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 8,057,899
United States 6,271,860
Switzerland 4,928,356
Luxembourg 2,350,346
Italy 1,629,047

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 4,706,556 3,351,343 -1,355,213
United States 3,261,095 3,010,765 -250,330
Switzerland 2,243,413 2,684,943 +441,530
Luxembourg 1,293,881 1,056,465 -237,416
Italy 940,818 688,229 -252,589
Sweden 882,781 517,174 -365,607
Canada 708,158 666,325 -41,833
France 698,489 532,459 -166,030
Austria 666,587 351,109 -315,478
Poland 563,528 419,045 -144,483

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 7,069,563
United States 6,413,154
Italy 3,213,896
Switzerland 3,124,320
Luxembourg 2,635,680

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 3,909,183 3,160,380 -748,803
United States 3,111,145 3,302,009 +190,864
Italy 1,769,868 1,444,028 -325,840
Switzerland 1,386,201 1,738,119 +351,918
Luxembourg 1,399,195 1,236,485 -162,710
Japan 803,436 644,340 -159,096
United Kingdom 790,948 478,446 -312,502
Poland 662,706 521,726 -140,980
Canada 542,239 609,041 +66,802
Portugal 704,082 424,520 -279,562

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 29
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
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 22 16 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 14 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 13 -5
Inner London - West 13 7 -6
West Yorkshire 14 4 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 13 8 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 8 -3
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 16,266,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,624,580
Road transport 4,449,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,857,038
Other 857,670

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 8,457,242 7,809,535 -647,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,298,742 4,325,838 -972,904
Road transport 1,949,312 2,500,137 +550,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,497,739 1,359,299 -1,138,440
Other 460,612 397,058 -63,554

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,014,955
ZLC 4,463,614
Dover 4,350,917
London Heathrow Airport 4,341,608
Eurotunnel 2,945,613

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 2,730,858 2,284,097 -446,761
ZLC 1,956,732 2,506,882 +550,150
Dover 2,425,833 1,925,084 -500,749
London Heathrow Airport 2,614,541 1,727,067 -887,474
Eurotunnel 1,355,004 1,590,609 +235,605
Birmingham Airport 1,364,757 1,217,880 -146,877
London Stansted Airport 1,166,261 1,096,798 -69,463
Manchester Airport 151,455 1,334,210 +1,182,755
Immingham Docks 816,654 527,280 -289,374
Thamesport 918,316 349,296 -569,020

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
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 22
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 21
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 67
2025-10 69
2025-09 51
2025-08 55
2025-07 56

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+ 152
1m-15m 145
15m-54m 37
0-1m 28
Other 27

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 12,624,267
Ireland 2,781,456
Netherlands 2,397,723
Belgium 2,245,530
Italy 2,163,819

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 6,880,957 5,743,310 -1,137,647
Ireland 1,926,552 854,904 -1,071,648
Netherlands 1,356,750 1,040,973 -315,777
Belgium 1,698,626 546,904 -1,151,722
Italy 1,423,504 740,315 -683,189
China 1,129,302 790,166 -339,136
United Arab Emirates 804,912 1,029,653 +224,741
Germany 1,186,887 413,150 -773,737
Spain 1,070,300 452,005 -618,295
Saudi Arabia 428,359 1,025,292 +596,933

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 £
XU 426,761
XI 4,122
China 2,140
Poland 1,810
United States 829

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 £
XU 180,039 246,722 +66,683
XI 0 4,122 +4,122
China 187 1,953 +1,766
Poland 0 1,810 +1,810
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 30,453,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,902,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,492,887
Other 436,509
Road transport 254,989

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 17,290,955 13,162,406 -4,128,549
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,240,623 3,662,289 -2,578,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,593,715 1,899,172 -694,543
Other 181,899 254,610 +72,711
Road transport 254,989 0 -254,989

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,858,129
East Midlands Airport 10,976,837
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,039,348
ZLC 2,353,138
Manchester Airport 1,871,384

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 6,836,653 7,021,476 +184,823
East Midlands Airport 7,186,093 3,790,744 -3,395,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,024,994 2,014,354 -2,010,640
ZLC 1,323,585 1,029,553 -294,032
Manchester Airport 1,209,051 662,333 -546,718
Harwich 959,150 801,411 -157,739
London Gateway Port 762,777 629,819 -132,958
London Stansted Airport 850,482 427,541 -422,941
Holyhead 829,165 68,894 -760,271
Felixstowe 460,781 418,825 -41,956

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