Import/export HS code 84818063: Valves made of steel

Strong and reliable valves made from steel, used in various industries

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 £
Italy 30,803,273
China 17,819,632
France 16,173,340
Romania 7,562,947
Germany 5,534,308

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 £
Italy 15,011,407 15,791,866 +780,459
China 10,354,599 7,465,033 -2,889,566
France 8,696,026 7,477,314 -1,218,712
Romania 1,870,197 5,692,750 +3,822,553
Germany 2,751,660 2,782,648 +30,988
United States 2,056,760 1,612,690 -444,070
Netherlands 1,236,829 1,344,064 +107,235
Czechia 591,550 954,243 +362,693
South Korea 1,239,924 198,531 -1,041,393
Norway 1,116,818 244,394 -872,424

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 £
Italy 32,224,804
China 16,954,559
France 14,806,560
Romania 7,992,890
Germany 5,848,250

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 £
Italy 15,567,932 16,656,872 +1,088,940
China 9,033,157 7,921,402 -1,111,755
France 7,730,315 7,076,245 -654,070
Romania 1,902,915 6,089,975 +4,187,060
Germany 3,188,811 2,659,439 -529,372
United States 4,087,077 1,618,078 -2,468,999
South Korea 1,574,380 526,739 -1,047,641
Czechia 585,331 1,134,080 +548,749
Japan 908,445 453,910 -454,535
Switzerland 903,608 416,178 -487,430

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15
North Eastern Scotland 15

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
Inner London - West 11 14 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 8 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 12 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 10 +0
North Eastern Scotland 11 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 11 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 7 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 10 9 -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) 60,478,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,486,929
Air transport 11,349,672
Other 222,410
Road transport 119,897

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) 27,807,727 32,670,552 +4,862,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,947,458 10,539,471 -4,407,987
Air transport 6,479,708 4,869,964 -1,609,744
Other 186,324 36,086 -150,238
Road transport 1,919 117,978 +116,059

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,792,036
Felixstowe 16,353,675
Eurotunnel 9,326,864
London Heathrow Airport 3,861,899
London 3,713,775

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 17,105,583 22,686,453 +5,580,870
Felixstowe 10,097,175 6,256,500 -3,840,675
Eurotunnel 4,842,054 4,484,810 -357,244
London Heathrow Airport 2,041,548 1,820,351 -221,197
London 1,311,511 2,402,264 +1,090,753
Immingham Docks 1,483,977 1,852,897 +368,920
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,654,165 812,790 -841,375
East Midlands Airport 1,435,403 1,029,519 -405,884
Thamesport 1,255,583 1,083,630 -171,953
London Gateway Port 645,716 1,502,327 +856,611

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 87
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 46
2026-03 52
2026-02 47
2026-01 47
2025-12 51

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+ 121
1m-15m 106
15m-54m 32
0-1m 24
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 £
China 8,876,207
United States 8,302,903
Norway 6,370,684
Kazakhstan 5,403,679
United Arab Emirates 5,211,331

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 £
China 3,938,856 4,937,351 +998,495
United States 4,205,658 4,097,245 -108,413
Norway 2,975,487 3,395,197 +419,710
Kazakhstan 3,023,578 2,380,101 -643,477
United Arab Emirates 2,150,527 3,060,804 +910,277
Angola 1,168,317 3,827,316 +2,658,999
Netherlands 2,891,753 1,369,987 -1,521,766
Saudi Arabia 1,927,650 2,256,682 +329,032
Italy 3,150,200 1,017,563 -2,132,637
Iraq 2,045,074 1,459,038 -586,036

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 41,506
Ireland 1,404

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 27,492 14,014 -13,478
Ireland 605 799 +194

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 34,455,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,734,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,590,963
Other 42,910
Road transport 38,189

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 18,184,758 16,271,009 -1,913,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,542,086 19,192,111 +4,650,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,184,304 11,406,659 -4,777,645
Other 28,097 14,813 -13,284
Road transport 38,189 0 -38,189
Rail transport 0 2,936 +2,936

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,051,503
London Heathrow Airport 19,802,988
London Gateway Port 12,118,305
Felixstowe 11,422,909
Aberdeen Docks 5,535,859

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 13,118,676 8,932,827 -4,185,849
London Heathrow Airport 9,748,557 10,054,431 +305,874
London Gateway Port 6,048,852 6,069,453 +20,601
Felixstowe 2,795,706 8,627,203 +5,831,497
Aberdeen Docks 2,687,648 2,848,211 +160,563
East Midlands Airport 2,551,290 2,207,334 -343,956
Manchester Airport 2,157,379 1,792,599 -364,780
ZLC 2,159,867 1,291,362 -868,505
Immingham Docks 1,738,314 559,946 -1,178,368
Southampton 881,311 759,953 -121,358

Quick facts

HS code: 84818063

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

Description: Strong and reliable valves made from steel, used in various industries