Import/export HS code 842112: Clothes dryers

Machines that spin to dry clothes, often used in homes or laundries

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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 £
China 3,277,284
United States 510,854
Ireland 271,351
Czechia 209,402
Germany 174,723

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 1,656,440 1,620,844 -35,596
United States 289,922 220,932 -68,990
Ireland 156,465 114,886 -41,579
Czechia 178,806 30,596 -148,210
Germany 74,428 100,295 +25,867
Turkey 70,860 87,499 +16,639
Argentina 98,340 35,821 -62,519
Netherlands 36,506 70,877 +34,371
Italy 100,659 0 -100,659
Singapore 0 58,805 +58,805

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 2,968,793
United States 489,581
Singapore 433,554
Czechia 229,382
Turkey 179,552

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 1,311,484 1,657,309 +345,825
United States 267,674 221,907 -45,767
Singapore 374,749 58,805 -315,944
Czechia 179,879 49,503 -130,376
Turkey 92,053 87,499 -4,554
Argentina 98,340 35,821 -62,519
Italy 128,609 0 -128,609
Germany 74,428 35,627 -38,801
Poland 951 46,872 +45,921
Netherlands 20,104 21,947 +1,843

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 6
Greater Manchester 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
West Midlands 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1

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) 2,944,977
Other 974,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 663,126
Air transport 569,729

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) 1,254,467 1,690,510 +436,043
Other 748,289 225,729 -522,560
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 458,685 204,441 -254,244
Air transport 299,439 270,290 -29,149

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,474,970
000 974,018
London Gateway Port 671,472
London Heathrow Airport 484,807
Southampton 431,880

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 828,767 646,203 -182,564
000 748,289 225,729 -522,560
London Gateway Port 96,798 574,674 +477,876
London Heathrow Airport 260,631 224,176 -36,455
Southampton 365,040 66,840 -298,200
499 1,080 430,780 +429,700
Dover 162,271 40,447 -121,824
London 88,112 37,841 -50,271
Eurotunnel 68,494 1,557 -66,937
Harwich 0 57,515 +57,515

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 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Other personal service activities 6
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 7
2025-09 8
2025-08 12

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 23
54m+ 10
0-1m 9
15m-54m 9
Other 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 £
United States 754,375
Israel 723,832
Ireland 701,578
Netherlands 531,973
Spain 184,695

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 438,010 316,365 -121,645
Israel 465,668 258,164 -207,504
Ireland 388,352 313,226 -75,126
Netherlands 335,980 195,993 -139,987
Spain 106,670 78,025 -28,645
China 6,055 173,729 +167,674
Canada 26,052 105,672 +79,620
France 121,647 3,598 -118,049
United Arab Emirates 27,816 25,598 -2,218
Belgium 15,825 10,050 -5,775

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 187,994
XI 133,551
Germany 88,576
China 57,687
Poland 50,826

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 95,919 92,075 -3,844
XI 105,620 27,931 -77,689
Germany 38,634 49,942 +11,308
China 20,682 37,005 +16,323
Poland 22,475 28,351 +5,876
South Korea 24,056 20,695 -3,361
Italy 1,106 170 -936
Christmas Island 625 0 -625
Slovakia 0 578 +578
Romania 382 0 -382

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,099,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,038,245
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 946,320
Other 582,244

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 £
Air transport 581,563 518,376 -63,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 553,531 484,714 -68,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 585,746 360,574 -225,172
Other 324,133 258,111 -66,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,009,854
London Gateway Port 749,250
000 582,244
Dover / Eurotunnel 443,229
Immingham Docks 267,973

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 £
East Midlands Airport 546,043 463,811 -82,232
London Gateway Port 492,474 256,776 -235,698
000 324,133 258,111 -66,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 303,266 139,963 -163,303
Immingham Docks 142,677 125,296 -17,381
Felixstowe 14,689 191,358 +176,669
Portsmouth 51,010 47,172 -3,838
Holyhead 53,877 11,985 -41,892
London Heathrow Airport 17,866 46,372 +28,506
Liverpool Docks 17,678 42,170 +24,492

Quick facts

HS code: 842112

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

Description: Machines that spin to dry clothes, often used in homes or laundries