Import/export HS code 85168020: Insulated heating resistors

Heating resistors assembled with insulated materials

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 7,987,958
Denmark 2,478,256
France 2,456,365
Italy 1,649,785
United States 1,275,815

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 4,770,773 3,217,185 -1,553,588
Denmark 1,304,663 1,173,593 -131,070
France 1,482,200 974,165 -508,035
Italy 710,060 939,725 +229,665
United States 712,779 563,036 -149,743
Netherlands 470,199 331,014 -139,185
China 305,133 432,453 +127,320
Turkey 333,885 229,322 -104,563
Spain 311,330 246,863 -64,467
Sweden 260,507 276,483 +15,976

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 6,358,740
United States 2,446,982
Denmark 1,722,039
India 1,421,190
Italy 1,409,361

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 3,643,679 2,715,061 -928,618
United States 1,490,381 956,601 -533,780
Denmark 877,370 844,669 -32,701
India 868,197 552,993 -315,204
Italy 577,794 831,567 +253,773
France 649,257 620,447 -28,810
China 439,475 756,630 +317,155
Poland 456,011 159,936 -296,075
Sweden 280,409 281,418 +1,009
Turkey 312,177 191,481 -120,696

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 40
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Shropshire and Staffordshire 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28

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 26 30 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24 22 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 21 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 21 22 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 18 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 20 +1
Greater Manchester 18 10 -8
West Yorkshire 15 18 +3
Inner London - West 19 12 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 16 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 8,944,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,490,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,443,951
Road transport 235,847
Other 189,853

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 £
Air transport 4,803,553 4,140,642 -662,911
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,165,974 3,324,788 -1,841,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,847,142 1,596,809 -250,333
Road transport 103,953 131,894 +27,941
Other 136,534 53,319 -83,215

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,104,488
East Midlands Airport 4,081,174
London Heathrow Airport 2,080,202
Immingham Docks 1,979,697
Birmingham Airport 1,277,929

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 2,567,194 1,537,294 -1,029,900
East Midlands Airport 2,236,728 1,844,446 -392,282
London Heathrow Airport 1,102,203 977,999 -124,204
Immingham Docks 1,027,371 952,326 -75,045
Birmingham Airport 621,363 656,566 +35,203
Felixstowe 537,054 703,605 +166,551
Eurotunnel 774,254 404,124 -370,130
London Gateway Port 364,023 414,696 +50,673
London Stansted Airport 430,378 279,333 -151,045
London 535,485 137,503 -397,982

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 111
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 68
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 45
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 38
Manufacture of electrical equipment 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 79
2025-11 98
2025-10 93
2025-09 72
2025-08 85

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
54m+ 252
1m-15m 185
15m-54m 55
Other 46
0-1m 36

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 £
United States 15,154,351
Germany 6,268,408
France 3,336,688
Australia 2,432,039
Netherlands 2,108,995

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 £
United States 7,652,546 7,501,805 -150,741
Germany 3,175,256 3,093,152 -82,104
France 1,084,257 2,252,431 +1,168,174
Australia 1,283,316 1,148,723 -134,593
Netherlands 1,210,478 898,517 -311,961
Denmark 459,839 632,873 +173,034
China 473,637 571,121 +97,484
Belgium 619,002 275,086 -343,916
Ireland 394,270 332,234 -62,036
Italy 411,037 300,211 -110,826

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 £
Nicaragua 998
Germany 929
China 681
Ireland 519
XI 82

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 £
Nicaragua 998 0 -998
Germany 929 0 -929
China 0 681 +681
Ireland 0 519 +519
XI 82 0 -82

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 34,226,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,385,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,196,249
Road transport 35,474
Other 3,864

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 £
Air transport 17,933,100 16,293,244 -1,639,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,456,297 3,929,006 +1,472,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 699,753 496,496 -203,257
Road transport 35,474 0 -35,474
Other 2,664 1,200 -1,464

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 16,215,534
London Stansted Airport 12,754,423
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,549,606
London Heathrow Airport 3,351,450
ZLC 1,141,177

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 £
East Midlands Airport 8,910,122 7,305,412 -1,604,710
London Stansted Airport 6,224,247 6,530,176 +305,929
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,979,641 3,569,965 +1,590,324
London Heathrow Airport 1,693,087 1,658,363 -34,724
ZLC 554,705 586,472 +31,767
Manchester Airport 572,587 204,025 -368,562
Immingham Docks 346,232 364,366 +18,134
London Gateway Port 404,384 20,595 -383,789
Dover 105,276 61,388 -43,888
Felixstowe 36,594 116,967 +80,373

Quick facts

HS code: 85168020

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

Description: Heating resistors assembled with insulated materials