Import/export HS code 3819: Hydraulic brake fluids and transmission liquids

Liquids used in hydraulic systems, like brakes or transmissions. These may contain small amounts of petroleum or mineral oils, but not more than 70% by weight

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 26,514,294
Netherlands 9,383,106
Belgium 5,516,688
France 4,722,666
United States 3,990,379

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 14,359,835 12,154,459 -2,205,376
Netherlands 5,008,651 4,374,455 -634,196
Belgium 2,844,971 2,671,717 -173,254
France 2,894,347 1,828,319 -1,066,028
United States 2,142,159 1,848,220 -293,939
Spain 439,476 754,870 +315,394
China 537,809 181,762 -356,047
United Arab Emirates 131,121 327,046 +195,925
Italy 155,425 238,004 +82,579
Lithuania 322,307 9,209 -313,098

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 31,088,190
United States 7,986,499
Switzerland 4,125,187
United Kingdom 3,001,773
France 1,949,799

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 16,886,888 14,201,302 -2,685,586
United States 4,114,273 3,872,226 -242,047
Switzerland 2,252,610 1,872,577 -380,033
United Kingdom 1,582,808 1,418,965 -163,843
France 1,076,461 873,338 -203,123
Belgium 1,376,183 556,430 -819,753
Spain 621,799 829,866 +208,067
Netherlands 377,328 229,884 -147,444
Italy 165,949 298,107 +132,158
United Arab Emirates 123,004 310,009 +187,005

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 16
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 9
West Midlands 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8

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 13 14 +1
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 8 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 6 3 -3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,000,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,602,068
Other 1,918,371
Air transport 1,735,952
Road transport 857,591

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,051,157 12,949,354 -2,101,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,111,539 10,490,529 -1,621,010
Other 1,669,188 249,183 -1,420,005
Air transport 1,055,118 680,834 -374,284
Road transport 5,333 852,258 +846,925
Rail transport 3,832 20,589 +16,757

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 11,898,101
Dover 7,644,184
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,490,779
Immingham Docks 7,301,991
Felixstowe 4,932,497

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 6,636,278 5,261,823 -1,374,455
Dover 4,188,683 3,455,501 -733,182
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,703,870 3,786,909 +83,039
Immingham Docks 3,726,082 3,575,909 -150,173
Felixstowe 3,014,171 1,918,326 -1,095,845
Middlesbrough 2,261,652 1,348,149 -913,503
Eurotunnel 1,717,212 1,658,611 -58,601
000 1,669,188 249,183 -1,420,005
Southampton 334,741 687,613 +352,872
499 2,316 915,658 +913,342

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
38
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
34
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
10
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 41
2026-04 50
2026-03 48
2026-02 46
2026-01 41

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+ 74
1m-15m 41
Other 26
15m-54m 17
0-1m 8

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 £
Germany 23,277,452
United States 19,390,540
Belgium 17,833,591
France 15,464,410
Norway 11,427,578

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 £
Germany 13,296,212 9,981,240 -3,314,972
United States 10,379,374 9,011,166 -1,368,208
Belgium 8,915,389 8,918,202 +2,813
France 6,777,310 8,687,100 +1,909,790
Norway 6,092,302 5,335,276 -757,026
Nigeria 4,510,980 6,027,107 +1,516,127
Angola 4,257,742 2,089,532 -2,168,210
Ghana 2,616,574 2,977,799 +361,225
China 2,753,134 1,769,688 -983,446
Netherlands 1,888,420 2,029,887 +141,467

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 £
XI 17,197
Germany 8,972
Spain 3,140
Belgium 520
Netherlands 303

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 £
XI 8,175 9,022 +847
Germany 4,039 4,933 +894
Spain 659 2,481 +1,822
Belgium 223 297 +74
Netherlands 48 255 +207
France 87 181 +94
China 0 7 +7

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,545,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 79,862,255
Air transport 4,020,077
Other 89,379
Rail transport 1,749

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,474,765 41,070,290 -3,404,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,836,479 39,025,776 -1,810,703
Air transport 2,011,381 2,008,696 -2,685
Other 34,194 55,185 +20,991
Rail transport 0 1,749 +1,749

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 39,996,954
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,971,394
Immingham Docks 24,408,120
Southampton 17,358,444
London 10,816,899

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 £
London Gateway Port 20,408,097 19,588,857 -819,240
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,425,245 15,546,149 -6,879,096
Immingham Docks 11,693,166 12,714,954 +1,021,788
Southampton 8,465,144 8,893,300 +428,156
London 6,669,484 4,147,415 -2,522,069
Dover 866,131 6,816,399 +5,950,268
Felixstowe 3,338,999 3,563,730 +224,731
Hull 4,283,373 2,506,615 -1,776,758
Harwich 3,602,330 1,933,538 -1,668,792
Liverpool Docks 1,727,330 1,687,053 -40,277

Quick facts

HS code: 3819

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

Description: Liquids used in hydraulic systems, like brakes or transmissions. These may contain small amounts of petroleum or mineral oils, but not more than 70% by weight