Import/export HS code 901410: Compasses

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  • 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 22,971,063
United States 9,491,711
Germany 4,616,123
Netherlands 3,745,832
Norway 1,770,833

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 10,992,557 11,978,506 +985,949
United States 6,004,761 3,486,950 -2,517,811
Germany 2,935,937 1,680,186 -1,255,751
Netherlands 2,087,973 1,657,859 -430,114
Norway 1,256,766 514,067 -742,699
Denmark 639,042 642,859 +3,817
United Arab Emirates 477,215 594,320 +117,105
Sweden 498,302 386,114 -112,188
Brazil 674,021 178,383 -495,638
Canada 443,437 271,307 -172,130

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 25,952,782
United States 16,721,425
United Kingdom 3,734,764
Germany 1,853,690
China 1,567,853

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 12,322,778 13,630,004 +1,307,226
United States 11,369,568 5,351,857 -6,017,711
United Kingdom 1,960,885 1,773,879 -187,006
Germany 820,392 1,033,298 +212,906
China 938,555 629,298 -309,257
Denmark 701,324 640,289 -61,035
Japan 571,990 729,016 +157,026
Malaysia 219,961 182,465 -37,496
Canada 120,402 260,698 +140,296
Italy 334,703 43,106 -291,597

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 24
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Inner London - West 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18

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 14 18 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 14 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 13 -4
Inner London - West 15 12 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 11 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 5 6 +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 46,328,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,744,863
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,087,670
Other 384,971
Road transport 83,230

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 26,126,377 20,201,721 -5,924,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,753,019 1,991,844 -761,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,416,631 2,671,039 +1,254,408
Other 213,802 171,169 -42,633
Road transport 48,559 34,671 -13,888

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 15,346,721
East Midlands Airport 11,861,180
Aberdeen Airport 9,984,700
London Stansted Airport 6,311,772
Dover 1,551,240

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 9,905,557 5,441,164 -4,464,393
East Midlands Airport 5,742,712 6,118,468 +375,756
Aberdeen Airport 4,153,943 5,830,757 +1,676,814
London Stansted Airport 4,310,651 2,001,121 -2,309,530
Dover 369,326 1,181,914 +812,588
Immingham Docks 693,505 833,198 +139,693
Thamesport 783,376 694,087 -89,289
Luton Airport 1,220,667 3,972 -1,216,695
Birmingham Airport 495,615 620,681 +125,066
Aberdeen Docks 350,843 428,541 +77,698

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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 25
Air transport 21
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 41
2025-10 37
2025-09 37
2025-08 37
2025-07 39

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 100
54m+ 84
15m-54m 30
Other 22
0-1m 19

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 11,355,938
France 3,734,810
Germany 2,616,100
South Korea 2,482,250
Norway 1,748,334

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 5,811,056 5,544,882 -266,174
France 2,112,149 1,622,661 -489,488
Germany 1,381,795 1,234,305 -147,490
South Korea 2,291,015 191,235 -2,099,780
Norway 835,419 912,915 +77,496
Saudi Arabia 153,028 1,479,105 +1,326,077
Netherlands 495,780 632,808 +137,028
Japan 349,637 636,990 +287,353
Spain 368,926 581,793 +212,867
Singapore 593,770 313,972 -279,798

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 £
Italy 92

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 £
Italy 92 0 -92

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 31,198,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,286,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,992,021
Road transport 80,688
Other 92

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 16,287,928 14,910,900 -1,377,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,008,289 1,278,383 -729,906
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,191,636 1,800,385 +608,749
Road transport 80,688 0 -80,688
Other 92 0 -92

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,604,035
London Stansted Airport 9,198,581
East Midlands Airport 5,812,704
ZLC 2,509,023
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,331,606

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 4,934,975 4,669,060 -265,915
London Stansted Airport 4,717,306 4,481,275 -236,031
East Midlands Airport 3,130,276 2,682,428 -447,848
ZLC 2,058,257 450,766 -1,607,491
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,567,938 763,668 -804,270
Warton Aerodrome 101,256 1,461,957 +1,360,701
Aberdeen Airport 688,228 847,640 +159,412
Peterhead 0 678,372 +678,372
Tyne 187,445 401,103 +213,658
London Gateway Port 366,694 217,213 -149,481

Quick facts

HS code: 901410

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

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