Import/export HS code 9030: Electrical measuring instruments

Tools like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and devices for measuring electrical quantities or detecting radiation

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 313,590,438
Germany 263,261,400
Netherlands 124,238,521
China 103,406,749
Malaysia 76,229,711

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 168,295,246 145,295,192 -23,000,054
Germany 140,651,539 122,609,861 -18,041,678
Netherlands 65,919,896 58,318,625 -7,601,271
China 50,744,499 52,662,250 +1,917,751
Malaysia 36,548,532 39,681,179 +3,132,647
France 32,302,312 33,583,189 +1,280,877
Belgium 20,680,202 15,032,599 -5,647,603
Japan 13,559,815 18,991,412 +5,431,597
Taiwan 15,488,078 14,764,405 -723,673
Italy 15,108,370 11,246,463 -3,861,907

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 382,918,020
Germany 175,199,639
China 163,762,667
Malaysia 153,973,236
United Kingdom 129,361,423

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 206,162,968 176,755,052 -29,407,916
Germany 96,368,302 78,831,337 -17,536,965
China 80,595,759 83,166,908 +2,571,149
Malaysia 78,401,905 75,571,331 -2,830,574
United Kingdom 65,403,263 63,958,160 -1,445,103
Japan 22,208,538 24,736,035 +2,527,497
France 18,892,215 17,353,025 -1,539,190
Taiwan 15,203,065 15,765,794 +562,729
Austria 12,170,899 12,187,844 +16,945
Singapore 8,739,798 9,701,395 +961,597

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 377
Inner London - West 259
Surrey, East and West Sussex 232
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 194
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 186

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 285 257 -28
Inner London - West 184 179 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 177 160 -17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 136 146 +10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 140 128 -12
Greater Manchester 110 103 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 106 102 -4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 88 94 +6
West Midlands 89 79 -10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 81 74 -7

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 1,042,213,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,058,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,784,826
Other 17,103,195
Road transport 1,193,321

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 540,098,161 502,114,847 -37,983,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,137,477 102,921,471 +2,783,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,255,549 72,529,277 -726,272
Other 9,595,946 7,507,249 -2,088,697
Road transport 695,896 497,425 -198,471
Rail transport 3,383 0 -3,383

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 363,248,513
East Midlands Airport 283,570,811
London Stansted Airport 221,501,462
Birmingham Airport 74,721,188
Dover 61,170,644

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 196,300,984 166,947,529 -29,353,455
East Midlands Airport 142,893,094 140,677,717 -2,215,377
London Stansted Airport 118,876,606 102,624,856 -16,251,750
Birmingham Airport 34,992,758 39,728,430 +4,735,672
Dover 32,288,356 28,882,288 -3,406,068
Thamesport 31,772,891 21,734,722 -10,038,169
Tyne 16,375,065 21,984,874 +5,609,809
London Gateway Port 12,985,332 17,897,981 +4,912,649
Aberdeen Docks 15,290,259 13,245,810 -2,044,449
Felixstowe 14,895,082 13,200,106 -1,694,976

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 639
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 452
Manufacture of electrical equipment 286
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 260
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 217

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 665
2025-11 758
2025-10 768
2025-09 708
2025-08 747

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
1m-15m 1452
54m+ 1295
0-1m 453
15m-54m 346
Other 304

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 409,076,705
Germany 277,065,607
Netherlands 181,730,501
China 150,567,516
Japan 83,215,851

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 210,802,892 198,273,813 -12,529,079
Germany 145,724,639 131,340,968 -14,383,671
Netherlands 96,241,995 85,488,506 -10,753,489
China 70,529,229 80,038,287 +9,509,058
Japan 48,506,673 34,709,178 -13,797,495
France 39,793,953 34,445,328 -5,348,625
Singapore 32,466,059 33,839,101 +1,373,042
India 29,725,625 22,792,888 -6,932,737
South Korea 28,547,642 21,750,956 -6,796,686
Malaysia 20,600,322 23,739,953 +3,139,631

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 £
XI 6,868,003
China 1,821,795
Austria 334,832
United States 206,467
Israel 109,226

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 £
XI 2,401,262 4,466,741 +2,065,479
China 1,049,850 771,945 -277,905
Austria 259,819 75,013 -184,806
United States 122,852 83,615 -39,237
Israel 109,226 0 -109,226
Sweden 0 65,196 +65,196
Romania 50,575 12,489 -38,086
Czechia 27,980 33,100 +5,120
France 22,909 34,470 +11,561
Spain 0 49,855 +49,855

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 1,621,792,411
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 371,218,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,118,567
Other 10,329,269
Road transport 3,346,543

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 838,532,403 783,260,008 -55,272,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 188,643,064 182,575,880 -6,067,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,155,230 51,963,337 -10,191,893
Other 4,500,384 5,828,885 +1,328,501
Road transport 3,240,780 105,763 -3,135,017
Rail transport 0 9,791 +9,791

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 676,849,382
East Midlands Airport 397,645,940
London Stansted Airport 306,785,049
Dover / Eurotunnel 225,566,720
ZLC 141,447,928

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 353,737,771 323,111,611 -30,626,160
East Midlands Airport 194,719,181 202,926,759 +8,207,578
London Stansted Airport 160,925,630 145,859,419 -15,066,211
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,080,556 114,486,164 +3,405,608
ZLC 76,383,058 65,064,870 -11,318,188
Dover 25,917,971 24,476,936 -1,441,035
Immingham Docks 30,947,166 17,415,045 -13,532,121
London Gateway Port 21,490,387 21,011,295 -479,092
Manchester Airport 20,376,746 16,578,303 -3,798,443
Belfast Airport 13,988,323 11,080,585 -2,907,738

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 9030

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

Description: Tools like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and devices for measuring electrical quantities or detecting radiation