Import/export HS code 901811: Electrocardiographs

Machines used to record the electrical activity of the heart, commonly known as ECG or EKG machines

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  • 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 52,403,045
Denmark 9,806,569
United States 3,929,925
Switzerland 3,817,360
Germany 3,667,783

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 21,013,829 31,389,216 +10,375,387
Denmark 5,315,291 4,491,278 -824,013
United States 1,936,671 1,993,254 +56,583
Switzerland 1,740,411 2,076,949 +336,538
Germany 1,792,150 1,875,633 +83,483
China 1,687,316 1,444,782 -242,534
Ireland 510,394 911,412 +401,018
France 599,471 696,592 +97,121
Belgium 836,157 383,967 -452,190
Finland 621,522 389,194 -232,328

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 £
Singapore 25,651,257
United States 24,179,062
Switzerland 8,588,863
Malaysia 7,905,214
China 4,803,411

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 £
Singapore 13,788,977 11,862,280 -1,926,697
United States 6,102,020 18,077,042 +11,975,022
Switzerland 4,374,588 4,214,275 -160,313
Malaysia 4,318,778 3,586,436 -732,342
China 2,164,743 2,638,668 +473,925
India 2,487,408 2,143,917 -343,491
Germany 920,639 826,445 -94,194
Mexico 185,215 828,418 +643,203
Canada 453,351 416,047 -37,304
Israel 354,546 318,304 -36,242

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 31
Inner London - West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Greater Manchester 12

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 16 22 +6
Inner London - West 11 21 +10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 11 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 5 +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 61,696,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,035,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,048,939
Road transport 2,566,901
Other 908,989

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 25,671,222 36,025,407 +10,354,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,074,268 6,961,228 -1,113,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,494,492 2,554,447 +59,955
Road transport 960,916 1,605,985 +645,069
Other 197,169 711,820 +514,651

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 33,387,576
London Stansted Airport 18,731,389
Felixstowe 9,611,086
London Heathrow Airport 6,044,929
Birmingham Airport 3,169,066

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 £
East Midlands Airport 12,910,700 20,476,876 +7,566,176
London Stansted Airport 8,032,412 10,698,977 +2,666,565
Felixstowe 5,358,967 4,252,119 -1,106,848
London Heathrow Airport 3,027,480 3,017,449 -10,031
Birmingham Airport 1,584,024 1,585,042 +1,018
ZLC 960,797 2,037,703 +1,076,906
London Gateway Port 1,252,266 1,224,388 -27,878
Thamesport 1,374,550 979,392 -395,158
London 947,428 908,140 -39,288
000 197,169 711,820 +514,651

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Human health activities 22
Other manufacturing 19
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 33
2025-11 39
2025-10 46
2025-09 39
2025-08 41

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+ 86
1m-15m 73
15m-54m 16
0-1m 14
Other 10

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 5,099,569
United States 4,548,836
Germany 2,826,444
Ireland 1,422,323
France 1,081,260

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 3,819,857 1,279,712 -2,540,145
United States 2,365,421 2,183,415 -182,006
Germany 1,535,368 1,291,076 -244,292
Ireland 819,768 602,555 -217,213
France 676,134 405,126 -271,008
United Arab Emirates 669,576 207,848 -461,728
Australia 421,153 147,913 -273,240
South Africa 258,615 157,564 -101,051
Israel 327,833 75,759 -252,074
Finland 155,653 152,059 -3,594

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 £
Nicaragua 485,020
China 316,668
South Africa 1,161
United States 641
France 493

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 £
Nicaragua 360,141 124,879 -235,262
China 312,965 3,703 -309,262
South Africa 0 1,161 +1,161
United States 190 451 +261
France 0 493 +493
Viet Nam 0 215 +215

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 17,867,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,827,537
Other 807,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 786,699
Road transport 27,560

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 11,604,672 6,262,982 -5,341,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,308,647 1,518,890 +210,243
Other 675,446 132,412 -543,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 584,033 202,666 -381,367
Road transport 27,560 0 -27,560

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,781,397
London Heathrow Airport 4,880,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,031,116
London Stansted Airport 1,421,399
ZLC 1,068,015

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 £
East Midlands Airport 6,922,712 2,858,685 -4,064,027
London Heathrow Airport 2,753,202 2,127,100 -626,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 946,650 1,084,466 +137,816
London Stansted Airport 788,329 633,070 -155,259
ZLC 710,224 357,791 -352,433
000 675,446 132,412 -543,034
London Gateway Port 463,492 44,546 -418,946
Manchester Airport 329,599 41,974 -287,625
Birmingham Airport 126,462 216,411 +89,949
Eurotunnel 121,715 124,599 +2,884

Quick facts

HS code: 901811

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

Description: Machines used to record the electrical activity of the heart, commonly known as ECG or EKG machines