Import/export HS code 8413: Pumps for liquids

Pumps used to move liquids, including those with measuring devices or liquid elevators

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 770,348,299
United States 669,573,211
France 370,402,397
Italy 352,443,721
Netherlands 309,218,926

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 386,172,344 384,175,955 -1,996,389
United States 337,185,828 332,387,383 -4,798,445
France 154,282,206 216,120,191 +61,837,985
Italy 177,703,378 174,740,343 -2,963,035
Netherlands 138,237,754 170,981,172 +32,743,418
China 135,847,797 127,530,310 -8,317,487
Czechia 75,939,417 90,511,232 +14,571,815
Belgium 62,530,632 63,646,286 +1,115,654
Romania 39,335,602 55,805,646 +16,470,044
Denmark 48,859,176 46,272,673 -2,586,503

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 £
United States 778,658,305
Germany 673,823,029
Italy 344,273,135
China 326,270,259
France 302,424,583

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 £
United States 379,140,829 399,517,476 +20,376,647
Germany 335,255,882 338,567,147 +3,311,265
Italy 171,756,929 172,516,206 +759,277
China 167,071,870 159,198,389 -7,873,481
France 122,818,134 179,606,449 +56,788,315
Czechia 105,388,058 122,071,772 +16,683,714
United Kingdom 109,224,526 113,346,071 +4,121,545
Romania 50,774,188 60,559,534 +9,785,346
Hungary 48,262,676 52,473,133 +4,210,457
Sweden 46,952,753 48,934,875 +1,982,122

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 407
Inner London - West 315
Surrey, East and West Sussex 284
Greater Manchester 283
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 283

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 309 324 +15
Inner London - West 221 225 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 220 223 +3
Greater Manchester 222 219 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 214 220 +6
West Midlands 206 200 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 179 202 +23
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 195 187 -8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 175 196 +21
West Yorkshire 166 178 +12

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) 1,712,139,012
Air transport 1,422,276,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 808,012,156
Other 150,869,959
Rail transport 43,151,023

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) 801,524,462 910,614,550 +109,090,088
Air transport 687,419,701 734,856,763 +47,437,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 380,295,244 427,716,912 +47,421,668
Other 110,246,247 40,623,712 -69,622,535
Rail transport 21,796,443 21,354,580 -441,863
Road transport 12,764,823 22,943,052 +10,178,229
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 31,096 +31,096

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 783,356,252
London Heathrow Airport 486,895,847
Birmingham Airport 262,278,711
London Stansted Airport 256,136,726
East Midlands Airport 243,329,971

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 359,751,281 423,604,971 +63,853,690
London Heathrow Airport 239,701,946 247,193,901 +7,491,955
Birmingham Airport 125,041,321 137,237,390 +12,196,069
London Stansted Airport 120,494,099 135,642,627 +15,148,528
East Midlands Airport 110,147,230 133,182,741 +23,035,511
Eurotunnel 109,765,854 124,113,681 +14,347,827
London 107,149,082 115,694,042 +8,544,960
Felixstowe 124,709,579 95,476,716 -29,232,863
Immingham Docks 90,127,924 109,953,926 +19,826,002
Southampton 78,138,087 83,494,341 +5,356,254

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 1338
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 666
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 416
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 399
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 372

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1610
2026-03 1724
2026-02 1640
2026-01 1455
2025-12 1462

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 2691
54m+ 1867
0-1m 756
15m-54m 681
Other 420

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 638,674,658
Germany 299,155,599
China 189,462,895
France 180,836,911
Netherlands 180,511,955

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 325,966,842 312,707,816 -13,259,026
Germany 140,465,827 158,689,772 +18,223,945
China 100,575,579 88,887,316 -11,688,263
France 88,816,390 92,020,521 +3,204,131
Netherlands 105,377,260 75,134,695 -30,242,565
United Arab Emirates 80,642,905 87,721,796 +7,078,891
India 60,032,672 74,029,184 +13,996,512
Belgium 54,514,737 53,497,422 -1,017,315
Ireland 50,258,348 50,543,406 +285,058
Italy 45,217,361 46,311,537 +1,094,176

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 17,193,962
Germany 1,439,741
Malta 1,417,571
Italy 682,167
China 466,358

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 8,031,099 9,162,863 +1,131,764
Germany 773,990 665,751 -108,239
Malta 691,966 725,605 +33,639
Italy 362,221 319,946 -42,275
China 185,153 281,205 +96,052
Ireland 333,202 77,351 -255,851
Turkey 171,714 167,297 -4,417
United States 211,886 103,593 -108,293
Denmark 169,251 107,564 -61,687
XL 120 246,373 +246,253

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 1,564,826,176
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,175,563,450
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 872,709,464
Other 25,722,704
Road transport 1,476,580

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 768,199,249 796,626,927 +28,427,678
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 582,461,026 593,102,424 +10,641,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 450,623,737 422,085,727 -28,538,010
Other 12,410,572 13,312,132 +901,560
Road transport 1,384,460 92,120 -1,292,340
Rail transport 0 84,161 +84,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 948,829,474
Dover / Eurotunnel 700,275,474
London Gateway Port 285,378,798
Southampton 260,787,020
Immingham Docks 249,945,942

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 Heathrow Airport 451,947,368 496,882,106 +44,934,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 340,464,325 359,811,149 +19,346,824
London Gateway Port 163,156,571 122,222,227 -40,934,344
Southampton 114,006,923 146,780,097 +32,773,174
Immingham Docks 132,676,486 117,269,456 -15,407,030
East Midlands Airport 121,330,431 101,988,626 -19,341,805
London Stansted Airport 81,411,249 80,331,370 -1,079,879
Felixstowe 65,324,328 53,381,787 -11,942,541
ZLC 47,436,028 48,134,489 +698,461
Manchester Airport 36,715,843 46,725,958 +10,010,115

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8413

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

Description: Pumps used to move liquids, including those with measuring devices or liquid elevators