841,807
Netherlands 416,753 351,798 -64,955
Poland 750,963 0 -750,963
Italy 457,203 278,389 -178,814
Ireland 309,794 141,376 -168,418
United States 15,154 335,259 +320,105
South Korea 0 161,361 +161,361
Viet Nam 0 131,912 +131,912

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
West Yorkshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Essex 3

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 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0

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) 6,092,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,522,934
Air transport 1,093,587
Other 252,863

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) 2,950,369 3,142,225 +191,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,287,952 2,234,982 -1,052,970
Air transport 568,625 524,962 -43,663
Other 137,274 115,589 -21,685

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 4,308,954
London 2,091,738
Felixstowe 1,404,049
Eurotunnel 1,013,994
Purfleet 713,964

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 £
Southampton 2,240,133 2,068,821 -171,312
London 1,471,592 620,146 -851,446
Felixstowe 725,904 678,145 -47,759
Eurotunnel 595,653 418,341 -177,312
Purfleet 331,434 382,530 +51,096
London Gateway Port 8,288 429,887 +421,599
Harwich 290,243 143,520 -146,723
Dover 108,724 294,329 +185,605
Birmingham Airport 181,798 179,129 -2,669
Liverpool Docks 245,936 65,906 -180,030

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5
Air transport 2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 12
2025-08 9

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+ 18
1m-15m 17
0-1m 7
Other 7
15m-54m 4

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 9,563,662
France 479,449
Netherlands 351,129
Australia 314,669
Spain 135,726

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 5,204,075 4,359,587 -844,488
France 313,311 166,138 -147,173
Netherlands 171,505 179,624 +8,119
Australia 124,352 190,317 +65,965
Spain 1,060 134,666 +133,606
Belgium 69,770 62,122 -7,648
Malta 65,476 64,485 -991
United States 113,764 15,913 -97,851
Hungary 67,881 53,996 -13,885
Canada 64,292 13,693 -50,599

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 £
Japan 390,852
China 193,216
South Korea 147,990
XI 76,440
Italy 66,413

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 £
Japan 252,007 138,845 -113,162
China 132,663 60,553 -72,110
South Korea 65,260 82,730 +17,470
XI 20,020 56,420 +36,400
Italy 30,322 36,091 +5,769
Portugal 2,037 0 -2,037

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) 9,654,208
Air transport 1,068,187
Other 877,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 555,393

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) 5,128,734 4,525,474 -603,260
Air transport 721,178 347,009 -374,169
Other 502,497 374,639 -127,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 386,205 169,188 -217,017

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 5,815,262
Liverpool Docks 2,744,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 877,464
000 877,136
East Midlands Airport 471,926

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 £
Holyhead 2,777,820 3,037,442 +259,622
Liverpool Docks 1,854,216 890,072 -964,144
Dover / Eurotunnel 422,458 455,006 +32,548
000 502,497 374,639 -127,858
East Midlands Airport 365,251 106,675 -258,576
London Heathrow Airport 166,330 70,916 -95,414
London Gateway Port 83,893 138,975 +55,082
London Stansted Airport 89,741 86,642 -3,099
Heysham 78,830 56,246 -22,584
Felixstowe 102,341 6,600 -95,741

Quick facts

HS code: 841911

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

Description: Water heaters that use gas to heat water instantly, no storage tank needed