Import/export HS code 902511: Liquid-filled measuring tools for direct reading

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* 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 £
China 2,390,258
United States 997,895
Spain 574,230
Germany 556,775
Austria 188,463

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 £
China 1,395,777 994,481 -401,296
United States 117,534 880,361 +762,827
Spain 213,677 360,553 +146,876
Germany 242,429 314,346 +71,917
Austria 187,391 1,072 -186,319
Netherlands 111,818 59,181 -52,637
France 88,778 38,339 -50,439
Taiwan 50,213 63,533 +13,320
Poland 42,476 15,415 -27,061
Ireland 31,229 19,462 -11,767

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 £
China 2,709,852
United States 1,120,902
Germany 602,005
Ireland 232,373
Mexico 199,994

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 £
China 1,602,907 1,106,945 -495,962
United States 228,880 892,022 +663,142
Germany 350,054 251,951 -98,103
Ireland 3,673 228,700 +225,027
Mexico 121,846 78,148 -43,698
France 96,361 52,940 -43,421
Taiwan 54,977 65,105 +10,128
Switzerland 33,678 61,879 +28,201
United Kingdom 42,892 52,017 +9,125
Japan 29,039 42,762 +13,723

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
West Midlands 14
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 15 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 10 +3
West Midlands 6 10 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Essex 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 9 +6
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Kent 9 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 2,698,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,006,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,021,772
Other 64,947
Road transport 971

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 1,129,725 1,568,967 +439,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,154,169 852,801 -301,368
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 502,788 518,984 +16,196
Other 34,715 30,232 -4,483
Road transport 0 971 +971

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,078,777
Felixstowe 909,199
East Midlands Airport 497,241
499 395,445
Dover 352,634

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 227,436 851,341 +623,905
Felixstowe 603,258 305,941 -297,317
East Midlands Airport 231,737 265,504 +33,767
499 345,743 49,702 -296,041
Dover 73,684 278,950 +205,266
London 106,209 239,504 +133,295
Southampton 159,386 146,456 -12,930
Dover / Eurotunnel 251,068 7,792 -243,276
London Gateway Port 107,595 92,173 -15,422
Grangemouth Docks 62,715 132,243 +69,528

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 85
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Other manufacturing 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 36
2025-10 35
2025-09 23
2025-08 12
2025-07 30

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 89
54m+ 68
0-1m 32
15m-54m 32
Other 15

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 1,255,456
France 417,919
Germany 343,971
United Arab Emirates 293,079
Netherlands 261,491

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 993,337 262,119 -731,218
France 263,350 154,569 -108,781
Germany 239,421 104,550 -134,871
United Arab Emirates 126,970 166,109 +39,139
Netherlands 120,274 141,217 +20,943
Ireland 165,906 88,404 -77,502
South Korea 159,826 44,586 -115,240
China 88,548 107,070 +18,522
Spain 130,503 42,017 -88,486
Italy 60,144 110,814 +50,670

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 22,364
XU 659
XI 480
Ireland 119
Nicaragua 19

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 11,410 10,954 -456
XU 501 158 -343
XI 373 107 -266
Ireland 119 0 -119
Nicaragua 19 0 -19

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 4,190,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,048,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 953,900
Road transport 109,882
Other 23,641

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 2,741,763 1,448,890 -1,292,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 458,024 590,659 +132,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 712,118 241,782 -470,336
Road transport 108,946 936 -108,010
Other 12,422 11,219 -1,203

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,811,768
London Heathrow Airport 943,705
ZLC 647,226
Dover / Eurotunnel 593,520
Liverpool Docks 560,626

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 1,308,346 503,422 -804,924
London Heathrow Airport 583,497 360,208 -223,289
ZLC 357,763 289,463 -68,300
Dover / Eurotunnel 215,190 378,330 +163,140
Liverpool Docks 507,879 52,747 -455,132
London Stansted Airport 346,285 107,124 -239,161
Manchester Airport 208,794 98,023 -110,771
Felixstowe 140,333 63,816 -76,517
London Gateway Port 86,392 108,746 +22,354
Dover 75,844 28,674 -47,170

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 902511

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

Description: Tools like thermometers or hydrometers filled with liquid for easy, direct measurements