Import/export HS code 90158020: Weather and earth measurement tools

Devices for studying weather, water, and earth movements, like seismographs or rain gauges

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 £
United States 20,046,825
Germany 13,433,193
Netherlands 11,668,007
Canada 10,219,768
France 9,954,549

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 £
United States 10,199,283 9,847,542 -351,741
Germany 7,036,847 6,396,346 -640,501
Netherlands 7,142,401 4,525,606 -2,616,795
Canada 5,365,735 4,854,033 -511,702
France 3,714,831 6,239,718 +2,524,887
Norway 3,579,838 2,534,834 -1,045,004
Denmark 1,076,032 4,105,483 +3,029,451
Finland 3,041,612 1,907,608 -1,134,004
Australia 962,585 2,310,181 +1,347,596
China 1,125,041 2,098,031 +972,990

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 Kingdom 39,387,412
United States 19,335,118
Germany 11,148,095
France 7,490,758
Canada 6,961,139

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 Kingdom 16,235,964 23,151,448 +6,915,484
United States 10,325,993 9,009,125 -1,316,868
Germany 6,406,573 4,741,522 -1,665,051
France 3,512,114 3,978,644 +466,530
Canada 2,858,038 4,103,101 +1,245,063
Netherlands 3,991,054 2,130,489 -1,860,565
Finland 3,012,282 1,967,457 -1,044,825
Denmark 710,555 3,536,799 +2,826,244
China 1,403,574 1,802,041 +398,467
Spain 1,129,855 1,533,486 +403,631

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
North Eastern Scotland 27

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
Inner London - West 23 28 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 21 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 18 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 18 -3
North Eastern Scotland 18 18 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 11 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -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 78,779,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,297,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,068,690
Road transport 352,801
Other 244,668

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 35,310,869 43,469,048 +8,158,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,985,781 13,311,846 +3,326,065
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,436,435 6,632,255 -4,804,180
Road transport 0 352,801 +352,801
Other 163,180 81,488 -81,692

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 25,132,366
East Midlands Airport 24,262,975
London Stansted Airport 13,115,587
Dover 7,953,274
Thamesport 7,320,704

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 9,480,451 15,651,915 +6,171,464
East Midlands Airport 12,695,370 11,567,605 -1,127,765
London Stansted Airport 6,049,114 7,066,473 +1,017,359
Dover 3,821,970 4,131,304 +309,334
Thamesport 4,789,234 2,531,470 -2,257,764
Aberdeen Airport 3,446,831 3,433,654 -13,177
Birmingham Airport 1,586,153 4,706,204 +3,120,051
Immingham Docks 3,151,986 1,720,259 -1,431,727
Harwich 317,144 4,257,144 +3,940,000
Eurotunnel 1,723,174 1,794,015 +70,841

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
70
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
42
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
40
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
39
Specialised construction activities
32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 73
2026-04 73
2026-03 80
2026-02 88
2026-01 67

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 166
54m+ 145
0-1m 47
Other 43
15m-54m 35

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 57,092,983
Germany 22,137,603
Netherlands 21,779,417
Norway 18,648,120
Canada 18,051,759

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 32,045,114 25,047,869 -6,997,245
Germany 11,414,720 10,722,883 -691,837
Netherlands 14,236,497 7,542,920 -6,693,577
Norway 10,670,911 7,977,209 -2,693,702
Canada 8,997,435 9,054,324 +56,889
Spain 7,742,263 7,532,597 -209,666
France 7,321,235 7,279,667 -41,568
Australia 6,684,141 7,877,678 +1,193,537
China 7,217,740 4,403,183 -2,814,557
Denmark 3,890,738 6,624,079 +2,733,341

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 £
United States 357,584
Germany 43,689
XI 19,997
Italy 17,479
Denmark 12,458

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 £
United States 139,199 218,385 +79,186
Germany 40,872 2,817 -38,055
XI 2,977 17,020 +14,043
Italy 0 17,479 +17,479
Denmark 9,838 2,620 -7,218
France 7,812 0 -7,812
Dominica 7,761 0 -7,761
Singapore 7,411 0 -7,411
Netherlands 1,023 4,346 +3,323
Ireland 3,215 1,715 -1,500

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 227,001,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,677,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,055,467
Other 669,867
Road transport 81,380

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 120,764,039 106,237,074 -14,526,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,388,324 42,289,217 +900,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,860,338 6,195,129 -1,665,209
Other 347,197 322,670 -24,527
Road transport 81,380 0 -81,380

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 113,805,726
East Midlands Airport 42,990,808
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,299,187
London Stansted Airport 32,141,750
Dover 21,192,066

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 60,307,117 53,498,609 -6,808,508
East Midlands Airport 22,996,213 19,994,595 -3,001,618
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,979,494 17,319,693 -5,659,801
London Stansted Airport 17,996,579 14,145,171 -3,851,408
Dover 11,086,028 10,106,038 -979,990
ZLC 10,739,477 10,158,139 -581,338
Manchester Airport 4,710,572 6,194,634 +1,484,062
Immingham Docks 4,400,206 5,441,256 +1,041,050
Tyne 1,938,403 4,472,005 +2,533,602
Aberdeen Docks 1,545,130 2,943,934 +1,398,804

Quick facts

HS code: 90158020

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

Description: Devices for studying weather, water, and earth movements, like seismographs or rain gauges