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 39,239,562
Germany 12,895,422
Australia 10,546,828
Ireland 3,762,542
Belgium 1,777,611

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 19,543,621 19,695,941 +152,320
Germany 5,686,643 7,208,779 +1,522,136
Australia 3,452,782 7,094,046 +3,641,264
Ireland 1,687,984 2,074,558 +386,574
Belgium 739,792 1,037,819 +298,027
United States 720,569 739,076 +18,507
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 201,584 756,724 +555,140
Italy 494,469 317,756 -176,713
Czechia 552,843 204,498 -348,345
Spain 214,980 489,521 +274,541

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 41,363,351
Australia 12,224,363
Germany 11,872,061
United States 2,313,922
Poland 1,369,574

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 21,490,346 19,873,005 -1,617,341
Australia 3,386,271 8,838,092 +5,451,821
Germany 5,038,992 6,833,069 +1,794,077
United States 1,199,134 1,114,788 -84,346
Poland 701,924 667,650 -34,274
Portugal 384,976 781,626 +396,650
Ireland 248,754 571,049 +322,295
Norway 499,156 18,846 -480,310
Malaysia 284,949 148,137 -136,812
Italy 343,131 73,949 -269,182

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
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 12 -3
Inner London - West 3 10 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 5 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
West Midlands 9 3 -6
West Yorkshire 10 6 -4
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0
Merseyside 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +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) 52,928,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,554,319
Air transport 7,354,127
Other 4,150,801
Road transport 93,336

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) 24,343,478 28,585,427 +4,241,949
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,119,975 7,434,344 +1,314,369
Air transport 3,180,035 4,174,092 +994,057
Other 2,610,758 1,540,043 -1,070,715
Road transport 21,588 71,748 +50,160

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 20,600,345
London Gateway Port 18,770,358
Southampton 8,156,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,845,400
000 4,150,801

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 12,797,560 7,802,785 -4,994,775
London Gateway Port 3,721,365 15,048,993 +11,327,628
Southampton 5,308,569 2,847,494 -2,461,075
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,654,233 3,191,167 +536,934
000 2,610,758 1,540,043 -1,070,715
London Stansted Airport 1,307,217 1,805,025 +497,808
Thamesport 1,355,654 1,015,611 -340,043
Eurotunnel 1,175,632 954,252 -221,380
London Heathrow Airport 1,067,711 985,110 -82,601
Immingham Docks 1,019,759 609,888 -409,871

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 61
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 13
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
2026-04 38
2026-03 47
2026-02 42
2026-01 43
2025-12 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 85
54m+ 66
Other 26
0-1m 22
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 43,590,713
France 3,847,612
United States 3,804,337
Netherlands 2,499,873
Germany 1,904,758

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 23,364,024 20,226,689 -3,137,335
France 2,339,589 1,508,023 -831,566
United States 2,646,057 1,158,280 -1,487,777
Netherlands 1,224,637 1,275,236 +50,599
Germany 1,111,195 793,563 -317,632
Poland 448,755 763,645 +314,890
Italy 681,658 392,907 -288,751
Spain 376,984 537,892 +160,908
Lithuania 151,026 577,765 +426,739
India 215,468 406,634 +191,166

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 £
Netherlands 111,608
Ireland 105,309
Lithuania 65,606
China 51,478
XI 24,690

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 £
Netherlands 43,177 68,431 +25,254
Ireland 63,375 41,934 -21,441
Lithuania 0 65,606 +65,606
China 34,424 17,054 -17,370
XI 6,576 18,114 +11,538
France 2,477 6,593 +4,116
Australia 5,657 0 -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) 48,037,898
Air transport 15,043,650
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,181,459
Other 2,073,272
Road transport 2,234

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) 26,291,874 21,746,024 -4,545,850
Air transport 7,687,137 7,356,513 -330,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,154,529 1,026,930 -127,599
Other 918,629 1,154,643 +236,014
Road transport 2,234 0 -2,234

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 33,754,168
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,494,360
London Stansted Airport 5,117,703
Liverpool Docks 4,517,578
London Heathrow Airport 4,511,926

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 16,924,842 16,829,326 -95,516
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,047,651 2,446,709 -600,942
London Stansted Airport 2,345,917 2,771,786 +425,869
Liverpool Docks 3,605,612 911,966 -2,693,646
London Heathrow Airport 2,662,394 1,849,532 -812,862
East Midlands Airport 1,980,608 1,957,595 -23,013
Felixstowe 1,314,400 1,160,477 -153,923
000 918,629 1,154,643 +236,014
ZLC 587,357 631,080 +43,723
Milford 740,324 177,540 -562,784

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