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 18,800,696
Germany 12,745,973
Netherlands 11,362,228
Canada 10,170,490
France 8,016,205

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 11,189,853 7,610,843 -3,579,010
Germany 7,052,884 5,693,089 -1,359,795
Netherlands 6,698,190 4,664,038 -2,034,152
Canada 5,727,301 4,443,189 -1,284,112
France 4,387,041 3,629,164 -757,877
Norway 3,742,392 2,616,711 -1,125,681
Finland 3,532,936 1,576,181 -1,956,755
Italy 2,514,543 582,675 -1,931,868
Australia 952,900 2,098,513 +1,145,613
China 1,148,972 1,828,825 +679,853

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 35,832,058
United States 18,530,811
Germany 10,380,395
France 6,841,466
Canada 6,301,325

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 17,945,324 17,886,734 -58,590
United States 10,748,365 7,782,446 -2,965,919
Germany 6,574,771 3,805,624 -2,769,147
France 4,378,150 2,463,316 -1,914,834
Canada 2,500,950 3,800,375 +1,299,425
Netherlands 3,810,576 2,204,802 -1,605,774
Finland 3,500,336 1,651,362 -1,848,974
China 1,323,966 1,238,910 -85,056
Norway 1,292,390 828,462 -463,928
Spain 1,045,594 985,695 -59,899

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 39
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
North Eastern Scotland 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24

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 28 20 -8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 15 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 18 -5
North Eastern Scotland 19 18 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 18 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 5 -6
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -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 71,793,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,897,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,446,306
Other 234,348
Road transport 137,973

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 38,015,497 33,777,718 -4,237,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,013,557 7,884,294 -3,129,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,771,175 5,675,131 -6,096,044
Other 146,863 87,485 -59,378
Road transport 3,760 134,213 +130,453

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 23,780,332
East Midlands Airport 22,514,190
London Stansted Airport 11,583,147
Thamesport 7,319,097
Aberdeen Airport 6,544,659

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 10,912,880 12,867,452 +1,954,572
East Midlands Airport 13,507,207 9,006,983 -4,500,224
London Stansted Airport 6,742,310 4,840,837 -1,901,473
Thamesport 5,462,166 1,856,931 -3,605,235
Aberdeen Airport 2,864,020 3,680,639 +816,619
Dover 3,396,329 2,804,019 -592,310
Immingham Docks 3,462,448 1,296,931 -2,165,517
Birmingham Airport 1,716,648 2,539,371 +822,723
Aberdeen Docks 2,328,002 1,249,658 -1,078,344
Eurotunnel 1,726,292 1,606,372 -119,920

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 59
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 39
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 38
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 37
Specialised construction activities 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 67
2025-11 69
2025-10 70
2025-09 68
2025-08 71

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 152
54m+ 144
0-1m 45
Other 36
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 53,191,016
Netherlands 24,065,791
Germany 20,050,881
Norway 18,036,565
Canada 17,149,930

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 33,672,853 19,518,163 -14,154,690
Netherlands 16,313,703 7,752,088 -8,561,615
Germany 10,788,061 9,262,820 -1,525,241
Norway 12,097,399 5,939,166 -6,158,233
Canada 9,622,721 7,527,209 -2,095,512
France 7,669,496 6,072,328 -1,597,168
Spain 7,045,118 6,027,953 -1,017,165
Australia 7,489,564 5,214,629 -2,274,935
China 6,694,796 4,421,362 -2,273,434
Denmark 4,189,693 2,981,418 -1,208,275

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 229,940
Germany 42,187
Italy 17,479
Denmark 9,838
France 9,720

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 151,953 77,987 -73,966
Germany 27,758 14,429 -13,329
Italy 0 17,479 +17,479
Denmark 9,453 385 -9,068
France 6,159 3,561 -2,598
XI 5,253 3,600 -1,653
Dominica 7,761 0 -7,761
Singapore 7,411 0 -7,411
Ireland 0 4,930 +4,930
Netherlands 1,187 380 -807

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 207,668,109
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,938,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,406,949
Other 506,666
Road transport 349,336

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 122,475,231 85,192,878 -37,282,353
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,384,492 29,553,807 -14,830,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,969,941 4,437,008 -5,532,933
Other 332,719 173,947 -158,772
Road transport 349,336 0 -349,336

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 102,619,251
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,214,719
East Midlands Airport 39,198,040
London Stansted Airport 30,710,916
Dover 19,791,901

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 59,440,552 43,178,699 -16,261,853
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,104,601 13,110,118 -12,994,483
East Midlands Airport 22,635,211 16,562,829 -6,072,382
London Stansted Airport 18,999,192 11,711,724 -7,287,468
Dover 11,257,741 8,534,160 -2,723,581
ZLC 11,484,588 8,258,484 -3,226,104
Manchester Airport 4,637,748 3,448,825 -1,188,923
Immingham Docks 4,927,314 2,427,486 -2,499,828
Tyne 2,116,595 1,955,548 -161,047
Aberdeen Docks 1,480,350 1,976,648 +496,298

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