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 4,683,434
China 2,378,940
Germany 665,301
Taiwan 381,918
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 309,559

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 2,106,304 2,577,130 +470,826
China 1,227,667 1,151,273 -76,394
Germany 460,823 204,478 -256,345
Taiwan 270,900 111,018 -159,882
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 190,696 118,863 -71,833
Netherlands 121,725 109,704 -12,021
Italy 109,604 101,639 -7,965
France 56,599 44,553 -12,046
Switzerland 53,508 32,550 -20,958
Japan 17,136 15,643 -1,493

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 4,641,602
China 2,915,325
Germany 487,341
Taiwan 386,686
Italy 208,571

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 2,048,097 2,593,505 +545,408
China 1,559,979 1,355,346 -204,633
Germany 380,309 107,032 -273,277
Taiwan 274,733 111,953 -162,780
Italy 104,644 103,927 -717
Switzerland 98,117 80,653 -17,464
Austria 66,073 64,773 -1,300
France 64,056 37,778 -26,278
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,611 22,997 +1,386
Indonesia 16,390 14,424 -1,966

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 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
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 13 8 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 10 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 5 4 -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 4,839,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,976,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 425,555
Other 55,246
Road transport 28,707

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 1,660,761 3,178,953 +1,518,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,805,660 1,170,784 -1,634,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,379 200,176 -25,203
Other 35,987 19,259 -16,728
Road transport 17,320 11,387 -5,933

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,470,682
Southampton 1,901,416
Felixstowe 1,349,791
London Stansted Airport 1,224,380
East Midlands Airport 785,683

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 266,147 2,204,535 +1,938,388
Southampton 1,565,865 335,551 -1,230,314
Felixstowe 922,898 426,893 -496,005
London Stansted Airport 754,376 470,004 -284,372
East Midlands Airport 438,274 347,409 -90,865
London Gateway Port 90,664 329,504 +238,840
Dover 124,958 95,869 -29,089
Thamesport 96,197 50,204 -45,993
Liverpool Docks 67,013 70,776 +3,763
Luton Airport 115,160 20,754 -94,406

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
Other manufacturing 10
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
2025-11 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 24
2025-08 21
2025-07 26

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 64
54m+ 56
0-1m 25
15m-54m 21
Other 12

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 622,596
United States 545,898
Germany 486,972
France 305,892
Ireland 150,000

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 288,338 334,258 +45,920
United States 178,219 367,679 +189,460
Germany 130,770 356,202 +225,432
France 178,728 127,164 -51,564
Ireland 142,162 7,838 -134,324
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 19,765 123,599 +103,834
Belgium 54,481 86,643 +32,162
Netherlands 30,115 61,490 +31,375
Spain 49,772 30,115 -19,657
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 1,956
XU 427
XI 128

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 1,516 440 -1,076
XU 295 132 -163
XI 7 121 +114

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 2,163,902
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 674,040
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 275,682
Road transport 15,090
Other 2,511

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 811,573 1,352,329 +540,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 416,709 257,331 -159,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,866 119,816 -36,050
Road transport 15,090 0 -15,090
Other 1,818 693 -1,125

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,138,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 440,255
London Stansted Airport 359,359
London Heathrow Airport 343,650
ZLC 299,960

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 453,140 685,552 +232,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,928 172,327 -95,601
London Stansted Airport 127,639 231,720 +104,081
London Heathrow Airport 93,738 249,912 +156,174
ZLC 136,241 163,719 +27,478
Holyhead 93,922 2,147 -91,775
Southampton 35,854 53,775 +17,921
Felixstowe 38,733 32,158 -6,575
Dover 10,759 45,079 +34,320
London Gateway Port 34,366 17,698 -16,668

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