Import/export HS code 910690: Various time recording devices

Other types of time-measuring or recording equipment not covered by specific HS codes

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 4,438,078
China 2,412,585
Germany 669,453
Taiwan 381,918
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 307,724

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 1,902,569 2,535,509 +632,940
China 1,202,326 1,210,259 +7,933
Germany 450,888 218,565 -232,323
Taiwan 270,900 111,018 -159,882
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 196,669 111,055 -85,614
Netherlands 125,116 113,934 -11,182
Italy 97,781 103,256 +5,475
France 57,075 47,498 -9,577
Switzerland 53,841 28,878 -24,963
Bulgaria 20,566 12,391 -8,175

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 4,407,166
China 2,957,499
Germany 490,833
Taiwan 386,686
Italy 198,430

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 1,854,041 2,553,125 +699,084
China 1,544,552 1,412,947 -131,605
Germany 360,672 130,161 -230,511
Taiwan 274,733 111,953 -162,780
Italy 92,886 105,544 +12,658
Switzerland 102,176 73,255 -28,921
Austria 72,420 59,797 -12,623
France 67,666 35,225 -32,441
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 24,993 19,615 -5,378
Indonesia 15,141 17,043 +1,902

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 16
Inner London - West 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10

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
Greater Manchester 12 11 -1
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 7 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Essex 6 3 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 3 -2

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 4,724,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,881,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 434,031
Other 52,071
Road transport 29,749

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 1,607,378 3,117,611 +1,510,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,617,670 1,263,396 -1,354,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 241,004 193,027 -47,977
Other 34,685 17,386 -17,299
Road transport 17,320 12,429 -4,891

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,473,560
Southampton 1,784,751
Felixstowe 1,347,683
London Stansted Airport 1,114,900
East Midlands Airport 781,687

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 278,429 2,195,131 +1,916,702
Southampton 1,405,963 378,788 -1,027,175
Felixstowe 903,318 444,365 -458,953
London Stansted Airport 681,331 433,569 -247,762
East Midlands Airport 449,630 332,057 -117,573
London Gateway Port 85,358 334,800 +249,442
Dover 134,880 87,318 -47,562
Thamesport 96,197 68,364 -27,833
Liverpool Docks 68,553 83,099 +14,546
Luton Airport 100,920 20,885 -80,035

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 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 12
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 24
2025-08 21

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 65
54m+ 56
0-1m 23
15m-54m 19
Other 11

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 £
Italy 599,388
United States 518,300
Germany 486,030
France 314,462
Ireland 155,130

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 £
Italy 247,494 351,894 +104,400
United States 156,325 361,975 +205,650
Germany 128,920 357,110 +228,190
France 174,789 139,673 -35,116
Ireland 143,433 11,697 -131,736
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 25,320 119,875 +94,555
Belgium 48,877 83,697 +34,820
Netherlands 31,300 71,029 +39,729
Spain 49,717 27,700 -22,017
Canada 23,264 27,390 +4,126

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 1,907
XI 121

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 1,723 184 -1,539
XI 0 121 +121

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 2,115,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 687,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 286,813
Road transport 6,540
Other 2,455

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 760,788 1,354,602 +593,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 415,301 272,298 -143,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,950 129,863 -27,087
Road transport 6,540 0 -6,540
Other 2,018 437 -1,581

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,128,846
Dover / Eurotunnel 437,904
London Heathrow Airport 346,419
London Stansted Airport 317,624
ZLC 294,180

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 428,401 700,445 +272,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 265,449 172,455 -92,994
London Heathrow Airport 99,893 246,526 +146,633
London Stansted Airport 82,864 234,760 +151,896
ZLC 134,942 159,238 +24,296
Holyhead 93,922 7,333 -86,589
Southampton 35,854 53,775 +17,921
Felixstowe 39,918 30,973 -8,945
Liverpool Docks 30,220 32,548 +2,328
Immingham Docks 25,302 32,651 +7,349

Quick facts

HS code: 910690

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

Description: Other types of time-measuring or recording equipment not covered by specific HS codes