Import/export HS code 90261081: Flow meters for liquids

Tools used to measure how fast liquids are moving through pipes or systems

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 10,993,838
Germany 8,928,727
Netherlands 3,752,514
Norway 3,652,645
Qatar 1,875,426

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 5,521,884 5,471,954 -49,930
Germany 5,470,473 3,458,254 -2,012,219
Netherlands 2,163,842 1,588,672 -575,170
Norway 1,212,105 2,440,540 +1,228,435
Qatar 767,921 1,107,505 +339,584
China 1,280,844 301,065 -979,779
Switzerland 693,505 612,677 -80,828
Ireland 513,599 715,671 +202,072
France 630,572 565,885 -64,687
Malaysia 122,744 723,323 +600,579

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 13,305,207
Germany 7,199,141
United Kingdom 5,216,354
Norway 3,387,734
Netherlands 2,705,759

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 6,846,448 6,458,759 -387,689
Germany 3,842,007 3,357,134 -484,873
United Kingdom 2,570,022 2,646,332 +76,310
Norway 1,141,439 2,246,295 +1,104,856
Netherlands 2,099,922 605,837 -1,494,085
China 1,312,613 348,404 -964,209
France 271,786 1,155,847 +884,061
Ireland 327,542 611,704 +284,162
Malaysia 122,063 723,323 +601,260
Switzerland 670,266 44,537 -625,729

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 45
Surrey, East and West Sussex 45
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25

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 31 21 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 32 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 21 20 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 17 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 15 -3
North Eastern Scotland 14 17 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 11 -8
Greater Manchester 18 9 -9
Inner London - West 12 15 +3
West Midlands 12 12 +0

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 28,633,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,866,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,361,091
Road transport 215,857
Other 173,620

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 15,016,382 13,616,727 -1,399,655
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,595,088 4,271,534 +1,676,446
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,132,602 2,228,489 -904,113
Road transport 190,200 25,657 -164,543
Other 80,593 93,027 +12,434

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,328,777
East Midlands Airport 6,929,959
London Stansted Airport 4,060,745
Dover 3,044,944
Immingham Docks 2,552,083

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 6,318,103 6,010,674 -307,429
East Midlands Airport 3,602,537 3,327,422 -275,115
London Stansted Airport 2,403,975 1,656,770 -747,205
Dover 1,463,282 1,581,662 +118,380
Immingham Docks 182,602 2,369,481 +2,186,879
Birmingham Airport 742,814 1,238,040 +495,226
Manchester Airport 402,682 1,066,370 +663,688
Felixstowe 1,187,475 216,104 -971,371
Aberdeen Docks 1,008,771 35,484 -973,287
Glasgow Airport 881,227 69,850 -811,377

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 126
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 54
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 36
Other manufacturing 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 66
2025-10 55
2025-09 63
2025-08 65
2025-07 60

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+ 229
1m-15m 173
0-1m 49
Other 45
15m-54m 41

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 17,571,744
Germany 4,481,176
Norway 4,438,468
China 3,998,848
Switzerland 3,908,141

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 8,052,553 9,519,191 +1,466,638
Germany 2,447,972 2,033,204 -414,768
Norway 2,083,054 2,355,414 +272,360
China 1,860,015 2,138,833 +278,818
Switzerland 2,190,991 1,717,150 -473,841
Netherlands 1,325,725 1,381,136 +55,411
France 938,721 1,157,812 +219,091
Australia 1,082,321 804,445 -277,876
United Arab Emirates 771,703 635,610 -136,093
Italy 568,317 738,308 +169,991

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 65,668
Germany 25,847
Ireland 3,885
United States 2,559
Netherlands 1,181

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 39,585 26,083 -13,502
Germany 4,583 21,264 +16,681
Ireland 3,885 0 -3,885
United States 0 2,559 +2,559
Netherlands 234 947 +713
Italy 233 854 +621
XU 87 0 -87

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 50,812,039
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,785,846
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,596,199
Road transport 266,645
Other 100,314

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 25,454,423 25,357,616 -96,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,933,560 3,852,286 +918,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,127,938 2,468,261 -659,677
Road transport 266,645 0 -266,645
Other 48,607 51,707 +3,100
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 23,314,908
East Midlands Airport 12,441,666
London Stansted Airport 7,126,086
ZLC 5,334,745
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,537,800

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 11,290,741 12,024,167 +733,426
East Midlands Airport 6,532,229 5,909,437 -622,792
London Stansted Airport 3,783,253 3,342,833 -440,420
ZLC 2,658,883 2,675,862 +16,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,300,996 2,236,804 -64,192
Immingham Docks 1,639,684 2,019,683 +379,999
Manchester Airport 1,116,936 1,102,490 -14,446
Southampton 606,874 385,126 -221,748
London Gateway Port 354,970 635,287 +280,317
Dover 275,675 337,569 +61,894

Quick facts

HS code: 90261081

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

Description: Tools used to measure how fast liquids are moving through pipes or systems