Import/export HS code 90153090: Non-electronic levels

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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 £
China 16,158,797
Spain 1,065,367
United States 765,692
Germany 384,366
Latvia 274,122

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 £
China 9,295,160 6,863,637 -2,431,523
Spain 580,169 485,198 -94,971
United States 485,281 280,411 -204,870
Germany 148,706 235,660 +86,954
Latvia 274,122 0 -274,122
Australia 265,054 7,615 -257,439
Switzerland 214,772 56,211 -158,561
Netherlands 91,318 155,551 +64,233
Denmark 61,304 70,394 +9,090
Italy 34,642 84,798 +50,156

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 £
China 17,076,553
Spain 1,042,261
United States 751,810
Germany 371,202
United Kingdom 320,214

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 £
China 9,843,509 7,233,044 -2,610,465
Spain 590,742 451,519 -139,223
United States 402,895 348,915 -53,980
Germany 120,237 250,965 +130,728
United Kingdom 268,223 51,991 -216,232
Latvia 219,471 0 -219,471
Denmark 61,304 70,394 +9,090
Italy 24,705 55,594 +30,889
Australia 50,847 1,920 -48,927
Switzerland 32,909 11,318 -21,591

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 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
West Yorkshire 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9

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 8 11 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 10 4 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 8 3 -5
Essex 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,318,552
Air transport 5,636,809
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,346,029
Other 91,342
Road transport 11,092

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,823,398 5,495,154 -2,328,244
Air transport 3,117,221 2,519,588 -597,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 725,699 620,330 -105,369
Other 54,436 36,906 -17,530
Road transport 2,733 8,359 +5,626

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,646,934
London Gateway Port 3,450,252
Birmingham Airport 1,395,162
London Stansted Airport 1,179,707
East Midlands Airport 1,164,306

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 £
Felixstowe 5,259,950 2,386,984 -2,872,966
London Gateway Port 943,749 2,506,503 +1,562,754
Birmingham Airport 796,416 598,746 -197,670
London Stansted Airport 444,957 734,750 +289,793
East Midlands Airport 827,306 337,000 -490,306
Southampton 654,615 471,649 -182,966
London 1,013,850 82,643 -931,207
Dover 451,331 388,445 -62,886
Luton Airport 411,169 341,213 -69,956
London Heathrow Airport 424,740 305,836 -118,904

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
58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
14
Specialised construction activities
10
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 28
2026-03 28
2026-02 20
2026-01 22

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 60
54m+ 57
15m-54m 25
0-1m 18
Other 14

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 £
Ireland 922,208
China 814,955
Israel 233,600
France 198,024
United States 142,422

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 £
Ireland 542,342 379,866 -162,476
China 342,329 472,626 +130,297
Israel 113,950 119,650 +5,700
France 112,054 85,970 -26,084
United States 82,150 60,272 -21,878
Canada 8,068 124,383 +116,315
Netherlands 89,476 31,429 -58,047
Germany 61,904 58,146 -3,758
Brazil 44,061 60,632 +16,571
Italy 76,568 4,040 -72,528

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 56,866
Thailand 7,357
XI 568
Ireland 501
Germany 398

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 29,929 26,937 -2,992
Thailand 2,828 4,529 +1,701
XI 244 324 +80
Ireland 349 152 -197
Germany 182 216 +34
Switzerland 75 0 -75
Taiwan 43 0 -43

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 2,024,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,279,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,080
Other 68,231

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 1,036,079 988,695 -47,384
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 757,196 522,009 -235,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,360 100,720 +2,360
Other 34,895 33,336 -1,559

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,052,997
Liverpool Docks 407,662
Holyhead 337,563
East Midlands Airport 315,760
Dover / Eurotunnel 272,565

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 501,659 551,338 +49,679
Liverpool Docks 232,094 175,568 -56,526
Holyhead 231,083 106,480 -124,603
East Midlands Airport 208,365 107,395 -100,970
Dover / Eurotunnel 148,575 123,990 -24,585
ZLC 151,353 78,585 -72,768
Glasgow Airport 21,651 154,809 +133,158
London Gateway Port 77,346 42,062 -35,284
London Stansted Airport 70,982 36,125 -34,857
Fishguard 36,229 45,576 +9,347

Quick facts

HS code: 90153090

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

Description: Traditional tools for checking surface levels, like spirit levels