Import/export HS code 84818061: Valves made of cast iron

Durable valves made from cast iron, suitable for heavy-duty industrial use

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 10,989,130
China 6,787,228
Spain 4,509,463
Denmark 2,362,699
France 1,417,476

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 10,740,992 248,138 -10,492,854
China 3,915,111 2,872,117 -1,042,994
Spain 2,690,901 1,818,562 -872,339
Denmark 1,535,524 827,175 -708,349
France 844,458 573,018 -271,440
Netherlands 622,211 528,340 -93,871
Italy 469,708 602,333 +132,625
Germany 506,947 396,356 -110,591
Poland 274,041 256,979 -17,062
Sweden 265,040 122,464 -142,576

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 11,088,813
China 9,000,272
Spain 5,145,597
Denmark 2,421,193
France 963,640

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 10,803,751 285,062 -10,518,689
China 5,222,631 3,777,641 -1,444,990
Spain 2,918,624 2,226,973 -691,651
Denmark 1,591,932 829,261 -762,671
France 524,816 438,824 -85,992
Italy 264,700 484,611 +219,911
Germany 286,723 241,895 -44,828
Sweden 193,580 109,221 -84,359
Thailand 173,636 77,806 -95,830
Poland 85,704 126,792 +41,088

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Midlands 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 9

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 4 -2
North Eastern Scotland 7 2 -5

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,134,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,108,685
Air transport 1,723,121
Other 285,869
Road transport 58,521

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,239,541 2,895,106 -12,344,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,924,148 5,184,537 -1,739,611
Air transport 713,590 1,009,531 +295,941
Other 134,830 151,039 +16,209
Road transport 36,028 22,493 -13,535

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 10,692,566
Felixstowe 4,071,228
Dover 3,863,412
Immingham Docks 2,545,253
Southampton 1,398,067

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 10,692,566 0 -10,692,566
Felixstowe 2,515,878 1,555,350 -960,528
Dover 1,928,812 1,934,600 +5,788
Immingham Docks 1,635,101 910,152 -724,949
Southampton 836,371 561,696 -274,675
London 626,338 598,899 -27,439
Newhaven 678,263 497,433 -180,830
Eurotunnel 885,550 283,397 -602,153
Belfast Port 489,474 656,566 +167,092
Portsmouth 503,630 243,732 -259,898

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 55
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Other manufacturing 10
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 25
2025-10 30
2025-09 28
2025-08 24
2025-07 34

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 71
54m+ 61
15m-54m 18
Other 12
0-1m 11

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 10,741,933
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,365,158
Ireland 1,716,843
Brazil 1,281,903
Greece 651,368

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 344,049 10,397,884 +10,053,835
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 711,288 1,653,870 +942,582
Ireland 1,015,254 701,589 -313,665
Brazil 14,736 1,267,167 +1,252,431
Greece 71,928 579,440 +507,512
Saudi Arabia 198,509 423,458 +224,949
Peru 80,618 390,615 +309,997
Egypt 353,018 99,701 -253,317
Germany 121,654 217,393 +95,739
Jamaica 116,145 132,011 +15,866

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 22,518
XU 5,220
Italy 550

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 0 22,518 +22,518
XU 5,220 0 -5,220
Italy 550 0 -550

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,742,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,318,401
Air transport 2,682,688
Other 28,288
Road transport 4,451

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,766,812 13,975,743 +12,208,931
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,542,462 1,775,939 +233,477
Air transport 1,192,762 1,489,926 +297,164
Other 5,770 22,518 +16,748
Road transport 4,451 0 -4,451

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 13,489,384
London Heathrow Airport 1,198,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,121,606
Southampton 1,026,379
Holyhead 792,725

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 Gateway Port 681,184 12,808,200 +12,127,016
London Heathrow Airport 575,052 623,777 +48,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 259,054 862,552 +603,498
Southampton 581,802 444,577 -137,225
Holyhead 490,516 302,209 -188,307
Felixstowe 293,965 478,230 +184,265
Heysham 380,541 350,097 -30,444
Manchester Airport 126,162 561,287 +435,125
East Midlands Airport 195,196 78,838 -116,358
Liverpool Docks 125,509 107,560 -17,949

Quick facts

HS code: 84818061

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

Description: Durable valves made from cast iron, suitable for heavy-duty industrial use