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 2,295,789
United States 993,282
Germany 580,370
Spain 577,713
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 1,355,066 940,723 -414,343
United States 121,702 871,580 +749,878
Germany 267,602 312,768 +45,166
Spain 213,427 364,286 +150,859
Austria 187,391 1,072 -186,319
Netherlands 104,168 66,224 -37,944
Taiwan 52,212 84,202 +31,990
France 78,837 38,339 -40,498
Poland 42,476 16,729 -25,747
Ireland 26,945 19,538 -7,407

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 2,586,043
United States 1,114,334
Germany 637,259
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 1,522,051 1,063,992 -458,059
United States 231,902 882,432 +650,530
Germany 382,505 254,754 -127,751
Ireland 3,673 228,700 +225,027
Mexico 121,846 78,148 -43,698
Taiwan 53,476 85,774 +32,298
France 78,815 52,001 -26,814
Switzerland 33,678 63,076 +29,398
United Kingdom 44,829 48,396 +3,567
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 15
West Midlands 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 15 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 12 +5
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 7 -3
Essex 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 9 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 4 -3
Inner London - East 6 5 -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 2,617,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,951,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,036,795
Other 62,058
Road transport 2,573

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 1,082,410 1,535,553 +453,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,125,547 826,043 -299,504
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 502,448 534,347 +31,899
Other 32,780 29,278 -3,502
Road transport 0 2,573 +2,573

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,040,822
Felixstowe 892,003
East Midlands Airport 488,926
Dover 371,577
499 351,628

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 206,058 834,764 +628,706
Felixstowe 641,229 250,774 -390,455
East Midlands Airport 222,229 266,697 +44,468
Dover 74,836 296,741 +221,905
499 295,179 56,449 -238,730
London 107,761 237,390 +129,629
Southampton 140,867 142,040 +1,173
Dover / Eurotunnel 251,068 7,792 -243,276
London Gateway Port 106,227 110,061 +3,834
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 86
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Other manufacturing 15
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
2026-01 27
2025-11 36
2025-10 35
2025-09 23
2025-08 12

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+ 70
0-1m 33
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 1,251,794
France 412,037
Germany 318,208
United Arab Emirates 280,786
Netherlands 263,487

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 1,015,783 236,011 -779,772
France 267,367 144,670 -122,697
Germany 198,560 119,648 -78,912
United Arab Emirates 126,477 154,309 +27,832
Netherlands 153,982 109,505 -44,477
Ireland 161,118 98,566 -62,552
South Korea 150,630 44,586 -106,044
China 85,859 107,070 +21,211
Italy 60,157 113,087 +52,930
Spain 122,289 47,408 -74,881

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 16,946
XI 469
Ireland 100
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 9,089 7,857 -1,232
XI 324 145 -179
Ireland 100 0 -100
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 4,047,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,094,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 941,517
Road transport 80,300
Other 18,218

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 2,656,678 1,390,525 -1,266,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 493,920 600,334 +106,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 704,182 237,335 -466,847
Road transport 80,300 0 -80,300
Other 10,045 8,173 -1,872

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,707,695
London Heathrow Airport 919,934
ZLC 627,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 619,814
Liverpool Docks 549,876

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 1,221,440 486,255 -735,185
London Heathrow Airport 573,012 346,922 -226,090
ZLC 340,605 287,183 -53,422
Dover / Eurotunnel 224,400 395,414 +171,014
Liverpool Docks 497,129 52,747 -444,382
London Stansted Airport 363,712 82,983 -280,729
Manchester Airport 211,447 89,444 -122,003
Felixstowe 137,048 69,522 -67,526
London Gateway Port 90,671 104,467 +13,796
Holyhead 39,258 71,051 +31,793

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