Import/export HS code 84243001: Heated steam machines

Steam machines that include a heating device

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 £
Germany 10,436,779
China 6,590,492
Italy 5,584,328
Belgium 5,478,099
Spain 1,694,963

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 5,620,948 4,815,831 -805,117
China 3,491,311 3,099,181 -392,130
Italy 3,288,334 2,295,994 -992,340
Belgium 3,005,152 2,472,947 -532,205
Spain 1,044,967 649,996 -394,971
Turkey 361,842 704,658 +342,816
France 589,806 338,630 -251,176
Netherlands 197,281 517,200 +319,919
Czechia 218,589 361,783 +143,194
Portugal 325,649 171,366 -154,283

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 10,462,375
Italy 7,493,034
China 7,066,589
Hungary 2,916,254
Spain 1,692,770

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 5,534,053 4,928,322 -605,731
Italy 4,116,792 3,376,242 -740,550
China 3,845,749 3,220,840 -624,909
Hungary 1,638,895 1,277,359 -361,536
Spain 1,033,147 659,623 -373,524
Turkey 363,503 782,208 +418,705
Czechia 399,737 338,208 -61,529
Portugal 325,818 171,227 -154,591
Netherlands 82,972 354,588 +271,616
Croatia 0 273,640 +273,640

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Greater Manchester 9
Essex 7
Inner London - West 7
West Yorkshire 7

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 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Essex 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Kent 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1

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) 21,833,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,176,423
Air transport 1,817,440
Other 1,222,237
Road transport 525,207

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) 11,733,586 10,099,595 -1,633,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,760,887 4,415,536 -345,351
Air transport 954,853 862,587 -92,266
Other 952,239 269,998 -682,241
Road transport 120,201 405,006 +284,805

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,696,523
Purfleet 4,899,984
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,351,359
Felixstowe 3,163,838
Middlesbrough 2,334,104

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 5,143,858 3,552,665 -1,591,193
Purfleet 1,522,806 3,377,178 +1,854,372
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,857,440 1,493,919 -363,521
Felixstowe 2,126,720 1,037,118 -1,089,602
Middlesbrough 1,232,990 1,101,114 -131,876
Harwich 1,174,776 160,608 -1,014,168
London Gateway Port 216,909 1,014,986 +798,077
000 952,239 269,998 -682,241
Newhaven 797,845 358,426 -439,419
Thamesport 577,431 372,463 -204,968

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
45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
24
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
6
Manufacture of food products
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 21
2026-03 25
2026-02 26
2026-01 14

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 57
54m+ 35
15m-54m 16
0-1m 12
Other 12

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 3,448,289
France 1,979,752
Germany 1,928,624
United States 1,187,662
Italy 957,333

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 1,741,237 1,707,052 -34,185
France 1,877,311 102,441 -1,774,870
Germany 1,801,011 127,613 -1,673,398
United States 269,742 917,920 +648,178
Italy 917,882 39,451 -878,431
Netherlands 350,561 467,724 +117,163
Czechia 667,942 85,299 -582,643
Belgium 319,161 383,951 +64,790
Poland 588,242 56,913 -531,329
Switzerland 341,261 211,004 -130,257

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 £
Italy 520,495
XI 469,321
Ireland 16,921
Romania 6,617
China 4,978

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 £
Italy 272,709 247,786 -24,923
XI 253,860 215,461 -38,399
Ireland 5,737 11,184 +5,447
Romania 0 6,617 +6,617
China 2,432 2,546 +114
Denmark 68 0 -68

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) 12,252,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,626,621
Air transport 1,308,381
Other 1,025,235
Road transport 1,935

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) 9,207,647 3,044,486 -6,163,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,072,013 2,554,608 +1,482,595
Air transport 536,684 771,697 +235,013
Other 539,451 485,784 -53,667
Road transport 1,935 0 -1,935

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,472,217
Southampton 1,679,511
Holyhead 1,252,852
000 1,025,235
London Gateway Port 863,974

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 7,289,468 1,182,749 -6,106,719
Southampton 233,374 1,446,137 +1,212,763
Holyhead 627,504 625,348 -2,156
000 539,451 485,784 -53,667
London Gateway Port 415,293 448,681 +33,388
Heysham 339,381 447,807 +108,426
Immingham Docks 305,168 463,024 +157,856
Liverpool Docks 407,830 348,663 -59,167
London Heathrow Airport 273,274 180,683 -92,591
Dover 353,157 98,397 -254,760

Quick facts

HS code: 84243001

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

Description: Steam machines that include a heating device