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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 £
Germany 215,147,659
United States 196,960,113
France 106,379,638
Italy 26,397,875
Netherlands 18,276,027

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 111,664,387 103,483,272 -8,181,115
United States 97,909,963 99,050,150 +1,140,187
France 60,400,117 45,979,521 -14,420,596
Italy 13,172,328 13,225,547 +53,219
Netherlands 12,628,187 5,647,840 -6,980,347
Singapore 7,512,312 4,247,838 -3,264,474
Spain 5,416,829 6,282,862 +866,033
Ireland 6,241,172 3,884,210 -2,356,962
Saudi Arabia 5,727,494 3,359,895 -2,367,599
United Arab Emirates 4,840,440 2,417,377 -2,423,063

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 366,869,810
France 184,988,041
United Kingdom 41,938,910
Germany 24,395,472
Italy 19,762,019

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 192,414,006 174,455,804 -17,958,202
France 98,284,415 86,703,626 -11,580,789
United Kingdom 25,466,927 16,471,983 -8,994,944
Germany 12,395,757 11,999,715 -396,042
Italy 9,432,572 10,329,447 +896,875
Malaysia 4,723,162 6,200,887 +1,477,725
Mexico 4,081,157 40,305 -4,040,852
Spain 797,356 2,861,965 +2,064,609
Taiwan 989,628 2,046,033 +1,056,405
Canada 1,375,724 1,413,798 +38,074

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28
Inner London - West 27
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 32 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 27 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 19 +0
Inner London - West 19 22 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 9 -1
Essex 8 11 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
Devon 7 4 -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 635,105,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,732,316
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,440,090
Road transport 1,066,690
Other 870,679

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 339,802,283 295,303,590 -44,498,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,008,310 17,724,006 +5,715,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,627,006 4,813,084 +1,186,078
Road transport 0 1,066,690 +1,066,690
Other 616,055 254,624 -361,431

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 382,238,348
London Stansted Airport 147,552,431
East Midlands Airport 78,683,738
Eurotunnel 13,794,148
Dover 9,151,605

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 196,171,376 186,066,972 -10,104,404
London Stansted Airport 82,777,466 64,774,965 -18,002,501
East Midlands Airport 44,880,374 33,803,364 -11,077,010
Eurotunnel 6,902,124 6,892,024 -10,100
Dover 2,590,462 6,561,143 +3,970,681
Warton Aerodrome 5,547,359 2,789,761 -2,757,598
Manchester Airport 3,976,769 2,610,908 -1,365,861
Birmingham Airport 3,398,024 2,800,210 -597,814
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,662,167 3,304,584 +1,642,417
Thamesport 1,478,602 2,965,942 +1,487,340

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 48
Air transport 38
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 38
Manufacture of other transport equipment 33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 76
2026-03 82
2026-02 70
2026-01 77
2025-12 78

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 121
54m+ 102
0-1m 47
15m-54m 33
Other 32

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 £
Germany 141,197,201
United States 120,376,940
France 47,651,671
Netherlands 12,778,217
Taiwan 12,208,733

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 £
Germany 74,730,982 66,466,219 -8,264,763
United States 58,966,832 61,410,108 +2,443,276
France 24,382,418 23,269,253 -1,113,165
Netherlands 5,230,940 7,547,277 +2,316,337
Taiwan 7,576,213 4,632,520 -2,943,693
United Arab Emirates 5,807,913 6,330,001 +522,088
India 4,147,783 6,196,827 +2,049,044
Canada 5,025,730 4,689,044 -336,686
Algeria 1,396,787 6,959,520 +5,562,733
Singapore 4,190,437 3,667,183 -523,254

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 362,739,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 98,423,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 417,651

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 188,849,144 173,890,352 -14,958,792
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,578,664 61,845,074 +25,266,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 200,223 217,428 +17,205

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 223,751,547
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,219,590
London Stansted Airport 58,083,786
ZLC 50,458,676
East Midlands Airport 26,265,537

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 115,366,925 108,384,622 -6,982,303
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,142,030 59,077,560 +23,935,530
London Stansted Airport 20,660,738 37,423,048 +16,762,310
ZLC 33,651,624 16,807,052 -16,844,572
East Midlands Airport 17,231,360 9,034,177 -8,197,183
Manchester Airport 1,627,503 1,378,059 -249,444
Dover 939,968 702,799 -237,169
Holyhead 83,658 794,227 +710,569
Harwich 176,188 391,928 +215,740
Milford 1,469 359,428 +357,959

Quick facts

HS code: 90142080

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

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