Import/export HS code 84818087: Diaphragm valves

Valves that use a flexible diaphragm to control flow, often used in sanitary applications

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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 £
Germany 8,773,672
Switzerland 6,218,446
United States 6,176,297
Luxembourg 2,277,160
France 1,774,195

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 4,328,733 4,444,939 +116,206
Switzerland 2,618,399 3,600,047 +981,648
United States 3,255,312 2,920,985 -334,327
Luxembourg 1,331,396 945,764 -385,632
France 687,506 1,086,689 +399,183
Italy 769,053 983,281 +214,228
Canada 770,953 604,569 -166,384
Sweden 774,761 579,949 -194,812
Japan 420,376 790,149 +369,773
Poland 503,546 591,773 +88,227

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 £
Germany 7,706,466
United States 6,762,880
Switzerland 4,382,094
Italy 3,638,286
Luxembourg 3,084,255

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 £
Germany 3,829,996 3,876,470 +46,474
United States 3,256,528 3,506,352 +249,824
Switzerland 1,661,570 2,720,524 +1,058,954
Italy 1,740,912 1,897,374 +156,462
Luxembourg 1,379,862 1,704,393 +324,531
Japan 700,534 923,282 +222,748
Poland 615,768 716,407 +100,639
United Kingdom 804,500 376,672 -427,828
Canada 604,453 538,452 -66,001
Portugal 620,593 445,037 -175,556

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 28
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Inner London - West 16

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 20 17 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 14 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 13 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 14 +5
Inner London - West 13 5 -8
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 11 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 9 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 17,136,765
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,413,731
Road transport 5,758,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,875,719
Other 899,526

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 £
Air transport 8,623,718 8,513,047 -110,671
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,089,522 5,324,209 +234,687
Road transport 2,281,061 3,476,960 +1,195,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,128,704 1,747,015 -381,689
Other 554,464 345,062 -209,402

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 5,782,878
Dover 5,227,938
East Midlands Airport 5,066,617
London Heathrow Airport 4,176,144
Birmingham Airport 3,121,558

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 £
ZLC 2,292,790 3,490,088 +1,197,298
Dover 2,449,506 2,778,432 +328,926
East Midlands Airport 2,593,096 2,473,521 -119,575
London Heathrow Airport 2,425,761 1,750,383 -675,378
Birmingham Airport 1,485,579 1,635,979 +150,400
Eurotunnel 1,216,674 1,835,073 +618,399
London Stansted Airport 1,137,093 1,158,237 +21,144
Manchester Airport 719,710 1,391,267 +671,557
Immingham Docks 743,042 607,409 -135,633
Thamesport 804,189 395,590 -408,599

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 97
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 48
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 22
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 60
2026-03 63
2026-02 73
2026-01 66
2025-12 56

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+ 148
1m-15m 141
15m-54m 31
Other 25
0-1m 21

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 11,697,723
Italy 2,284,061
Netherlands 2,215,410
Ireland 2,174,455
Belgium 1,830,216

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 6,191,061 5,506,662 -684,399
Italy 1,166,512 1,117,549 -48,963
Netherlands 1,144,600 1,070,810 -73,790
Ireland 1,308,682 865,773 -442,909
Belgium 1,143,110 687,106 -456,004
United Arab Emirates 977,149 745,784 -231,365
Saudi Arabia 819,633 875,740 +56,107
China 593,027 1,042,626 +449,599
Germany 769,134 812,283 +43,149
Denmark 550,015 911,247 +361,232

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 4,122
China 2,123
Poland 1,810
Germany 266
France 50

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 4,122 0 -4,122
China 1,945 178 -1,767
Poland 1,289 521 -768
Germany 264 2 -262
France 50 0 -50

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 29,229,925
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,488,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,157,164
Other 390,120
Road transport 57,004

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 14,973,118 14,256,807 -716,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,692,864 4,796,069 +103,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,432,114 1,725,050 -707,064
Other 226,560 163,560 -63,000
Road transport 52,700 4,304 -48,396

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 14,062,563
East Midlands Airport 9,889,917
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,477,703
ZLC 2,444,212
Harwich 1,679,241

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 6,605,807 7,456,756 +850,949
East Midlands Airport 5,336,050 4,553,867 -782,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,800,350 2,677,353 -122,997
ZLC 1,167,042 1,277,170 +110,128
Harwich 726,278 952,963 +226,685
London Gateway Port 825,172 583,656 -241,516
London Stansted Airport 901,292 424,792 -476,500
Manchester Airport 949,378 283,479 -665,899
Immingham Docks 313,735 749,133 +435,398
Southampton 375,156 610,424 +235,268

Quick facts

HS code: 84818087

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

Description: Valves that use a flexible diaphragm to control flow, often used in sanitary applications