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 8,116,651
Germany 5,518,067
Finland 4,774,122
Netherlands 3,133,364
China 3,077,544

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 4,703,968 3,412,683 -1,291,285
Germany 2,627,964 2,890,103 +262,139
Finland 2,453,663 2,320,459 -133,204
Netherlands 1,487,687 1,645,677 +157,990
China 1,480,264 1,597,280 +117,016
Italy 1,410,067 1,562,800 +152,733
Switzerland 1,185,311 1,226,948 +41,637
France 1,040,385 1,349,775 +309,390
United States 1,053,144 1,173,752 +120,608
Japan 1,912,863 273,110 -1,639,753

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 6,660,370
China 5,715,446
Finland 4,978,377
Germany 4,059,943
United States 3,675,330

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 3,792,988 2,867,382 -925,606
China 2,816,847 2,898,599 +81,752
Finland 2,485,062 2,493,315 +8,253
Germany 1,781,434 2,278,509 +497,075
United States 1,895,088 1,780,242 -114,846
United Kingdom 1,644,393 1,876,103 +231,710
Italy 1,121,827 1,317,076 +195,249
Switzerland 1,046,784 1,208,834 +162,050
Japan 1,829,098 213,025 -1,616,073
Denmark 1,142,628 392,321 -750,307

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 50
Inner London - West 41
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39
Greater Manchester 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36

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 33 31 -2
Inner London - West 27 24 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 30 +7
Greater Manchester 29 21 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 23 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 16 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 21 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 16 -2
West Midlands 19 13 -6
Essex 13 12 -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 23,793,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,186,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,300,008
Other 342,607
Road transport 72,914

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 12,814,187 10,979,049 -1,835,138
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,222,639 7,963,895 +741,256
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,715,224 2,584,784 -130,440
Other 242,703 99,904 -142,799
Road transport 16,276 56,638 +40,362

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,002,055
London Heathrow Airport 5,993,415
Liverpool Docks 4,917,686
London Stansted Airport 3,832,676
London 3,547,062

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 5,512,799 5,489,256 -23,543
London Heathrow Airport 3,784,864 2,208,551 -1,576,313
Liverpool Docks 2,634,211 2,283,475 -350,736
London Stansted Airport 1,923,835 1,908,841 -14,994
London 1,824,761 1,722,301 -102,460
Dover 971,045 1,171,787 +200,742
Holyhead 928,831 1,101,105 +172,274
Felixstowe 574,533 1,450,791 +876,258
Birmingham Airport 953,218 891,581 -61,637
Thamesport 970,183 531,905 -438,278

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 134
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 44
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Other manufacturing 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 87
2025-11 85
2025-10 84
2025-09 102
2025-08 86

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+ 298
1m-15m 210
Other 61
15m-54m 57
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 18,936,971
China 6,606,579
Germany 5,717,204
Japan 4,354,588
France 3,406,326

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 15,509,778 3,427,193 -12,082,585
China 4,036,942 2,569,637 -1,467,305
Germany 3,100,080 2,617,124 -482,956
Japan 1,040,158 3,314,430 +2,274,272
France 1,713,294 1,693,032 -20,262
South Korea 1,478,461 1,237,805 -240,656
Italy 1,241,519 1,254,431 +12,912
Ireland 1,538,745 940,580 -598,165
Netherlands 1,297,836 1,128,882 -168,954
Canada 1,811,668 499,229 -1,312,439

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 3,162
Taiwan 841
Germany 747
XI 642

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 1,216 1,946 +730
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
India 13 0 -13

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 49,873,412
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,623,687
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,714,341
Road transport 90,360
Other 11,067

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 25,613,796 24,259,616 -1,354,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,160,957 462,730 -13,698,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,821,791 3,892,550 -929,241
Road transport 90,360 0 -90,360
Other 7,208 3,859 -3,349

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 18,160,296
London Heathrow Airport 16,718,436
Liverpool Docks 13,093,155
London Stansted Airport 7,706,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,040,491

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 9,552,636 8,607,660 -944,976
London Heathrow Airport 8,792,726 7,925,710 -867,016
Liverpool Docks 13,091,642 1,513 -13,090,129
London Stansted Airport 4,169,232 3,537,375 -631,857
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,239,776 2,800,715 -439,061
ZLC 1,543,852 3,169,129 +1,625,277
Manchester Airport 1,420,801 618,071 -802,730
Dover 695,507 769,903 +74,396
London Gateway Port 665,253 315,340 -349,913
Immingham Docks 658,169 189,488 -468,681

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