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 1,852,392
United States 908,122
Spain 574,230
Germany 478,631
Netherlands 131,225

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 1,204,746 647,646 -557,100
United States 109,731 798,391 +688,660
Spain 213,677 360,553 +146,876
Germany 204,587 274,044 +69,457
Netherlands 78,701 52,524 -26,177
France 87,844 36,960 -50,884
Taiwan 50,213 47,576 -2,637
Poland 42,476 15,415 -27,061
Italy 34,572 13,253 -21,319
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36,686 10,884 -25,802

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 2,080,162
United States 1,022,332
Germany 390,131
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 1,359,711 720,451 -639,260
United States 199,766 822,566 +622,800
Germany 154,587 235,544 +80,957
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
United Kingdom 42,892 46,872 +3,980
Switzerland 33,678 44,573 +10,895
Austria 60,208 2,154 -58,054

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 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
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 13 12 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 10 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 7 -2
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Essex 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Kent 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
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 2,401,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,573,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 744,185
Other 40,411
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 1,055,579 1,345,957 +290,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995,319 578,518 -416,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 268,007 476,178 +208,171
Other 19,414 20,997 +1,583
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 962,420
Felixstowe 767,982
East Midlands Airport 434,489
499 359,459
Dover 330,492

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 181,204 781,216 +600,012
Felixstowe 527,635 240,347 -287,288
East Midlands Airport 226,319 208,170 -18,149
499 328,903 30,556 -298,347
Dover 60,345 270,147 +209,802
London 80,778 217,606 +136,828
Southampton 150,727 124,368 -26,359
Birmingham Airport 92,357 93,869 +1,512
London Gateway Port 105,342 78,078 -27,264
London Stansted Airport 81,227 96,721 +15,494

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 66
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Other manufacturing 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13
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 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 22
2025-08 12
2025-07 26

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 75
54m+ 63
0-1m 28
15m-54m 27
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 782,463
France 345,426
Germany 228,173
United Arab Emirates 202,603
South Korea 179,667

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 632,112 150,351 -481,761
France 220,829 124,597 -96,232
Germany 147,803 80,370 -67,433
United Arab Emirates 51,166 151,437 +100,271
South Korea 136,664 43,003 -93,661
Netherlands 69,291 95,061 +25,770
Italy 43,191 109,408 +66,217
Singapore 98,741 50,384 -48,357
Croatia 0 133,091 +133,091
Saudi Arabia 75,951 56,602 -19,349

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 2,238
XU 283
XI 182
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 1,219 1,019 -200
XU 282 1 -281
XI 75 107 +32
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 2,538,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 860,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 753,219
Road transport 107,471
Other 2,740

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 1,438,529 1,100,389 -338,140
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 364,133 496,108 +131,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 633,124 120,095 -513,029
Road transport 106,535 936 -105,599
Other 1,613 1,127 -486

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 967,778
Dover / Eurotunnel 585,872
London Heathrow Airport 564,826
ZLC 556,498
Liverpool Docks 485,848

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 628,029 339,749 -288,280
Dover / Eurotunnel 209,961 375,911 +165,950
London Heathrow Airport 274,525 290,301 +15,776
ZLC 302,774 253,724 -49,050
Liverpool Docks 477,557 8,291 -469,266
Manchester Airport 184,663 86,976 -97,687
Felixstowe 137,000 63,816 -73,184
London Stansted Airport 145,339 52,443 -92,896
London Gateway Port 48,593 46,979 -1,614
Dover 75,844 6,921 -68,923

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