Import/export HS code 84248210: Watering appliances

Devices used to water plants in agriculture or horticulture

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  • 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 £
China 7,308,928
France 6,818,249
Germany 6,103,875
Italy 5,481,067
Austria 2,588,765

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 £
China 3,744,497 3,564,431 -180,066
France 3,144,148 3,674,101 +529,953
Germany 3,271,359 2,832,516 -438,843
Italy 2,361,906 3,119,161 +757,255
Austria 924,225 1,664,540 +740,315
Belgium 720,869 374,179 -346,690
Netherlands 447,656 576,942 +129,286
Taiwan 508,537 440,417 -68,120
Spain 181,494 494,130 +312,636
United States 59,907 297,650 +237,743

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 £
China 7,976,010
Italy 5,681,473
Germany 5,074,358
Mexico 4,943,169
France 2,574,376

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 £
China 4,042,084 3,933,926 -108,158
Italy 2,457,106 3,224,367 +767,261
Germany 2,551,751 2,522,607 -29,144
Mexico 2,709,045 2,234,124 -474,921
France 938,460 1,635,916 +697,456
Austria 906,398 1,666,560 +760,162
Taiwan 570,739 479,765 -90,974
Czechia 509,017 424,598 -84,419
Israel 260,604 421,212 +160,608
Spain 94,009 479,027 +385,018

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Kent 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
West Midlands 7

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
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Kent 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
West Midlands 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Norfolk 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2

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) 23,162,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,934,342
Air transport 1,725,301
Other 821,883
Road transport 1,964

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) 10,862,975 12,299,823 +1,436,848
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,579,865 4,354,477 +774,612
Air transport 516,068 1,209,233 +693,165
Other 730,964 90,919 -640,045
Road transport 1,964 0 -1,964

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,874,663
Felixstowe 4,211,755
Eurotunnel 2,771,008
Immingham Docks 2,090,075
London Gateway Port 1,800,240

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 7,300,729 8,573,934 +1,273,205
Felixstowe 2,191,374 2,020,381 -170,993
Eurotunnel 1,436,448 1,334,560 -101,888
Immingham Docks 827,878 1,262,197 +434,319
London Gateway Port 349,370 1,450,870 +1,101,500
Southampton 608,423 612,237 +3,814
000 730,964 90,919 -640,045
Hull 320,953 337,372 +16,419
Dover / Eurotunnel 322,062 189,819 -132,243
499 91,872 403,427 +311,555

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
57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 38
2026-04 38
2026-03 46
2026-02 42
2026-01 26

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 67
54m+ 28
15m-54m 22
0-1m 18
Other 14

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 £
Ireland 1,261,832
France 826,623
Netherlands 809,914
Germany 625,807
Hungary 519,350

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 £
Ireland 451,231 810,601 +359,370
France 501,252 325,371 -175,881
Netherlands 234,359 575,555 +341,196
Germany 251,727 374,080 +122,353
Hungary 345,681 173,669 -172,012
United States 302,712 127,984 -174,728
Poland 223,507 96,842 -126,665
Canada 221,845 57,198 -164,647
Egypt 186,117 0 -186,117
Sweden 103,505 80,453 -23,052

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 £
China 20,066
XI 19,082
Italy 11,070
Poland 4,274
Taiwan 2,658

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 £
China 8,206 11,860 +3,654
XI 13,397 5,685 -7,712
Italy 6,149 4,921 -1,228
Poland 3,579 695 -2,884
Taiwan 1,867 791 -1,076
Netherlands 206 0 -206
Ireland 83 77 -6
Malaysia 23 0 -23
Germany 9 0 -9

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,864,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,406,637
Air transport 706,572
Other 60,749

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,402,165 2,462,387 +60,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 951,095 455,542 -495,553
Air transport 309,746 396,826 +87,080
Other 35,100 25,649 -9,451

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,186,836
Harwich 843,775
Holyhead 620,470
Felixstowe 615,986
Liverpool Docks 521,619

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,249,795 937,041 -312,754
Harwich 282,132 561,643 +279,511
Holyhead 320,924 299,546 -21,378
Felixstowe 452,454 163,532 -288,922
Liverpool Docks 284,372 237,247 -47,125
Immingham Docks 247,872 196,090 -51,782
London Gateway Port 89,620 182,869 +93,249
Southampton 200,869 62,417 -138,452
ZLC 134,162 101,727 -32,435
Dover 112,008 75,198 -36,810

Quick facts

HS code: 84248210

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

Description: Devices used to water plants in agriculture or horticulture