Import/export HS code 84818085: Butterfly valves

Valves with a rotating disc to regulate flow, commonly used in large pipelines

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 30,879,435
China 29,269,668
France 15,697,112
Netherlands 12,734,746
United States 11,494,440

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 15,527,021 15,352,414 -174,607
China 16,845,510 12,424,158 -4,421,352
France 9,946,218 5,750,894 -4,195,324
Netherlands 7,523,477 5,211,269 -2,312,208
United States 6,234,645 5,259,795 -974,850
Italy 3,472,404 5,807,952 +2,335,548
Poland 3,155,188 3,139,123 -16,065
Czechia 1,791,682 2,120,791 +329,109
Spain 1,626,018 1,640,239 +14,221
Japan 1,400,156 1,141,112 -259,044

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 34,649,831
Germany 28,515,059
United States 20,230,914
France 13,841,129
Italy 8,344,346

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 19,974,424 14,675,407 -5,299,017
Germany 14,543,352 13,971,707 -571,645
United States 11,344,020 8,886,894 -2,457,126
France 8,660,903 5,180,226 -3,480,677
Italy 3,316,008 5,028,338 +1,712,330
Poland 4,419,900 3,864,012 -555,888
Spain 2,914,496 2,430,917 -483,579
Czechia 2,601,209 2,594,973 -6,236
Netherlands 3,044,514 1,864,291 -1,180,223
United Kingdom 2,238,592 1,666,563 -572,029

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 39
West Midlands 39
Inner London - West 36
Greater Manchester 34
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 31

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 30 23 -7
West Midlands 29 25 -4
Inner London - West 22 27 +5
Greater Manchester 27 22 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22 25 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 23 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23 21 -2
West Yorkshire 19 20 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 21 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22 16 -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) 55,494,953
Air transport 43,696,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,469,160
Other 6,145,043
Road transport 949,829

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) 30,798,515 24,696,438 -6,102,077
Air transport 24,340,294 19,356,097 -4,984,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,808,472 17,660,688 -1,147,784
Other 4,106,091 2,038,952 -2,067,139
Road transport 382,111 567,718 +185,607
Rail transport 122,735 54,012 -68,723

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,825,252
Felixstowe 16,283,733
London Heathrow Airport 11,493,835
London Stansted Airport 11,243,476
East Midlands Airport 10,217,142

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 14,879,661 11,945,591 -2,934,070
Felixstowe 10,231,918 6,051,815 -4,180,103
London Heathrow Airport 7,021,733 4,472,102 -2,549,631
London Stansted Airport 6,340,697 4,902,779 -1,437,918
East Midlands Airport 5,149,090 5,068,052 -81,038
Eurotunnel 3,983,975 3,796,821 -187,154
Southampton 3,592,014 3,266,002 -326,012
Immingham Docks 1,716,920 4,789,151 +3,072,231
000 4,106,091 2,038,952 -2,067,139
Birmingham Airport 2,835,239 2,890,363 +55,124

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 162
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 82
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 52
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 152
2025-11 156
2025-10 144
2025-09 164
2025-08 155

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+ 285
1m-15m 261
15m-54m 76
0-1m 46
Other 44

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 18,385,151
Germany 14,722,714
Netherlands 10,124,614
Algeria 7,713,790
Italy 7,540,715

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 12,379,715 6,005,436 -6,374,279
Germany 9,262,938 5,459,776 -3,803,162
Netherlands 4,976,150 5,148,464 +172,314
Algeria 6,887,760 826,030 -6,061,730
Italy 4,276,314 3,264,401 -1,011,913
Ireland 4,417,345 2,779,546 -1,637,799
Japan 3,797,609 2,704,553 -1,093,056
China 3,050,051 2,072,410 -977,641
Canada 2,434,084 2,317,866 -116,218
France 2,389,878 2,225,407 -164,471

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 £
India 142,868
Denmark 14,227
Germany 2,823
XI 1,286

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 £
India 108,453 34,415 -74,038
Denmark 0 14,227 +14,227
Germany 0 2,823 +2,823
XI 1,286 0 -1,286

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 67,332,284
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,861,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,349,034
Other 161,389
Road transport 38,029

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 40,060,872 27,271,412 -12,789,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,425,812 19,436,160 -5,989,652
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,493,282 6,855,752 -8,637,530
Other 109,924 51,465 -58,459
Road transport 33,217 4,812 -28,405

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 34,303,494
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,198,159
East Midlands Airport 11,223,394
Immingham Docks 10,751,244
London Gateway Port 9,313,533

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 21,603,459 12,700,035 -8,903,424
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,482,108 11,716,051 -4,766,057
East Midlands Airport 5,821,365 5,402,029 -419,336
Immingham Docks 5,715,286 5,035,958 -679,328
London Gateway Port 7,307,653 2,005,880 -5,301,773
London Stansted Airport 5,503,261 3,564,792 -1,938,469
Manchester Airport 3,883,567 3,171,760 -711,807
Felixstowe 3,679,164 975,044 -2,704,120
ZLC 1,823,670 1,870,956 +47,286
Liverpool Docks 1,402,611 1,674,357 +271,746

Quick facts

HS code: 84818085

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

Description: Valves with a rotating disc to regulate flow, commonly used in large pipelines