Import/export HS code 90153090: Non-electronic levels

Traditional tools for checking surface levels, like spirit levels

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 £
China 14,603,345
Spain 1,324,053
United States 829,779
Germany 415,762
Switzerland 307,502

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 £
China 6,890,927 7,712,418 +821,491
Spain 1,078,668 245,385 -833,283
United States 436,648 393,131 -43,517
Germany 149,831 265,931 +116,100
Switzerland 150,818 156,684 +5,866
France 242,490 46,244 -196,246
Latvia 108,937 165,185 +56,248
Australia 0 272,669 +272,669
Netherlands 130,906 109,322 -21,584
Italy 31,918 77,106 +45,188

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 £
China 15,519,612
Spain 1,330,518
United States 749,054
Germany 371,230
United Kingdom 317,424

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 £
China 7,381,452 8,138,160 +756,708
Spain 1,089,229 241,289 -847,940
United States 301,380 447,674 +146,294
Germany 113,709 257,521 +143,812
United Kingdom 42,272 275,152 +232,880
France 203,038 23,394 -179,644
Latvia 108,937 110,534 +1,597
Denmark 44,185 59,287 +15,102
Italy 18,334 51,492 +33,158
Japan 37,592 16,279 -21,313

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 13
West Yorkshire 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 12 8 -4
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 7 +4
Essex 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,302,948
Air transport 5,108,679
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,714,378
Other 108,045
Road transport 30,867

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,762,159 6,540,789 +778,630
Air transport 2,421,549 2,687,130 +265,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,186,422 527,956 -658,466
Other 61,701 46,344 -15,357
Road transport 27,417 3,450 -23,967

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,292,766
London Gateway Port 1,878,336
Birmingham Airport 1,236,943
East Midlands Airport 1,233,938
Dover 1,233,067

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 £
Felixstowe 4,667,652 3,625,114 -1,042,538
London Gateway Port 176,692 1,701,644 +1,524,952
Birmingham Airport 725,803 511,140 -214,663
East Midlands Airport 642,417 591,521 -50,896
Dover 1,000,812 232,255 -768,557
Southampton 481,242 619,409 +138,167
London 480,037 590,573 +110,536
London Stansted Airport 343,863 461,832 +117,969
London Heathrow Airport 139,528 519,589 +380,061
Luton Airport 269,134 372,344 +103,210

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 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 28
2025-09 18
2025-08 27
2025-07 28

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 57
54m+ 56
15m-54m 28
0-1m 14
Other 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 £
Ireland 898,124
China 884,491
United States 190,153
Israel 171,150
France 162,614

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 £
Ireland 397,385 500,739 +103,354
China 494,998 389,493 -105,505
United States 113,752 76,401 -37,351
Israel 67,900 103,250 +35,350
France 101,487 61,127 -40,360
Brazil 62,318 64,387 +2,069
Canada 7,068 118,199 +111,131
Netherlands 58,152 65,444 +7,292
Germany 41,971 69,523 +27,552
Saudi Arabia 43,713 45,359 +1,646

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 £
China 57,916
Thailand 7,615
XU 3,774
Germany 635
XI 577

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 £
China 28,755 29,161 +406
Thailand 2,969 4,646 +1,677
XU 2,071 1,703 -368
Germany 406 229 -177
XI 109 468 +359
Ireland 156 351 +195
Taiwan 296 43 -253
Switzerland 75 0 -75

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 2,159,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,190,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,410
Other 71,438
Road transport 2,067

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 1,151,735 1,008,090 -143,645
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 501,163 689,263 +188,100
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,550 117,860 +56,310
Other 34,837 36,601 +1,764
Road transport 2,067 0 -2,067

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,110,501
Holyhead 381,657
Liverpool Docks 355,688
East Midlands Airport 345,386
ZLC 270,098

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 654,661 455,840 -198,821
Holyhead 190,656 191,001 +345
Liverpool Docks 160,450 195,238 +34,788
East Midlands Airport 166,628 178,758 +12,130
ZLC 160,415 109,683 -50,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,392 140,214 +64,822
Glasgow Airport 51,091 135,817 +84,726
London Stansted Airport 61,754 53,761 -7,993
London Gateway Port 43,725 65,769 +22,044
000 34,837 36,601 +1,764

Quick facts

HS code: 90153090

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

Description: Traditional tools for checking surface levels, like spirit levels