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 100,118,250
Germany 54,068,492
Slovakia 20,129,815
Italy 5,036,238
China 3,572,684

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 34,778,274 65,339,976 +30,561,702
Germany 21,085,095 32,983,397 +11,898,302
Slovakia 4,219,761 15,910,054 +11,690,293
Italy 2,374,469 2,661,769 +287,300
China 1,610,515 1,962,169 +351,654
Israel 1,141,888 1,896,938 +755,050
United States 261,679 778,577 +516,898
Netherlands 541,775 192,669 -349,106
Ireland 433,852 292,904 -140,948
Poland 327,550 301,026 -26,524

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 61,013,655
Germany 49,782,138
Poland 39,864,182
Slovakia 22,739,728
Italy 4,956,473

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 25,026,457 35,987,198 +10,960,741
Germany 18,990,001 30,792,137 +11,802,136
Poland 10,549,963 29,314,219 +18,764,256
Slovakia 5,005,143 17,734,585 +12,729,442
Italy 2,322,501 2,633,972 +311,471
Israel 1,189,168 1,914,931 +725,763
United Kingdom 1,002,028 1,406,157 +404,129
China 932,357 969,479 +37,122
United States 333,128 906,744 +573,616
Switzerland 302,793 223,140 -79,653

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 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 17 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 13 +3
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 8 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 10 +1
West Midlands 7 12 +5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Essex 9 5 -4

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) 170,136,757
Air transport 13,231,587
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,247,632
Other 1,714,271
Road transport 45,566

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) 57,290,387 112,846,370 +55,555,983
Air transport 7,143,595 6,087,992 -1,055,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,334,406 3,913,226 +1,578,820
Other 1,041,225 673,046 -368,179
Road transport 45,566 0 -45,566

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 108,351,780
Dover 54,979,520
Birmingham Airport 6,105,530
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,090,380
London Heathrow Airport 2,877,375

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 33,530,392 74,821,388 +41,290,996
Dover 18,929,323 36,050,197 +17,120,874
Birmingham Airport 3,969,082 2,136,448 -1,832,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,510,816 1,579,564 -1,931,252
London Heathrow Airport 981,067 1,896,308 +915,241
Felixstowe 871,601 1,372,619 +501,018
Thamesport 880,782 1,199,822 +319,040
East Midlands Airport 1,111,740 862,388 -249,352
000 1,041,225 673,046 -368,179
London Gateway Port 567,879 828,399 +260,520

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 73
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 48
2026-03 47
2026-02 41
2026-01 28
2025-12 41

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 123
54m+ 79
0-1m 30
Other 20
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 1,230,845
Ireland 926,010
France 677,910
United States 530,612
United Arab Emirates 456,643

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 1,038,547 192,298 -846,249
Ireland 556,296 369,714 -186,582
France 363,074 314,836 -48,238
United States 156,963 373,649 +216,686
United Arab Emirates 139,003 317,640 +178,637
Germany 125,732 161,945 +36,213
Denmark 173,190 85,442 -87,748
Oman 162,379 76,398 -85,981
Italy 53,882 170,571 +116,689
Algeria 128,826 78,913 -49,913

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 4,162,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,100,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 781,145
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 2,377,286 1,785,294 -591,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,123,565 976,573 -146,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 502,409 278,736 -223,673
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 2,466,256
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,027,513
East Midlands Airport 916,082
Holyhead 684,067
London Gateway Port 518,555

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 1,553,098 913,158 -639,940
Dover / Eurotunnel 366,678 660,835 +294,157
East Midlands Airport 403,401 512,681 +109,280
Holyhead 413,778 270,289 -143,489
London Gateway Port 335,813 182,742 -153,071
ZLC 265,309 227,400 -37,909
Dover 254,512 25,362 -229,150
London Stansted Airport 75,610 60,645 -14,965
Liverpool Docks 126,990 903 -126,087
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