Import/export HS code 90158080: Various specialized tools

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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 £
United States 45,732,283
Norway 34,414,809
Netherlands 18,794,058
France 15,146,558
Canada 14,715,427

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 24,860,174 20,872,109 -3,988,065
Norway 18,647,684 15,767,125 -2,880,559
Netherlands 10,901,773 7,892,285 -3,009,488
France 3,619,856 11,526,702 +7,906,846
Canada 7,253,255 7,462,172 +208,917
Romania 1,016,240 12,067,857 +11,051,617
Germany 1,951,608 3,727,819 +1,776,211
Denmark 1,136,949 3,454,213 +2,317,264
Iceland 1,363,723 2,883,045 +1,519,322
Switzerland 1,998,943 2,106,324 +107,381

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 States 63,656,037
United Kingdom 39,269,426
Norway 18,856,469
Singapore 15,417,645
Canada 14,921,240

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 States 32,505,491 31,150,546 -1,354,945
United Kingdom 14,469,438 24,799,988 +10,330,550
Norway 11,297,012 7,559,457 -3,737,555
Singapore 4,196,288 11,221,357 +7,025,069
Canada 7,347,238 7,574,002 +226,764
France 3,244,317 7,066,999 +3,822,682
Germany 5,069,272 5,036,218 -33,054
China 1,854,063 3,343,845 +1,489,782
Denmark 1,439,417 3,129,707 +1,690,290
Netherlands 2,374,372 1,913,672 -460,700

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 52
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 47
Inner London - West 43
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42

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
North Eastern Scotland 40 39 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 34 +5
Inner London - West 26 28 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35 27 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 29 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 18 +4
Greater Manchester 13 15 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 15 13 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13 12 -1
East Central Scotland 12 14 +2

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 126,625,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,246,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,177,996
Road transport 2,295,629
Other 1,044,455

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 64,042,518 62,582,666 -1,459,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,717,361 25,528,979 +6,811,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,650,286 25,527,710 +15,877,424
Road transport 1,103,580 1,192,049 +88,469
Other 963,945 80,510 -883,435

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 38,176,493
East Midlands Airport 36,106,464
Aberdeen Docks 26,815,092
Aberdeen Airport 22,060,729
London Stansted Airport 20,671,084

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 17,857,668 20,318,825 +2,461,157
East Midlands Airport 20,508,078 15,598,386 -4,909,692
Aberdeen Docks 14,380,326 12,434,766 -1,945,560
Aberdeen Airport 10,618,534 11,442,195 +823,661
London Stansted Airport 10,907,383 9,763,701 -1,143,682
Dover 1,741,075 9,556,028 +7,814,953
Tyne 3,730,624 3,065,103 -665,521
Harwich 1,567,946 4,097,648 +2,529,702
Immingham Docks 812,209 2,998,384 +2,186,175
Birmingham Airport 1,844,992 1,888,037 +43,045

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
104
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
67
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
64
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
62
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
44

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 105
2026-04 107
2026-03 116
2026-02 121
2026-01 114

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 266
54m+ 212
0-1m 106
15m-54m 67
Other 45

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 34,984,165
Norway 25,568,558
Netherlands 17,997,238
Romania 16,063,715
France 13,980,701

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 16,033,659 18,950,506 +2,916,847
Norway 15,784,965 9,783,593 -6,001,372
Netherlands 9,738,730 8,258,508 -1,480,222
Romania 4,275,447 11,788,268 +7,512,821
France 6,452,480 7,528,221 +1,075,741
Antarctica 8,382,052 985,166 -7,396,886
United Arab Emirates 4,246,190 4,945,362 +699,172
Germany 5,448,112 3,279,615 -2,168,497
Brazil 4,963,290 1,962,265 -3,001,025
Saudi Arabia 2,011,516 4,249,638 +2,238,122

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 90,169
China 426

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 9,976 80,193 +70,217
China 426 0 -426

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 121,973,936
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,819,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,800,635
Other 115,414
Road transport 45,418

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 62,238,717 59,735,219 -2,503,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,262,661 40,556,850 +10,294,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,102,761 13,697,874 -14,404,887
Other 21,953 93,461 +71,508
Road transport 0 45,418 +45,418
Rail transport 7,400 0 -7,400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 59,923,083
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,727,712
Tyne 24,132,534
East Midlands Airport 21,759,987
Immingham Docks 13,695,432

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 30,948,412 28,974,671 -1,973,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,876,922 15,850,790 +3,973,868
Tyne 10,882,523 13,250,011 +2,367,488
East Midlands Airport 11,805,386 9,954,601 -1,850,785
Immingham Docks 8,858,396 4,837,036 -4,021,360
ZLC 6,496,223 7,120,399 +624,176
Harwich 7,479,631 2,383,571 -5,096,060
Aberdeen Airport 5,956,390 3,512,931 -2,443,459
Aberdeen Docks 6,006,791 2,551,060 -3,455,731
Southampton 1,558,778 6,250,643 +4,691,865

Quick facts

HS code: 90158080

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

Description: Other unique instruments for specific measuring tasks