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 37,941,764
Germany 12,699,030
Australia 10,349,968
Ireland 3,693,472
Belgium 1,747,776

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 19,467,055 18,474,709 -992,346
Germany 5,237,432 7,461,598 +2,224,166
Australia 4,121,363 6,228,605 +2,107,242
Ireland 1,690,635 2,002,837 +312,202
Belgium 754,856 992,920 +238,064
United States 629,006 709,364 +80,358
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 211,426 744,157 +532,731
Italy 495,211 293,299 -201,912
Spain 266,132 508,943 +242,811
Czechia 545,393 123,990 -421,403

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 39,971,913
Australia 12,020,271
Germany 11,753,311
United States 2,204,829
Poland 1,355,786

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 21,394,477 18,577,436 -2,817,041
Australia 4,048,801 7,971,470 +3,922,669
Germany 4,576,916 7,176,395 +2,599,479
United States 1,110,457 1,094,372 -16,085
Poland 741,062 614,724 -126,338
Portugal 351,714 805,397 +453,683
Ireland 320,107 497,209 +177,102
Viet Nam 268,363 144,879 -123,484
United Kingdom 196,702 172,644 -24,058
Spain 220,469 141,840 -78,629

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 20
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
West Midlands 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 16 12 -4
Inner London - West 3 10 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
West Midlands 9 3 -6
Outer London - East and North East 7 5 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
Merseyside 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3

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) 51,185,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,418,247
Air transport 7,125,724
Other 3,824,466
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) 24,687,332 26,498,432 +1,811,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,913,173 7,505,074 +1,591,901
Air transport 2,867,361 4,258,363 +1,391,002
Other 2,416,051 1,408,415 -1,007,636
Road transport 23,241 70,095 +46,854

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 19,251,458
Felixstowe 19,122,100
Southampton 8,080,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,585,166
000 3,824,466

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 £
London Gateway Port 5,442,987 13,808,471 +8,365,484
Felixstowe 11,985,313 7,136,787 -4,848,526
Southampton 5,172,524 2,907,659 -2,264,865
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,354,312 3,230,854 +876,542
000 2,416,051 1,408,415 -1,007,636
London Stansted Airport 1,322,504 1,812,480 +489,976
Thamesport 1,167,192 1,039,023 -128,169
Eurotunnel 1,154,384 863,750 -290,634
London Heathrow Airport 749,465 1,109,817 +360,352
Immingham Docks 941,257 520,135 -421,122

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
35
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
2026-05 44
2026-04 38
2026-03 47
2026-02 42
2026-01 43

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+ 64
Other 25
0-1m 21
15m-54m 19

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 42,201,618
France 3,023,155
Netherlands 2,546,555
United States 2,229,546
Germany 1,833,593

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 23,598,969 18,602,649 -4,996,320
France 1,599,674 1,423,481 -176,193
Netherlands 1,453,123 1,093,432 -359,691
United States 1,309,945 919,601 -390,344
Germany 1,117,937 715,656 -402,281
Poland 544,341 595,209 +50,868
Italy 607,712 369,202 -238,510
Spain 435,031 470,968 +35,937
Lithuania 103,450 695,689 +592,239
India 302,934 301,856 -1,078

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 118,012
Ireland 96,397
Lithuania 78,610
XI 27,279
China 26,123

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 48,764 69,248 +20,484
Ireland 58,713 37,684 -21,029
Lithuania 0 78,610 +78,610
XI 8,203 19,076 +10,873
China 18,568 7,555 -11,013
France 3,715 5,983 +2,268
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) 45,891,293
Air transport 13,185,588
Other 2,064,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,058,857
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) 25,787,235 20,104,058 -5,683,177
Air transport 6,553,052 6,632,536 +79,484
Other 1,084,722 980,125 -104,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,124,618 934,239 -190,379
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 32,800,386
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,042,917
London Stansted Airport 4,760,344
Liverpool Docks 4,126,779
East Midlands Airport 3,754,425

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 17,254,785 15,545,601 -1,709,184
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,725,197 2,317,720 -407,477
London Stansted Airport 2,320,951 2,439,393 +118,442
Liverpool Docks 3,287,467 839,312 -2,448,155
East Midlands Airport 1,911,257 1,843,168 -68,089
London Heathrow Airport 1,706,482 1,618,810 -87,672
Felixstowe 1,123,248 999,500 -123,748
000 1,084,722 980,125 -104,597
ZLC 475,737 638,091 +162,354
Milford 735,215 165,387 -569,828

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