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 5,580,454
China 3,749,930
Netherlands 2,124,420
Germany 1,825,788
Ireland 1,537,505

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 2,776,661 2,803,793 +27,132
China 1,558,748 2,191,182 +632,434
Netherlands 1,343,220 781,200 -562,020
Germany 722,770 1,103,018 +380,248
Ireland 699,538 837,967 +138,429
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 556,441 504,883 -51,558
Switzerland 563,850 314,150 -249,700
France 391,601 394,174 +2,573
Italy 258,913 307,286 +48,373
Norway 411,588 85,308 -326,280

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 6,824,462
China 5,710,447
United Kingdom 1,458,544
Germany 1,026,790
Switzerland 909,594

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 3,528,537 3,295,925 -232,612
China 2,875,819 2,834,628 -41,191
United Kingdom 633,311 825,233 +191,922
Germany 510,737 516,053 +5,316
Switzerland 467,971 441,623 -26,348
Ireland 501,370 364,040 -137,330
India 439,139 323,184 -115,955
Denmark 95,257 566,334 +471,077
France 300,971 300,375 -596
Mexico 184,017 279,357 +95,340

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 45
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 42
Inner London - West 40
Greater Manchester 33

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 29 36 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 25 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 25 -6
Inner London - West 27 24 -3
Greater Manchester 24 20 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 25 20 -5
Essex 19 15 -4
West Midlands 14 16 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 13 16 +3

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 16,968,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,590,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,267,274
Road transport 87,737
Other 18,512

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 8,507,196 8,460,882 -46,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,688,589 1,901,644 +213,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,184,857 1,082,417 -102,440
Road transport 42,009 45,728 +3,719
Other 8,218 10,294 +2,076

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,195,407
London Stansted Airport 4,062,245
London Heathrow Airport 2,329,949
Birmingham Airport 1,486,779
Felixstowe 1,413,807

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 3,382,450 3,812,957 +430,507
London Stansted Airport 2,149,402 1,912,843 -236,559
London Heathrow Airport 1,299,091 1,030,858 -268,233
Birmingham Airport 742,332 744,447 +2,115
Felixstowe 511,679 902,128 +390,449
London 631,126 592,928 -38,198
Thamesport 708,176 436,961 -271,215
Aberdeen Airport 410,520 99,570 -310,950
499 144,551 289,313 +144,762
Manchester Airport 77,905 320,361 +242,456

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 165
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 62
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Other manufacturing 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 84
2025-10 100
2025-09 91
2025-08 80
2025-07 89

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+ 276
1m-15m 239
0-1m 68
Other 54
15m-54m 53

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 3,654,501
United States 1,832,294
Germany 1,514,951
China 932,785
Ireland 888,507

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 450,665 3,203,836 +2,753,171
United States 780,987 1,051,307 +270,320
Germany 903,279 611,672 -291,607
China 563,124 369,661 -193,463
Ireland 329,160 559,347 +230,187
Denmark 158,967 599,890 +440,923
Netherlands 394,292 305,191 -89,101
France 310,009 330,841 +20,832
Australia 178,857 306,553 +127,696
Canada 279,148 126,569 -152,579

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 844
Taiwan 108
Lithuania 70
XU 24

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 554 290 -264
Taiwan 108 0 -108
Lithuania 0 70 +70
XU 24 0 -24

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 15,865,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,701,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 606,331
Road transport 9,780
Other 1,046

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 6,398,883 9,466,442 +3,067,559
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 833,450 867,856 +34,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 444,570 161,761 -282,809
Road transport 9,780 0 -9,780
Other 686 360 -326

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,230,601
East Midlands Airport 4,495,206
ZLC 1,794,727
Warton Aerodrome 1,660,241
London Stansted Airport 1,623,299

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 1,960,624 3,269,977 +1,309,353
East Midlands Airport 2,395,247 2,099,959 -295,288
ZLC 537,623 1,257,104 +719,481
Warton Aerodrome 216,702 1,443,539 +1,226,837
London Stansted Airport 769,724 853,575 +83,851
Dover / Eurotunnel 488,218 485,537 -2,681
Manchester Airport 343,203 343,546 +343
Dover 200,119 331,873 +131,754
Liverpool Docks 204,932 939 -203,993
London Gateway Port 134,273 13,765 -120,508

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