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 736,883,875
United States 637,967,551
France 358,465,195
Italy 335,035,757
Netherlands 297,508,971

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 381,102,984 355,780,891 -25,322,093
United States 325,492,618 312,474,933 -13,017,685
France 153,656,331 204,808,864 +51,152,533
Italy 176,523,800 158,511,957 -18,011,843
Netherlands 140,502,845 157,006,126 +16,503,281
China 134,280,484 115,320,092 -18,960,392
Czechia 78,314,721 83,097,819 +4,783,098
Belgium 62,675,857 58,518,903 -4,156,954
Romania 43,423,312 48,151,618 +4,728,306
Denmark 47,604,837 42,999,881 -4,604,956

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 743,685,425
Germany 646,472,768
Italy 326,636,834
China 309,798,744
France 293,963,738

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 367,532,960 376,152,465 +8,619,505
Germany 331,092,876 315,379,892 -15,712,984
Italy 169,364,005 157,272,829 -12,091,176
China 165,847,453 143,951,291 -21,896,162
France 123,980,381 169,983,357 +46,002,976
Czechia 109,886,434 109,901,554 +15,120
United Kingdom 109,396,027 104,749,573 -4,646,454
Romania 53,672,523 52,910,848 -761,675
Hungary 50,599,243 47,858,997 -2,740,246
Sweden 45,413,772 46,573,404 +1,159,632

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 405
Inner London - West 311
Surrey, East and West Sussex 281
Greater Manchester 276
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 275

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 303 319 +16
Inner London - West 225 211 -14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 218 217 -1
Greater Manchester 215 212 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 220 205 -15
West Midlands 209 193 -16
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 183 187 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 194 185 -9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 181 177 -4
West Yorkshire 166 172 +6

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) 1,649,739,609
Air transport 1,364,665,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 774,810,036
Other 132,406,129
Rail transport 41,431,394

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) 806,670,983 843,068,626 +36,397,643
Air transport 681,241,109 683,424,416 +2,183,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 376,721,439 398,088,597 +21,367,158
Other 110,613,773 21,792,356 -88,821,417
Rail transport 21,153,379 20,278,015 -875,364
Road transport 12,255,455 21,734,500 +9,479,045
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 752,882,342
London Heathrow Airport 470,238,461
Birmingham Airport 251,315,668
London Stansted Airport 241,474,909
East Midlands Airport 235,745,234

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 362,527,714 390,354,628 +27,826,914
London Heathrow Airport 237,912,461 232,326,000 -5,586,461
Birmingham Airport 125,341,500 125,974,168 +632,668
London Stansted Airport 115,967,203 125,507,706 +9,540,503
East Midlands Airport 109,933,960 125,811,274 +15,877,314
Eurotunnel 111,353,860 118,972,623 +7,618,763
London 110,608,798 104,851,003 -5,757,795
Felixstowe 117,356,722 85,088,131 -32,268,591
Immingham Docks 94,864,585 99,883,307 +5,018,722
Southampton 78,472,849 74,637,745 -3,835,104

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
1324
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
660
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
409
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
385
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
368

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1598
2026-04 1612
2026-03 1727
2026-02 1643
2026-01 1455

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 2662
54m+ 1834
0-1m 732
15m-54m 672
Other 419

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 602,985,954
Germany 286,749,539
China 182,893,035
France 172,296,030
Netherlands 168,205,201

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 317,443,661 285,542,293 -31,901,368
Germany 145,236,243 141,513,296 -3,722,947
China 105,563,353 77,329,682 -28,233,671
France 89,555,381 82,740,649 -6,814,732
Netherlands 100,060,031 68,145,170 -31,914,861
United Arab Emirates 78,868,389 83,971,681 +5,103,292
India 62,850,323 67,276,851 +4,426,528
Belgium 56,745,026 48,538,027 -8,206,999
Ireland 49,518,906 47,446,475 -2,072,431
Spain 45,455,512 43,947,936 -1,507,576

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 17,072,032
Germany 1,480,540
Malta 1,358,509
Italy 657,119
China 458,763

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 8,561,468 8,510,564 -50,904
Germany 709,042 771,498 +62,456
Malta 703,271 655,238 -48,033
Italy 358,889 298,230 -60,659
China 202,851 255,912 +53,061
Denmark 168,675 247,407 +78,732
Turkey 175,963 154,880 -21,083
United States 214,854 59,895 -154,959
XL 60 246,313 +246,253
France 67,371 105,806 +38,435

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 1,496,833,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,129,559,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 825,693,046
Other 25,221,927
Road transport 269,572

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 761,849,631 734,984,177 -26,865,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 598,095,605 531,463,849 -66,631,756
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 443,572,272 382,120,774 -61,451,498
Other 12,597,863 12,624,064 +26,201
Road transport 182,923 86,649 -96,274
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 911,054,998
Dover / Eurotunnel 668,102,080
London Gateway Port 263,393,115
Southampton 254,672,030
Immingham Docks 240,086,722

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 450,966,297 460,088,701 +9,122,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 350,469,053 317,633,027 -32,836,026
London Gateway Port 152,492,305 110,900,810 -41,591,495
Southampton 120,607,616 134,064,414 +13,456,798
Immingham Docks 130,470,215 109,616,507 -20,853,708
East Midlands Airport 117,755,494 92,364,575 -25,390,919
London Stansted Airport 81,755,870 72,845,516 -8,910,354
Felixstowe 63,743,872 48,155,314 -15,588,558
ZLC 45,757,776 44,426,205 -1,331,571
Manchester Airport 36,309,279 44,785,250 +8,475,971

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