Import/export HS code 902820: Liquid meters

Devices for measuring the flow or volume of liquids, such as water or fuel

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 £
France 78,867,950
Germany 52,103,719
Slovakia 12,231,553
Italy 4,529,729
China 3,265,167

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 £
France 35,775,979 43,091,971 +7,315,992
Germany 20,781,345 31,322,374 +10,541,029
Slovakia 3,219,829 9,011,724 +5,791,895
Italy 2,182,358 2,347,371 +165,013
China 1,615,682 1,649,485 +33,803
Israel 707,425 1,995,451 +1,288,026
United States 216,984 654,188 +437,204
Netherlands 427,406 441,162 +13,756
Ireland 124,653 627,406 +502,753
Poland 407,736 269,246 -138,490

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 £
France 50,777,377
Germany 48,255,104
Poland 28,830,224
Slovakia 14,216,940
Italy 4,457,946

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 £
France 26,123,428 24,653,949 -1,469,479
Germany 19,098,228 29,156,876 +10,058,648
Poland 9,931,367 18,898,857 +8,967,490
Slovakia 3,669,826 10,547,114 +6,877,288
Italy 2,132,034 2,325,912 +193,878
Israel 758,830 1,998,222 +1,239,392
United Kingdom 988,368 1,218,715 +230,347
China 796,367 973,872 +177,505
United States 304,877 726,285 +421,408
Switzerland 306,577 239,726 -66,851

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 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 12
West Midlands 12

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 12 16 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 14 +3
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 9 +4
Essex 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 8 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2

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) 137,762,664
Air transport 13,694,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,350,098
Other 2,046,228
Road transport 45,566

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) 55,605,677 82,156,987 +26,551,310
Air transport 7,428,416 6,265,755 -1,162,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,130,312 3,219,786 +1,089,474
Other 1,291,125 755,103 -536,022
Road transport 45,566 0 -45,566

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 84,236,026
Dover 43,404,821
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,646,479
Birmingham Airport 6,683,261
London Heathrow Airport 2,515,486

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 £
Eurotunnel 33,356,313 50,879,713 +17,523,400
Dover 15,481,472 27,923,349 +12,441,877
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,867,627 1,778,852 -4,088,775
Birmingham Airport 4,282,391 2,400,870 -1,881,521
London Heathrow Airport 1,066,063 1,449,423 +383,360
Felixstowe 798,241 1,655,107 +856,866
Thamesport 1,019,065 1,068,422 +49,357
000 1,291,125 755,103 -536,022
East Midlands Airport 789,256 1,021,401 +232,145
Leeds Bradford Airport 611,167 593,859 -17,308

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 69
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 24
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Other manufacturing 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 45
2025-10 50
2025-09 50
2025-08 38
2025-07 45

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 115
54m+ 80
0-1m 25
Other 21
15m-54m 13

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 £
Canada 1,422,117
Ireland 1,014,081
France 648,465
United States 349,673
United Arab Emirates 308,859

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 £
Canada 1,176,231 245,886 -930,345
Ireland 580,141 433,940 -146,201
France 267,908 380,557 +112,649
United States 212,626 137,047 -75,579
United Arab Emirates 104,041 204,818 +100,777
Germany 195,457 103,118 -92,339
Denmark 127,181 110,009 -17,172
Oman 192,527 24,918 -167,609
Italy 61,117 154,327 +93,210
South Africa 63,224 106,925 +43,701

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 400
United States 189
XI 67
Switzerland 23

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 400 0 -400
United States 189 0 -189
XI 67 0 -67
Switzerland 23 0 -23

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 4,035,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,922,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 711,139
Road transport 40,988
Other 679

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 2,502,261 1,533,087 -969,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 917,490 1,004,836 +87,346
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 395,580 315,559 -80,021
Road transport 30,225 10,763 -19,462
Other 679 0 -679

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,254,772
East Midlands Airport 969,943
Dover / Eurotunnel 815,763
Holyhead 700,911
London Gateway Port 529,687

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 1,699,307 555,465 -1,143,842
East Midlands Airport 450,159 519,784 +69,625
Dover / Eurotunnel 236,848 578,915 +342,067
Holyhead 406,282 294,629 -111,653
London Gateway Port 306,917 222,770 -84,147
ZLC 184,698 329,593 +144,895
Dover 252,342 13,980 -238,362
Liverpool Docks 57,721 113,468 +55,747
London Stansted Airport 81,464 71,262 -10,202
Portsmouth 23,259 72,580 +49,321

Quick facts

HS code: 902820

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

Description: Devices for measuring the flow or volume of liquids, such as water or fuel