Import/export HS code 90189040: Diathermy devices

Devices that use heat for medical treatments, such as cauterization or tissue healing

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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 82,309,977
Belgium 21,286,601
Germany 10,947,062
Israel 8,229,311
United States 2,299,373

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 45,568,442 36,741,535 -8,826,907
Belgium 11,232,198 10,054,403 -1,177,795
Germany 5,573,808 5,373,254 -200,554
Israel 3,913,274 4,316,037 +402,763
United States 907,776 1,391,597 +483,821
France 84,743 2,063,602 +1,978,859
China 355,761 518,780 +163,019
South Korea 425,201 411,095 -14,106
Ireland 360,290 413,586 +53,296
Italy 207,351 514,555 +307,204

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 69,936,408
Mexico 17,785,611
China 9,732,511
Israel 8,968,201
Taiwan 7,109,210

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 39,969,812 29,966,596 -10,003,216
Mexico 7,755,105 10,030,506 +2,275,401
China 5,793,049 3,939,462 -1,853,587
Israel 4,524,131 4,444,070 -80,061
Taiwan 3,586,127 3,523,083 -63,044
Czechia 2,363,852 2,217,019 -146,833
Germany 1,428,828 1,174,082 -254,746
United Kingdom 931,451 1,412,096 +480,645
France 65,087 1,834,002 +1,768,915
Japan 421,522 541,887 +120,365

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Inner London - West 8
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 0 -5
Cheshire 0 4 +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 91,219,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,590,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,054,621
Other 2,617,034

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 48,205,278 43,014,555 -5,190,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,587,615 17,002,764 +415,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,136,037 1,918,584 -2,217,453
Other 1,289,410 1,327,624 +38,214

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 51,677,699
London Stansted Airport 24,037,488
Dover 11,840,723
London Heathrow Airport 10,417,266
Hull 9,592,645

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 27,367,289 24,310,410 -3,056,879
London Stansted Airport 13,202,737 10,834,751 -2,367,986
Dover 553,012 11,287,711 +10,734,699
London Heathrow Airport 5,193,722 5,223,544 +29,822
Hull 9,587,920 4,725 -9,583,195
Felixstowe 4,351,506 4,302,997 -48,509
Birmingham Airport 2,292,378 2,115,650 -176,728
Thamesport 2,443,024 569,819 -1,873,205
Eurotunnel 1,985,566 1,019,857 -965,709
000 1,289,410 1,327,624 +38,214

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Human health activities 18
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 21
2025-10 24
2025-09 17
2025-08 20

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 51
54m+ 42
0-1m 19
15m-54m 10
Other 6

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 £
United States 3,896,758
Netherlands 3,438,509
Germany 2,069,654
Poland 1,496,219
Ireland 962,850

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 £
United States 1,794,616 2,102,142 +307,526
Netherlands 1,004,500 2,434,009 +1,429,509
Germany 670,214 1,399,440 +729,226
Poland 935,363 560,856 -374,507
Ireland 427,012 535,838 +108,826
France 436,107 218,065 -218,042
Israel 320,355 331,602 +11,247
Belgium 176,149 276,718 +100,569
Switzerland 204,313 61,843 -142,470
Spain 120,168 57,552 -62,616

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 11,780
Ireland 845
Taiwan 626
Germany 112
Pakistan 32

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 6,564 5,216 -1,348
Ireland 0 845 +845
Taiwan 0 626 +626
Germany 0 112 +112
Pakistan 0 32 +32

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 9,594,911
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,496,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,052,819
Road transport 159,946
Other 13,395

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 4,083,428 5,511,483 +1,428,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,546,388 2,949,985 +403,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 459,360 593,459 +134,099
Road transport 157,946 2,000 -155,946
Other 6,564 6,831 +267

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,898,159
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,253,029
East Midlands Airport 2,615,655
ZLC 1,751,478
London Gateway Port 755,867

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 1,932,231 2,965,928 +1,033,697
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,006,669 2,246,360 +239,691
East Midlands Airport 875,419 1,740,236 +864,817
ZLC 1,104,295 647,183 -457,112
London Gateway Port 355,909 399,958 +44,049
Dover 242,498 312,839 +70,341
Holyhead 235,626 303,592 +67,966
London Stansted Airport 268,277 135,640 -132,637
Liverpool Docks 17,655 126,450 +108,795
Felixstowe 9,697 84,610 +74,913

Quick facts

HS code: 90189040

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

Description: Devices that use heat for medical treatments, such as cauterization or tissue healing