Import/export HS code 901510: Rangefinders

Devices used to measure distances, commonly used in construction, hunting, or sports

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 £
Israel 19,496,391
China 12,999,601
Germany 8,044,972
United States 6,721,354
France 4,133,834

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 £
Israel 11,535,510 7,960,881 -3,574,629
China 8,047,988 4,951,613 -3,096,375
Germany 3,968,115 4,076,857 +108,742
United States 3,202,040 3,519,314 +317,274
France 1,637,481 2,496,353 +858,872
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 894,832 1,358,102 +463,270
Netherlands 969,284 1,088,978 +119,694
Belgium 1,435,465 376,841 -1,058,624
Switzerland 1,127,503 625,466 -502,037
South Africa 1,122,213 553,335 -568,878

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 £
Israel 18,771,899
China 16,160,023
United States 4,793,812
Germany 4,423,228
Hungary 4,406,549

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 £
Israel 10,811,018 7,960,881 -2,850,137
China 10,292,020 5,868,003 -4,424,017
United States 2,114,859 2,678,953 +564,094
Germany 2,108,407 2,314,821 +206,414
Hungary 2,798,124 1,608,425 -1,189,699
France 1,809,020 1,931,167 +122,147
Viet Nam 1,351,834 2,313,567 +961,733
United Kingdom 1,677,244 352,823 -1,324,421
Switzerland 1,089,259 602,777 -486,482
South Africa 1,073,762 550,404 -523,358

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 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Inner London - West 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15

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 15 18 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 16 +5
Inner London - West 13 9 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 12 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 11 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
North Eastern Scotland 5 9 +4
Outer London - West and North West 9 4 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -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 55,306,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,503,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,674,583
Other 224,636
Road transport 20,112

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 31,590,207 23,716,222 -7,873,985
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,553,970 2,950,029 -1,603,941
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,711,603 2,962,980 +251,377
Other 100,638 123,998 +23,360
Road transport 0 20,112 +20,112

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 33,075,814
East Midlands Airport 5,854,767
London Stansted Airport 5,621,935
Dover 3,426,959
Glasgow Airport 2,163,163

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 19,904,543 13,171,271 -6,733,272
East Midlands Airport 3,310,758 2,544,009 -766,749
London Stansted Airport 3,261,757 2,360,178 -901,579
Dover 2,299,903 1,127,056 -1,172,847
Glasgow Airport 191,849 1,971,314 +1,779,465
Birmingham Airport 1,527,900 621,049 -906,851
499 942,171 961,113 +18,942
Manchester Airport 617,604 1,192,096 +574,492
London Gateway Port 729,549 1,040,180 +310,631
Felixstowe 830,189 657,844 -172,345

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 47
2025-11 47
2025-10 53
2025-09 53
2025-08 51

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+ 107
1m-15m 91
Other 35
15m-54m 28
0-1m 22

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 8,041,782
Netherlands 4,888,945
France 2,300,711
Germany 2,152,861
Norway 1,865,540

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 5,000,142 3,041,640 -1,958,502
Netherlands 2,506,656 2,382,289 -124,367
France 1,489,374 811,337 -678,037
Germany 1,173,041 979,820 -193,221
Norway 1,420,522 445,018 -975,504
Australia 1,408,489 426,730 -981,759
Ukraine 0 1,414,751 +1,414,751
Switzerland 1,296,726 84,313 -1,212,413
Ireland 570,258 307,281 -262,977
Finland 579,783 42,254 -537,529

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 30,002
Malaysia 812
Hungary 627
Taiwan 208
India 127

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 21,062 8,940 -12,122
Malaysia 96 716 +620
Hungary 377 250 -127
Taiwan 104 104 +0
India 127 0 -127
XI 119 0 -119
United States 103 0 -103

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 22,149,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,152,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 490,074
Other 31,998
Road transport 2,275

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 14,810,286 7,339,484 -7,470,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,385,800 4,766,261 +380,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 198,421 291,653 +93,232
Other 21,988 10,010 -11,978
Road transport 2,275 0 -2,275

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,050,377
London Heathrow Airport 5,946,166
East Midlands Airport 5,572,292
Glasgow Airport 5,085,524
London Stansted Airport 2,902,436

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,084,442 3,965,935 +881,493
London Heathrow Airport 4,650,895 1,295,271 -3,355,624
East Midlands Airport 3,964,722 1,607,570 -2,357,152
Glasgow Airport 3,156,653 1,928,871 -1,227,782
London Stansted Airport 1,484,632 1,417,804 -66,828
ZLC 1,219,663 1,035,541 -184,122
Immingham Docks 369,029 390,969 +21,940
Dover 289,450 83,141 -206,309
Manchester Airport 266,145 38,097 -228,048
Hull 302,742 0 -302,742

Quick facts

HS code: 901510

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

Description: Devices used to measure distances, commonly used in construction, hunting, or sports