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 14,864,739
Spain 1,395,267
United States 829,402
Germany 429,141
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 7,362,160 7,502,579 +140,419
Spain 1,091,013 304,254 -786,759
United States 431,400 398,002 -33,398
Germany 156,813 272,328 +115,515
Switzerland 150,818 156,684 +5,866
Latvia 163,805 110,317 -53,488
Australia 0 272,669 +272,669
Netherlands 125,397 120,319 -5,078
France 196,427 43,751 -152,676
Italy 31,931 84,196 +52,265

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 15,752,838
Spain 1,401,732
United States 770,889
Germany 385,458
United Kingdom 321,567

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 7,822,571 7,930,267 +107,696
Spain 1,101,574 300,158 -801,416
United States 323,166 447,723 +124,557
Germany 121,020 264,438 +143,418
United Kingdom 44,717 276,850 +232,133
Latvia 163,805 55,666 -108,139
France 156,975 14,721 -142,254
Denmark 32,145 72,589 +40,444
Italy 18,334 58,595 +40,261
Japan 43,627 21,164 -22,463

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 15
West Yorkshire 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 10 -2
West Yorkshire 10 5 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 7 +4
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Essex 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0

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) 12,417,537
Air transport 5,297,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,719,785
Other 106,905
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) 6,136,164 6,281,373 +145,209
Air transport 2,528,840 2,768,916 +240,076
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,188,833 530,952 -657,881
Other 62,852 44,053 -18,799
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 8,105,950
London Gateway Port 2,105,731
Birmingham Airport 1,283,386
East Midlands Airport 1,268,221
Dover 1,230,714

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 4,888,322 3,217,628 -1,670,694
London Gateway Port 174,754 1,930,977 +1,756,223
Birmingham Airport 753,881 529,505 -224,376
East Midlands Airport 706,238 561,983 -144,255
Dover 994,044 236,670 -757,374
Southampton 489,190 655,083 +165,893
London 632,339 439,496 -192,843
London Stansted Airport 377,328 546,425 +169,097
London Heathrow Airport 147,057 505,760 +358,703
Luton Airport 273,910 371,691 +97,781

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
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
2026-01 22
2025-11 28
2025-10 28
2025-09 18
2025-08 27

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+ 59
1m-15m 56
15m-54m 27
Other 14
0-1m 13

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 £
China 906,112
Ireland 897,867
United States 190,153
Israel 171,150
France 158,806

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 £
China 532,157 373,955 -158,202
Ireland 420,964 476,903 +55,939
United States 113,752 76,401 -37,351
Israel 94,700 76,450 -18,250
France 100,503 58,303 -42,200
Canada 7,068 118,199 +111,131
Netherlands 79,230 40,373 -38,857
Brazil 55,323 61,782 +6,459
Germany 52,314 59,000 +6,686
Saudi Arabia 48,343 45,359 -2,984

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 55,092
Thailand 7,498
Germany 616
XI 577
Ireland 513

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 28,662 26,430 -2,232
Thailand 2,835 4,663 +1,828
Germany 405 211 -194
XI 187 390 +203
Ireland 156 357 +201
Taiwan 256 43 -213
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 2,178,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,184,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,039
Other 68,444
Road transport 1,011

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 1,217,066 960,956 -256,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 568,296 616,146 +47,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,280 121,759 +61,479
Other 35,248 33,196 -2,052
Road transport 1,011 0 -1,011

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,102,930
Liverpool Docks 373,273
Holyhead 367,689
East Midlands Airport 342,401
ZLC 275,254

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 711,625 391,305 -320,320
Liverpool Docks 180,739 192,534 +11,795
Holyhead 191,730 175,959 -15,771
East Midlands Airport 168,447 173,954 +5,507
ZLC 165,907 109,347 -56,560
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,314 96,797 -14,517
Glasgow Airport 51,091 148,237 +97,146
London Stansted Airport 61,754 54,681 -7,073
London Gateway Port 42,455 68,594 +26,139
000 35,248 33,196 -2,052

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