Import/export HS code 90278930: pH and conductivity meters

Tools for testing water acidity (pH) or electrical conductivity in liquids

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 £
Germany 23,061,012
Netherlands 6,942,263
United States 6,523,624
Romania 1,418,338
Canada 1,281,722

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 £
Germany 10,858,042 12,202,970 +1,344,928
Netherlands 4,242,243 2,700,020 -1,542,223
United States 3,403,918 3,119,706 -284,212
Romania 684,945 733,393 +48,448
Canada 632,314 649,408 +17,094
Italy 298,193 410,422 +112,229
Taiwan 458,493 193,387 -265,106
France 328,582 306,373 -22,209
Belgium 314,492 179,081 -135,411
China 204,418 185,996 -18,422

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 £
Japan 11,986,599
Germany 9,414,613
United States 7,809,295
Switzerland 4,420,848
China 2,073,725

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 £
Japan 6,217,755 5,768,844 -448,911
Germany 4,038,583 5,376,030 +1,337,447
United States 3,876,037 3,933,258 +57,221
Switzerland 2,435,080 1,985,768 -449,312
China 1,154,426 919,299 -235,127
Canada 845,236 676,187 -169,049
Romania 720,292 767,084 +46,792
United Kingdom 484,605 505,174 +20,569
Singapore 412,796 439,765 +26,969
Taiwan 447,371 241,908 -205,463

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 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Inner London - West 22
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18
West Midlands 17

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 18 15 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 21 +9
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 13 +1
West Midlands 9 14 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 15 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 9 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 10 +5

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,777,628
Air transport 15,094,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,661,197
Other 875,889
Road transport 27,764

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,465,232 11,312,396 +847,164
Air transport 7,697,206 7,397,276 -299,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,339,901 3,321,296 -1,018,605
Other 758,716 117,173 -641,543
Road transport 947 26,817 +25,870

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,729,011
London Gateway Port 5,745,000
London Heathrow Airport 5,415,333
Eurotunnel 4,958,995
Dover 4,601,796

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,047,256 5,681,755 -365,501
London Gateway Port 3,133,115 2,611,885 -521,230
London Heathrow Airport 2,507,695 2,907,638 +399,943
Eurotunnel 1,979,737 2,979,258 +999,521
Dover 2,181,851 2,419,945 +238,094
East Midlands Airport 2,122,318 2,366,806 +244,488
Birmingham Airport 1,021,954 1,197,432 +175,478
London Stansted Airport 1,191,533 527,756 -663,777
Thamesport 591,269 375,609 -215,660
000 758,716 117,173 -641,543

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 88
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 36
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 52
2025-11 52
2025-10 55
2025-09 49
2025-08 49

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+ 123
1m-15m 115
Other 36
0-1m 31
15m-54m 31

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 5,611,698
Ireland 3,419,163
Germany 1,822,079
Switzerland 1,343,319
Netherlands 1,253,871

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 4,157,096 1,454,602 -2,702,494
Ireland 1,592,584 1,826,579 +233,995
Germany 981,755 840,324 -141,431
Switzerland 307,865 1,035,454 +727,589
Netherlands 768,555 485,316 -283,239
Sweden 422,510 590,319 +167,809
Spain 385,096 524,766 +139,670
France 421,942 327,803 -94,139
India 374,354 348,533 -25,821
China 399,807 252,849 -146,958

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 7,902
XI 955

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 3,038 4,864 +1,826
XI 0 955 +955

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 21,759,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,923,122
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 675,238
Road transport 65,210
Other 13,908

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 11,873,670 9,885,563 -1,988,107
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,003,717 1,919,405 -84,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 420,372 254,866 -165,506
Road transport 65,210 0 -65,210
Other 6,753 7,155 +402

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,069,922
East Midlands Airport 7,874,038
ZLC 3,157,574
London Stansted Airport 2,117,564
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,992,159

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 4,583,483 3,486,439 -1,097,044
East Midlands Airport 3,816,465 4,057,573 +241,108
ZLC 1,928,840 1,228,734 -700,106
London Stansted Airport 1,338,388 779,176 -559,212
Dover / Eurotunnel 962,139 1,030,020 +67,881
Dover 489,175 428,177 -60,998
Immingham Docks 371,455 170,842 -200,613
Edinburgh Airport 69,757 203,253 +133,496
Holyhead 129,838 135,628 +5,790
London Gateway Port 26,263 170,248 +143,985

Quick facts

HS code: 90278930

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

Description: Tools for testing water acidity (pH) or electrical conductivity in liquids