Import/export HS code 901811: Electrocardiographs

Machines used to record the electrical activity of the heart, commonly known as ECG or EKG machines

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  • 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 60,493,808
Denmark 10,364,032
United States 4,298,088
Germany 4,064,451
Switzerland 3,993,555

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 21,189,047 39,304,761 +18,115,714
Denmark 5,451,234 4,912,798 -538,436
United States 2,104,326 2,193,762 +89,436
Germany 2,107,882 1,956,569 -151,313
Switzerland 1,702,986 2,290,569 +587,583
China 1,641,824 2,065,706 +423,882
Ireland 769,632 826,915 +57,283
France 684,240 633,274 -50,966
Belgium 677,848 300,771 -377,077
Finland 413,452 289,823 -123,629

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 31,557,776
Singapore 24,800,783
Switzerland 9,660,447
Malaysia 8,133,157
China 5,623,941

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 6,674,400 24,883,376 +18,208,976
Singapore 12,172,771 12,628,012 +455,241
Switzerland 5,295,269 4,365,178 -930,091
Malaysia 4,233,290 3,899,867 -333,423
China 2,587,138 3,036,803 +449,665
India 2,461,484 2,252,388 -209,096
Germany 1,075,284 923,355 -151,929
Mexico 439,452 1,370,418 +930,966
Canada 535,475 436,907 -98,568
Israel 431,125 388,522 -42,603

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 30
Inner London - West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Greater Manchester 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11

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 17 22 +5
Inner London - West 14 18 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 5 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +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 70,534,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,949,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,016,482
Road transport 3,000,174
Other 1,121,155

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 26,548,396 43,985,638 +17,437,242
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,779,127 7,170,779 -608,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,668,524 3,347,958 +679,434
Road transport 1,182,867 1,817,307 +634,440
Other 254,267 866,888 +612,621

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 38,502,710
London Stansted Airport 21,040,540
Felixstowe 9,244,678
London Heathrow Airport 6,926,049
Birmingham Airport 3,625,119

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 £
East Midlands Airport 12,889,644 25,613,066 +12,723,422
London Stansted Airport 8,017,873 13,022,667 +5,004,794
Felixstowe 5,419,449 3,825,229 -1,594,220
London Heathrow Airport 3,435,275 3,490,774 +55,499
Birmingham Airport 2,034,458 1,590,661 -443,797
ZLC 1,552,807 2,039,098 +486,291
London Gateway Port 1,134,399 1,611,613 +477,214
Thamesport 1,067,902 1,259,872 +191,970
London 956,281 783,030 -173,251
000 254,267 866,888 +612,621

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 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Human health activities 21
Other manufacturing 20
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 33
2026-03 36
2026-02 39
2026-01 33
2025-12 31

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+ 88
1m-15m 71
15m-54m 17
0-1m 14
Other 12

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 4,948,659
Netherlands 3,134,136
Germany 2,696,445
Ireland 1,533,102
France 1,090,504

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 2,512,770 2,435,889 -76,881
Netherlands 1,707,697 1,426,439 -281,258
Germany 1,282,352 1,414,093 +131,741
Ireland 763,818 769,284 +5,466
France 729,545 360,959 -368,586
United Arab Emirates 602,250 214,381 -387,869
Australia 377,308 128,760 -248,548
Israel 362,736 46,766 -315,970
South Africa 175,134 183,295 +8,161
Finland 130,667 182,471 +51,804

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 £
Nicaragua 426,951
China 319,029
South Africa 1,161
United States 736
France 493

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 £
Nicaragua 383,511 43,440 -340,071
China 315,064 3,965 -311,099
South Africa 1,161 0 -1,161
United States 178 558 +380
France 0 493 +493
Viet Nam 0 215 +215

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 15,416,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,093,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 806,430
Other 752,325
Road transport 1,231

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 8,614,625 6,801,489 -1,813,136
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,251,153 1,841,854 +590,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 588,265 218,165 -370,100
Other 703,408 48,917 -654,491
Road transport 1,231 0 -1,231

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,048,972
London Heathrow Airport 5,235,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,127,864
London Stansted Airport 1,330,043
ZLC 886,251

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 4,350,313 2,698,659 -1,651,654
London Heathrow Airport 2,721,531 2,514,285 -207,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 894,206 1,233,658 +339,452
London Stansted Airport 667,872 662,171 -5,701
ZLC 493,430 392,821 -100,609
000 703,408 48,917 -654,491
London Gateway Port 450,031 64,507 -385,524
Manchester Airport 258,024 204,133 -53,891
Birmingham Airport 122,982 258,931 +135,949
Eurotunnel 108,066 160,678 +52,612

Quick facts

HS code: 901811

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

Description: Machines used to record the electrical activity of the heart, commonly known as ECG or EKG machines