Import/export HS code 84818085: Butterfly valves

Valves with a rotating disc to regulate flow, commonly used in large pipelines

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 £
Germany 32,484,252
China 29,966,436
France 16,008,983
Netherlands 13,489,508
United States 11,785,245

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 £
Germany 15,910,597 16,573,655 +663,058
China 15,907,646 14,058,790 -1,848,856
France 10,090,299 5,918,684 -4,171,615
Netherlands 7,505,035 5,984,473 -1,520,562
United States 6,051,550 5,733,695 -317,855
Italy 3,712,967 6,020,945 +2,307,978
Poland 3,264,284 3,307,646 +43,362
Czechia 1,792,530 2,269,632 +477,102
Spain 1,868,762 1,899,528 +30,766
Japan 1,917,489 1,141,112 -776,377

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 £
China 35,943,573
Germany 30,108,307
United States 21,212,921
France 14,256,528
Italy 8,681,736

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 £
China 19,089,673 16,853,900 -2,235,773
Germany 14,951,565 15,156,742 +205,177
United States 11,507,861 9,705,060 -1,802,801
France 8,894,173 5,362,355 -3,531,818
Italy 3,418,768 5,262,968 +1,844,200
Poland 4,504,752 4,037,940 -466,812
Spain 2,697,354 2,769,680 +72,326
Czechia 2,540,274 2,827,054 +286,780
Netherlands 3,023,453 2,058,145 -965,308
United Kingdom 2,281,197 1,737,708 -543,489

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40
Inner London - West 40
Greater Manchester 34
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32

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
West Midlands 31 25 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 29 +0
Inner London - West 26 27 +1
Greater Manchester 27 22 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 22 25 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 24 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 22 21 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 21 +2
West Yorkshire 18 20 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22 18 -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) 58,436,673
Air transport 45,588,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,392,626
Other 6,558,906
Road transport 949,829

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) 32,121,397 26,315,276 -5,806,121
Air transport 24,375,042 21,213,280 -3,161,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,577,864 19,814,762 +2,236,898
Other 4,018,451 2,540,455 -1,477,996
Road transport 343,797 606,032 +262,235
Rail transport 122,735 54,012 -68,723

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 28,468,734
Felixstowe 17,112,411
London Heathrow Airport 12,093,667
London Stansted Airport 11,586,825
East Midlands Airport 10,595,491

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 £
Dover 15,785,555 12,683,179 -3,102,376
Felixstowe 10,016,041 7,096,370 -2,919,671
London Heathrow Airport 7,151,130 4,942,537 -2,208,593
London Stansted Airport 6,346,126 5,240,699 -1,105,427
East Midlands Airport 4,966,339 5,629,152 +662,813
Eurotunnel 4,012,883 3,953,101 -59,782
Southampton 2,757,333 4,142,781 +1,385,448
000 4,018,451 2,540,455 -1,477,996
Immingham Docks 1,703,493 4,848,109 +3,144,616
Birmingham Airport 2,742,260 3,177,712 +435,452

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 168
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 84
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 54
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 152
2025-11 156
2025-10 144
2025-09 164
2025-08 155

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+ 294
1m-15m 267
15m-54m 79
Other 46
0-1m 45

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 18,990,234
Germany 15,652,812
Netherlands 10,391,907
Italy 7,723,315
Algeria 7,713,790

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 12,077,208 6,913,026 -5,164,182
Germany 9,698,241 5,954,571 -3,743,670
Netherlands 4,817,882 5,574,025 +756,143
Italy 4,104,422 3,618,893 -485,529
Algeria 6,494,248 1,219,542 -5,274,706
Ireland 4,302,487 3,077,621 -1,224,866
Japan 4,133,171 2,734,227 -1,398,944
Canada 3,630,192 2,558,300 -1,071,892
China 3,029,248 2,193,326 -835,922
France 2,378,094 2,387,201 +9,107

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 £
India 162,443
Denmark 14,227
Germany 2,823
XI 1,286

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 £
India 128,028 34,415 -93,613
Denmark 0 14,227 +14,227
Germany 0 2,823 +2,823
XI 1,286 0 -1,286

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 72,945,382
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,263,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,041,381
Other 180,964
Road transport 94,193

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 42,794,339 30,151,043 -12,643,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,800,985 21,462,760 -3,338,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,856,538 7,184,843 -8,671,695
Other 129,499 51,465 -78,034
Road transport 89,381 4,812 -84,569

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 38,409,791
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,419,564
East Midlands Airport 12,004,566
Immingham Docks 10,947,626
London Gateway Port 9,554,064

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 24,088,939 14,320,852 -9,768,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,429,417 12,990,147 -3,439,270
East Midlands Airport 6,202,158 5,802,408 -399,750
Immingham Docks 5,530,106 5,417,520 -112,586
London Gateway Port 7,524,802 2,029,262 -5,495,540
London Stansted Airport 5,342,886 3,888,250 -1,454,636
Manchester Airport 3,706,665 3,498,341 -208,324
Felixstowe 3,604,736 1,096,681 -2,508,055
ZLC 1,997,733 1,964,027 -33,706
Liverpool Docks 1,334,967 1,829,005 +494,038

Quick facts

HS code: 84818085

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

Description: Valves with a rotating disc to regulate flow, commonly used in large pipelines