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 10,721,025
China 5,650,529
Italy 5,531,784
Belgium 4,848,361
Spain 1,480,701

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 5,846,683 4,874,342 -972,341
China 2,998,341 2,652,188 -346,153
Italy 3,561,928 1,969,856 -1,592,072
Belgium 2,902,788 1,945,573 -957,215
Spain 758,566 722,135 -36,431
Turkey 344,440 489,953 +145,513
France 473,001 309,079 -163,922
Czechia 157,033 330,276 +173,243
Netherlands 96,291 301,440 +205,149
Portugal 218,739 132,293 -86,446

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 10,551,150
Italy 7,069,470
China 6,119,720
Hungary 2,699,600
Spain 1,468,881

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 5,764,244 4,786,906 -977,338
Italy 4,292,678 2,776,792 -1,515,886
China 3,382,824 2,736,896 -645,928
Hungary 1,588,479 1,111,121 -477,358
Spain 746,746 722,135 -24,611
Turkey 346,101 489,953 +143,852
Czechia 346,651 344,030 -2,621
Portugal 218,908 132,154 -86,754
Netherlands 82,011 190,565 +108,554
France 184,409 63,397 -121,012

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
West Midlands 9
Inner London - West 7
Essex 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Essex 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 1 5 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0

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) 20,716,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,846,813
Air transport 1,538,478
Other 1,318,180
Road transport 357,578

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) 11,868,338 8,848,353 -3,019,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,988,236 3,858,577 -129,659
Air transport 899,466 639,012 -260,454
Other 943,960 374,220 -569,740
Road transport 58,736 298,842 +240,106

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,027,832
Purfleet 3,849,849
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,033,210
Felixstowe 2,745,751
Middlesbrough 2,070,041

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 5,724,100 3,303,732 -2,420,368
Purfleet 684,718 3,165,131 +2,480,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,841,206 1,192,004 -649,202
Felixstowe 1,781,192 964,559 -816,633
Middlesbrough 1,169,641 900,400 -269,241
Harwich 1,396,605 22,274 -1,374,331
000 943,960 374,220 -569,740
Newhaven 531,322 529,264 -2,058
Thamesport 600,452 274,105 -326,347
London Gateway Port 61,525 806,496 +744,971

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 23
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 21
2025-10 19
2025-09 20
2025-08 25

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 56
54m+ 33
15m-54m 14
Other 9
0-1m 8

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 3,140,235
France 2,358,567
Germany 2,165,622
Italy 1,378,105
United States 1,173,355

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 1,398,232 1,742,003 +343,771
France 2,217,493 141,074 -2,076,419
Germany 1,917,521 248,101 -1,669,420
Italy 1,253,189 124,916 -1,128,273
United States 316,024 857,331 +541,307
Czechia 521,592 225,138 -296,454
Netherlands 301,362 443,699 +142,337
Belgium 331,550 316,196 -15,354
Poland 496,718 120,738 -375,980
Switzerland 304,443 233,738 -70,705

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 458,966
XI 411,390
Ireland 8,880
China 5,007
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 267,442 191,524 -75,918
XI 238,824 172,566 -66,258
Ireland 5,737 3,143 -2,594
China 2,573 2,434 -139
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) 12,896,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,862,411
Other 892,847
Air transport 841,260
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) 9,172,577 3,724,262 -5,448,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,151,441 1,710,970 +559,529
Other 523,106 369,741 -153,365
Air transport 451,936 389,324 -62,612
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 9,503,895
Southampton 1,227,059
Holyhead 1,135,435
000 892,847
London Gateway Port 800,254

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 7,628,579 1,875,316 -5,753,263
Southampton 249,448 977,611 +728,163
Holyhead 636,704 498,731 -137,973
000 523,106 369,741 -153,365
London Gateway Port 396,235 404,019 +7,784
Heysham 3,700 781,357 +777,657
Immingham Docks 320,561 353,442 +32,881
Liverpool Docks 457,043 191,115 -265,928
London Heathrow Airport 240,421 171,598 -68,823
Dover 369,441 30,341 -339,100

Quick facts

HS code: 84243001

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

Description: Steam machines that include a heating device