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 81,514,376
Germany 51,449,162
Slovakia 13,010,403
Italy 4,720,346
China 3,187,994

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 35,634,036 45,880,340 +10,246,304
Germany 20,594,647 30,854,515 +10,259,868
Slovakia 3,152,763 9,857,640 +6,704,877
Italy 2,209,355 2,510,991 +301,636
China 1,922,192 1,265,802 -656,390
Israel 969,027 1,709,648 +740,621
Netherlands 479,845 399,249 -80,596
United States 229,776 634,740 +404,964
Ireland 199,634 527,122 +327,488
Poland 406,762 255,422 -151,340

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 51,344,097
Germany 47,395,964
Poland 31,062,328
Slovakia 15,196,821
Italy 4,658,078

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 26,635,268 24,708,829 -1,926,439
Germany 18,755,727 28,640,237 +9,884,510
Poland 9,608,774 21,453,554 +11,844,780
Slovakia 3,737,203 11,459,618 +7,722,415
Italy 2,159,448 2,498,630 +339,182
Israel 1,021,827 1,720,414 +698,587
United Kingdom 1,287,268 910,521 -376,747
China 856,009 851,752 -4,257
United States 316,305 702,929 +386,624
Switzerland 299,105 211,296 -87,809

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 18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Inner London - West 13
West Midlands 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 13 13 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 14 +3
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
West Midlands 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Essex 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1

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) 141,151,101
Air transport 13,396,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,290,229
Other 1,833,889
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) 55,739,709 85,411,392 +29,671,683
Air transport 7,635,724 5,760,509 -1,875,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,383,168 2,907,061 +523,893
Other 1,080,830 753,059 -327,771
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 86,741,462
Dover 44,589,709
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,355,105
Birmingham Airport 6,741,458
London Heathrow Airport 2,496,246

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 33,787,544 52,953,918 +19,166,374
Dover 15,485,749 29,103,960 +13,618,211
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,542,639 1,812,466 -3,730,173
Birmingham Airport 4,406,471 2,334,987 -2,071,484
London Heathrow Airport 1,078,037 1,418,209 +340,172
Felixstowe 927,277 1,458,288 +531,011
Thamesport 1,013,100 1,153,018 +139,918
East Midlands Airport 1,063,878 774,726 -289,152
000 1,080,830 753,059 -327,771
Leeds Bradford Airport 526,374 475,232 -51,142

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 machinery and equipment n.e.c. 26
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 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
2026-01 28
2025-11 45
2025-10 50
2025-09 50
2025-08 38

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 116
54m+ 79
0-1m 26
Other 18
15m-54m 14

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 1,249,284
Ireland 974,882
France 647,186
United Arab Emirates 329,202
United States 322,004

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 1,029,473 219,811 -809,662
Ireland 588,868 386,014 -202,854
France 325,183 322,003 -3,180
United Arab Emirates 102,995 226,207 +123,212
United States 179,497 142,507 -36,990
Germany 158,581 125,473 -33,108
Oman 192,527 76,398 -116,129
Denmark 136,944 115,746 -21,198
Italy 62,340 155,705 +93,365
South Africa 63,224 107,904 +44,680

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 £
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 £
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 3,838,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,897,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 715,860
Road transport 29,771
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 2,316,631 1,521,947 -794,684
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,059,881 838,074 -221,807
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 397,344 318,516 -78,828
Road transport 29,771 0 -29,771
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 2,136,487
East Midlands Airport 923,945
Dover / Eurotunnel 815,279
Holyhead 691,438
London Gateway Port 534,408

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 1,534,326 602,161 -932,165
East Midlands Airport 386,832 537,113 +150,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 302,440 512,839 +210,399
Holyhead 398,189 293,249 -104,940
London Gateway Port 308,681 225,727 -82,954
ZLC 231,939 260,441 +28,502
Dover 252,342 21,511 -230,831
Liverpool Docks 71,399 79,211 +7,812
London Stansted Airport 76,321 55,489 -20,832
Portsmouth 95,839 0 -95,839

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