Import/export HS code 901730: Micrometers and callipers

Precision tools for measuring small distances, such as micrometers, callipers, and 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 £
Germany 6,131,759
China 4,988,465
United States 2,911,872
Italy 1,847,140
France 1,299,224

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 £
Germany 3,390,273 2,741,486 -648,787
China 3,072,895 1,915,570 -1,157,325
United States 1,499,316 1,412,556 -86,760
Italy 1,110,603 736,537 -374,066
France 773,363 525,861 -247,502
Netherlands 580,982 288,150 -292,832
Spain 352,556 387,960 +35,404
India 417,820 292,233 -125,587
Ireland 339,010 227,109 -111,901
Belgium 197,346 182,198 -15,148

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 6,817,794
Japan 4,876,861
United States 2,865,983
United Kingdom 2,070,731
Italy 1,764,711

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 4,026,814 2,790,980 -1,235,834
Japan 2,873,035 2,003,826 -869,209
United States 1,434,204 1,431,779 -2,425
United Kingdom 1,076,626 994,105 -82,521
Italy 1,154,590 610,121 -544,469
Germany 794,344 637,928 -156,416
France 459,386 269,799 -189,587
India 356,949 259,447 -97,502
Switzerland 187,769 77,061 -110,708
Taiwan 118,805 63,314 -55,491

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 34
Greater Manchester 33
West Midlands 33
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28

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 21 26 +5
Greater Manchester 23 24 +1
West Midlands 27 20 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 20 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 19 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 22 +6
Inner London - West 13 14 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 12 -5
West Yorkshire 16 11 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 10 -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 8,617,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,111,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,210,801
Other 147,766
Road transport 5,249

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 4,617,385 3,999,989 -617,396
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,825,530 3,285,708 -1,539,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,739,878 2,470,923 -1,268,955
Other 96,610 51,156 -45,454
Road transport 5,249 0 -5,249
Rail transport 2,921 0 -2,921

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,703,259
Harwich 3,604,598
East Midlands Airport 3,362,442
Dover 2,758,788
Birmingham Airport 1,616,053

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 2,615,437 1,087,822 -1,527,615
Harwich 2,017,842 1,586,756 -431,086
East Midlands Airport 1,739,815 1,622,627 -117,188
Dover 1,548,383 1,210,405 -337,978
Birmingham Airport 818,230 797,823 -20,407
London Heathrow Airport 797,125 618,039 -179,086
London Stansted Airport 660,624 531,201 -129,423
Southampton 791,066 237,938 -553,128
London Gateway Port 290,523 561,345 +270,822
Eurotunnel 343,429 242,505 -100,924

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 121
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 42
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 76
2025-10 77
2025-09 79
2025-08 69

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
54m+ 215
1m-15m 199
15m-54m 46
Other 44
0-1m 34

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 10,906,721
Singapore 6,636,361
Germany 5,249,458
Ireland 2,655,429
France 2,589,306

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 5,938,207 4,968,514 -969,693
Singapore 3,503,805 3,132,556 -371,249
Germany 3,114,609 2,134,849 -979,760
Ireland 836,798 1,818,631 +981,833
France 1,558,491 1,030,815 -527,676
United Arab Emirates 1,357,805 1,073,827 -283,978
Netherlands 776,664 1,582,360 +805,696
South Korea 1,127,705 1,042,058 -85,647
Saudi Arabia 1,055,313 920,667 -134,646
Italy 949,496 908,512 -40,984

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 £
XI 93,723
Germany 51,865
China 43,775
Taiwan 9,973
India 126

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 £
XI 73,772 19,951 -53,821
Germany 43 51,822 +51,779
China 32,041 11,734 -20,307
Taiwan 3,804 6,169 +2,365
India 126 0 -126
United States 35 30 -5
Ireland 33 28 -5
Italy 0 6 +6

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 51,805,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,605,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,552,789
Other 200,803
Road transport 26,345

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 26,838,475 24,967,513 -1,870,962
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,494,732 3,110,765 -383,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,216,837 335,952 -880,885
Other 110,373 90,430 -19,943
Road transport 24,647 1,698 -22,949

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 26,699,374
Manchester Airport 9,732,492
London Heathrow Airport 7,687,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,924,427
ZLC 4,268,950

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 £
East Midlands Airport 13,826,011 12,873,363 -952,648
Manchester Airport 4,746,570 4,985,922 +239,352
London Heathrow Airport 4,080,884 3,606,551 -474,333
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,649,438 2,274,989 -374,449
ZLC 2,294,719 1,974,231 -320,488
London Stansted Airport 1,380,108 1,086,894 -293,214
London Gateway Port 484,548 146,005 -338,543
Immingham Docks 224,047 361,947 +137,900
Dover 247,052 276,589 +29,537
London 472,588 18,516 -454,072

Quick facts

HS code: 901730

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

Description: Precision tools for measuring small distances, such as micrometers, callipers, and gauges