Import/export HS code 901490: Parts for navigation tools

Spare parts and accessories for navigation instruments

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 80,591,735
Germany 79,614,385
Saudi Arabia 44,765,766
France 24,129,107
Netherlands 17,453,144

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 43,026,678 37,565,057 -5,461,621
Germany 41,464,418 38,149,967 -3,314,451
Saudi Arabia 18,449,130 26,316,636 +7,867,506
France 15,596,353 8,532,754 -7,063,599
Netherlands 10,626,947 6,826,197 -3,800,750
Qatar 5,103,408 5,441,595 +338,187
United Arab Emirates 3,574,021 6,092,296 +2,518,275
Italy 2,977,674 3,599,058 +621,384
Norway 2,577,407 2,209,891 -367,516
Turkey 1,243,242 2,342,998 +1,099,756

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 126,187,158
Germany 105,344,130
Malaysia 18,824,797
France 17,894,441
United Kingdom 16,897,305

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 73,769,153 52,418,005 -21,351,148
Germany 45,633,732 59,710,398 +14,076,666
Malaysia 10,763,723 8,061,074 -2,702,649
France 8,165,213 9,729,228 +1,564,015
United Kingdom 10,030,874 6,866,431 -3,164,443
Norway 2,007,005 4,442,143 +2,435,138
Italy 1,092,513 2,862,374 +1,769,861
Switzerland 235,883 2,253,973 +2,018,090
Spain 1,653,182 235,186 -1,417,996
Australia 779,509 1,041,067 +261,558

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33
Inner London - West 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29
North Eastern Scotland 28

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 23 +1
Inner London - West 20 18 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 14 -7
North Eastern Scotland 23 18 -5
Essex 13 13 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 13 +5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 12 +2
Inner London - East 6 11 +5
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 11 7 -4

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 280,332,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,080,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,498,731
Other 849,527
Road transport 26,092

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 143,559,569 136,772,438 -6,787,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,671,379 13,408,677 -262,702
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,508,991 989,740 -519,251
Other 340,021 509,506 +169,485
Road transport 26,092 0 -26,092

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 91,096,680
Warton Aerodrome 44,822,330
London Stansted Airport 42,099,066
East Midlands Airport 35,653,651
Manchester Airport 33,154,909

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 51,272,671 39,824,009 -11,448,662
Warton Aerodrome 18,530,471 26,291,859 +7,761,388
London Stansted Airport 23,811,461 18,287,605 -5,523,856
East Midlands Airport 18,951,765 16,701,886 -2,249,879
Manchester Airport 17,160,943 15,993,966 -1,166,977
Birmingham Airport 9,169,828 13,782,158 +4,612,330
Southampton 7,742,166 2,306,892 -5,435,274
Portsmouth 1,923,592 2,726,153 +802,561
London 622,504 2,933,221 +2,310,717
London Gateway Port 647,992 2,838,228 +2,190,236

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 60
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 44
Manufacture of other transport equipment 31
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 31
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 60
2025-10 60
2025-09 71
2025-08 68
2025-07 72

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 145
54m+ 143
0-1m 48
15m-54m 41
Other 33

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 90,887,966
United States 52,658,891
France 20,100,189
United Arab Emirates 17,503,818
Saudi Arabia 15,263,868

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 39,570,972 51,316,994 +11,746,022
United States 26,513,747 26,145,144 -368,603
France 15,992,325 4,107,864 -11,884,461
United Arab Emirates 5,582,381 11,921,437 +6,339,056
Saudi Arabia 9,419,052 5,844,816 -3,574,236
Qatar 7,789,460 6,063,254 -1,726,206
Netherlands 6,829,555 5,974,564 -854,991
Italy 2,468,480 3,497,456 +1,028,976
Oman 4,529,831 1,132,259 -3,397,572
Turkey 1,498,641 3,164,234 +1,665,593

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 242,753,456
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,351,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,635,590
Road transport 62,938

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 124,470,045 118,283,411 -6,186,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,865,370 12,486,332 +7,620,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 757,140 878,450 +121,310
Road transport 58,705 4,233 -54,472

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 84,420,941
London Heathrow Airport 78,605,164
London Stansted Airport 24,542,932
East Midlands Airport 15,167,125
Glasgow Airport 15,062,733

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 38,953,980 45,466,961 +6,512,981
London Heathrow Airport 44,890,124 33,715,040 -11,175,084
London Stansted Airport 10,859,999 13,682,933 +2,822,934
East Midlands Airport 10,160,941 5,006,184 -5,154,757
Glasgow Airport 5,218,265 9,844,468 +4,626,203
Warton Aerodrome 8,867,514 5,994,730 -2,872,784
ZLC 5,458,791 3,799,591 -1,659,200
Immingham Docks 381,446 5,832,271 +5,450,825
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,941,486 3,286,042 +1,344,556
Dover 2,300,340 632,649 -1,667,691

Quick facts

HS code: 901490

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

Description: Spare parts and accessories for navigation instruments