Import/export HS code 901812: Ultrasound machines

Devices used for ultrasonic scanning, often used in medical imaging to view internal organs

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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 41,115,107
United States 29,582,504
Austria 26,636,667
South Korea 13,800,582
Norway 12,330,817

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 22,240,990 18,874,117 -3,366,873
United States 15,750,735 13,831,769 -1,918,966
Austria 13,611,129 13,025,538 -585,591
South Korea 8,134,108 5,666,474 -2,467,634
Norway 7,820,031 4,510,786 -3,309,245
Germany 5,761,746 5,867,506 +105,760
France 3,913,758 3,274,035 -639,723
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,057,968 2,502,188 -555,780
Belgium 2,717,362 1,697,128 -1,020,234
Denmark 2,249,890 1,828,475 -421,415

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 47,007,192
Japan 35,103,894
South Korea 25,272,165
China 17,762,884
Norway 12,393,998

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 23,978,084 23,029,108 -948,976
Japan 18,981,821 16,122,073 -2,859,748
South Korea 14,617,596 10,654,569 -3,963,027
China 8,597,886 9,164,998 +567,112
Norway 7,956,745 4,437,253 -3,519,492
Austria 4,912,540 4,918,683 +6,143
Netherlands 1,987,210 2,193,914 +206,704
Italy 1,595,901 1,551,000 -44,901
Denmark 1,669,622 1,153,804 -515,818
Germany 1,762,512 590,929 -1,171,583

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 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 10

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 20 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 12 -4
Inner London - West 6 11 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 7 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -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 120,783,857
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,280,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,320,893
Other 699,046
Road transport 23,073

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 64,432,907 56,350,950 -8,081,957
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,882,490 19,398,332 -2,484,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,372,456 4,948,437 -4,424,019
Other 352,276 346,770 -5,506
Road transport 16,925 6,148 -10,777

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 48,937,799
East Midlands Airport 25,877,270
London Stansted Airport 20,936,745
Harwich 14,707,685
Birmingham Airport 12,156,921

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 27,383,207 21,554,592 -5,828,615
East Midlands Airport 15,205,020 10,672,250 -4,532,770
London Stansted Airport 9,356,636 11,580,109 +2,223,473
Harwich 9,065,415 5,642,270 -3,423,145
Birmingham Airport 5,731,030 6,425,891 +694,861
Thamesport 5,887,490 2,265,923 -3,621,567
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,279,870 3,824,707 -455,163
Manchester Airport 3,784,258 3,429,755 -354,503
London Gateway Port 2,497,468 2,066,371 -431,097
Immingham Docks 606,271 3,186,792 +2,580,521

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 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Other manufacturing 34
Human health activities 25
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 42
2025-10 51
2025-09 43
2025-08 37

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
1m-15m 89
54m+ 79
0-1m 36
15m-54m 20
Other 17

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 16,481,683
Netherlands 7,978,598
France 7,150,247
Ireland 6,618,548
Denmark 3,951,342

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 8,565,701 7,915,982 -649,719
Netherlands 4,314,402 3,664,196 -650,206
France 3,922,300 3,227,947 -694,353
Ireland 2,503,784 4,114,764 +1,610,980
Denmark 2,777,168 1,174,174 -1,602,994
Germany 2,249,928 1,445,668 -804,260
Austria 1,054,889 1,013,013 -41,876
Poland 748,845 1,065,574 +316,729
Belgium 1,067,379 292,528 -774,851
Canada 677,917 548,916 -129,001

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 £
China 1,633,733
Ireland 12,585
Germany 6,973
Netherlands 1,777

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 £
China 414,225 1,219,508 +805,283
Ireland 0 12,585 +12,585
Germany 1,204 5,769 +4,565
Netherlands 1,777 0 -1,777

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 43,807,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,478,165
Other 2,289,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,371,120
Road transport 115,940

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 22,872,622 20,934,666 -1,937,956
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,312,947 9,165,218 -2,147,729
Other 942,159 1,346,913 +404,754
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 941,166 429,954 -511,212
Road transport 115,940 0 -115,940

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 20,359,883
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,793,182
East Midlands Airport 9,186,081
London Heathrow Airport 6,570,260
London Stansted Airport 6,020,813

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 £
ZLC 10,163,887 10,195,996 +32,109
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,376,400 4,416,782 -959,618
East Midlands Airport 4,237,082 4,948,999 +711,917
London Heathrow Airport 3,717,768 2,852,492 -865,276
London Stansted Airport 3,459,795 2,561,018 -898,777
Dover 1,806,876 1,495,152 -311,724
Harwich 1,687,777 1,200,010 -487,767
Immingham Docks 1,970,478 518,400 -1,452,078
Holyhead 889,277 1,574,879 +685,602
000 942,159 1,346,913 +404,754

Quick facts

HS code: 901812

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

Description: Devices used for ultrasonic scanning, often used in medical imaging to view internal organs