Import/export HS code 903031: Basic multimeters

Multimeters without recording features, used for measuring electrical values

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 8,525,293
China 5,811,908
Germany 4,327,235
Netherlands 4,246,598
France 3,522,051

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 3,133,028 5,392,265 +2,259,237
China 2,982,318 2,829,590 -152,728
Germany 2,814,906 1,512,329 -1,302,577
Netherlands 2,413,802 1,832,796 -581,006
France 1,603,568 1,918,483 +314,915
Belgium 1,313,557 1,557,323 +243,766
Hungary 840,862 1,194,331 +353,469
Sweden 180,733 1,279,802 +1,099,069
Italy 503,815 910,257 +406,442
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 638,532 608,660 -29,872

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 9,181,253
China 8,504,874
Germany 3,190,455
Hungary 2,323,851
Belgium 2,187,483

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 3,407,801 5,773,452 +2,365,651
China 4,531,407 3,973,467 -557,940
Germany 2,135,051 1,055,404 -1,079,647
Hungary 858,450 1,465,401 +606,951
Belgium 770,994 1,416,489 +645,495
Taiwan 984,191 765,297 -218,894
United Kingdom 734,955 897,554 +162,599
Austria 975,994 548,831 -427,163
France 634,447 872,708 +238,261
Sweden 69,408 1,224,387 +1,154,979

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 53
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 37
Inner London - West 32
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32

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 43 33 -10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 23 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 19 -9
Inner London - West 20 19 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 22 +0
Greater Manchester 16 19 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 16 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 15 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 16 +6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 15 11 -4

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 21,553,722
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,194,462
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,619,047
Other 330,955
Road transport 15,218

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 9,636,639 11,917,083 +2,280,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,578,947 5,615,515 +36,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,054,099 4,564,948 -489,151
Other 199,572 131,383 -68,189
Road transport 0 15,218 +15,218
Rail transport 4,203 0 -4,203

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,216,535
Dover 6,094,139
London Heathrow Airport 5,233,331
London Stansted Airport 4,169,870
Felixstowe 3,742,474

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 2,926,713 3,289,822 +363,109
Dover 3,263,456 2,830,683 -432,773
London Heathrow Airport 3,002,383 2,230,948 -771,435
London Stansted Airport 1,549,168 2,620,702 +1,071,534
Felixstowe 1,960,433 1,782,041 -178,392
Birmingham Airport 1,153,065 1,130,324 -22,741
London Gatwick Airport 0 2,151,538 +2,151,538
Southampton 1,250,532 864,461 -386,071
Thamesport 1,208,390 843,395 -364,995
Immingham Docks 306,867 1,237,805 +930,938

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 108
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 60
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Manufacture of electrical equipment 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 83
2025-10 76
2025-09 81
2025-08 83
2025-07 90

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+ 228
1m-15m 184
Other 72
0-1m 43
15m-54m 39

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 6,924,385
Germany 6,527,469
Netherlands 4,606,886
Singapore 2,627,658
France 2,459,808

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 4,054,715 2,869,670 -1,185,045
Germany 3,228,710 3,298,759 +70,049
Netherlands 2,173,924 2,432,962 +259,038
Singapore 1,094,303 1,533,355 +439,052
France 1,311,252 1,148,556 -162,696
Sweden 846,361 1,272,388 +426,027
Romania 1,118,720 809,938 -308,782
Italy 484,591 1,368,360 +883,769
Ireland 885,745 792,344 -93,401
China 655,039 648,458 -6,581

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 63,770
France 26,985
Germany 8,301
United States 6,831
Taiwan 5,957

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 30,440 33,330 +2,890
France 24 26,961 +26,937
Germany 5,148 3,153 -1,995
United States 1,132 5,699 +4,567
Taiwan 3,014 2,943 -71
Ireland 0 3,940 +3,940
XU 1,974 452 -1,522
XI 128 0 -128
India 39 0 -39
Italy 0 11 +11

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 28,783,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,330,179
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,531,730
Road transport 343,503
Other 118,388

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 15,337,151 13,445,889 -1,891,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,590,052 6,740,127 +2,150,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,070,760 460,970 -1,609,790
Road transport 343,503 0 -343,503
Other 41,899 76,489 +34,590

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,795,184
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,324,828
London Heathrow Airport 6,788,588
London Stansted Airport 6,368,865
ZLC 5,318,166

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 5,327,640 4,467,544 -860,096
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,989,533 4,335,295 +1,345,762
London Heathrow Airport 3,407,850 3,380,738 -27,112
London Stansted Airport 3,489,061 2,879,804 -609,257
ZLC 3,098,681 2,219,485 -879,196
Immingham Docks 804,728 795,947 -8,781
Dover 405,647 844,859 +439,212
Holyhead 523,000 442,765 -80,235
London Gateway Port 594,754 127,163 -467,591
Aberdeen Docks 574,888 47,470 -527,418

Quick facts

HS code: 903031

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

Description: Multimeters without recording features, used for measuring electrical values