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 27,924,954
Netherlands 9,821,373
Belgium 5,829,872
France 5,030,343
United States 4,179,360

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 14,938,843 12,986,111 -1,952,732
Netherlands 5,065,212 4,756,161 -309,051
Belgium 2,979,228 2,850,644 -128,584
France 2,995,134 2,035,209 -959,925
United States 2,194,461 1,984,899 -209,562
Spain 434,854 792,007 +357,153
China 538,218 186,686 -351,532
United Arab Emirates 141,205 327,046 +185,841
Italy 148,917 256,048 +107,131
Lithuania 305,153 26,363 -278,790

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 32,581,751
United States 8,257,396
Switzerland 4,467,609
United Kingdom 3,164,374
Belgium 2,140,110

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 17,183,110 15,398,641 -1,784,469
United States 4,188,474 4,068,922 -119,552
Switzerland 2,481,297 1,986,312 -494,985
United Kingdom 1,651,883 1,512,491 -139,392
Belgium 1,551,360 588,750 -962,610
France 1,035,507 960,288 -75,219
Spain 661,883 874,166 +212,283
Netherlands 474,685 235,114 -239,571
Italy 161,883 316,114 +154,231
United Arab Emirates 131,864 310,009 +178,145

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 17
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 14 14 +0
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
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) 29,355,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,771,201
Other 2,098,889
Air transport 1,789,676
Road transport 861,749

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) 15,370,945 13,984,571 -1,386,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,540,567 11,230,634 -1,309,933
Other 1,729,806 369,083 -1,360,723
Air transport 1,062,905 726,771 -336,134
Road transport 9,491 852,258 +842,767
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 12,478,612
Dover 8,024,504
Immingham Docks 7,903,804
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,787,006
Felixstowe 5,230,983

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 6,728,564 5,750,048 -978,516
Dover 4,263,523 3,760,981 -502,542
Immingham Docks 4,078,663 3,825,141 -253,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,761,744 4,025,262 +263,518
Felixstowe 3,071,994 2,158,989 -913,005
Middlesbrough 2,319,762 1,430,244 -889,518
Eurotunnel 1,783,869 1,725,482 -58,387
000 1,729,806 369,083 -1,360,723
Southampton 281,160 742,249 +461,089
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
39
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+ 75
1m-15m 42
Other 26
15m-54m 18
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 24,394,392
United States 20,874,399
Belgium 18,296,498
France 16,422,485
Norway 12,022,019

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 13,646,943 10,747,449 -2,899,494
United States 10,934,753 9,939,646 -995,107
Belgium 8,523,078 9,773,420 +1,250,342
France 7,255,035 9,167,450 +1,912,415
Norway 6,043,167 5,978,852 -64,315
Nigeria 4,056,236 6,489,971 +2,433,735
Angola 4,217,002 2,158,752 -2,058,250
Ghana 2,380,636 3,213,737 +833,101
China 2,367,094 2,192,227 -174,867
Netherlands 1,788,225 2,185,896 +397,671

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 17,389
Germany 9,101
Spain 3,232
Belgium 551
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 8,107 9,282 +1,175
Germany 3,991 5,110 +1,119
Spain 731 2,501 +1,770
Belgium 233 318 +85
Netherlands 48 255 +207
France 79 192 +113
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) 88,925,499
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,453,400
Air transport 4,107,947
Other 92,550
Road transport 34,475

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) 44,356,334 44,569,165 +212,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,989,416 42,463,984 +1,474,568
Air transport 1,946,360 2,161,587 +215,227
Other 35,225 57,325 +22,100
Road transport 34,475 0 -34,475
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 42,053,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,148,816
Immingham Docks 25,243,938
Southampton 17,859,180
London 10,960,908

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 20,953,296 21,100,243 +146,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,216,037 16,932,779 -6,283,258
Immingham Docks 11,497,290 13,746,648 +2,249,358
Southampton 8,111,407 9,747,773 +1,636,366
London 6,473,275 4,487,633 -1,985,642
Dover 739,229 7,125,966 +6,386,737
Hull 4,169,274 3,059,250 -1,110,024
Felixstowe 3,187,489 4,037,230 +849,741
Harwich 3,736,658 2,039,024 -1,697,634
Liverpool Docks 1,618,415 1,800,891 +182,476

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