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 9,794,919
Germany 8,766,482
Norway 3,337,784
Netherlands 2,744,757
Qatar 1,814,571

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 4,870,428 4,924,491 +54,063
Germany 4,496,079 4,270,403 -225,676
Norway 403,785 2,933,999 +2,530,214
Netherlands 2,013,655 731,102 -1,282,553
Qatar 627,799 1,186,772 +558,973
Switzerland 804,407 784,240 -20,167
Ireland 530,382 916,980 +386,598
Belgium 221,610 1,137,402 +915,792
France 889,205 339,377 -549,828
Malaysia 451,017 764,147 +313,130

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 12,068,687
Germany 6,550,202
United Kingdom 5,722,509
Norway 2,999,089
France 1,773,535

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 6,028,700 6,039,987 +11,287
Germany 2,929,207 3,620,995 +691,788
United Kingdom 3,188,694 2,533,815 -654,879
Norway 312,334 2,686,755 +2,374,421
France 1,244,596 528,939 -715,657
Netherlands 1,168,595 588,726 -579,869
Malaysia 452,080 764,147 +312,067
China 647,990 405,713 -242,277
Ireland 342,479 673,696 +331,217
Belgium 113,721 888,159 +774,438

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 45
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 29
Inner London - West 29
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 26 32 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 27 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 17 -6
Inner London - West 12 21 +9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 17 -1
North Eastern Scotland 13 19 +6
West Midlands 15 16 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 15 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 11 -7
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 27,403,151
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,811,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,908,788
Other 284,604
Road transport 224,050

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 14,014,627 13,388,524 -626,103
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,269,147 4,542,389 +1,273,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,450,969 2,457,819 +1,006,850
Other 81,670 202,934 +121,264
Road transport 110,089 113,961 +3,872

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 11,256,124
East Midlands Airport 6,733,929
London Stansted Airport 3,794,619
Immingham Docks 3,070,334
Dover 2,717,929

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 6,079,124 5,177,000 -902,124
East Midlands Airport 3,035,748 3,698,181 +662,433
London Stansted Airport 2,271,923 1,522,696 -749,227
Immingham Docks 297,179 2,773,155 +2,475,976
Dover 1,793,223 924,706 -868,517
Birmingham Airport 869,038 1,417,666 +548,628
Manchester Airport 406,065 1,276,741 +870,676
Southampton 59,298 744,016 +684,718
Glasgow Airport 744,661 48,756 -695,905
London Gateway Port 434,832 353,214 -81,618

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 126
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 56
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 37
Other manufacturing 31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 58
2026-03 62
2026-02 61
2026-01 57
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+ 230
1m-15m 179
0-1m 46
15m-54m 45
Other 41

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 20,984,950
Germany 4,635,012
Norway 4,624,190
Switzerland 4,550,582
China 4,157,339

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 9,231,232 11,753,718 +2,522,486
Germany 2,674,333 1,960,679 -713,654
Norway 1,901,863 2,722,327 +820,464
Switzerland 2,456,378 2,094,204 -362,174
China 1,820,248 2,337,091 +516,843
Netherlands 1,446,646 1,500,000 +53,354
France 1,086,937 1,172,752 +85,815
Australia 1,241,128 651,283 -589,845
United Arab Emirates 772,345 645,451 -126,894
Ireland 745,225 593,458 -151,767

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 58,403
Germany 29,713
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 24,590 33,813 +9,223
Germany 25,847 3,866 -21,981
United States 0 2,559 +2,559
Netherlands 1,181 758 -423
Ireland 1,343 0 -1,343
Italy 333 877 +544
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 55,621,687
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,330,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,038,509
Other 95,707
Road transport 41,759

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 28,694,303 26,927,384 -1,766,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,057,551 5,273,378 +2,215,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,865,209 3,173,300 +308,091
Other 53,381 42,326 -11,055
Road transport 41,759 0 -41,759
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 26,990,953
East Midlands Airport 13,342,362
London Stansted Airport 7,312,601
ZLC 5,236,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,660,078

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 13,187,730 13,803,223 +615,493
East Midlands Airport 6,708,280 6,634,082 -74,198
London Stansted Airport 4,189,148 3,123,453 -1,065,695
ZLC 3,065,448 2,170,665 -894,783
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,362,452 2,297,626 -64,826
Immingham Docks 1,439,639 2,335,080 +895,441
Manchester Airport 1,211,237 902,988 -308,249
Southampton 479,829 1,218,415 +738,586
London Gateway Port 452,588 629,571 +176,983
Liverpool Docks 352,623 484,152 +131,529

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