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 79,549,108
Belgium 21,385,162
Germany 10,589,806
Israel 9,889,556
France 2,488,208

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 46,186,600 33,362,508 -12,824,092
Belgium 11,795,496 9,589,666 -2,205,830
Germany 5,655,562 4,934,244 -721,318
Israel 4,439,177 5,450,379 +1,011,202
France 71,173 2,417,035 +2,345,862
United States 1,804,511 562,588 -1,241,923
China 413,164 576,985 +163,821
Italy 513,857 306,329 -207,528
Ireland 370,465 448,505 +78,040
South Korea 340,715 331,090 -9,625

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 65,894,861
Mexico 19,653,747
Israel 10,630,763
China 8,845,440
Taiwan 7,286,415

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 39,817,678 26,077,183 -13,740,495
Mexico 9,561,066 10,092,681 +531,615
Israel 4,915,337 5,715,426 +800,089
China 5,884,589 2,960,851 -2,923,738
Taiwan 3,608,727 3,677,688 +68,961
Czechia 2,343,416 1,967,104 -376,312
United Kingdom 1,095,914 1,470,379 +374,465
Germany 1,327,852 1,071,792 -256,060
France 61,389 2,117,213 +2,055,824
Japan 502,904 740,884 +237,980

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 18
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7
Inner London - West 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 12 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 4 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +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 91,340,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,563,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,736,704
Other 2,708,105

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 51,901,812 39,438,313 -12,463,499
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,988,077 16,575,085 -412,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,003,290 2,733,414 -269,876
Other 1,407,529 1,300,576 -106,953

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 50,442,661
London Stansted Airport 23,509,358
Dover 15,766,110
London Heathrow Airport 11,674,316
Felixstowe 8,055,873

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 28,727,266 21,715,395 -7,011,871
London Stansted Airport 13,684,803 9,824,555 -3,860,248
Dover 3,918,678 11,847,432 +7,928,754
London Heathrow Airport 6,342,015 5,332,301 -1,009,714
Felixstowe 4,369,252 3,686,621 -682,631
Hull 7,373,242 0 -7,373,242
Birmingham Airport 2,728,346 2,274,760 -453,586
000 1,407,529 1,300,576 -106,953
Thamesport 1,496,895 904,956 -591,939
Eurotunnel 1,141,031 855,992 -285,039

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing
39
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
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
2026-05 23
2026-04 18
2026-03 26
2026-02 21
2026-01 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 51
54m+ 48
0-1m 18
15m-54m 12
Other 5

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 4,895,697
Netherlands 2,998,365
Germany 2,316,134
Poland 1,487,417
Ireland 995,266

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 2,135,319 2,760,378 +625,059
Netherlands 365,835 2,632,530 +2,266,695
Germany 899,243 1,416,891 +517,648
Poland 847,309 640,108 -207,201
Ireland 515,826 479,440 -36,386
Israel 291,442 331,602 +40,160
France 224,983 210,450 -14,533
Belgium 141,220 262,912 +121,692
Denmark 84,710 156,256 +71,546
Switzerland 173,447 22,781 -150,666

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 11,824
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 6,660 5,164 -1,496
Belgium 0 3,416 +3,416
Ireland 0 845 +845
Taiwan 0 626 +626
Germany 0 112 +112
Pakistan 32 65 +33

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 10,152,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,627,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,052,437
Other 16,920
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 3,718,184 6,434,596 +2,716,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,707,960 2,919,904 +211,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 608,494 443,943 -164,551
Other 6,692 10,228 +3,536
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 5,677,617
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,371,816
East Midlands Airport 2,719,803
ZLC 1,193,112
London Gateway Port 761,487

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 2,161,432 3,516,185 +1,354,753
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,079,022 2,292,794 +213,772
East Midlands Airport 678,664 2,041,139 +1,362,475
ZLC 562,037 631,075 +69,038
London Gateway Port 455,751 305,736 -150,015
Dover 273,546 333,325 +59,779
Holyhead 319,890 215,905 -103,985
London Stansted Airport 259,249 219,027 -40,222
Liverpool Docks 62,225 77,880 +15,655
Felixstowe 17,487 79,986 +62,499

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