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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 206,175,230
United States 178,793,061
France 98,958,330
Italy 26,892,997
Netherlands 17,380,654

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 112,146,950 94,028,280 -18,118,670
United States 102,399,273 76,393,788 -26,005,485
France 60,467,159 38,491,171 -21,975,988
Italy 15,790,268 11,102,729 -4,687,539
Netherlands 12,955,870 4,424,784 -8,531,086
Saudi Arabia 11,280,253 3,233,677 -8,046,576
Singapore 7,877,589 3,249,371 -4,628,218
Spain 4,956,521 5,896,916 +940,395
Ireland 6,836,394 3,282,512 -3,553,882
Canada 5,486,322 2,502,313 -2,984,009

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 344,599,657
France 168,931,983
United Kingdom 45,219,928
Germany 22,944,112
Italy 21,845,334

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 199,381,826 145,217,831 -54,163,995
France 97,476,694 71,455,289 -26,021,405
United Kingdom 30,055,791 15,164,137 -14,891,654
Germany 11,887,278 11,056,834 -830,444
Italy 11,935,218 9,910,116 -2,025,102
Malaysia 5,363,206 4,683,177 -680,029
Mexico 4,635,134 40,305 -4,594,829
Canada 2,383,035 1,071,273 -1,311,762
Spain 534,652 2,338,159 +1,803,507
Singapore 1,651,778 680,735 -971,043

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 39
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 27
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 30 29 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 27 +8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21 18 -3
Inner London - West 18 23 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 13 +0
Essex 8 11 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 8 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 8 10 +2
Devon 7 2 -5

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 599,756,768
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,858,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,259,069
Other 1,186,882
Road transport 396,192

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 352,615,946 247,140,822 -105,475,124
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,904,093 15,954,792 +3,050,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,134,034 4,125,035 -8,999
Other 646,415 540,467 -105,948
Road transport 0 396,192 +396,192

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 350,325,647
London Stansted Airport 139,231,264
East Midlands Airport 77,761,434
Eurotunnel 14,089,089
Warton Aerodrome 13,865,009

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 196,754,605 153,571,042 -43,183,563
London Stansted Airport 83,410,565 55,820,699 -27,589,866
East Midlands Airport 49,725,901 28,035,533 -21,690,368
Eurotunnel 6,576,620 7,512,469 +935,849
Warton Aerodrome 11,092,459 2,772,550 -8,319,909
Dover 2,244,774 6,388,472 +4,143,698
Manchester Airport 4,363,516 2,319,599 -2,043,917
Birmingham Airport 3,831,495 2,731,293 -1,100,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,189,311 1,639,177 -1,550,134
Thamesport 1,740,952 2,528,678 +787,726

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 45
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 39
Air transport 37
Manufacture of other transport equipment 34
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
2026-01 77
2025-11 78
2025-10 85
2025-09 80
2025-08 87

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 113
54m+ 98
0-1m 47
15m-54m 32
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 129,232,388
United States 107,827,227
France 43,632,462
Netherlands 12,894,573
Taiwan 11,592,224

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 69,214,762 60,017,626 -9,197,136
United States 62,970,265 44,856,962 -18,113,303
France 24,155,670 19,476,792 -4,678,878
Netherlands 5,696,038 7,198,535 +1,502,497
Taiwan 7,126,822 4,465,402 -2,661,420
United Arab Emirates 5,518,276 5,624,908 +106,632
Canada 5,411,793 3,543,164 -1,868,629
India 4,314,329 3,928,444 -385,885
Singapore 4,337,503 3,092,371 -1,245,132
South Korea 3,420,656 3,406,260 -14,396

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 332,170,615
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,918,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 408,252
Road transport 129,278

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 196,711,252 135,459,363 -61,251,889
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,260,260 52,658,369 +26,398,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 224,917 183,335 -41,582
Road transport 129,278 0 -129,278

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 200,389,124
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,782,394
London Stansted Airport 49,887,523
ZLC 49,151,978
East Midlands Airport 29,349,638

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 115,390,097 84,999,027 -30,391,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,587,202 51,195,192 +26,607,990
London Stansted Airport 21,804,912 28,082,611 +6,277,699
ZLC 35,893,719 13,258,259 -22,635,460
East Midlands Airport 21,657,276 7,692,362 -13,964,914
Manchester Airport 1,627,503 1,011,649 -615,854
Dover 978,607 320,247 -658,360
Holyhead 451,222 132,182 -319,040
Harwich 0 568,116 +568,116
Hull 58,275 233,843 +175,568

Quick facts

HS code: 90142080

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

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