Import/export HS code 901590: Parts and accessories

Spare parts and add-ons for surveying and measuring tools

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 £
Netherlands 34,281,021
United States 29,749,917
France 20,224,204
Norway 18,076,148
Germany 17,565,373

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 £
Netherlands 18,029,024 16,251,997 -1,777,027
United States 18,628,634 11,121,283 -7,507,351
France 4,774,129 15,450,075 +10,675,946
Norway 10,411,524 7,664,624 -2,746,900
Germany 11,514,796 6,050,577 -5,464,219
Romania 7,937,531 6,381,076 -1,556,455
China 5,086,322 4,329,432 -756,890
Japan 6,890,715 1,529,167 -5,361,548
Canada 3,450,864 2,905,543 -545,321
Australia 3,121,991 2,353,414 -768,577

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 77,692,419
United Kingdom 35,330,052
France 19,119,385
China 14,108,110
Germany 11,748,749

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 45,870,179 31,822,240 -14,047,939
United Kingdom 23,767,526 11,562,526 -12,205,000
France 3,667,978 15,451,407 +11,783,429
China 7,752,302 6,355,808 -1,396,494
Germany 6,195,552 5,553,197 -642,355
Netherlands 3,710,206 4,187,930 +477,724
Norway 4,648,637 2,153,584 -2,495,053
Japan 4,666,612 2,068,145 -2,598,467
Canada 3,285,615 2,823,849 -461,766
Australia 2,298,015 2,315,264 +17,249

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 57
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 47
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 40
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
Inner London - West 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
North Eastern Scotland 44 41 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38 28 -10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25 27 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 19 -1
Inner London - West 21 17 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 13 14 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Inner London - East 8 14 +6

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 108,783,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,467,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,923,487
Other 4,259,103
Road transport 1,645,853

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 65,892,277 42,890,964 -23,001,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,387,982 24,079,498 -5,308,484
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,757,110 28,166,377 +5,409,267
Other 2,268,622 1,990,481 -278,141
Road transport 1,593,559 52,294 -1,541,265
Rail transport 0 2,878 +2,878

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 35,296,548
Aberdeen Docks 34,404,625
East Midlands Airport 30,270,946
Dover 30,209,006
Aberdeen Airport 21,639,072

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 24,489,637 10,806,911 -13,682,726
Aberdeen Docks 20,341,310 14,063,315 -6,277,995
East Midlands Airport 15,962,682 14,308,264 -1,654,418
Dover 13,603,008 16,605,998 +3,002,990
Aberdeen Airport 12,546,080 9,092,992 -3,453,088
London Stansted Airport 6,538,591 3,489,026 -3,049,565
London Gateway Port 4,537,282 2,841,001 -1,696,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,683,511 3,867,981 +2,184,470
Felixstowe 2,446,289 2,248,119 -198,170
Prestwick Airport 2,767,749 1,656,852 -1,110,897

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 100
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 65
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 52
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 108
2025-11 119
2025-10 119
2025-09 109
2025-08 98

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 268
54m+ 178
0-1m 68
15m-54m 51
Other 45

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 £
Netherlands 40,850,395
United States 34,394,392
Saudi Arabia 19,358,749
United Arab Emirates 17,004,610
Norway 16,677,043

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 £
Netherlands 23,218,895 17,631,500 -5,587,395
United States 20,330,772 14,063,620 -6,267,152
Saudi Arabia 3,735,159 15,623,590 +11,888,431
United Arab Emirates 10,578,773 6,425,837 -4,152,936
Norway 9,289,659 7,387,384 -1,902,275
Romania 8,588,601 6,144,240 -2,444,361
Germany 7,016,081 5,471,699 -1,544,382
China 4,654,070 6,598,948 +1,944,878
France 4,482,797 5,732,034 +1,249,237
Japan 1,152,190 4,460,987 +3,308,797

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 10,226
United States 2,199
Sweden 725
India 147
Germany 121

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 6,851 3,375 -3,476
United States 0 2,199 +2,199
Sweden 0 725 +725
India 147 0 -147
Germany 60 61 +1

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 175,383,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,813,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,214,406
Road transport 98,389
Other 15,296

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 85,000,392 90,383,561 +5,383,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,392,336 36,421,264 -9,971,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,785,633 3,428,773 -7,356,860
Road transport 98,389 0 -98,389
Other 8,936 6,360 -2,576

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 106,493,049
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,059,579
East Midlands Airport 38,458,737
Tyne 29,741,215
Aberdeen Airport 9,096,769

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 49,694,351 56,798,698 +7,104,347
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,645,868 15,413,711 -13,232,157
East Midlands Airport 19,679,379 18,779,358 -900,021
Tyne 16,828,412 12,912,803 -3,915,609
Aberdeen Airport 4,410,036 4,686,733 +276,697
London Stansted Airport 3,346,612 3,177,272 -169,340
Aberdeen Docks 3,437,157 2,331,893 -1,105,264
Immingham Docks 2,819,243 2,718,292 -100,951
ZLC 1,983,901 3,236,118 +1,252,217
Manchester Airport 2,647,195 1,299,124 -1,348,071

Quick facts

HS code: 901590

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

Description: Spare parts and add-ons for surveying and measuring tools