Import/export HS code 900630: Special cameras for underwater, aerial, or medical use

Cameras designed for specific purposes like underwater photography, aerial surveys, or medical examinations. Also includes forensic comparison cameras

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 3,628,167
Norway 3,303,602
China 1,453,594
Canada 1,054,208
Luxembourg 917,931

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 2,202,081 1,426,086 -775,995
Norway 656,029 2,647,573 +1,991,544
China 622,681 830,913 +208,232
Canada 504,000 550,208 +46,208
Luxembourg 225,302 692,629 +467,327
Ireland 447,606 269,183 -178,423
Sweden 162,387 322,799 +160,412
Netherlands 231,047 83,201 -147,846
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 122,391 183,942 +61,551
Japan 109,975 156,944 +46,969

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 Kingdom 3,860,479
United States 3,386,698
Norway 2,766,795
China 1,231,392
Canada 762,663

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 Kingdom 2,166,943 1,693,536 -473,407
United States 1,457,318 1,929,380 +472,062
Norway 338,157 2,428,638 +2,090,481
China 548,763 682,629 +133,866
Canada 230,141 532,522 +302,381
Ireland 418,864 252,868 -165,996
Sweden 160,078 122,681 -37,397
Faroe Islands 0 262,348 +262,348
France 130,318 84,936 -45,382
Netherlands 120,006 46,894 -73,112

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 23
Inner London - West 9
Essex 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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
North Eastern Scotland 17 18 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Essex 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Highlands and Islands 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1

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 10,618,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,160,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,279,255
Road transport 243,747
Other 11,015

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 4,969,585 5,648,856 +679,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 441,332 1,718,875 +1,277,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 460,674 818,581 +357,907
Road transport 48,308 195,439 +147,131
Other 8,150 2,865 -5,285

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,624,869
London Stansted Airport 1,370,777
London Heathrow Airport 1,199,324
Belfast Airport 1,004,883
Aberdeen Docks 871,230

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 2,744,052 2,880,817 +136,765
London Stansted Airport 692,214 678,563 -13,651
London Heathrow Airport 476,549 722,775 +246,226
Belfast Airport 153,954 850,929 +696,975
Aberdeen Docks 33,376 837,854 +804,478
Aberdeen Airport 331,677 521,901 +190,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 525,975 +525,975
Dover 225,302 257,596 +32,294
Birmingham Airport 372,197 92,993 -279,204
Felixstowe 51,969 324,866 +272,897

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 15
2025-10 19
2025-09 19
2025-08 17

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 46
54m+ 45
15m-54m 12
Other 11
0-1m 9

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 6,210,744
France 2,403,318
Canada 2,366,899
Norway 1,421,200
Singapore 1,062,716

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 3,195,385 3,015,359 -180,026
France 1,504,214 899,104 -605,110
Canada 1,035,356 1,331,543 +296,187
Norway 849,746 571,454 -278,292
Singapore 653,608 409,108 -244,500
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 445,759 612,891 +167,132
Viet Nam 1,038,771 0 -1,038,771
Netherlands 508,763 523,997 +15,234
Ireland 856,702 120,702 -736,000
Australia 678,381 189,870 -488,511

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 £
Afghanistan 1,972,157
XI 515,029
Spain 41,956
Hungary 20,911
Germany 18,592

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 £
Afghanistan 1,256,497 715,660 -540,837
XI 330,641 184,388 -146,253
Spain 0 41,956 +41,956
Hungary 20,911 0 -20,911
Germany 18,592 0 -18,592
Czechia 0 18,305 +18,305

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 24,379,764
Other 2,655,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,527,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 482,797
Road transport 15,000

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 12,852,384 11,527,380 -1,325,004
Other 1,626,649 1,028,957 -597,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 924,379 602,814 -321,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 223,693 259,104 +35,411
Road transport 15,000 0 -15,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 14,678,433
London Heathrow Airport 5,495,365
000 2,655,606
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,112,761
Belfast Airport 1,078,709

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 £
East Midlands Airport 7,495,765 7,182,668 -313,097
London Heathrow Airport 2,889,113 2,606,252 -282,861
000 1,626,649 1,028,957 -597,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 669,117 443,644 -225,473
Belfast Airport 711,421 367,288 -344,133
ZLC 394,741 490,467 +95,726
London Stansted Airport 445,610 124,075 -321,535
Aberdeen Airport 129,709 382,993 +253,284
Manchester Airport 356,716 116,791 -239,925
Edinburgh Airport 216,142 19,457 -196,685

Quick facts

HS code: 900630

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

Description: Cameras designed for specific purposes like underwater photography, aerial surveys, or medical examinations. Also includes forensic comparison cameras