🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of electric heater: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Kingdom imported electric heater worth $2.73 billion (328.2 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 4th largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 226 countries. Value fell 8% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of electric heater by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.73B | 328.2K t |
| 2023 | $2.98B | 351.5K t |
| 2022 | $2.98B | 326.1K t |
| 2021 | $3.02B | 365.0K t |
| 2020 | $2.38B | 307.9K t |
| 2019 | $2.37B | 251.4K t |
| 2018 | $2.39B | 273.3K t |
| 2017 | $2.27B | 250.0K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports electric heater from
China alone supplied 55% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.50B | 55% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $230.7M | 8.4% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $162.7M | 6% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $141.6M | 5.2% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $121.2M | 4.4% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $101.8M | 3.7% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $61.0M | 2.2% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $44.4M | 1.6% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $41.9M | 1.5% |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | $34.9M | 1.3% |
Types of electric heater under HS 8516
| 8516.60 | Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves) | 33% |
| 8516.79 | Electro-thermic appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposes | 14% |
| 8516.29 | Heating apparatus: electric soil heating apparatus and space heating apparatus (excluding storage heating radiators) | 9.1% |
| 8516.50 | Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposes | 7.5% |
| 8516.71 | Electro-thermic appliances: coffee or tea makers, of a kind used for domestic purposes | 7.4% |
| 8516.10 | Heaters: electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heaters | 5.9% |
| 8516.32 | Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic, other than hair dryers | 5% |
| 8516.90 | Electro-thermic appliances: parts, of heating resistors, of water, space and soil heaters, hair-dressing apparatus, hand dryers, smoothing irons and… | 3.9% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8516.
Average import price of electric heater
The average declared value was about $8.33 per kg, close to the world average of $10.19.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports electric heater
The United Kingdom exported $535.9 million of electric heater in 2024 (28.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Most of it went to Ireland (23%), Germany (14%), United States (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 46%. Among the main buyer markets, South Korea grew fastest (+62% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $123.9M | 23% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $77.1M | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $48.2M | 9% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $36.3M | 6.8% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $31.3M | 5.8% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $22.9M | 4.3% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $18.5M | 3.5% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $16.9M | 3.2% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $16.6M | 3.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $10.1M | 1.9% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 8516: Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545.
Electric heater trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of electric heater imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported electric heater worth $2.73 billion in 2024 (328.2 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import electric heater from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (55%), Germany (8%), Turkey (6%).
What is the average import price of electric heater in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $8.33 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $10.19 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export electric heater?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported electric heater worth $535.9 million in 2024, mainly to Ireland, Germany, United States.
What is the HS code for electric heater?
Electric heater falls under HS heading 8516 (Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic applia). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading electric heater with the United Kingdom?
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