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 51,027,195
Denmark 9,764,591
United States 4,125,392
Germany 3,688,717
Switzerland 3,417,050

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 21,241,362 29,785,833 +8,544,471
Denmark 5,158,065 4,606,526 -551,539
United States 2,102,654 2,022,738 -79,916
Germany 1,849,832 1,838,885 -10,947
Switzerland 1,719,212 1,697,838 -21,374
China 1,625,495 1,364,857 -260,638
Ireland 438,194 935,418 +497,224
Belgium 885,074 421,663 -463,411
France 573,993 702,217 +128,224
Finland 714,152 389,846 -324,306

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 25,819,269
United States 22,949,236
Switzerland 8,240,050
Malaysia 7,866,755
India 4,601,204

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 14,250,152 11,569,117 -2,681,035
United States 6,418,057 16,531,179 +10,113,122
Switzerland 4,015,516 4,224,534 +209,018
Malaysia 4,246,918 3,619,837 -627,081
India 2,382,694 2,218,510 -164,184
China 2,086,916 2,506,239 +419,323
Germany 962,882 787,400 -175,482
Mexico 236,150 800,002 +563,852
Canada 469,034 394,361 -74,673
Israel 351,839 286,680 -65,159

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 30
Inner London - West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Greater Manchester 11

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 10 22 +12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 11 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 9 +3
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
West Midlands 6 3 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0

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 60,668,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,761,504
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,993,488
Road transport 2,170,402
Other 832,464

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 26,141,129 34,527,695 +8,386,566
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,924,620 6,836,884 -1,087,736
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,444,094 2,549,394 +105,300
Road transport 981,034 1,189,368 +208,334
Other 200,329 632,135 +431,806

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 32,867,410
London Stansted Airport 18,358,087
Felixstowe 9,565,385
London Heathrow Airport 5,859,306
Birmingham Airport 3,179,010

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 13,423,394 19,444,016 +6,020,622
London Stansted Airport 8,002,972 10,355,115 +2,352,143
Felixstowe 5,176,343 4,389,042 -787,301
London Heathrow Airport 2,996,762 2,862,544 -134,218
Birmingham Airport 1,554,442 1,624,568 +70,126
ZLC 980,915 1,621,086 +640,171
London Gateway Port 1,224,785 1,195,612 -29,173
Thamesport 1,434,202 733,620 -700,582
London 988,399 879,652 -108,747
000 200,329 632,135 +431,806

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 43
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
2025-11 39
2025-10 46
2025-09 39
2025-08 41
2025-07 39

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+ 87
1m-15m 75
0-1m 14
15m-54m 12
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 £
Netherlands 5,192,470
United States 4,517,490
Germany 2,825,969
Ireland 1,418,605
France 1,097,796

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 3,745,125 1,447,345 -2,297,780
United States 2,345,638 2,171,852 -173,786
Germany 1,560,369 1,265,600 -294,769
Ireland 818,169 600,436 -217,733
France 586,479 511,317 -75,162
United Arab Emirates 666,824 207,204 -459,620
Australia 435,448 178,727 -256,721
South Africa 288,200 123,986 -164,214
Israel 59,274 348,265 +288,991
Finland 176,027 157,585 -18,442

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
XU 3,660
South Africa 1,161
United States 641

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 262,688 222,332 -40,356
China 312,095 4,573 -307,522
XU 2,130 1,530 -600
South Africa 0 1,161 +1,161
United States 143 498 +355
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 18,220,593
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,785,536
Other 807,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 797,636
Road transport 96,659

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 11,716,966 6,503,627 -5,213,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,303,831 1,481,705 +177,874
Other 577,056 230,802 -346,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 354,087 443,549 +89,462
Road transport 96,659 0 -96,659

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,078,941
London Heathrow Airport 4,846,575
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,937,255
London Stansted Airport 1,465,754
ZLC 1,223,897

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 6,957,005 3,121,936 -3,835,069
London Heathrow Airport 2,768,104 2,078,471 -689,633
Dover / Eurotunnel 915,638 1,021,617 +105,979
London Stansted Airport 839,846 625,908 -213,938
ZLC 800,505 423,392 -377,113
000 577,056 230,802 -346,254
London Gateway Port 203,574 304,464 +100,890
Manchester Airport 319,999 51,574 -268,425
Birmingham Airport 126,462 174,395 +47,933
Dover 176,328 93,170 -83,158

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