Import/export HS code 90261081: Flow meters for liquids

Tools used to measure how fast liquids are moving through pipes or systems

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 £
United States 9,512,012
Germany 8,716,990
Norway 3,331,041
Netherlands 2,733,794
Qatar 1,711,818

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 £
United States 4,724,003 4,788,009 +64,006
Germany 4,603,367 4,113,623 -489,744
Norway 1,245,454 2,085,587 +840,133
Netherlands 1,975,380 758,414 -1,216,966
Qatar 1,435,692 276,126 -1,159,566
Switzerland 730,028 884,332 +154,304
Ireland 589,730 960,915 +371,185
Belgium 244,941 1,173,505 +928,564
Malaysia 448,327 849,559 +401,232
France 868,293 334,174 -534,119

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 £
United States 11,808,533
Germany 6,494,361
United Kingdom 5,724,695
Norway 2,992,346
France 1,760,558

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 £
United States 6,660,219 5,148,314 -1,511,905
Germany 3,055,973 3,438,388 +382,415
United Kingdom 3,299,651 2,425,044 -874,607
Norway 1,041,701 1,950,645 +908,944
France 1,245,795 514,763 -731,032
Netherlands 1,015,628 619,782 -395,846
Malaysia 449,390 847,739 +398,349
Ireland 405,429 709,103 +303,674
China 607,256 411,287 -195,969
Belgium 99,441 889,339 +789,898

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 46
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 29
Inner London - West 28
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27 31 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 26 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 17 -6
Inner London - West 13 18 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 17 -2
North Eastern Scotland 15 19 +4
West Midlands 15 18 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 15 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 9 -8
Greater Manchester 15 11 -4

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 27,036,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,894,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,930,296
Other 284,756
Road transport 235,959

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 14,782,377 12,254,546 -2,527,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,543,508 4,351,485 +807,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,137,781 1,792,515 -345,266
Other 82,916 201,840 +118,924
Road transport 110,089 125,870 +15,781

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,018,011
East Midlands Airport 6,733,561
London Stansted Airport 3,750,229
Immingham Docks 3,070,334
Dover 2,783,261

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 6,029,118 4,988,893 -1,040,225
East Midlands Airport 3,030,228 3,703,333 +673,105
London Stansted Airport 2,294,837 1,455,392 -839,445
Immingham Docks 1,137,848 1,932,486 +794,638
Dover 1,829,238 954,023 -875,215
Birmingham Airport 1,003,539 1,337,634 +334,095
Manchester Airport 1,201,509 477,907 -723,602
Southampton 57,125 827,608 +770,483
Glasgow Airport 738,592 49,957 -688,635
London Gateway Port 418,426 337,947 -80,479

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
127
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
55
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
40
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
37
Other manufacturing
32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 50
2026-04 58
2026-03 62
2026-02 61
2026-01 57

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+ 228
1m-15m 180
15m-54m 46
0-1m 43
Other 40

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 20,541,725
Switzerland 4,559,986
Germany 4,528,803
Norway 4,385,331
China 3,980,952

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 8,614,558 11,927,167 +3,312,609
Switzerland 2,517,239 2,042,747 -474,492
Germany 2,608,053 1,920,750 -687,303
Norway 1,782,498 2,602,833 +820,335
China 1,755,332 2,225,620 +470,288
Netherlands 1,448,417 1,434,971 -13,446
France 1,074,055 1,064,071 -9,984
Australia 1,376,859 506,215 -870,644
United Arab Emirates 787,527 721,538 -65,989
Ireland 772,129 582,702 -189,427

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 61,413
Germany 39,379
United States 2,559
Netherlands 1,939
Ireland 1,343

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 25,181 36,232 +11,051
Germany 25,847 13,532 -12,315
United States 0 2,559 +2,559
Netherlands 1,181 758 -423
Ireland 1,343 0 -1,343
Italy 415 795 +380
China 0 453 +453

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 53,700,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,819,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,523,852
Other 108,383
Road transport 39,892

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 28,306,530 25,394,228 -2,912,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,029,529 5,790,291 +2,760,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,749,684 3,774,168 +1,024,484
Other 54,054 54,329 +275
Road transport 39,892 0 -39,892
Rail transport 11,077 0 -11,077

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 25,491,613
East Midlands Airport 13,174,914
London Stansted Airport 7,279,227
ZLC 5,110,683
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,600,706

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 12,834,683 12,656,930 -177,753
East Midlands Airport 6,767,576 6,407,338 -360,238
London Stansted Airport 4,249,821 3,029,406 -1,220,415
ZLC 3,041,253 2,069,430 -971,823
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,335,366 2,265,340 -70,026
Immingham Docks 1,346,492 2,217,473 +870,981
Manchester Airport 1,125,693 933,639 -192,054
Southampton 464,309 1,218,415 +754,106
Liverpool Docks 331,665 1,314,515 +982,850
London Gateway Port 465,545 611,314 +145,769

Quick facts

HS code: 90261081

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

Description: Tools used to measure how fast liquids are moving through pipes or systems