Import/export HS code 901190: Microscope parts and accessories

Spare parts and add-ons for microscopes, like lenses, stands, or lighting

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 £
Germany 25,339,526
Netherlands 11,918,036
United States 7,611,678
Japan 4,962,540
Belgium 1,717,115

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 £
Germany 12,728,713 12,610,813 -117,900
Netherlands 5,543,565 6,374,471 +830,906
United States 4,789,309 2,822,369 -1,966,940
Japan 2,078,099 2,884,441 +806,342
Belgium 617,562 1,099,553 +481,991
China 907,333 676,621 -230,712
Italy 580,980 686,186 +105,206
India 52,233 870,665 +818,432
Singapore 264,698 483,659 +218,961
Ireland 386,075 285,951 -100,124

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 £
Japan 18,108,365
Germany 17,088,844
United States 7,286,533
China 4,627,445
United Kingdom 2,461,012

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 £
Japan 7,678,474 10,429,891 +2,751,417
Germany 9,225,566 7,863,278 -1,362,288
United States 4,104,080 3,182,453 -921,627
China 2,374,692 2,252,753 -121,939
United Kingdom 1,025,795 1,435,217 +409,422
Singapore 879,697 1,128,359 +248,662
Italy 784,792 968,739 +183,947
Romania 915,753 774,453 -141,300
Netherlands 758,001 425,434 -332,567
India 51,068 853,602 +802,534

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 55
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25
Inner London - West 19
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Greater Manchester 17

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 32 38 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 18 +4
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 12 12 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 10 12 +2
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 6 9 +3

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 36,169,730
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,070,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,980,777
Other 220,751
Road transport 183,053

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 17,475,549 18,694,181 +1,218,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,722,329 9,348,629 +626,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,163,098 3,817,679 -345,419
Other 81,869 138,882 +57,013
Road transport 115,516 67,537 -47,979

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,396,713
London Heathrow Airport 11,535,211
Dover 11,064,078
London Stansted Airport 6,718,084
London Gateway Port 3,784,381

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 5,447,686 6,949,027 +1,501,341
London Heathrow Airport 5,748,756 5,786,455 +37,699
Dover 5,232,381 5,831,697 +599,316
London Stansted Airport 3,589,064 3,129,020 -460,044
London Gateway Port 2,048,061 1,736,320 -311,741
Birmingham Airport 1,702,064 1,709,440 +7,376
Eurotunnel 1,786,957 1,551,378 -235,579
Dover / Eurotunnel 864,566 1,173,334 +308,768
Thamesport 939,819 753,409 -186,410
Southampton 333,778 880,816 +547,038

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
66
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
63
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
37
Other manufacturing
31
Scientific research and development
31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 64
2026-04 58
2026-03 76
2026-02 67
2026-01 60

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+ 123
1m-15m 120
0-1m 47
Other 28
15m-54m 25

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 16,044,162
Germany 14,261,999
China 5,462,990
Netherlands 4,992,185
Japan 4,082,324

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 9,703,030 6,341,132 -3,361,898
Germany 7,432,716 6,829,283 -603,433
China 2,741,575 2,721,415 -20,160
Netherlands 1,519,193 3,472,992 +1,953,799
Japan 2,489,467 1,592,857 -896,610
France 1,636,545 1,800,908 +164,363
Ireland 1,510,540 1,650,834 +140,294
Italy 1,249,815 1,172,844 -76,971
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,089,621 1,220,297 +130,676
Spain 1,198,713 752,330 -446,383

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 187

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 187 0 -187

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 55,050,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,947,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,136,378
Road transport 1,529
Other 187

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 29,420,395 25,629,908 -3,790,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,042,298 7,905,404 +1,863,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,149,555 986,823 -162,732
Road transport 0 1,529 +1,529
Other 187 0 -187

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 20,922,058
London Heathrow Airport 15,801,583
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,587,668
London Stansted Airport 9,147,371
ZLC 8,037,602

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 11,588,769 9,333,289 -2,255,480
London Heathrow Airport 8,058,550 7,743,033 -315,517
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,979,962 6,607,706 +1,627,744
London Stansted Airport 4,712,646 4,434,725 -277,921
ZLC 4,409,897 3,627,705 -782,192
Liverpool Docks 828,390 539,608 -288,782
Dover 500,821 651,540 +150,719
Holyhead 389,270 390,489 +1,219
Southampton 291,878 425,890 +134,012
Belfast Airport 382,600 199,244 -183,356

Quick facts

HS code: 901190

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

Description: Spare parts and add-ons for microscopes, like lenses, stands, or lighting