Import/export HS code 90189040: Diathermy devices

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

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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 80,676,727
Belgium 21,521,417
Germany 10,900,769
Israel 9,293,197
France 2,504,478

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 45,243,995 35,432,732 -9,811,263
Belgium 12,241,911 9,279,506 -2,962,405
Germany 5,506,655 5,394,114 -112,541
Israel 4,455,281 4,837,916 +382,635
France 89,357 2,415,121 +2,325,764
United States 1,797,146 516,735 -1,280,411
China 402,797 577,148 +174,351
Italy 342,153 495,130 +152,977
Ireland 351,052 472,369 +121,317
South Korea 419,386 331,090 -88,296

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 67,212,309
Mexico 19,554,906
Israel 9,938,986
China 9,209,000
Taiwan 7,374,800

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 39,334,768 27,877,541 -11,457,227
Mexico 9,475,955 10,078,951 +602,996
Israel 4,931,441 5,007,545 +76,104
China 5,924,756 3,284,244 -2,640,512
Taiwan 3,483,168 3,891,632 +408,464
Czechia 2,282,975 2,199,806 -83,169
United Kingdom 1,001,714 1,507,086 +505,372
Germany 1,412,010 1,068,686 -343,324
France 79,573 2,117,108 +2,037,535
Japan 477,335 758,188 +280,853

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 17
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8
Inner London - West 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 10 11 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Cheshire 0 4 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1

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 91,991,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,903,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,665,537
Other 2,696,224

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 50,813,290 41,178,161 -9,635,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,208,522 16,695,449 -513,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,142,279 2,523,258 -619,021
Other 1,388,208 1,308,016 -80,192

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 50,980,846
London Stansted Airport 23,852,604
Dover 14,944,369
London Heathrow Airport 11,437,548
Felixstowe 8,237,410

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 27,919,146 23,061,700 -4,857,446
London Stansted Airport 13,206,851 10,645,753 -2,561,098
Dover 3,443,691 11,500,678 +8,056,987
London Heathrow Airport 6,518,946 4,918,602 -1,600,344
Felixstowe 4,108,187 4,129,223 +21,036
Hull 7,937,542 0 -7,937,542
Birmingham Airport 2,794,803 2,214,966 -579,837
000 1,388,208 1,308,016 -80,192
Thamesport 1,596,820 923,375 -673,445
Eurotunnel 1,543,767 855,992 -687,775

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Human health activities 19
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 26
2026-02 21
2026-01 20
2025-12 22

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 53
54m+ 48
0-1m 19
15m-54m 9
Other 4

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 4,843,741
Netherlands 2,968,851
Germany 2,212,040
Poland 1,469,052
Ireland 999,480

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 2,037,753 2,805,988 +768,235
Netherlands 371,606 2,597,245 +2,225,639
Germany 832,921 1,379,119 +546,198
Poland 855,633 613,419 -242,214
Ireland 468,453 531,027 +62,574
France 462,205 219,674 -242,531
Israel 301,617 331,602 +29,985
Belgium 140,225 266,673 +126,448
Denmark 64,067 173,899 +109,832
Switzerland 178,768 22,781 -155,987

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 13,747
Belgium 3,416
Ireland 845
Taiwan 626
Germany 112

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 8,627 5,120 -3,507
Belgium 0 3,416 +3,416
Ireland 0 845 +845
Taiwan 0 626 +626
Germany 0 112 +112
Pakistan 16 56 +40

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 10,119,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,762,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,056,310
Other 18,818
Road transport 2,000

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 3,615,892 6,503,341 +2,887,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,775,990 2,986,842 +210,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 578,744 477,566 -101,178
Other 8,643 10,175 +1,532
Road transport 0 2,000 +2,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,569,593
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,519,759
East Midlands Airport 2,784,589
ZLC 1,206,330
London Gateway Port 759,086

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 2,065,823 3,503,770 +1,437,947
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,215,404 2,304,355 +88,951
East Midlands Airport 708,295 2,076,294 +1,367,999
ZLC 535,621 670,709 +135,088
London Gateway Port 450,475 308,611 -141,864
Dover 245,171 346,805 +101,634
Holyhead 279,913 257,802 -22,111
London Stansted Airport 249,351 225,398 -23,953
Liverpool Docks 31,403 108,702 +77,299
Felixstowe 15,487 81,986 +66,499

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