Import/export HS code 90183190: Various syringes

Syringes made of materials other than plastic, such as glass or metal

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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 £
United States 27,490,821
Germany 26,937,125
Italy 21,789,795
France 19,169,086
Switzerland 16,120,352

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 £
United States 13,017,305 14,473,516 +1,456,211
Germany 13,990,848 12,946,277 -1,044,571
Italy 9,451,865 12,337,930 +2,886,065
France 8,308,200 10,860,886 +2,552,686
Switzerland 8,908,963 7,211,389 -1,697,574
China 5,605,863 7,508,631 +1,902,768
Singapore 2,008,347 2,265,900 +257,553
Spain 186,061 2,834,594 +2,648,533
Netherlands 1,371,593 956,557 -415,036
Belgium 657,747 1,280,880 +623,133

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 35,793,834
Italy 21,527,638
Germany 20,899,680
Switzerland 17,420,126
China 14,446,140

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 16,439,942 19,353,892 +2,913,950
Italy 9,436,170 12,091,468 +2,655,298
Germany 7,700,053 13,199,627 +5,499,574
Switzerland 10,759,513 6,660,613 -4,098,900
China 6,811,428 7,634,712 +823,284
Mexico 3,970,696 3,190,608 -780,088
France 2,943,849 3,496,330 +552,481
Singapore 2,013,801 2,131,755 +117,954
Czechia 3,093,580 603,692 -2,489,888
Spain 206,499 2,601,914 +2,395,415

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 35
Inner London - West 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25
Greater Manchester 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15

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 32 25 -7
Inner London - West 21 19 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 20 +5
Greater Manchester 16 8 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 10 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9 8 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 5 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 5 -3
West Midlands 9 4 -5

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,648,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,275,971
Air transport 21,938,551
Other 592,757
Road transport 466,091

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,158,497 46,490,467 +6,331,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,185,946 16,090,025 -1,095,921
Air transport 9,673,215 12,265,336 +2,592,121
Other 273,981 318,776 +44,795
Road transport 458,933 7,158 -451,775

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 38,568,637
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,567,097
Southampton 17,959,543
London Heathrow Airport 14,319,364
Eurotunnel 11,570,275

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 £
Dover 17,665,191 20,903,446 +3,238,255
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,876,407 15,690,690 +3,814,283
Southampton 7,852,825 10,106,718 +2,253,893
London Heathrow Airport 5,260,169 9,059,195 +3,799,026
Eurotunnel 7,186,045 4,384,230 -2,801,815
Felixstowe 4,844,780 1,153,423 -3,691,357
Hull 1,243,971 3,504,975 +2,261,004
London 2,834,030 1,300,948 -1,533,082
London Gateway Port 990,973 3,087,254 +2,096,281
London Stansted Airport 1,711,640 855,393 -856,247

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
86
Other manufacturing
50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
28
Human health activities
27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 65
2026-04 62
2026-03 67
2026-02 55
2026-01 59

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+ 124
1m-15m 116
0-1m 36
15m-54m 36
Other 22

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 £
Germany 8,098,124
Spain 2,813,346
Netherlands 2,691,349
Ireland 1,719,381
United States 1,478,661

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 £
Germany 5,099,895 2,998,229 -2,101,666
Spain 1,266,949 1,546,397 +279,448
Netherlands 1,841,303 850,046 -991,257
Ireland 653,064 1,066,317 +413,253
United States 926,739 551,922 -374,817
South Africa 317,653 395,522 +77,869
Australia 166,886 158,744 -8,142
France 101,189 171,601 +70,412
Poland 14,845 248,259 +233,414
Italy 209,339 33,110 -176,229

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 50,589
Ireland 13,437
Poland 8,990
Germany 4,801
France 1,677

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 21,941 28,648 +6,707
Ireland 107 13,330 +13,223
Poland 1,736 7,254 +5,518
Germany 1,858 2,943 +1,085
France 932 745 -187
United States 0 609 +609
XI 318 161 -157
Netherlands 296 0 -296
Liechtenstein 128 0 -128

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 12,883,945
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,189,141
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 839,590
Other 375,159
Road transport 2,645

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 7,268,019 5,615,926 -1,652,093
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,885,708 3,303,433 -582,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 473,122 366,468 -106,654
Other 178,189 196,970 +18,781
Road transport 0 2,645 +2,645

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,121,845
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,605,193
London Heathrow Airport 2,719,857
Harwich 1,481,644
ZLC 768,505

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 5,479,331 3,642,514 -1,836,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,982,587 2,622,606 +640,019
London Heathrow Airport 1,127,498 1,592,359 +464,861
Harwich 1,367,743 113,901 -1,253,842
ZLC 476,927 291,578 -185,349
Holyhead 287,067 435,014 +147,947
Southampton 277,340 165,475 -111,865
000 178,189 196,970 +18,781
London Stansted Airport 162,552 72,704 -89,848
Dover 135,100 73,340 -61,760

Quick facts

HS code: 90183190

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

Description: Syringes made of materials other than plastic, such as glass or metal