Import/export HS code 901811: Electrocardiographs

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

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 59,111,886
Denmark 9,920,713
United States 4,083,440
Switzerland 4,019,846
Germany 3,864,814

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 22,475,441 36,636,445 +14,161,004
Denmark 5,423,590 4,497,123 -926,467
United States 2,015,513 2,067,927 +52,414
Switzerland 1,799,134 2,220,712 +421,578
Germany 1,915,259 1,949,555 +34,296
China 1,540,185 2,032,905 +492,720
Ireland 823,898 796,093 -27,805
France 660,208 570,775 -89,433
Belgium 593,676 233,325 -360,351
Canada 302,712 342,771 +40,059

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 32,119,720
Singapore 22,736,399
Switzerland 9,385,710
Malaysia 7,838,121
China 5,381,858

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 8,591,709 23,528,011 +14,936,302
Singapore 11,605,083 11,131,316 -473,767
Switzerland 5,181,107 4,204,603 -976,504
Malaysia 4,266,476 3,571,645 -694,831
China 2,397,133 2,984,725 +587,592
India 2,297,692 2,202,767 -94,925
Mexico 444,436 1,551,570 +1,107,134
Germany 973,106 945,769 -27,337
Canada 532,751 424,108 -108,643
Israel 401,539 327,497 -74,042

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 29
Inner London - West 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
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 21 +4
Inner London - West 16 18 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 13 +1
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 6 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 2 4 +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 68,446,286
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,960,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,259,135
Road transport 3,075,801
Other 1,195,675

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 27,344,699 41,101,587 +13,756,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,623,692 6,336,434 -1,287,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,699,585 3,559,550 +859,965
Road transport 1,275,096 1,800,705 +525,609
Other 365,634 830,041 +464,407

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 37,521,469
London Stansted Airport 20,106,305
Felixstowe 8,345,167
London Heathrow Airport 6,661,996
Birmingham Airport 3,709,744

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 13,727,041 23,794,428 +10,067,387
London Stansted Airport 8,225,099 11,881,206 +3,656,107
Felixstowe 5,335,360 3,009,807 -2,325,553
London Heathrow Airport 3,287,637 3,374,359 +86,722
Birmingham Airport 1,887,044 1,822,700 -64,344
ZLC 1,623,865 2,009,259 +385,394
London Gateway Port 1,141,740 1,563,414 +421,674
Thamesport 934,382 1,240,070 +305,688
London 944,433 633,369 -311,064
000 365,634 830,041 +464,407

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
28
Human health activities
22
Other manufacturing
19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 33
2026-03 36
2026-02 39
2026-01 33

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+ 89
1m-15m 65
15m-54m 18
0-1m 16
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 4,593,142
Netherlands 3,038,637
Germany 2,584,378
Ireland 1,506,464
France 1,050,361

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 2,390,191 2,202,951 -187,240
Netherlands 1,808,222 1,230,415 -577,807
Germany 1,313,889 1,270,489 -43,400
Ireland 825,132 681,332 -143,800
France 721,484 328,877 -392,607
United Arab Emirates 591,970 211,453 -380,517
Australia 283,918 121,024 -162,894
Israel 354,135 45,334 -308,801
Italy 147,385 198,353 +50,968
South Africa 146,367 168,676 +22,309

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 399,323
China 319,077
South Africa 1,161
United States 690
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 399,323 0 -399,323
China 315,363 3,714 -311,649
South Africa 1,161 0 -1,161
United States 478 212 -266
France 0 493 +493
Viet Nam 215 0 -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 14,718,746
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,984,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 763,821
Other 724,687

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 8,144,197 6,574,549 -1,569,648
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,330,839 1,653,526 +322,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 560,471 203,350 -357,121
Other 720,022 4,665 -715,357

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,809,678
London Heathrow Airport 5,051,500
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,066,381
London Stansted Airport 1,316,963
ZLC 804,837

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 4,056,685 2,752,993 -1,303,692
London Heathrow Airport 2,696,026 2,355,474 -340,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 965,909 1,100,472 +134,563
London Stansted Airport 692,985 623,978 -69,007
ZLC 484,229 320,608 -163,621
000 720,022 4,665 -715,357
London Gateway Port 439,808 81,007 -358,801
Birmingham Airport 141,388 240,525 +99,137
Manchester Airport 70,733 204,133 +133,400
Eurotunnel 126,018 116,778 -9,240

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