Import/export HS code 90241080: Various metal testing machines

Other machines used to test different properties of metals

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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 £
United States 2,565,915
Germany 1,490,178
France 1,149,498
Netherlands 813,330
Finland 647,794

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 £
United States 1,243,786 1,322,129 +78,343
Germany 319,028 1,171,150 +852,122
France 550,382 599,116 +48,734
Netherlands 507,555 305,775 -201,780
Finland 441,973 205,821 -236,152
China 249,149 230,215 -18,934
Spain 64,443 389,081 +324,638
Switzerland 174,811 209,208 +34,397
India 16,671 334,089 +317,418
Austria 105,427 208,038 +102,611

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 2,481,472
United Kingdom 2,442,627
Germany 1,797,144
France 1,010,383
Finland 629,997

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 1,328,996 1,152,476 -176,520
United Kingdom 1,150,875 1,291,752 +140,877
Germany 394,995 1,402,149 +1,007,154
France 514,254 496,129 -18,125
Finland 425,213 204,784 -220,429
China 260,394 252,980 -7,414
Spain 79,671 352,116 +272,445
Switzerland 191,137 210,114 +18,977
Netherlands 287,657 92,505 -195,152
India 11,367 355,770 +344,403

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13
Inner London - West 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
West Midlands 10 13 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 9 +4
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 9 4 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 5 -4
North Eastern Scotland 7 5 -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 7,878,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,740,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,783,405
Other 108,986

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 3,809,219 4,069,758 +260,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 590,779 2,149,801 +1,559,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 998,547 784,858 -213,689
Other 108,979 7 -108,972

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,988,472
London Heathrow Airport 1,602,533
London Stansted Airport 1,282,508
Dover / Eurotunnel 713,885
Birmingham Airport 677,352

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 1,516,469 1,472,003 -44,466
London Heathrow Airport 942,554 659,979 -282,575
London Stansted Airport 540,633 741,875 +201,242
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 713,885 +713,885
Birmingham Airport 271,996 405,356 +133,360
Dover 122,431 457,821 +335,390
Glasgow Airport 161,880 354,425 +192,545
Southampton 293,385 164,607 -128,778
Manchester Airport 181,327 197,995 +16,668
Felixstowe 212,095 140,161 -71,934

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 36
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 23
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 22
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 19
2025-10 29
2025-09 17
2025-08 25
2025-07 22

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+ 89
1m-15m 88
0-1m 25
15m-54m 23
Other 18

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 9,817,376
Brazil 3,189,494
Germany 2,650,313
China 2,608,288
France 2,045,168

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 6,692,001 3,125,375 -3,566,626
Brazil 2,316,622 872,872 -1,443,750
Germany 1,890,088 760,225 -1,129,863
China 1,479,255 1,129,033 -350,222
France 990,969 1,054,199 +63,230
South Korea 821,383 1,065,512 +244,129
India 1,150,102 562,104 -587,998
Malaysia 1,594,710 99,034 -1,495,676
Netherlands 924,572 366,623 -557,949
Turkey 161,887 1,014,410 +852,523

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 £
XI 5,980

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 £
XI 2,992 2,988 -4

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 19,023,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,406,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,539,931
Road transport 53,732
Other 5,980

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 10,514,129 8,509,569 -2,004,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,028,961 4,377,429 -4,651,532
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,000,410 4,539,521 -460,889
Road transport 53,732 0 -53,732
Other 2,992 2,988 -4

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 7,269,393
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,186,453
London Heathrow Airport 6,533,255
East Midlands Airport 5,629,559
Southampton 4,372,974

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 Gateway Port 5,060,910 2,208,483 -2,852,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,651,873 3,534,580 -117,293
London Heathrow Airport 2,965,190 3,568,065 +602,875
East Midlands Airport 3,293,410 2,336,149 -957,261
Southampton 2,828,299 1,544,675 -1,283,624
Brize Norton 2,250,000 0 -2,250,000
Manchester Airport 515,214 840,757 +325,543
London Stansted Airport 826,425 519,150 -307,275
ZLC 796,175 351,484 -444,691
Dover 659,883 412,175 -247,708

Quick facts

HS code: 90241080

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

Description: Other machines used to test different properties of metals