Import/export HS code 900630: Special cameras for underwater, aerial, or medical use

Cameras designed for specific purposes like underwater photography, aerial surveys, or medical examinations. Also includes forensic comparison cameras

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 £
Norway 4,302,079
United States 3,952,989
China 1,415,327
Canada 1,157,198
Luxembourg 917,931

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 £
Norway 1,396,708 2,905,371 +1,508,663
United States 1,971,985 1,981,004 +9,019
China 667,093 748,234 +81,141
Canada 532,661 624,537 +91,876
Luxembourg 742,368 175,563 -566,805
Ireland 411,415 248,105 -163,310
Sweden 255,435 233,135 -22,300
Chile 0 475,262 +475,262
Japan 93,708 230,441 +136,733
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,298 197,737 +91,439

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 Kingdom 5,170,116
United States 3,642,952
Norway 3,244,358
China 1,102,338
Canada 948,834

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 Kingdom 2,236,289 2,933,827 +697,538
United States 1,839,702 1,803,250 -36,452
Norway 1,100,674 2,143,684 +1,043,010
China 465,958 636,380 +170,422
Canada 286,561 662,273 +375,712
Ireland 394,616 219,545 -175,071
Faroe Islands 0 262,348 +262,348
Sweden 253,126 9,000 -244,126
France 49,471 124,779 +75,308
Netherlands 97,019 49,855 -47,164

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 21
Inner London - West 8
Essex 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Highlands and Islands 6

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
North Eastern Scotland 16 16 +0
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Essex 6 3 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Highlands and Islands 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 5 +4
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Norfolk 2 3 +1

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 12,567,367
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,126,062
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,310,282
Road transport 293,490
Other 3,015

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 5,164,290 7,403,077 +2,238,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 970,916 1,155,146 +184,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 923,115 387,167 -535,948
Road transport 57,249 236,241 +178,992
Other 187 2,828 +2,641

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,244,076
London Heathrow Airport 1,778,162
Belfast Airport 1,447,017
London Stansted Airport 1,444,209
Aberdeen Airport 976,671

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 2,827,777 3,416,299 +588,522
London Heathrow Airport 363,428 1,414,734 +1,051,306
Belfast Airport 273,814 1,173,203 +899,389
London Stansted Airport 710,910 733,299 +22,389
Aberdeen Airport 407,640 569,031 +161,391
Aberdeen Docks 660,501 238,644 -421,857
Dover / Eurotunnel 517,066 12,707 -504,359
Dover 316,034 167,994 -148,040
Birmingham Airport 404,183 68,282 -335,901
Thamesport 249,923 146,365 -103,558

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 11
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
2026-04 23
2026-03 20
2026-02 19
2026-01 16
2025-12 16

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 48
54m+ 40
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
Other 10

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 5,943,982
Canada 2,357,775
France 2,264,131
Norway 1,514,753
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,377,387

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 2,567,986 3,375,996 +808,010
Canada 1,175,584 1,182,191 +6,607
France 1,337,909 926,222 -411,687
Norway 842,519 672,234 -170,285
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 547,149 830,238 +283,089
Viet Nam 1,038,771 134,680 -904,091
Netherlands 521,127 606,708 +85,581
Singapore 504,527 517,208 +12,681
Japan 520,594 496,490 -24,104
China 374,836 583,009 +208,173

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 £
Afghanistan 1,904,638
XI 437,746
Spain 41,956
Czechia 20,884
Germany 18,592

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 £
Afghanistan 1,145,014 759,624 -385,390
XI 272,213 165,533 -106,680
Spain 41,956 0 -41,956
Czechia 18,305 2,579 -15,726
Germany 18,592 0 -18,592

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 25,289,033
Other 2,492,472
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,347,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,217

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 12,168,598 13,120,435 +951,837
Other 1,496,088 996,384 -499,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 765,944 581,711 -184,233
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 264,128 164,089 -100,039

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 15,211,239
London Heathrow Airport 5,944,799
000 2,492,472
Belfast Airport 1,157,728
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,073,278

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 6,955,219 8,256,020 +1,300,801
London Heathrow Airport 3,286,490 2,658,309 -628,181
000 1,496,088 996,384 -499,704
Belfast Airport 543,516 614,212 +70,696
Dover / Eurotunnel 693,709 379,569 -314,140
ZLC 210,136 472,964 +262,828
Manchester Airport 410,056 184,357 -225,699
Aberdeen Airport 109,172 454,337 +345,165
London Stansted Airport 210,949 145,210 -65,739
Edinburgh Airport 217,007 101,248 -115,759

Quick facts

HS code: 900630

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

Description: Cameras designed for specific purposes like underwater photography, aerial surveys, or medical examinations. Also includes forensic comparison cameras