Import/export HS code 84198180: Various food heating machines

Other machines for cooking or heating food, not for making drinks

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  • 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 £
Germany 117,548,462
United States 51,536,109
Switzerland 47,182,520
China 29,518,461
Italy 25,874,968

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 55,523,342 62,025,120 +6,501,778
United States 31,438,146 20,097,963 -11,340,183
Switzerland 20,797,966 26,384,554 +5,586,588
China 13,850,249 15,668,212 +1,817,963
Italy 11,387,019 14,487,949 +3,100,930
New Zealand 11,873,508 10,186,304 -1,687,204
Netherlands 9,727,476 9,731,885 +4,409
France 9,963,736 5,918,337 -4,045,399
Canada 3,779,911 7,068,866 +3,288,955
Sweden 5,303,593 1,149,652 -4,153,941

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 £
Germany 101,029,468
United States 68,794,072
Switzerland 47,069,325
China 31,971,991
Italy 26,526,947

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 £
Germany 47,621,025 53,408,443 +5,787,418
United States 36,784,586 32,009,486 -4,775,100
Switzerland 20,717,858 26,351,467 +5,633,609
China 15,163,885 16,808,106 +1,644,221
Italy 11,692,699 14,834,248 +3,141,549
New Zealand 11,739,884 10,162,525 -1,577,359
Netherlands 11,201,712 10,526,692 -675,020
France 11,127,783 8,767,349 -2,360,434
Sweden 5,223,513 1,054,229 -4,169,284
Denmark 2,448,195 2,033,229 -414,966

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 69
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40
Inner London - East 39
Greater Manchester 35
Outer London - East and North East 28

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 42 42 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33 28 -5
Inner London - East 24 22 -2
Greater Manchester 21 28 +7
Outer London - East and North East 14 18 +4
Outer London - West and North West 16 18 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 24 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 17 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 21 +4
West Midlands 17 13 -4

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) 191,469,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,405,621
Air transport 48,624,493
Road transport 19,798,504
Other 18,389,500

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) 91,830,338 99,639,659 +7,809,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,295,270 51,110,351 -1,184,919
Air transport 23,695,353 24,929,140 +1,233,787
Road transport 7,682,377 12,116,127 +4,433,750
Other 15,785,230 2,604,270 -13,180,960

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 71,507,852
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,413,287
Felixstowe 39,538,526
ZLC 37,385,008
London Heathrow Airport 24,583,919

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 44,204,979 27,302,873 -16,902,106
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,388,693 43,024,594 +30,635,901
Felixstowe 26,433,959 13,104,567 -13,329,392
ZLC 16,170,033 21,214,975 +5,044,942
London Heathrow Airport 12,197,221 12,386,698 +189,477
London Gateway Port 5,853,898 16,939,354 +11,085,456
Southampton 10,893,658 9,337,821 -1,555,837
000 15,785,230 2,604,270 -13,180,960
Immingham Docks 9,419,826 6,051,205 -3,368,621
Eurotunnel 8,856,885 6,488,484 -2,368,401

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 198
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 111
Food and beverage service activities 70
Manufacture of food products 51
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 117
2026-03 129
2026-02 135
2026-01 119
2025-12 105

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 258
0-1m 155
54m+ 117
15m-54m 61
Other 60

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 120,535,128
Germany 31,979,036
Ireland 15,228,069
Australia 13,455,578
Canada 10,579,011

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 60,644,964 59,890,164 -754,800
Germany 14,213,437 17,765,599 +3,552,162
Ireland 6,524,857 8,703,212 +2,178,355
Australia 8,433,154 5,022,424 -3,410,730
Canada 7,427,917 3,151,094 -4,276,823
Poland 4,605,709 4,093,031 -512,678
France 4,427,007 3,152,462 -1,274,545
Saudi Arabia 4,665,514 1,428,862 -3,236,652
Spain 3,470,910 2,584,235 -886,675
Netherlands 2,752,933 2,245,040 -507,893

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 £
XI 73,822
France 6,223
Germany 6,135
China 3,196
Italy 769

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 £
XI 73,251 571 -72,680
France 4,261 1,962 -2,299
Germany 3,717 2,418 -1,299
China 1,033 2,163 +1,130
Italy 166 603 +437
South Korea 623 0 -623
Ireland 118 0 -118

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) 161,346,465
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,244,913
Air transport 28,629,252
Other 107,387
Road transport 20,671

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) 87,871,197 73,475,268 -14,395,929
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,384,265 41,860,648 +1,476,383
Air transport 13,657,485 14,971,767 +1,314,282
Other 84,336 23,051 -61,285
Road transport 20,671 0 -20,671

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 70,222,735
London Gateway Port 61,818,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 54,964,622
London Heathrow Airport 17,969,753
Liverpool Docks 12,942,411

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 £
Southampton 12,492,893 57,729,842 +45,236,949
London Gateway Port 54,507,101 7,311,850 -47,195,251
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,014,063 28,950,559 +2,936,496
London Heathrow Airport 8,372,381 9,597,372 +1,224,991
Liverpool Docks 8,673,657 4,268,754 -4,404,903
Holyhead 4,141,069 6,724,121 +2,583,052
Grangemouth Docks 6,696,421 1,296,726 -5,399,695
Dover 5,428,157 2,499,309 -2,928,848
Felixstowe 3,887,845 2,279,510 -1,608,335
London Stansted Airport 1,749,555 2,153,480 +403,925

Quick facts

HS code: 84198180

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

Description: Other machines for cooking or heating food, not for making drinks