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 46,893,820
United States 39,788,066
Austria 33,629,855
South Korea 19,586,031
Germany 13,026,724

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 22,579,694 24,314,126 +1,734,432
United States 16,590,520 23,197,546 +6,607,026
Austria 15,009,752 18,620,103 +3,610,351
South Korea 6,923,737 12,662,294 +5,738,557
Germany 6,188,639 6,838,085 +649,446
Norway 8,284,840 2,494,367 -5,790,473
France 2,997,186 5,158,452 +2,161,266
China 2,558,276 3,750,115 +1,191,839
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,916,795 2,450,081 -466,714
Italy 2,060,242 2,967,891 +907,649

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 58,103,094
Japan 42,253,598
South Korea 33,094,424
China 20,732,191
Austria 13,442,215

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 26,230,707 31,872,387 +5,641,680
Japan 20,084,582 22,169,016 +2,084,434
South Korea 12,440,444 20,653,980 +8,213,536
China 8,365,230 12,366,961 +4,001,731
Austria 5,159,915 8,282,300 +3,122,385
Norway 8,302,078 2,334,165 -5,967,913
Netherlands 2,396,904 2,660,212 +263,308
Italy 1,703,151 2,329,166 +626,015
France 1,245,034 1,786,270 +541,236
Denmark 1,373,988 1,634,120 +260,132

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 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Inner London - West 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 16 20 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 13 -2
Inner London - West 7 12 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 2 -6
Inner London - East 4 4 +0

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 147,602,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,005,739
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,228,484
Other 837,116
Road transport 9,353

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 66,216,047 81,386,194 +15,170,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,395,563 27,610,176 +4,214,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,352,777 4,875,707 -2,477,070
Other 318,652 518,464 +199,812
Road transport 3,205 6,148 +2,943

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 65,563,548
East Midlands Airport 26,513,536
London Stansted Airport 24,223,906
Harwich 16,635,287
Birmingham Airport 14,757,295

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 23,429,153 42,134,395 +18,705,242
East Midlands Airport 15,007,995 11,505,541 -3,502,454
London Stansted Airport 13,713,393 10,510,513 -3,202,880
Harwich 9,252,907 7,382,380 -1,870,527
Birmingham Airport 7,022,999 7,734,296 +711,297
Manchester Airport 3,979,835 5,617,001 +1,637,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,358,974 3,929,356 -1,429,618
Immingham Docks 935,545 5,809,739 +4,874,194
Thamesport 3,946,956 1,921,782 -2,025,174
Dover 1,187,808 3,835,720 +2,647,912

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
49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Other manufacturing
34
Human health activities
25
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 35
2026-04 48
2026-03 48
2026-02 38
2026-01 40

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 90
54m+ 81
0-1m 38
15m-54m 21
Other 20

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 18,019,500
Netherlands 8,370,248
France 8,245,288
Ireland 7,466,542
Denmark 3,890,295

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 9,202,705 8,816,795 -385,910
Netherlands 4,280,408 4,089,840 -190,568
France 3,875,849 4,369,439 +493,590
Ireland 2,817,560 4,648,982 +1,831,422
Denmark 2,945,613 944,682 -2,000,931
Germany 2,040,797 1,644,868 -395,929
Austria 1,171,207 1,359,130 +187,923
Poland 893,466 1,091,506 +198,040
Belgium 1,079,464 703,413 -376,051
Italy 602,253 978,621 +376,368

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 1,960,960
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 620,109 1,340,851 +720,742
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 48,847,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,744,356
Other 2,317,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,074,559
Road transport 27,484

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 23,691,878 25,155,754 +1,463,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,064,043 10,680,313 -1,383,730
Other 955,672 1,362,121 +406,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 594,152 480,407 -113,745
Road transport 27,484 0 -27,484

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 23,172,038
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,682,965
East Midlands Airport 10,347,562
London Heathrow Airport 7,205,193
London Stansted Airport 6,502,880

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 10,581,692 12,590,346 +2,008,654
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,242,424 5,440,541 +198,117
East Midlands Airport 4,587,522 5,760,040 +1,172,518
London Heathrow Airport 3,872,323 3,332,870 -539,453
London Stansted Airport 3,489,188 3,013,692 -475,496
Dover 2,087,131 1,589,818 -497,313
Holyhead 1,039,432 2,022,571 +983,139
Harwich 1,685,554 1,248,039 -437,515
Immingham Docks 2,204,604 336,168 -1,868,436
000 955,672 1,362,121 +406,449

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