Import/export HS code 90189040: Diathermy devices

Devices that use heat for medical treatments, such as cauterization or tissue healing

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 78,756,970
Belgium 20,777,653
Germany 10,443,870
Israel 7,945,978
United States 2,287,820

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 45,234,951 33,522,019 -11,712,932
Belgium 11,525,125 9,252,528 -2,272,597
Germany 5,585,588 4,858,282 -727,306
Israel 4,011,081 3,934,897 -76,184
United States 900,855 1,386,965 +486,110
France 82,997 2,062,481 +1,979,484
China 369,013 490,000 +120,987
South Korea 339,381 411,095 +71,714
Ireland 344,635 390,866 +46,231
Italy 219,814 473,745 +253,931

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 66,893,810
Mexico 17,644,763
China 9,204,353
Israel 8,684,868
Taiwan 6,813,271

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 38,831,176 28,062,634 -10,768,542
Mexico 8,510,428 9,134,335 +623,907
China 5,828,647 3,375,706 -2,452,941
Israel 4,621,938 4,062,930 -559,008
Taiwan 3,510,498 3,302,773 -207,725
Czechia 2,415,500 1,994,061 -421,439
Germany 1,382,088 980,974 -401,114
United Kingdom 927,889 1,313,703 +385,814
France 63,341 1,832,881 +1,769,540
Japan 451,804 499,444 +47,640

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 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Inner London - West 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7

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 9 10 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Cheshire 0 4 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 3 +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 87,932,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,349,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,630,012
Other 2,506,578

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 48,288,342 39,644,656 -8,643,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,793,592 15,556,113 -1,237,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,850,802 1,779,210 -2,071,592
Other 1,335,462 1,171,116 -164,346

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 49,703,000
London Stansted Airport 23,045,207
Dover 11,831,433
London Heathrow Airport 10,156,456
Hull 9,101,636

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 27,572,386 22,130,614 -5,441,772
London Stansted Airport 12,786,770 10,258,437 -2,528,333
Dover 1,283,484 10,547,949 +9,264,465
London Heathrow Airport 5,354,437 4,802,019 -552,418
Hull 9,101,636 0 -9,101,636
Felixstowe 4,407,331 3,831,827 -575,504
Birmingham Airport 2,421,655 1,927,328 -494,327
Eurotunnel 1,965,324 787,964 -1,177,360
Thamesport 2,219,383 483,220 -1,736,163
000 1,335,462 1,171,116 -164,346

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Human health activities 18
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 21
2025-10 24
2025-09 17
2025-08 20

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 50
54m+ 41
0-1m 18
15m-54m 9
Other 6

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 3,858,214
Netherlands 3,412,945
Germany 2,020,360
Poland 1,428,499
Ireland 933,697

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 1,924,038 1,934,176 +10,138
Netherlands 1,002,976 2,409,969 +1,406,993
Germany 720,859 1,299,501 +578,642
Poland 959,975 468,524 -491,451
Ireland 458,499 475,198 +16,699
Israel 320,355 331,602 +11,247
France 424,533 215,253 -209,280
Belgium 174,514 273,057 +98,543
Switzerland 204,313 61,843 -142,470
Denmark 58,244 108,432 +50,188

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 11,780
Ireland 845
Taiwan 626
Germany 112
Pakistan 32

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 7,469 4,311 -3,158
Ireland 0 845 +845
Taiwan 0 626 +626
Germany 0 112 +112
Pakistan 0 32 +32

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 9,451,091
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,352,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,016,753
Road transport 121,626
Other 13,395

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 4,195,722 5,255,369 +1,059,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,669,154 2,683,309 +14,155
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 427,468 589,285 +161,817
Road transport 119,626 2,000 -117,626
Other 7,469 5,926 -1,543

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,863,327
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,158,984
East Midlands Airport 2,549,881
ZLC 1,695,878
London Gateway Port 719,801

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,038,449 2,824,878 +786,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,104,850 2,054,134 -50,716
East Midlands Airport 857,674 1,692,207 +834,533
ZLC 1,072,440 623,438 -449,002
London Gateway Port 319,843 399,958 +80,115
Dover 234,511 293,569 +59,058
Holyhead 272,198 248,412 -23,786
London Stansted Airport 285,633 92,350 -193,283
Liverpool Docks 13,655 126,450 +112,795
Felixstowe 9,697 84,610 +74,913

Quick facts

HS code: 90189040

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

Description: Devices that use heat for medical treatments, such as cauterization or tissue healing