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 11,291,698
China 6,644,026
Italy 6,053,606
Belgium 5,729,910
Spain 1,735,967

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 5,637,895 5,653,803 +15,908
China 3,038,044 3,605,982 +567,938
Italy 3,485,480 2,568,126 -917,354
Belgium 3,094,155 2,635,755 -458,400
Spain 866,043 869,924 +3,881
Turkey 356,799 666,768 +309,969
France 513,728 327,180 -186,548
Netherlands 106,809 603,076 +496,267
Czechia 200,274 373,905 +173,631
Portugal 193,495 303,520 +110,025

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 11,244,031
Italy 7,960,905
China 7,131,407
Hungary 3,142,122
Spain 1,733,774

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 5,555,022 5,689,009 +133,987
Italy 4,164,771 3,796,134 -368,637
China 3,408,422 3,722,985 +314,563
Hungary 1,727,289 1,414,833 -312,456
Spain 854,223 879,551 +25,328
Turkey 358,460 744,318 +385,858
Czechia 360,038 391,861 +31,823
Portugal 193,664 303,381 +109,717
Netherlands 82,011 343,772 +261,761
France 247,806 0 -247,806

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 10
Inner London - West 8
Essex 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 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Essex 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 1 7 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Kent 1 4 +3
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3

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) 23,229,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,240,441
Air transport 1,893,373
Other 1,286,570
Road transport 471,613

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) 11,749,716 11,480,015 -269,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,187,716 5,052,725 +865,009
Air transport 892,376 1,000,997 +108,621
Other 966,756 319,814 -646,942
Road transport 92,526 379,087 +286,561

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,424,020
Purfleet 4,769,938
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,518,443
Felixstowe 3,170,285
Middlesbrough 2,343,415

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 5,375,882 4,048,138 -1,327,744
Purfleet 866,265 3,903,673 +3,037,408
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,976,777 1,541,666 -435,111
Felixstowe 1,862,014 1,308,271 -553,743
Middlesbrough 1,216,967 1,126,448 -90,519
Harwich 1,368,056 160,608 -1,207,448
000 966,756 319,814 -646,942
Newhaven 500,011 681,364 +181,353
London Gateway Port 61,525 1,082,554 +1,021,029
Eurotunnel 574,323 564,167 -10,156

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 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9
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
2026-04 21
2026-03 25
2026-02 26
2026-01 14
2025-12 21

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 60
54m+ 38
15m-54m 16
Other 13
0-1m 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 3,462,868
France 2,382,449
Germany 2,097,646
Italy 1,343,579
United States 1,210,303

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 1,412,751 2,050,117 +637,366
France 2,204,587 177,862 -2,026,725
Germany 1,818,860 278,786 -1,540,074
Italy 1,222,945 120,634 -1,102,311
United States 295,064 915,239 +620,175
Netherlands 326,961 531,181 +204,220
Belgium 320,392 442,751 +122,359
Czechia 589,872 146,154 -443,718
Poland 503,467 151,791 -351,676
Switzerland 324,547 216,452 -108,095

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 509,851
XI 484,260
Ireland 13,768
China 5,146
Denmark 68

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 282,478 227,373 -55,105
XI 255,811 228,449 -27,362
Ireland 5,737 8,031 +2,294
China 2,748 2,398 -350
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) 13,335,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,629,068
Air transport 1,289,277
Other 1,022,818
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) 9,173,638 4,161,638 -5,012,000
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,086,071 2,542,997 +1,456,926
Air transport 472,804 816,473 +343,669
Other 554,377 468,441 -85,936
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 9,516,067
Southampton 1,670,749
Holyhead 1,262,239
000 1,022,818
London Gateway Port 875,549

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 7,634,186 1,881,881 -5,752,305
Southampton 231,403 1,439,346 +1,207,943
Holyhead 606,227 656,012 +49,785
000 554,377 468,441 -85,936
London Gateway Port 380,083 495,466 +115,383
Heysham 13,882 773,306 +759,424
Immingham Docks 314,307 471,533 +157,226
Liverpool Docks 429,394 325,488 -103,906
Dover 361,933 127,434 -234,499
London Heathrow Airport 252,212 182,095 -70,117

Quick facts

HS code: 84243001

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

Description: Steam machines that include a heating device