Import/export HS code 90251180: Various liquid-filled measuring tools

Liquid-filled tools for measuring things like temperature or density, not for medical use

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
China 1,758,700
United States 908,927
Spain 575,965
Germany 493,016
Netherlands 130,618

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 1,144,648 614,052 -530,596
United States 110,894 798,033 +687,139
Spain 213,427 362,538 +149,111
Germany 229,421 263,595 +34,174
Netherlands 71,051 59,567 -11,484
Taiwan 52,212 68,245 +16,033
France 78,837 35,247 -43,590
Poland 42,476 16,729 -25,747
Japan 29,039 15,005 -14,034
Belgium 11,572 26,183 +14,611

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 £
China 1,950,531
United States 1,025,896
Germany 409,713
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 1,260,402 690,129 -570,273
United States 202,828 823,068 +620,240
Germany 188,282 221,431 +33,149
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
United Kingdom 44,829 43,251 -1,578
Switzerland 33,678 45,770 +12,092
Austria 57,959 2,154 -55,805

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 16
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
West Midlands 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 12 12 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 12 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 6 -4
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Essex 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Kent 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 7 +5

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 2,314,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,515,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 757,235
Other 37,151
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 1,005,259 1,309,390 +304,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 948,244 566,982 -381,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 267,328 489,907 +222,579
Other 17,479 19,672 +2,193
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 924,465
Felixstowe 753,851
East Midlands Airport 429,844
Dover 350,679
499 309,822

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 155,198 769,267 +614,069
Felixstowe 546,219 207,632 -338,587
East Midlands Airport 218,434 211,410 -7,024
Dover 62,741 287,938 +225,197
499 278,339 31,483 -246,856
London 80,747 221,789 +141,042
Southampton 132,208 119,952 -12,256
London Gateway Port 104,908 90,449 -14,459
London Stansted Airport 98,819 90,359 -8,460
Birmingham Airport 107,701 77,940 -29,761

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 67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Other manufacturing 15
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
2026-01 23
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 22
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 76
54m+ 65
0-1m 28
15m-54m 26
Other 13

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 789,510
France 339,544
Germany 233,225
United Arab Emirates 208,507
South Korea 171,479

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 652,958 136,552 -516,406
France 223,765 115,779 -107,986
Germany 142,275 90,950 -51,325
United Arab Emirates 68,870 139,637 +70,767
South Korea 128,476 43,003 -85,473
Netherlands 72,307 94,041 +21,734
Italy 45,319 111,681 +66,362
Singapore 96,958 51,447 -45,511
Croatia 10,893 135,449 +124,556
Saudi Arabia 78,499 46,821 -31,678

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 2,132
XI 221
Nicaragua 19
Ireland 18

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 1,235 897 -338
XI 76 145 +69
Nicaragua 19 0 -19
Ireland 18 0 -18

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 2,448,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 890,395
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 750,299
Road transport 77,889
Other 2,662

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 1,386,541 1,062,233 -324,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 372,387 518,008 +145,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 634,651 115,648 -519,003
Road transport 77,889 0 -77,889
Other 1,619 1,043 -576

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 896,588
Dover / Eurotunnel 612,166
London Heathrow Airport 542,838
ZLC 529,572
Liverpool Docks 481,228

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 563,681 332,907 -230,774
Dover / Eurotunnel 219,171 392,995 +173,824
London Heathrow Airport 256,384 286,454 +30,070
ZLC 285,616 243,956 -41,660
Liverpool Docks 472,937 8,291 -464,646
Manchester Airport 194,001 78,397 -115,604
Felixstowe 137,048 69,522 -67,526
London Stansted Airport 156,079 36,235 -119,844
London Gateway Port 52,872 42,700 -10,172
Dover 75,235 4,711 -70,524

Quick facts

HS code: 90251180

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

Description: Liquid-filled tools for measuring things like temperature or density, not for medical use