Import/export HS code 90241080: Various metal testing machines

Other machines used to test different properties of metals

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  • 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 2,632,569
Germany 1,500,668
Sweden 1,148,520
France 1,050,393
Netherlands 642,731

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 1,249,024 1,383,545 +134,521
Germany 324,150 1,176,518 +852,368
Sweden 23,575 1,124,945 +1,101,370
France 554,446 495,947 -58,499
Netherlands 326,100 316,631 -9,469
Finland 398,747 216,344 -182,403
China 262,927 211,775 -51,152
Spain 64,443 389,081 +324,638
Switzerland 178,186 234,413 +56,227
India 16,671 334,089 +317,418

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 2,575,182
United Kingdom 2,447,217
Germany 1,783,169
Sweden 1,101,516
France 916,802

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 1,332,769 1,242,413 -90,356
United Kingdom 1,175,700 1,271,517 +95,817
Germany 622,157 1,161,012 +538,855
Sweden 12,574 1,088,942 +1,076,368
France 518,129 398,673 -119,456
Finland 381,987 204,784 -177,203
China 279,718 232,430 -47,288
Switzerland 200,225 229,606 +29,381
Spain 76,289 352,116 +275,827
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 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 11 13 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 10 +4
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 7 +1

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 7,695,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,904,991
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,759,988
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 3,590,407 4,105,300 +514,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 983,856 1,921,135 +937,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 858,791 1,901,197 +1,042,406
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 2,936,770
London Heathrow Airport 1,544,147
London Stansted Airport 1,285,292
Immingham Docks 1,164,934
Dover / Eurotunnel 713,885

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 1,418,426 1,518,344 +99,918
London Heathrow Airport 866,305 677,842 -188,463
London Stansted Airport 528,492 756,800 +228,308
Immingham Docks 29,916 1,135,018 +1,105,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 713,885 +713,885
Birmingham Airport 319,813 321,027 +1,214
Dover 152,466 447,445 +294,979
Southampton 297,380 153,030 -144,350
Glasgow Airport 87,839 354,425 +266,586
Manchester Airport 160,512 229,051 +68,539

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 39
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 24
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 23
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 23
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 24
2025-11 19
2025-10 29
2025-09 17
2025-08 25

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+ 91
1m-15m 87
0-1m 25
15m-54m 24
Other 17

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 9,374,459
Brazil 3,189,494
China 2,709,083
Germany 2,501,088
South Korea 1,912,295

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 6,539,482 2,834,977 -3,704,505
Brazil 2,362,020 827,474 -1,534,546
China 1,480,626 1,228,457 -252,169
Germany 1,709,774 791,314 -918,460
South Korea 907,874 1,004,421 +96,547
France 826,906 1,066,216 +239,310
India 1,188,925 567,301 -621,624
Malaysia 1,596,473 114,616 -1,481,857
Netherlands 946,997 339,221 -607,776
Turkey 146,122 1,016,193 +870,071

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
United States 2,632

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
United States 0 2,632 +2,632

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 19,162,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,106,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,198,429
Road transport 52,732
Other 8,612

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 10,555,128 8,607,209 -1,947,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,918,414 4,188,181 -4,730,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,543,607 4,654,822 +111,215
Road transport 52,732 0 -52,732
Other 2,992 5,620 +2,628

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,929,633
London Gateway Port 6,864,490
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,849,079
East Midlands Airport 5,348,374
Southampton 4,533,317

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 3,274,551 3,655,082 +380,531
London Gateway Port 5,000,348 1,864,142 -3,136,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,281,122 3,567,957 +286,835
East Midlands Airport 3,058,062 2,290,312 -767,750
Southampton 2,834,257 1,699,060 -1,135,197
Brize Norton 2,250,000 0 -2,250,000
London Stansted Airport 866,706 576,482 -290,224
Manchester Airport 446,539 817,707 +371,168
ZLC 755,233 373,662 -381,571
Dover 582,556 414,974 -167,582

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