Import/export HS code 902610: Tools for measuring liquid flow or level

Devices like flow meters or level gauges for checking how liquids move or fill containers

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 106,015,422
United States 76,580,384
Norway 52,579,544
France 29,639,689
Netherlands 23,089,108

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 54,000,257 52,015,165 -1,985,092
United States 39,595,293 36,985,091 -2,610,202
Norway 32,802,736 19,776,808 -13,025,928
France 15,229,319 14,410,370 -818,949
Netherlands 10,915,551 12,173,557 +1,258,006
China 9,176,204 6,934,472 -2,241,732
Italy 6,097,008 5,478,977 -618,031
Ireland 3,399,479 3,709,821 +310,342
Romania 4,280,023 2,604,344 -1,675,679
Japan 3,474,220 3,197,125 -277,095

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 92,356,796
Germany 75,739,456
Norway 51,328,288
United Kingdom 34,571,699
France 27,888,586

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 45,647,337 46,709,459 +1,062,122
Germany 38,775,174 36,964,282 -1,810,892
Norway 31,997,788 19,330,500 -12,667,288
United Kingdom 18,610,300 15,961,399 -2,648,901
France 12,593,535 15,295,051 +2,701,516
China 13,000,698 10,540,456 -2,460,242
Netherlands 8,245,258 5,244,255 -3,001,003
Italy 4,893,229 4,531,075 -362,154
Japan 3,502,253 3,523,356 +21,103
Romania 4,246,213 2,551,231 -1,694,982

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 191
Surrey, East and West Sussex 152
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 122
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 122
Inner London - West 118

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 147 126 -21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 113 114 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 77 92 +15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 85 86 +1
Inner London - West 79 85 +6
West Midlands 79 81 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 80 70 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 77 66 -11
Greater Manchester 69 56 -13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 66 61 -5

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 248,390,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 92,906,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,382,420
Other 6,145,758
Road transport 1,964,562

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 127,470,395 120,919,954 -6,550,441
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,364,280 46,542,189 +177,909
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,617,813 23,764,607 -14,853,206
Other 3,113,243 3,032,515 -80,728
Road transport 1,314,311 650,251 -664,060
Rail transport 162,883 160,733 -2,150

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 70,811,285
East Midlands Airport 58,051,281
London Stansted Airport 50,317,990
Eurotunnel 34,820,059
Birmingham Airport 26,940,803

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 37,473,046 33,338,239 -4,134,807
East Midlands Airport 31,220,767 26,830,514 -4,390,253
London Stansted Airport 24,777,230 25,540,760 +763,530
Eurotunnel 17,352,833 17,467,226 +114,393
Birmingham Airport 11,995,111 14,945,692 +2,950,581
Dover 12,687,560 13,325,714 +638,154
Aberdeen Airport 13,611,597 12,041,885 -1,569,712
Aberdeen Docks 14,043,646 2,718,953 -11,324,693
Immingham Docks 4,869,228 7,808,171 +2,938,943
Thamesport 6,671,575 5,072,208 -1,599,367

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 512
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 265
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 171
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 155
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 149

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 486
2025-10 522
2025-09 488
2025-08 487
2025-07 510

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 1017
54m+ 919
0-1m 247
15m-54m 236
Other 187

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 81,436,481
Germany 69,458,106
China 42,751,419
France 24,323,726
Netherlands 21,783,151

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 43,233,020 38,203,461 -5,029,559
Germany 37,687,568 31,770,538 -5,917,030
China 19,946,336 22,805,083 +2,858,747
France 12,721,394 11,602,332 -1,119,062
Netherlands 11,606,133 10,177,018 -1,429,115
Italy 10,404,669 10,222,564 -182,105
South Korea 9,921,200 10,358,179 +436,979
Brazil 4,991,777 9,984,844 +4,993,067
Norway 6,965,421 7,438,203 +472,782
Ireland 8,018,717 6,198,236 -1,820,481

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 451,585
Germany 201,991
XU 145,621
Switzerland 38,262
Italy 30,347

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 255,605 195,980 -59,625
Germany 69,218 132,773 +63,555
XU 91,899 53,722 -38,177
Switzerland 6,372 31,890 +25,518
Italy 16,532 13,815 -2,717
France 20,751 7,209 -13,542
United States 10,359 10,196 -163
Sweden 5,137 9,064 +3,927
China 8,132 4,191 -3,941
Poland 76 11,135 +11,059

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 381,385,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,843,575
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,163,263
Road transport 1,587,787
Other 989,809

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 199,704,199 181,680,955 -18,023,244
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,953,589 48,889,986 +1,936,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,274,347 27,888,916 +614,569
Road transport 1,545,856 41,931 -1,503,925
Other 500,756 489,053 -11,703
Rail transport 0 11,077 +11,077

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 155,307,963
East Midlands Airport 109,066,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,330,711
London Stansted Airport 49,548,003
ZLC 39,014,826

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 80,700,973 74,606,990 -6,093,983
East Midlands Airport 57,948,051 51,118,251 -6,829,800
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,699,230 34,631,481 +932,251
London Stansted Airport 24,655,838 24,892,165 +236,327
ZLC 21,938,097 17,076,729 -4,861,368
London Gateway Port 11,815,229 9,236,001 -2,579,228
Manchester Airport 11,007,400 5,297,310 -5,710,090
Southampton 3,717,415 9,689,569 +5,972,154
Immingham Docks 6,402,207 5,955,812 -446,395
Dover 5,704,456 4,726,088 -978,368

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 902610

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

Description: Devices like flow meters or level gauges for checking how liquids move or fill containers