Import/export HS code 84818087: Diaphragm valves

Valves that use a flexible diaphragm to control flow, often used in sanitary applications

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 8,123,929
United States 6,451,422
Switzerland 5,216,034
Luxembourg 2,419,901
Italy 1,613,655

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 4,714,659 3,409,270 -1,305,389
United States 3,289,116 3,162,306 -126,810
Switzerland 2,261,197 2,954,837 +693,640
Luxembourg 1,472,310 947,591 -524,719
Italy 968,768 644,887 -323,881
Canada 767,576 630,519 -137,057
Sweden 836,703 528,482 -308,221
France 688,967 543,679 -145,288
Poland 569,061 487,349 -81,712
Austria 696,601 331,365 -365,236

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 £
Germany 7,231,474
United States 6,752,684
Switzerland 3,408,271
Italy 3,201,168
Luxembourg 2,667,559

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 £
Germany 4,037,407 3,194,067 -843,340
United States 3,222,660 3,530,024 +307,364
Switzerland 1,412,618 1,995,653 +583,035
Italy 1,799,612 1,401,556 -398,056
Luxembourg 1,509,234 1,158,325 -350,909
Japan 785,125 613,505 -171,620
Poland 669,912 596,125 -73,787
United Kingdom 852,206 398,542 -453,664
Canada 598,966 574,211 -24,755
Portugal 665,163 433,648 -231,515

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 27
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Inner London - West 17
West Yorkshire 17

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 21 15 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 13 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 13 -3
Inner London - West 14 6 -8
West Yorkshire 14 4 -10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 11 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 7 -4
Greater Manchester 12 6 -6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 11 7 -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 16,554,722
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,852,182
Road transport 4,737,524
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,728,920
Other 903,246

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 8,690,909 7,863,813 -827,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,535,135 4,317,047 -1,218,088
Road transport 1,934,296 2,803,228 +868,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,519,609 1,209,311 -1,310,298
Other 550,348 352,898 -197,450

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,959,062
ZLC 4,751,689
London Heathrow Airport 4,533,292
Dover 4,379,266
Eurotunnel 3,062,856

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,818,932 2,140,130 -678,802
ZLC 1,947,560 2,804,129 +856,569
London Heathrow Airport 2,640,036 1,893,256 -746,780
Dover 2,493,957 1,885,309 -608,648
Eurotunnel 1,438,954 1,623,902 +184,948
Birmingham Airport 1,405,238 1,284,210 -121,028
London Stansted Airport 1,197,889 985,771 -212,118
Manchester Airport 179,836 1,426,731 +1,246,895
Immingham Docks 775,575 531,719 -243,856
Thamesport 986,087 274,376 -711,711

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 109
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 57
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 21
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 67
2025-10 69
2025-09 51
2025-08 55

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+ 149
1m-15m 148
15m-54m 34
Other 27
0-1m 26

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 12,321,344
Ireland 2,603,066
Netherlands 2,318,107
Italy 2,252,638
Belgium 2,052,408

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 6,652,386 5,668,958 -983,428
Ireland 1,773,225 829,841 -943,384
Netherlands 1,262,889 1,055,218 -207,671
Italy 1,528,801 723,837 -804,964
Belgium 1,461,718 590,690 -871,028
United Arab Emirates 1,123,854 735,138 -388,716
Germany 1,143,061 449,521 -693,540
China 803,284 728,603 -74,681
Spain 990,383 451,323 -539,060
Saudi Arabia 427,065 1,008,984 +581,919

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 4,122
China 2,140
Poland 1,810
United States 829
France 581

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 4,122 0 -4,122
China 1,937 203 -1,734
Poland 910 900 -10
United States 829 0 -829
France 581 0 -581
Germany 263 3 -260

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 30,084,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,606,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,988,986
Other 361,455
Road transport 199,686

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 17,345,369 12,739,493 -4,605,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,799,875 3,806,907 -1,992,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,047,018 1,941,968 -105,050
Other 113,627 247,828 +134,201
Road transport 199,686 0 -199,686

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,610,972
East Midlands Airport 10,826,687
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,737,546
ZLC 2,380,582
Manchester Airport 1,809,386

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 7,149,512 6,461,460 -688,052
East Midlands Airport 6,815,701 4,010,986 -2,804,715
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,671,593 2,065,953 -1,605,640
ZLC 1,327,278 1,053,304 -273,974
Manchester Airport 1,254,883 554,503 -700,380
Harwich 830,874 838,833 +7,959
London Gateway Port 813,636 623,726 -189,910
London Stansted Airport 866,706 426,743 -439,963
Immingham Docks 366,183 507,862 +141,679
Southampton 230,424 634,366 +403,942

Quick facts

HS code: 84818087

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

Description: Valves that use a flexible diaphragm to control flow, often used in sanitary applications