Import/export HS code 84248210: Watering appliances

Devices used to water plants in agriculture or horticulture

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 £
France 5,921,913
China 5,866,870
Germany 4,850,595
Italy 3,620,371
Austria 1,546,919

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 £
France 3,557,479 2,364,434 -1,193,045
China 3,286,282 2,580,588 -705,694
Germany 1,861,484 2,989,111 +1,127,627
Italy 1,465,191 2,155,180 +689,989
Austria 1,028,395 518,524 -509,871
Belgium 626,190 464,328 -161,862
Netherlands 647,239 401,295 -245,944
Taiwan 405,749 319,887 -85,862
United States 123,741 282,140 +158,399
Spain 148,298 234,463 +86,165

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 6,506,373
Mexico 4,755,019
Germany 3,905,971
Italy 3,687,353
France 2,105,502

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 3,662,083 2,844,290 -817,793
Mexico 2,761,301 1,993,718 -767,583
Germany 1,606,611 2,299,360 +692,749
Italy 1,413,095 2,274,258 +861,163
France 1,319,337 786,165 -533,172
Austria 1,010,568 520,544 -490,024
Taiwan 477,461 354,746 -122,715
Czechia 156,716 541,828 +385,112
United States 416,238 251,944 -164,294
Israel 133,216 313,325 +180,109

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
West Midlands 8
Kent 7
West Yorkshire 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 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Kent 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 6 +2
Lincolnshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Norfolk 4 3 -1

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) 18,011,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,085,445
Air transport 1,215,366
Other 1,144,098
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) 9,259,264 8,752,505 -506,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,372,701 2,712,744 -659,957
Air transport 489,443 725,923 +236,480
Other 513,219 630,879 +117,660
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 12,072,692
Felixstowe 3,548,394
Eurotunnel 2,419,811
Immingham Docks 1,666,846
000 1,144,098

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 6,029,275 6,043,417 +14,142
Felixstowe 2,294,844 1,253,550 -1,041,294
Eurotunnel 1,341,006 1,078,805 -262,201
Immingham Docks 689,430 977,416 +287,986
000 513,219 630,879 +117,660
Southampton 576,273 448,449 -127,824
London Gateway Port 96,432 773,840 +677,408
Killingholme 617,618 29,269 -588,349
London Heathrow Airport 174,187 308,720 +134,533
Hull 189,252 213,581 +24,329

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 56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 9
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
2026-01 26
2025-11 28
2025-10 30
2025-09 29
2025-08 32

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 60
54m+ 28
0-1m 20
15m-54m 20
Other 16

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 1,130,688
France 997,068
Netherlands 582,568
Germany 549,507
Hungary 465,885

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 779,226 351,462 -427,764
France 583,442 413,626 -169,816
Netherlands 211,511 371,057 +159,546
Germany 278,426 271,081 -7,345
Hungary 262,901 202,984 -59,917
United States 243,632 182,810 -60,822
Canada 217,486 142,524 -74,962
Poland 225,526 110,555 -114,971
Australia 189,042 59,603 -129,439
Sweden 169,083 44,133 -124,950

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 15,995
China 14,148
Italy 10,905
Poland 5,308
Taiwan 2,917

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 13,810 2,185 -11,625
China 6,591 7,557 +966
Italy 5,350 5,555 +205
Poland 2,753 2,555 -198
Taiwan 1,607 1,310 -297
Netherlands 261 0 -261
Ireland 83 88 +5
Germany 28 0 -28
Malaysia 23 0 -23

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) 4,499,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,543,361
Air transport 705,485
Other 52,684

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) 2,559,992 1,939,821 -620,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,066,517 476,844 -589,673
Air transport 401,503 303,982 -97,521
Other 31,581 21,103 -10,478

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,265,103
Liverpool Docks 698,847
Felixstowe 683,148
Holyhead 641,836
Harwich 451,469

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 1,274,812 990,291 -284,521
Liverpool Docks 501,624 197,223 -304,401
Felixstowe 410,925 272,223 -138,702
Holyhead 450,172 191,664 -258,508
Harwich 206,913 244,556 +37,643
Immingham Docks 272,032 173,852 -98,180
ZLC 160,809 107,689 -53,120
Southampton 173,815 83,401 -90,414
Dover 119,027 80,451 -38,576
London Gateway Port 73,011 103,771 +30,760

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