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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 215,420,277
United States 198,021,877
France 104,934,706
Italy 25,854,696
Netherlands 17,580,172

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 112,353,201 103,067,076 -9,286,125
United States 96,580,257 101,441,620 +4,861,363
France 58,826,537 46,108,169 -12,718,368
Italy 16,421,504 9,433,192 -6,988,312
Netherlands 11,968,116 5,612,056 -6,356,060
Spain 6,074,333 5,782,530 -291,803
Singapore 7,076,456 4,713,220 -2,363,236
Ireland 6,148,780 3,704,404 -2,444,376
Saudi Arabia 8,500,044 588,734 -7,911,310
United Arab Emirates 4,590,939 2,454,886 -2,136,053

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 366,537,300
France 184,671,611
United Kingdom 42,112,591
Germany 24,933,514
Italy 19,060,208

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 190,290,627 176,246,673 -14,043,954
France 97,394,416 87,277,195 -10,117,221
United Kingdom 25,147,101 16,965,490 -8,181,611
Germany 12,836,362 12,097,152 -739,210
Italy 15,622,758 3,437,450 -12,185,308
Malaysia 4,480,457 5,865,667 +1,385,210
Spain 1,349,009 2,377,341 +1,028,332
Mexico 3,581,728 40,305 -3,541,423
Taiwan 1,294,001 1,690,055 +396,054
Canada 1,398,529 1,311,952 -86,577

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 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 33
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28
Inner London - West 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16

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 33 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 28 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 18 -1
Inner London - West 19 20 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 12 -1
Essex 8 12 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 9 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 9 -2
Devon 7 5 -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 634,346,685
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,233,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,039,948
Road transport 1,111,669
Other 859,537

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 339,208,740 295,137,945 -44,070,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,815,253 13,418,034 -2,397,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,738,257 4,301,691 +563,434
Road transport 51,276 1,060,393 +1,009,117
Other 667,718 191,819 -475,899

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 386,670,283
London Stansted Airport 145,218,917
East Midlands Airport 76,513,786
Eurotunnel 13,592,284
Dover 8,888,716

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 195,787,359 190,882,924 -4,904,435
London Stansted Airport 80,691,246 64,527,671 -16,163,575
East Midlands Airport 44,800,657 31,713,129 -13,087,528
Eurotunnel 10,629,267 2,963,017 -7,666,250
Dover 2,689,297 6,199,419 +3,510,122
Warton Aerodrome 8,319,909 17,211 -8,302,698
Birmingham Airport 3,505,111 3,136,576 -368,535
Manchester Airport 3,304,727 2,460,806 -843,921
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,734,946 3,262,869 +1,527,923
Thamesport 1,688,672 2,619,643 +930,971

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
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
38
Air transport
37
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
2026-05 69
2026-04 76
2026-03 82
2026-02 70
2026-01 77

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+ 103
0-1m 45
15m-54m 35
Other 31

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 140,449,998
United States 120,365,110
France 46,458,224
United Arab Emirates 12,404,078
Netherlands 12,194,721

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 76,094,090 64,355,908 -11,738,182
United States 56,694,558 63,670,552 +6,975,994
France 24,513,732 21,944,492 -2,569,240
United Arab Emirates 6,020,203 6,383,875 +363,672
Netherlands 4,639,344 7,555,377 +2,916,033
Taiwan 7,570,225 4,566,521 -3,003,704
India 3,828,366 6,453,688 +2,625,322
Canada 4,652,100 4,827,824 +175,724
Algeria 1,345,780 6,942,668 +5,596,888
South Korea 4,400,238 3,393,159 -1,007,079

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 354,827,047
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 102,546,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 415,321

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 180,522,212 174,304,835 -6,217,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,294,009 59,252,524 +15,958,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 204,277 211,044 +6,767

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 219,276,328
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,320,781
London Stansted Airport 57,334,896
ZLC 49,634,365
East Midlands Airport 24,214,436

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 110,412,111 108,864,217 -1,547,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,920,749 56,400,032 +14,479,283
London Stansted Airport 20,802,606 36,532,290 +15,729,684
ZLC 31,069,447 18,564,918 -12,504,529
East Midlands Airport 16,016,207 8,198,229 -7,817,978
Manchester Airport 1,761,188 1,422,624 -338,564
Dover 745,344 782,070 +36,726
Holyhead 81,890 896,432 +814,542
Harwich 236,023 332,093 +96,070
Milford 73,623 289,859 +216,236

Quick facts

HS code: 90142080

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

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