Import/export HS code 90258080: Various measuring tools

Tools for measuring environmental conditions, not covered in other categories

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 £
United States 5,398,504
China 3,648,794
Netherlands 2,140,956
Germany 1,886,880
Ireland 1,583,444

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 £
United States 2,604,501 2,794,003 +189,502
China 1,450,978 2,197,816 +746,838
Netherlands 1,337,566 803,390 -534,176
Germany 776,214 1,110,666 +334,452
Ireland 744,003 839,441 +95,438
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 568,677 513,670 -55,007
Switzerland 572,986 317,934 -255,052
France 369,604 434,602 +64,998
Italy 325,506 247,346 -78,160
Norway 415,532 83,430 -332,102

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 £
United States 6,661,708
China 5,662,076
United Kingdom 1,422,709
Germany 1,093,460
Switzerland 1,016,733

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 £
United States 3,413,401 3,248,307 -165,094
China 2,787,015 2,875,061 +88,046
United Kingdom 664,182 758,527 +94,345
Germany 479,865 613,595 +133,730
Switzerland 483,461 533,272 +49,811
Ireland 521,049 390,544 -130,505
India 461,070 299,574 -161,496
Denmark 95,272 571,824 +476,552
France 285,645 334,240 +48,595
Mexico 175,717 281,728 +106,011

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 48
Inner London - West 44
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40
Greater Manchester 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 34 +4
Inner London - West 27 27 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 26 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29 25 -4
Greater Manchester 24 19 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23 22 -1
Essex 19 18 -1
West Midlands 14 15 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 15 +1
Inner London - East 12 12 +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 17,010,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,520,745
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,270,876
Road transport 88,676
Other 18,468

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 8,469,767 8,541,170 +71,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,592,478 1,928,267 +335,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,231,134 1,039,742 -191,392
Road transport 43,919 44,757 +838
Other 8,641 9,827 +1,186

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,254,138
London Stansted Airport 3,933,190
London Heathrow Airport 2,502,577
Birmingham Airport 1,540,127
Felixstowe 1,382,570

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 3,412,070 3,842,068 +429,998
London Stansted Airport 2,087,272 1,845,918 -241,354
London Heathrow Airport 1,343,147 1,159,430 -183,717
Birmingham Airport 762,501 777,626 +15,125
Felixstowe 466,369 916,201 +449,832
Thamesport 694,002 451,134 -242,868
London 585,299 541,350 -43,949
Aberdeen Airport 334,152 100,766 -233,386
London Gateway Port 144,446 286,641 +142,195
499 203,285 227,507 +24,222

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 162
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 63
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 91
2025-11 84
2025-10 100
2025-09 91
2025-08 80

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+ 279
1m-15m 236
0-1m 67
15m-54m 56
Other 54

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 £
Saudi Arabia 3,455,287
United States 1,885,569
Germany 1,620,172
China 935,564
Ireland 912,568

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 £
Saudi Arabia 237,599 3,217,688 +2,980,089
United States 745,639 1,139,930 +394,291
Germany 876,491 743,681 -132,810
China 627,215 308,349 -318,866
Ireland 343,564 569,004 +225,440
Denmark 161,753 591,493 +429,740
Netherlands 369,017 328,163 -40,854
France 327,019 336,475 +9,456
Australia 194,564 290,702 +96,138
Canada 308,686 118,049 -190,637

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 849
Taiwan 101
Lithuania 70

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 567 282 -285
Taiwan 101 0 -101
Lithuania 0 70 +70

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 15,818,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,785,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 586,955
Road transport 9,780
Other 1,020

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 6,314,041 9,504,303 +3,190,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,094,012 691,336 -402,676
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 418,686 168,269 -250,417
Road transport 9,780 0 -9,780
Other 668 352 -316

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,303,349
East Midlands Airport 4,546,381
ZLC 1,809,270
London Stansted Airport 1,684,487
Warton Aerodrome 1,443,539

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,045,873 3,257,476 +1,211,603
East Midlands Airport 2,392,737 2,153,644 -239,093
ZLC 623,251 1,186,019 +562,768
London Stansted Airport 783,813 900,674 +116,861
Warton Aerodrome 0 1,443,539 +1,443,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 733,836 254,599 -479,237
Manchester Airport 342,203 355,709 +13,506
Dover 212,497 377,885 +165,388
Liverpool Docks 204,932 939 -203,993
Durham Tees Valley Airport 31,949 116,847 +84,898

Quick facts

HS code: 90258080

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

Description: Tools for measuring environmental conditions, not covered in other categories