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 50,436,467
Denmark 9,349,253
United States 3,735,224
Switzerland 3,685,479
Germany 3,484,348

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 20,674,575 29,761,892 +9,087,317
Denmark 5,297,914 4,051,339 -1,246,575
United States 2,070,439 1,664,785 -405,654
Switzerland 2,136,436 1,549,043 -587,393
Germany 1,753,728 1,730,620 -23,108
China 1,718,324 1,334,558 -383,766
Ireland 565,326 840,525 +275,199
France 602,251 635,976 +33,725
Belgium 775,319 337,048 -438,271
Finland 418,473 342,561 -75,912

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 £
Singapore 24,278,756
United States 23,594,722
Switzerland 8,237,746
Malaysia 7,514,828
China 4,673,128

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 £
Singapore 13,406,853 10,871,903 -2,534,950
United States 5,985,607 17,609,115 +11,623,508
Switzerland 4,898,830 3,338,916 -1,559,914
Malaysia 4,263,195 3,251,633 -1,011,562
China 2,184,645 2,488,483 +303,838
India 2,292,988 1,929,416 -363,572
Germany 899,547 744,637 -154,910
Mexico 314,421 684,651 +370,230
Canada 495,304 359,933 -135,371
Israel 406,122 263,831 -142,291

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 31
Inner London - West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19
Greater Manchester 12
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 13 21 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 11 -3
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 5 +4

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 59,521,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,957,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,902,266
Road transport 2,451,802
Other 900,079

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 25,759,193 33,761,973 +8,002,780
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,549,525 6,407,896 -1,141,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,553,288 2,348,978 -204,310
Road transport 1,293,353 1,158,449 -134,904
Other 217,429 682,650 +465,221

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 32,199,641
London Stansted Airport 18,022,582
Felixstowe 9,150,732
London Heathrow Airport 5,888,886
Birmingham Airport 3,047,417

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 12,788,522 19,411,119 +6,622,597
London Stansted Airport 7,748,124 10,274,458 +2,526,334
Felixstowe 5,338,552 3,812,180 -1,526,372
London Heathrow Airport 3,180,520 2,708,366 -472,154
Birmingham Airport 1,908,723 1,138,694 -770,029
ZLC 1,323,574 1,559,827 +236,253
London Gateway Port 1,122,432 1,164,959 +42,527
Thamesport 997,018 925,428 -71,590
London 995,885 822,838 -173,047
000 217,429 682,650 +465,221

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Human health activities 21
Other manufacturing 19
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 39
2025-10 46
2025-09 39
2025-08 41

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+ 85
1m-15m 70
15m-54m 16
0-1m 14
Other 10

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 4,939,931
United States 4,310,244
Germany 2,527,886
Ireland 1,385,765
France 1,052,887

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 3,768,105 1,171,826 -2,596,279
United States 2,540,439 1,769,805 -770,634
Germany 1,312,345 1,215,541 -96,804
Ireland 804,917 580,848 -224,069
France 676,750 376,137 -300,613
United Arab Emirates 660,576 207,848 -452,728
Australia 401,880 120,645 -281,235
Israel 327,029 74,807 -252,222
South Africa 228,714 153,824 -74,890
Finland 138,345 141,439 +3,094

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 485,020
China 316,668
South Africa 1,161
United States 629
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 376,411 108,609 -267,802
China 312,965 3,703 -309,262
South Africa 1,161 0 -1,161
United States 178 451 +273
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 16,717,842
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,705,351
Other 807,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 785,645
Road transport 13,823

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 11,231,533 5,486,309 -5,745,224
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,244,194 1,461,157 +216,963
Other 693,993 113,808 -580,185
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 596,705 188,940 -407,765
Road transport 13,823 0 -13,823

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,280,999
London Heathrow Airport 4,548,597
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,947,531
London Stansted Airport 1,294,930
ZLC 916,073

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 6,720,354 2,560,645 -4,159,709
London Heathrow Airport 2,845,966 1,702,631 -1,143,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 900,966 1,046,565 +145,599
London Stansted Airport 690,582 604,348 -86,234
ZLC 581,724 334,349 -247,375
000 693,993 113,808 -580,185
London Gateway Port 464,466 42,518 -421,948
Manchester Airport 329,121 39,974 -289,147
Birmingham Airport 75,905 216,411 +140,506
Eurotunnel 112,566 116,548 +3,982

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