Import/export HS code 85161011: Instant water heaters

Electric devices that heat water instantly as it flows through, without storing hot water

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 £
China 33,757,911
Germany 10,081,501
Australia 8,474,389
Ireland 3,044,038
Belgium 1,491,664

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 19,221,000 14,536,911 -4,684,089
Germany 5,856,029 4,225,472 -1,630,557
Australia 2,811,192 5,663,197 +2,852,005
Ireland 1,660,731 1,383,307 -277,424
Belgium 741,697 749,967 +8,270
United States 731,827 487,549 -244,278
Czechia 579,961 234,577 -345,384
Italy 383,950 316,487 -67,463
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 249,315 341,588 +92,273
Spain 234,400 330,166 +95,766

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 35,934,112
Australia 9,584,932
Germany 9,035,048
United States 1,881,591
Poland 1,125,999

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 21,166,476 14,767,636 -6,398,840
Australia 2,744,681 6,840,251 +4,095,570
Germany 5,270,665 3,764,383 -1,506,282
United States 1,127,882 753,709 -374,173
Poland 665,523 460,476 -205,047
Portugal 356,512 536,191 +179,679
Ireland 301,955 342,352 +40,397
Norway 499,156 6,246 -492,910
Spain 210,695 187,683 -23,012
Italy 319,594 70,643 -248,951

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Inner London - West 11
West Midlands 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 14 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 5 -5
Inner London - West 4 8 +4
West Midlands 10 4 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 10 6 -4
Outer London - East and North East 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Merseyside 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2

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) 44,773,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,527,760
Air transport 6,035,882
Other 3,882,096
Road transport 78,174

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) 23,177,618 21,596,326 -1,581,292
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,302,650 4,225,110 -2,077,540
Air transport 3,164,333 2,871,549 -292,784
Other 2,738,198 1,143,898 -1,594,300
Road transport 21,588 56,586 +34,998

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,674,535
London Gateway Port 13,752,432
Southampton 7,716,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,249,375
000 3,882,096

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 12,665,778 6,008,757 -6,657,021
London Gateway Port 2,528,433 11,223,999 +8,695,566
Southampton 5,508,328 2,208,431 -3,299,897
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,657,134 1,592,241 -1,064,893
000 2,738,198 1,143,898 -1,594,300
London Stansted Airport 1,339,170 1,198,927 -140,243
Thamesport 1,422,772 804,285 -618,487
Eurotunnel 1,205,075 664,892 -540,183
London Heathrow Airport 1,022,383 712,853 -309,530
Immingham Docks 1,109,983 508,355 -601,628

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 59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 12
Manufacture of electrical equipment 11
Air transport 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 37
2025-10 38
2025-09 35
2025-08 46

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 80
54m+ 61
Other 24
0-1m 20
15m-54m 20

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 39,432,885
United States 3,628,683
France 3,370,168
Netherlands 2,241,583
Germany 1,796,138

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 23,483,638 15,949,247 -7,534,391
United States 2,573,692 1,054,991 -1,518,701
France 2,325,735 1,044,433 -1,281,302
Netherlands 1,219,257 1,022,326 -196,931
Germany 1,141,437 654,701 -486,736
Poland 501,023 576,226 +75,203
Italy 680,763 276,214 -404,549
Spain 377,589 314,570 -63,019
India 221,245 353,074 +131,829
Austria 219,686 292,091 +72,405

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 £
Ireland 98,018
Netherlands 97,611
China 49,151
XI 17,991
France 6,873

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 £
Ireland 64,406 33,612 -30,794
Netherlands 33,047 64,564 +31,517
China 34,498 14,653 -19,845
XI 5,487 12,504 +7,017
France 2,375 4,498 +2,123
Australia 0 5,657 +5,657
Italy 916 0 -916

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) 43,332,731
Air transport 13,056,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,130,700
Other 1,791,914
Road transport 6,125

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) 26,463,741 16,868,990 -9,594,751
Air transport 7,669,006 5,387,685 -2,281,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,273,175 857,525 -415,650
Other 854,610 937,304 +82,694
Road transport 6,125 0 -6,125

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 29,448,097
Liverpool Docks 5,348,742
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,762,767
London Stansted Airport 4,386,051
London Heathrow Airport 4,042,688

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 £
Holyhead 16,136,324 13,311,773 -2,824,551
Liverpool Docks 4,590,351 758,391 -3,831,960
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,040,544 1,722,223 -1,318,321
London Stansted Airport 2,319,632 2,066,419 -253,213
London Heathrow Airport 2,602,163 1,440,525 -1,161,638
East Midlands Airport 2,067,566 1,271,339 -796,227
Felixstowe 1,424,703 865,234 -559,469
000 854,610 937,304 +82,694
ZLC 600,747 473,877 -126,870
London Gateway Port 606,490 270,656 -335,834

Quick facts

HS code: 85161011

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

Description: Electric devices that heat water instantly as it flows through, without storing hot water