Import/export HS code 901790: Parts and accessories

Spare parts and accessories for drawing, marking, or measuring tools and instruments

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* 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 £
Switzerland 864,175
China 702,966
United States 615,432
Germany 398,334
Thailand 228,438

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 £
Switzerland 421,295 442,880 +21,585
China 307,893 395,073 +87,180
United States 301,815 313,617 +11,802
Germany 183,822 214,512 +30,690
Thailand 126,072 102,366 -23,706
Taiwan 78,974 49,690 -29,284
France 63,943 50,920 -13,023
India 17,046 62,389 +45,343
Netherlands 64,468 13,749 -50,719
Spain 50,132 13,624 -36,508

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 £
Switzerland 891,286
China 737,164
United States 602,857
Japan 259,992
Taiwan 229,725

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 £
Switzerland 434,417 456,869 +22,452
China 339,335 397,829 +58,494
United States 280,630 322,227 +41,597
Japan 147,802 112,190 -35,612
Taiwan 143,568 86,157 -57,411
Thailand 126,072 102,366 -23,706
Germany 110,901 113,859 +2,958
France 38,822 37,727 -1,095
India 13,682 62,389 +48,707
United Kingdom 18,463 36,853 +18,390

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 17
Inner London - West 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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 11 9 -2
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 1 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Merseyside 4 4 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 2 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Kent 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +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 2,395,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 979,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 294,898
Road transport 8,730
Other 7,726

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 1,227,146 1,167,882 -59,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 438,772 541,077 +102,305
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,974 155,924 +16,950
Road transport 3,007 5,723 +2,716
Other 6,049 1,677 -4,372

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 837,665
East Midlands Airport 719,540
Thamesport 527,658
London Stansted Airport 448,581
London Heathrow Airport 336,086

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 £
Birmingham Airport 448,337 389,328 -59,009
East Midlands Airport 348,625 370,915 +22,290
Thamesport 221,790 305,868 +84,078
London Stansted Airport 198,757 249,824 +51,067
London Heathrow Airport 194,813 141,273 -53,540
Felixstowe 125,103 158,690 +33,587
Harwich 61,090 77,562 +16,472
Southampton 68,430 10,471 -57,959
Dover 14,444 54,189 +39,745
London Gateway Port 13,264 38,412 +25,148

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 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Other manufacturing 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 19
2025-10 17
2025-09 14
2025-08 15

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 82
54m+ 64
0-1m 21
15m-54m 11
Other 11

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 £
Malaysia 555,875
Germany 378,409
Switzerland 300,003
United States 179,488
United Arab Emirates 117,479

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 £
Malaysia 555,875 0 -555,875
Germany 202,136 176,273 -25,863
Switzerland 296,415 3,588 -292,827
United States 74,141 105,347 +31,206
United Arab Emirates 49,043 68,436 +19,393
Ireland 56,030 61,071 +5,041
Romania 63,096 52,562 -10,534
Turkey 54,204 26,002 -28,202
Belgium 68,780 11,251 -57,529
Austria 55,027 24,536 -30,491

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 3,384
Italy 364
Ireland 125
Viet Nam 25

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 1,472 1,912 +440
Italy 0 364 +364
Ireland 76 49 -27
Viet Nam 25 0 -25

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,162,838
Air transport 841,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 720,847
Other 4,738
Road transport 2,211

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 751,448 411,390 -340,058
Air transport 485,962 355,446 -130,516
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 648,338 72,509 -575,829
Other 1,573 3,165 +1,592
Road transport 2,211 0 -2,211

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 980,104
Felixstowe 559,547
East Midlands Airport 445,396
London Heathrow Airport 171,258
ZLC 108,809

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 674,308 305,796 -368,512
Felixstowe 559,547 0 -559,547
East Midlands Airport 252,634 192,762 -59,872
London Heathrow Airport 110,824 60,434 -50,390
ZLC 77,198 31,611 -45,587
Dover 26,287 56,657 +30,370
London Gateway Port 30,444 42,660 +12,216
London Stansted Airport 14,228 54,062 +39,834
Holyhead 27,740 34,956 +7,216
Immingham Docks 46,151 1,085 -45,066

Quick facts

HS code: 901790

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

Description: Spare parts and accessories for drawing, marking, or measuring tools and instruments