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 19,960,763
China 16,157,780
France 13,766,162
Germany 8,978,936
United States 7,093,975

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 12,462,141 7,498,622 -4,963,519
China 7,733,236 8,424,544 +691,308
France 1,619,379 12,146,783 +10,527,404
Germany 3,758,597 5,220,339 +1,461,742
United States 3,282,826 3,811,149 +528,323
Netherlands 1,059,642 1,534,094 +474,452
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 968,187 1,338,489 +370,302
Switzerland 1,105,782 1,183,054 +77,272
South Africa 1,201,175 588,705 -612,470
Canada 404,538 830,578 +426,040

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 20,049,572
China 18,646,700
France 12,662,342
United States 5,071,912
Germany 5,037,810

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 12,489,311 7,560,261 -4,929,050
China 9,672,096 8,974,604 -697,492
France 1,108,947 11,553,395 +10,444,448
United States 2,157,492 2,914,420 +756,928
Germany 2,175,654 2,862,156 +686,502
Viet Nam 1,517,026 3,115,340 +1,598,314
Hungary 1,823,344 2,257,913 +434,569
Switzerland 1,072,816 1,155,940 +83,124
United Kingdom 1,638,226 448,957 -1,189,269
South Africa 1,154,641 597,762 -556,879

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 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Inner London - West 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
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 22 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 16 +4
Inner London - West 12 12 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 13 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 9 +2
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
North Eastern Scotland 5 9 +4
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0

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 60,031,092
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,916,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,690,508
Other 242,902
Road transport 178,086

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 31,556,341 28,474,751 -3,081,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,263,112 13,653,266 +9,390,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,855,663 3,834,845 +979,182
Other 104,068 138,834 +34,766
Road transport 965 177,121 +176,156

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 35,495,970
Dover 12,904,783
East Midlands Airport 6,726,225
London Stansted Airport 6,383,480
Birmingham Airport 2,353,190

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 20,699,878 14,796,092 -5,903,786
Dover 2,084,097 10,820,686 +8,736,589
East Midlands Airport 3,258,112 3,468,113 +210,001
London Stansted Airport 3,247,618 3,135,862 -111,756
Birmingham Airport 1,533,535 819,655 -713,880
Glasgow Airport 191,849 2,136,973 +1,945,124
London Gateway Port 829,330 1,477,329 +647,999
Eurotunnel 592,327 1,694,502 +1,102,175
Manchester Airport 638,090 1,458,229 +820,139
Felixstowe 750,192 937,473 +187,281

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 71
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
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
2026-04 46
2026-03 48
2026-02 44
2026-01 47
2025-12 41

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+ 112
1m-15m 102
Other 37
15m-54m 31
0-1m 23

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 9,049,592
Netherlands 5,261,172
France 2,848,094
Germany 2,220,918
Norway 1,944,627

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 5,265,816 3,783,776 -1,482,040
Netherlands 2,268,337 2,992,835 +724,498
France 1,564,577 1,283,517 -281,060
Germany 1,162,334 1,058,584 -103,750
Norway 1,513,355 431,272 -1,082,083
Australia 1,563,600 312,022 -1,251,578
Israel 17,731 1,729,842 +1,712,111
Ukraine 0 1,427,202 +1,427,202
Switzerland 1,132,383 180,036 -952,347
Ireland 643,215 364,493 -278,722

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 30,753
Malaysia 964
Hungary 693
Taiwan 310
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 23,409 7,344 -16,065
Malaysia 96 868 +772
Hungary 333 360 +27
Taiwan 104 206 +102
India 127 0 -127
XI 119 0 -119
United States 103 0 -103
Ireland 0 16 +16

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 25,621,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,823,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 406,295
Other 33,085
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 14,901,372 10,720,270 -4,181,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,222,063 5,601,656 +1,379,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,741 325,554 +244,813
Other 24,291 8,794 -15,497
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 £
London Heathrow Airport 7,971,851
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,522,425
Glasgow Airport 5,957,796
East Midlands Airport 5,760,354
London Stansted Airport 2,963,734

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 4,449,904 3,521,947 -927,957
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,909,567 4,612,858 +1,703,291
Glasgow Airport 3,361,407 2,596,389 -765,018
East Midlands Airport 3,782,942 1,977,412 -1,805,530
London Stansted Airport 1,453,636 1,510,098 +56,462
ZLC 1,519,762 885,576 -634,186
Immingham Docks 369,029 391,893 +22,864
Dover 249,942 138,041 -111,901
Portsmouth 0 349,949 +349,949
Manchester Airport 266,145 38,097 -228,048

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