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 61,269,068
Denmark 10,325,509
United States 4,277,599
Switzerland 4,077,077
Germany 3,980,168

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 22,368,900 38,900,168 +16,531,268
Denmark 5,369,477 4,956,032 -413,445
United States 2,065,843 2,211,756 +145,913
Switzerland 1,662,917 2,414,160 +751,243
Germany 1,914,787 2,065,381 +150,594
China 1,651,479 2,069,904 +418,425
Ireland 814,179 841,147 +26,968
France 643,054 616,766 -26,288
Belgium 655,775 250,880 -404,895
Finland 397,676 274,289 -123,387

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 32,670,324
Singapore 24,047,658
Switzerland 9,858,560
Malaysia 8,168,507
China 5,569,931

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 7,786,925 24,883,399 +17,096,474
Singapore 12,259,083 11,788,575 -470,508
Switzerland 5,173,246 4,685,314 -487,932
Malaysia 4,238,795 3,929,712 -309,083
China 2,513,866 3,056,065 +542,199
India 2,334,259 2,356,854 +22,595
Mexico 462,520 1,565,051 +1,102,531
Germany 956,644 1,031,845 +75,201
Canada 509,091 461,684 -47,407
Israel 425,060 332,098 -92,962

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 26
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 18 21 +3
Inner London - West 15 19 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 6 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 70,920,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,617,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,400,637
Road transport 3,128,511
Other 1,203,045

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 27,377,039 43,543,322 +16,166,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,678,148 6,939,756 -738,392
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,685,604 3,715,033 +1,029,429
Road transport 1,195,779 1,932,732 +736,953
Other 306,560 896,485 +589,925

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 38,599,141
London Stansted Airport 21,017,505
Felixstowe 8,749,200
London Heathrow Airport 6,923,536
Birmingham Airport 3,932,112

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 13,385,848 25,213,293 +11,827,445
London Stansted Airport 8,391,139 12,626,366 +4,235,227
Felixstowe 5,337,692 3,411,508 -1,926,184
London Heathrow Airport 3,437,470 3,486,066 +48,596
Birmingham Airport 1,988,157 1,943,955 -44,202
ZLC 1,534,247 2,151,587 +617,340
London Gateway Port 1,141,776 1,690,765 +548,989
Thamesport 1,043,600 1,252,834 +209,234
London 956,976 728,944 -228,032
000 306,560 896,485 +589,925

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
47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Human health activities
23
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+ 91
1m-15m 70
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 4,950,942
Netherlands 3,129,301
Germany 2,700,873
Ireland 1,562,396
France 1,062,867

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 2,535,661 2,415,281 -120,380
Netherlands 1,733,910 1,395,391 -338,519
Germany 1,340,358 1,360,515 +20,157
Ireland 861,443 700,953 -160,490
France 722,358 340,509 -381,849
United Arab Emirates 591,970 211,453 -380,517
Australia 318,570 130,776 -187,794
Israel 364,168 45,334 -318,834
South Africa 207,894 168,676 -39,218
Italy 161,443 204,670 +43,227

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 315,342 3,735 -311,607
South Africa 1,161 0 -1,161
United States 132 558 +426
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 15,668,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,062,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 824,226
Other 724,699
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 8,557,300 7,110,815 -1,446,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,306,245 1,756,567 +450,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 591,168 233,058 -358,110
Other 719,667 5,032 -714,635
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 7,287,342
London Heathrow Airport 5,201,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,111,049
London Stansted Airport 1,352,583
ZLC 903,264

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 4,247,170 3,040,172 -1,206,998
London Heathrow Airport 2,754,972 2,446,422 -308,550
Dover / Eurotunnel 930,114 1,180,935 +250,821
London Stansted Airport 672,257 680,326 +8,069
ZLC 499,271 403,993 -95,278
000 719,667 5,032 -714,635
London Gateway Port 450,031 81,007 -369,024
Manchester Airport 258,024 204,133 -53,891
Birmingham Airport 122,982 258,931 +135,949
Eurotunnel 129,121 129,528 +407

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