Import/export HS code 902230: X-ray tubes

Tubes used in X-ray machines to generate X-rays

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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 19,044,400
Germany 17,721,144
United States 10,150,950
France 8,706,766
Switzerland 2,838,475

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 10,696,630 8,347,770 -2,348,860
Germany 9,339,985 8,381,159 -958,826
United States 4,587,296 5,563,654 +976,358
France 4,455,583 4,251,183 -204,400
Switzerland 1,573,159 1,265,316 -307,843
Belgium 1,001,247 624,261 -376,986
South Korea 914,901 158,481 -756,420
China 608,183 343,466 -264,717
Japan 369,848 154,475 -215,373
Denmark 414,571 85,031 -329,540

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 25,839,050
United Kingdom 11,890,875
Germany 9,332,388
Japan 4,593,333
Switzerland 3,477,232

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 13,682,499 12,156,551 -1,525,948
United Kingdom 6,479,953 5,410,922 -1,069,031
Germany 5,118,622 4,213,766 -904,856
Japan 2,189,221 2,404,112 +214,891
Switzerland 1,891,011 1,586,221 -304,790
India 1,899,866 1,225,264 -674,602
China 679,617 584,248 -95,369
France 565,387 472,860 -92,527
Netherlands 450,627 524,722 +74,095
South Korea 818,540 144,541 -673,999

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 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
West Midlands 7
Inner London - West 5

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 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 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 42,285,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,180,461
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,019,474
Other 983,074
Road transport 30,844

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 21,799,913 20,485,284 -1,314,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,872,923 7,307,538 -3,565,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,356,437 1,663,037 -693,400
Other 358,550 624,524 +265,974
Road transport 18,382 12,462 -5,920

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 18,296,625
Birmingham Airport 11,203,553
East Midlands Airport 8,150,644
Harwich 7,826,441
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,018,922

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 9,199,704 9,096,921 -102,783
Birmingham Airport 5,810,609 5,392,944 -417,665
East Midlands Airport 3,707,287 4,443,357 +736,070
Harwich 4,708,005 3,118,436 -1,589,569
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,637,388 1,381,534 -2,255,854
London Stansted Airport 1,451,236 1,125,651 -325,585
Thamesport 1,056,350 1,152,823 +96,473
Eurotunnel 545,530 1,227,338 +681,808
Luton Airport 1,441,380 0 -1,441,380
Killingholme 1,131,046 260,611 -870,435

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 21
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 19
Other manufacturing 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 36
2025-10 27
2025-09 29
2025-08 24

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+ 56
1m-15m 36
0-1m 9
Other 9
15m-54m 7

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 18,969,614
Netherlands 10,538,169
Germany 7,912,591
China 5,190,079
Singapore 2,406,514

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 11,188,709 7,780,905 -3,407,804
Netherlands 5,222,246 5,315,923 +93,677
Germany 2,654,871 5,257,720 +2,602,849
China 2,462,399 2,727,680 +265,281
Singapore 773,347 1,633,167 +859,820
France 768,348 1,007,188 +238,840
Taiwan 557,914 914,193 +356,279
South Korea 308,740 948,847 +640,107
Ireland 97,669 863,171 +765,502
Jordan 353,292 280,907 -72,385

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 43,154,439
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,443,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,499,486
Road transport 6,921

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 20,447,258 22,707,181 +2,259,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,333,022 9,110,097 +2,777,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 943,127 556,359 -386,768
Road transport 6,921 0 -6,921

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 32,568,820
Harwich 8,991,692
East Midlands Airport 7,374,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,362,266
London Stansted Airport 1,939,163

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 16,688,560 15,880,260 -808,300
Harwich 4,455,153 4,536,539 +81,386
East Midlands Airport 2,638,062 4,736,494 +2,098,432
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,799,337 3,562,929 +1,763,592
London Stansted Airport 768,053 1,171,110 +403,057
ZLC 286,014 821,806 +535,792
Holyhead 61,896 627,571 +565,675
Southampton 235,652 410,902 +175,250
Eurotunnel 352,309 56,968 -295,341
Immingham Docks 195,751 175,290 -20,461

Quick facts

HS code: 902230

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

Description: Tubes used in X-ray machines to generate X-rays