Import/export HS code 901490: Parts for navigation tools

Spare parts and accessories for navigation instruments

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  • 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 89,481,685
Germany 80,610,220
Saudi Arabia 44,693,163
France 22,645,099
Netherlands 16,548,259

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 42,680,763 46,800,922 +4,120,159
Germany 41,701,153 38,909,067 -2,792,086
Saudi Arabia 20,831,096 23,862,067 +3,030,971
France 13,952,538 8,692,561 -5,259,977
Netherlands 10,013,800 6,534,459 -3,479,341
Qatar 6,466,551 6,234,795 -231,756
United Arab Emirates 4,444,482 5,592,089 +1,147,607
Italy 2,983,379 3,816,190 +832,811
Norway 2,608,678 2,192,662 -416,016
Turkey 1,648,459 2,323,734 +675,275

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 133,591,860
Germany 108,969,664
Malaysia 19,303,929
France 17,558,713
United Kingdom 17,431,561

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 71,654,002 61,937,858 -9,716,144
Germany 50,311,736 58,657,928 +8,346,192
Malaysia 11,559,140 7,744,789 -3,814,351
France 7,769,925 9,788,788 +2,018,863
United Kingdom 10,453,284 6,978,277 -3,475,007
Norway 2,027,624 4,404,130 +2,376,506
Italy 1,053,562 3,033,468 +1,979,906
Switzerland 473,556 2,150,264 +1,676,708
Australia 833,607 978,209 +144,602
Spain 1,575,050 235,186 -1,339,864

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 31
Inner London - West 29
North Eastern Scotland 27

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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 30 26 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 16 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 23 +2
Inner London - West 20 18 -2
North Eastern Scotland 24 17 -7
Essex 14 13 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 14 +6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 12 +3
Inner London - East 6 12 +6
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 7 -2

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 291,935,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,154,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,557,237
Other 808,751
Road transport 174,885

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 147,381,710 144,553,897 -2,827,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,360,929 13,793,715 +432,786
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,407,392 1,149,845 -257,547
Other 393,697 415,054 +21,357
Road transport 26,092 148,793 +122,701

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 98,588,882
Warton Aerodrome 44,686,520
London Stansted Airport 42,388,699
Manchester Airport 36,499,996
East Midlands Airport 35,886,418

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 49,087,336 49,501,546 +414,210
Warton Aerodrome 20,912,437 23,774,083 +2,861,646
London Stansted Airport 24,605,425 17,783,274 -6,822,151
Manchester Airport 18,439,060 18,060,936 -378,124
East Midlands Airport 19,346,707 16,539,711 -2,806,996
Birmingham Airport 10,396,535 13,544,517 +3,147,982
Southampton 7,426,501 2,510,437 -4,916,064
Portsmouth 1,925,009 2,724,736 +799,727
London Gateway Port 641,955 2,895,973 +2,254,018
London 428,639 2,933,221 +2,504,582

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 59
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 45
Manufacture of other transport equipment 32
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 31
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 62
2025-11 60
2025-10 60
2025-09 71
2025-08 68

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+ 146
1m-15m 141
0-1m 48
15m-54m 38
Other 34

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 £
Germany 89,894,513
United States 52,384,277
France 18,534,491
United Arab Emirates 17,889,091
Saudi Arabia 15,459,442

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 £
Germany 39,457,574 50,436,939 +10,979,365
United States 27,651,901 24,732,376 -2,919,525
France 14,564,410 3,970,081 -10,594,329
United Arab Emirates 7,002,691 10,886,400 +3,883,709
Saudi Arabia 9,575,908 5,883,534 -3,692,374
Qatar 7,517,428 6,269,789 -1,247,639
Netherlands 7,092,262 5,917,361 -1,174,901
Italy 2,408,505 3,979,682 +1,571,177
Oman 4,529,831 1,132,259 -3,397,572
Turkey 1,613,314 3,221,462 +1,608,148

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 240,998,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,335,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,517,564
Road transport 58,588

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 126,057,065 114,941,568 -11,115,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,038,994 13,296,298 +8,257,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 550,362 967,202 +416,840
Road transport 54,355 4,233 -50,122

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 82,781,163
London Heathrow Airport 80,403,742
London Stansted Airport 24,205,135
Warton Aerodrome 14,974,055
Glasgow Airport 14,530,276

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 £
Manchester Airport 38,984,278 43,796,885 +4,812,607
London Heathrow Airport 46,358,465 34,045,277 -12,313,188
London Stansted Airport 11,477,079 12,728,056 +1,250,977
Warton Aerodrome 9,036,698 5,937,357 -3,099,341
Glasgow Airport 5,292,763 9,237,513 +3,944,750
East Midlands Airport 9,152,168 4,694,043 -4,458,125
ZLC 5,576,705 3,834,984 -1,741,721
Immingham Docks 563,917 6,686,041 +6,122,124
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,936,060 3,279,510 +1,343,450
Dover 2,247,179 632,327 -1,614,852

Quick facts

HS code: 901490

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

Description: Spare parts and accessories for navigation instruments