Import/export HS code 902820: Liquid meters

Devices for measuring the flow or volume of liquids, such as water or fuel

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 £
France 100,653,679
Germany 53,288,604
Slovakia 21,787,942
Italy 4,662,965
China 3,476,685

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 £
France 33,501,119 67,152,560 +33,651,441
Germany 23,215,871 30,072,733 +6,856,862
Slovakia 5,007,475 16,780,467 +11,772,992
Italy 2,224,745 2,438,220 +213,475
China 1,689,079 1,787,606 +98,527
Israel 1,294,384 2,102,577 +808,193
United States 271,582 784,506 +512,924
Ireland 416,121 467,025 +50,904
Netherlands 576,532 116,165 -460,367
Poland 314,596 280,468 -34,128

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 £
France 59,797,948
Germany 49,380,387
Poland 41,677,432
Slovakia 24,399,124
Italy 4,596,776

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 £
France 23,361,996 36,435,952 +13,073,956
Germany 21,198,836 28,181,551 +6,982,715
Poland 11,120,624 30,556,808 +19,436,184
Slovakia 5,820,931 18,578,193 +12,757,262
Italy 2,171,895 2,424,881 +252,986
Israel 1,297,474 2,119,194 +821,720
United Kingdom 983,178 1,390,399 +407,221
China 1,003,313 737,244 -266,069
United States 349,250 884,471 +535,221
Switzerland 316,946 208,397 -108,549

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 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 13
West Midlands 12

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 13 16 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 10 -1
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 7 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 9 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Essex 9 4 -5

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) 172,158,521
Air transport 12,157,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,609,016
Other 1,709,760

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) 59,523,635 112,634,886 +53,111,251
Air transport 6,582,525 5,574,877 -1,007,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,407,422 4,201,594 +1,794,172
Other 987,459 722,301 -265,158

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 111,600,018
Dover 54,420,163
Birmingham Airport 5,314,148
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,423,707
London Heathrow Airport 2,816,806

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 £
Eurotunnel 35,468,490 76,131,528 +40,663,038
Dover 19,583,375 34,836,788 +15,253,413
Birmingham Airport 3,303,886 2,010,262 -1,293,624
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,088,759 1,334,948 -1,753,811
London Heathrow Airport 809,866 2,006,940 +1,197,074
Felixstowe 1,002,377 1,172,564 +170,187
East Midlands Airport 1,106,796 802,679 -304,117
Thamesport 787,714 1,100,537 +312,823
London Gateway Port 612,514 1,147,849 +535,335
000 987,459 722,301 -265,158

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
72
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
29
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 37
2026-04 48
2026-03 47
2026-02 41
2026-01 28

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
1m-15m 119
54m+ 76
0-1m 28
Other 19
15m-54m 17

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 £
Canada 1,223,723
Ireland 847,412
France 644,478
United States 495,589
United Arab Emirates 412,618

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 £
Canada 988,980 234,743 -754,237
Ireland 510,940 336,472 -174,468
France 450,804 193,674 -257,130
United States 142,521 353,068 +210,547
United Arab Emirates 115,845 296,773 +180,928
Germany 91,378 176,413 +85,035
Denmark 167,709 78,442 -89,267
Italy 148,947 55,692 -93,255
Algeria 120,680 78,913 -41,767
Norway 19,808 178,201 +158,393

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 £
United States 189
XI 67
Italy 37
Switzerland 18

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 £
United States 189 0 -189
XI 67 0 -67
Italy 0 37 +37
Switzerland 0 18 +18

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 4,022,521
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,941,100
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 633,470
Road transport 13,823
Other 311

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 2,379,546 1,642,975 -736,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,212,843 728,257 -484,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 376,568 256,902 -119,666
Road transport 13,823 0 -13,823
Other 256 55 -201

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,403,051
Dover / Eurotunnel 946,679
East Midlands Airport 861,463
Holyhead 605,333
ZLC 456,226

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 1,487,976 915,075 -572,901
Dover / Eurotunnel 512,303 434,376 -77,927
East Midlands Airport 474,582 386,881 -87,701
Holyhead 372,493 232,840 -139,653
ZLC 274,539 181,687 -92,852
London Gateway Port 207,512 161,875 -45,637
Dover 241,312 36,733 -204,579
London Stansted Airport 72,461 100,259 +27,798
Liverpool Docks 125,128 903 -124,225
Southampton 20,089 86,207 +66,118

Quick facts

HS code: 902820

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

Description: Devices for measuring the flow or volume of liquids, such as water or fuel