Import/export HS code 901590: Parts and accessories

Spare parts and add-ons for surveying and measuring tools

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 £
Netherlands 33,814,353
United States 26,212,931
France 20,729,208
Norway 17,326,861
Germany 13,530,481

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 £
Netherlands 17,791,797 16,022,556 -1,769,241
United States 16,182,624 10,030,307 -6,152,317
France 4,338,272 16,390,936 +12,052,664
Norway 8,076,720 9,250,141 +1,173,421
Germany 8,925,965 4,604,516 -4,321,449
Romania 6,023,998 5,011,087 -1,012,911
China 3,698,808 4,912,397 +1,213,589
Canada 3,306,230 3,271,844 -34,386
Australia 4,439,042 2,101,187 -2,337,855
Israel 1,704,432 2,880,738 +1,176,306

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 72,803,995
United Kingdom 27,792,766
France 18,964,889
China 13,316,637
Germany 10,982,809

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 41,309,593 31,494,402 -9,815,191
United Kingdom 18,028,851 9,763,915 -8,264,936
France 3,626,969 15,337,920 +11,710,951
China 5,998,636 7,318,001 +1,319,365
Germany 5,287,891 5,694,918 +407,027
Canada 3,204,531 3,409,623 +205,092
Netherlands 3,623,415 2,737,806 -885,609
Norway 2,785,448 2,555,525 -229,923
Australia 3,570,058 1,529,008 -2,041,050
Japan 3,277,643 1,568,410 -1,709,233

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Eastern Scotland 54
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 35
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29
Inner London - West 25

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 47 33 -14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 34 27 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 29 20 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 18 -4
Inner London - West 19 15 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 6 -14
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 14 11 -3
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 11 +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 99,126,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,051,402
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,024,350
Other 4,292,723
Road transport 300,962

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 55,867,841 43,258,910 -12,608,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,818,096 27,233,306 +2,415,210
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,299,906 22,724,444 +1,424,538
Other 3,822,504 470,219 -3,352,285
Road transport 287,932 13,030 -274,902
Rail transport 2,878 0 -2,878

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 32,942,885
London Heathrow Airport 31,119,917
East Midlands Airport 29,258,875
Dover 25,699,338
Aberdeen Airport 21,055,624

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 17,539,960 15,402,925 -2,137,035
London Heathrow Airport 18,200,325 12,919,592 -5,280,733
East Midlands Airport 15,167,280 14,091,595 -1,075,685
Dover 12,226,690 13,472,648 +1,245,958
Aberdeen Airport 12,067,660 8,987,964 -3,079,696
London Stansted Airport 4,652,353 3,416,279 -1,236,074
London Gateway Port 3,621,238 2,528,800 -1,092,438
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,622,397 3,382,331 +1,759,934
000 3,822,504 470,219 -3,352,285
Immingham Docks 2,047,557 2,139,049 +91,492

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
90
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
64
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
61
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 115
2026-04 125
2026-03 111
2026-02 95
2026-01 108

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 254
54m+ 176
0-1m 72
15m-54m 53
Other 41

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 £
Netherlands 37,632,314
United States 34,454,973
Saudi Arabia 19,410,897
Norway 16,844,177
United Arab Emirates 14,167,871

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 £
Netherlands 24,112,073 13,520,241 -10,591,832
United States 21,779,831 12,675,142 -9,104,689
Saudi Arabia 8,454,252 10,956,645 +2,502,393
Norway 8,748,396 8,095,781 -652,615
United Arab Emirates 7,511,354 6,656,517 -854,837
China 6,775,006 4,575,921 -2,199,085
France 5,509,244 5,761,359 +252,115
Japan 1,397,067 9,800,467 +8,403,400
Germany 6,991,904 4,191,320 -2,800,584
Romania 4,315,332 4,757,657 +442,325

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 6,533
United States 2,958
Sweden 725
India 147
Germany 61

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 5,082 1,451 -3,631
United States 2,199 759 -1,440
Sweden 725 0 -725
India 147 0 -147
Germany 0 61 +61

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 176,752,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,687,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,636,491
Other 12,137
Road transport 3,666

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 85,493,205 91,259,339 +5,766,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,000,021 31,687,707 -12,312,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,366,208 3,270,283 -3,095,925
Other 9,866 2,271 -7,595
Road transport 3,666 0 -3,666

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 109,231,391
East Midlands Airport 36,839,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,673,906
Tyne 28,509,915
Aberdeen Airport 9,101,113

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 49,352,276 59,879,115 +10,526,839
East Midlands Airport 19,105,199 17,734,518 -1,370,681
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,994,826 11,679,080 -9,315,746
Tyne 17,129,036 11,380,879 -5,748,157
Aberdeen Airport 5,120,898 3,980,215 -1,140,683
London Stansted Airport 3,418,261 3,527,155 +108,894
Aberdeen Docks 3,066,922 2,580,248 -486,674
ZLC 2,773,904 2,743,172 -30,732
Immingham Docks 2,514,620 2,707,265 +192,645
Manchester Airport 3,060,532 1,105,036 -1,955,496

Quick facts

HS code: 901590

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

Description: Spare parts and add-ons for surveying and measuring tools