Import/export HS code 903289: Various control devices

Other devices used to regulate or control systems, not listed elsewhere

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* 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 202,865,941
Germany 131,471,198
China 74,788,912
France 69,665,734
Belgium 53,652,464

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 105,455,345 97,410,596 -8,044,749
Germany 70,132,566 61,338,632 -8,793,934
China 43,983,054 30,805,858 -13,177,196
France 36,234,126 33,431,608 -2,802,518
Belgium 29,053,217 24,599,247 -4,453,970
Netherlands 25,084,257 25,620,247 +535,990
Singapore 21,463,193 9,937,021 -11,526,172
Japan 16,155,638 10,113,773 -6,041,865
Italy 12,441,443 12,586,109 +144,666
Canada 13,511,011 10,790,138 -2,720,873

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 267,623,844
United Kingdom 125,268,454
Germany 79,518,640
China 73,968,612
France 71,871,710

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 144,024,036 123,599,808 -20,424,228
United Kingdom 63,571,594 61,696,860 -1,874,734
Germany 44,242,130 35,276,510 -8,965,620
China 44,572,587 29,396,025 -15,176,562
France 36,653,569 35,218,141 -1,435,428
Japan 18,967,315 13,684,386 -5,282,929
Canada 16,363,158 15,324,741 -1,038,417
Italy 8,274,636 8,356,078 +81,442
India 7,343,716 6,334,574 -1,009,142
Poland 6,605,899 5,913,454 -692,445

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 209
Surrey, East and West Sussex 166
Inner London - West 138
West Midlands 128
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 121

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 145 152 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 130 117 -13
Inner London - West 96 93 -3
West Midlands 100 93 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 90 80 -10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 81 86 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 81 74 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 79 85 +6
Greater Manchester 73 79 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 74 66 -8

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 572,631,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,790,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,415,878
Other 45,845,094
Road transport 1,794,922

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 302,290,643 270,341,113 -31,949,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,075,659 69,715,318 -13,360,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,985,860 46,430,018 -3,555,842
Other 28,839,529 17,005,565 -11,833,964
Road transport 1,211,210 583,712 -627,498
Rail transport 29,251 30,856 +1,605

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 239,249,825
London Stansted Airport 149,454,362
East Midlands Airport 133,714,037
Eurotunnel 45,940,061
000 45,845,094

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 129,011,498 110,238,327 -18,773,171
London Stansted Airport 77,481,308 71,973,054 -5,508,254
East Midlands Airport 69,473,438 64,240,599 -5,232,839
Eurotunnel 24,721,570 21,218,491 -3,503,079
000 28,839,529 17,005,565 -11,833,964
Dover 25,380,062 19,567,263 -5,812,799
Felixstowe 16,722,820 12,371,554 -4,351,266
Southampton 12,824,117 9,107,783 -3,716,334
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,378,657 8,729,216 -3,649,441
Liverpool Docks 10,084,879 7,528,308 -2,556,571

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 530
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 294
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 196
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 183
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 144

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 544
2025-10 580
2025-09 544
2025-08 554
2025-07 553

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 1124
54m+ 952
0-1m 317
15m-54m 264
Other 184

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 286,991,974
Germany 160,161,842
Switzerland 69,007,367
France 49,914,437
Angola 36,094,112

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 159,798,778 127,193,196 -32,605,582
Germany 96,552,445 63,609,397 -32,943,048
Switzerland 882,737 68,124,630 +67,241,893
France 27,607,745 22,306,692 -5,301,053
Angola 21,359,572 14,734,540 -6,625,032
Netherlands 18,269,476 16,028,627 -2,240,849
China 16,883,197 17,266,210 +383,013
Singapore 15,766,662 9,044,687 -6,721,975
Italy 11,695,165 11,673,295 -21,870
Canada 11,271,871 11,906,602 +634,731

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 226,361
Germany 217,496
XU 24,924
Ireland 20,073
Netherlands 16,761

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 125,142 101,219 -23,923
Germany 17,147 200,349 +183,202
XU 13,641 11,283 -2,358
Ireland 1,303 18,770 +17,467
Netherlands 11,023 5,738 -5,285
Czechia 0 9,099 +9,099
Lithuania 0 8,369 +8,369
United States 1,423 6,373 +4,950
Austria 5,021 2,112 -2,909
Sweden 5,118 788 -4,330

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 782,818,175
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,602,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,470,641
Road transport 3,175,001
Other 571,889

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 391,245,801 391,572,374 +326,573
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,877,942 72,724,848 -16,153,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,003,338 37,467,303 -9,536,035
Road transport 3,014,101 160,900 -2,853,201
Other 202,741 369,148 +166,407

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 416,399,382
East Midlands Airport 144,852,249
Dover / Eurotunnel 139,643,952
London Stansted Airport 128,664,481
ZLC 66,418,758

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 189,686,469 226,712,913 +37,026,444
East Midlands Airport 84,683,360 60,168,889 -24,514,471
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,380,328 61,263,624 -17,116,704
London Stansted Airport 63,754,396 64,910,085 +1,155,689
ZLC 40,739,857 25,678,901 -15,060,956
Tyne 14,420,707 11,489,397 -2,931,310
London Gateway Port 15,815,962 3,696,704 -12,119,258
Southampton 1,267,698 12,790,394 +11,522,696
Manchester Airport 6,202,395 4,571,613 -1,630,782
Aberdeen Docks 5,937,374 4,535,757 -1,401,617

Quick facts

HS code: 903289

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

Description: Other devices used to regulate or control systems, not listed elsewhere