Import/export HS code 90258040: Electronic measuring tools

Digital or electronic devices for measuring temperature, pressure, or humidity

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 £
Ireland 7,680,437
Germany 5,480,717
Finland 4,763,855
Netherlands 3,084,034
China 3,074,931

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 £
Ireland 4,152,817 3,527,620 -625,197
Germany 2,602,205 2,878,512 +276,307
Finland 2,445,260 2,318,595 -126,665
Netherlands 1,435,985 1,648,049 +212,064
China 1,509,483 1,565,448 +55,965
Italy 1,363,448 1,592,938 +229,490
United States 1,557,890 1,234,670 -323,220
France 1,011,291 1,357,958 +346,667
Switzerland 1,122,083 1,154,287 +32,204
Japan 1,913,860 266,519 -1,647,341

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 £
Ireland 6,231,472
China 5,722,369
Finland 4,966,304
United States 4,115,173
Germany 3,987,099

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 £
Ireland 3,412,028 2,819,444 -592,584
China 2,772,025 2,950,344 +178,319
Finland 2,470,877 2,495,427 +24,550
United States 2,384,143 1,731,030 -653,113
Germany 1,777,327 2,209,772 +432,445
United Kingdom 1,697,266 1,803,105 +105,839
Italy 1,055,416 1,346,552 +291,136
Switzerland 988,869 1,149,193 +160,324
Japan 1,829,098 213,025 -1,616,073
Denmark 941,884 597,059 -344,825

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 53
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39
Inner London - West 39
Greater Manchester 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 39 29 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 30 +6
Inner London - West 27 23 -4
Greater Manchester 29 19 -10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 22 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 19 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 20 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 17 -1
West Midlands 20 14 -6
Essex 13 13 +0

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 24,234,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,407,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,291,105
Other 338,258
Road transport 70,584

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 13,086,331 11,148,477 -1,937,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,666,121 7,741,503 +1,075,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,767,781 2,523,324 -244,457
Other 245,385 92,873 -152,512
Road transport 16,276 54,308 +38,032

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,963,681
London Heathrow Airport 6,041,764
Liverpool Docks 4,421,875
London Stansted Airport 4,129,529
London 3,409,841

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 5,311,694 5,651,987 +340,293
London Heathrow Airport 3,749,182 2,292,582 -1,456,600
Liverpool Docks 2,337,731 2,084,144 -253,587
London Stansted Airport 2,267,586 1,861,943 -405,643
London 1,713,998 1,695,843 -18,155
Felixstowe 603,437 1,444,699 +841,262
Dover 952,432 1,069,427 +116,995
Holyhead 928,831 1,047,975 +119,144
Birmingham Airport 879,853 902,103 +22,250
Thamesport 977,734 510,652 -467,082

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 131
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 48
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 44
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 85
2025-10 84
2025-09 102
2025-08 86
2025-07 92

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+ 294
1m-15m 215
Other 62
15m-54m 54
0-1m 46

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 22,790,187
China 6,776,965
Germany 5,691,852
Japan 4,452,602
France 3,434,977

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 19,271,555 3,518,632 -15,752,923
China 3,980,968 2,795,997 -1,184,971
Germany 3,082,851 2,609,001 -473,850
Japan 1,122,596 3,330,006 +2,207,410
France 1,747,780 1,687,197 -60,583
South Korea 1,667,311 1,201,814 -465,497
Canada 1,930,705 568,913 -1,361,792
Italy 1,114,098 1,350,881 +236,783
Ireland 1,545,047 897,388 -647,659
Netherlands 1,263,715 1,137,479 -126,236

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 £
United States 4,370
China 3,234
XU 864
Taiwan 841
Germany 747

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 £
United States 4,370 0 -4,370
China 1,194 2,040 +846
XU 630 234 -396
Taiwan 0 841 +841
Germany 0 747 +747
XI 642 0 -642
Ireland 439 0 -439
France 0 63 +63
Italy 27 28 +1
Lithuania 16 0 -16

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 50,272,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,755,602
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,632,686
Road transport 120,151
Other 11,284

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 25,500,002 24,772,088 -727,914
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,346,162 409,440 -17,936,722
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,582,080 4,050,606 -531,474
Road transport 120,151 0 -120,151
Other 7,331 3,953 -3,378

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 18,413,153
London Heathrow Airport 16,930,683
Liverpool Docks 16,614,252
London Stansted Airport 7,788,235
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,962,260

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 9,586,670 8,826,483 -760,187
London Heathrow Airport 8,660,353 8,270,330 -390,023
Liverpool Docks 16,612,870 1,382 -16,611,488
London Stansted Airport 4,244,233 3,544,002 -700,231
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,055,592 2,906,668 -148,924
ZLC 1,569,643 3,063,073 +1,493,430
Manchester Airport 1,371,984 661,368 -710,616
Dover 683,455 793,194 +109,739
London Gateway Port 666,164 311,927 -354,237
Immingham Docks 662,518 161,933 -500,585

Quick facts

HS code: 90258040

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

Description: Digital or electronic devices for measuring temperature, pressure, or humidity