Import/export HS code 90230010: Teaching tools for physics, chemistry, or technical subjects

Special tools used in classrooms to teach science and technical topics like physics and chemistry

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 £
Germany 7,575,777
China 5,090,721
United States 4,847,020
India 4,507,124
Spain 2,494,631

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 £
Germany 4,738,694 2,837,083 -1,901,611
China 3,181,526 1,909,195 -1,272,331
United States 2,573,728 2,273,292 -300,436
India 2,414,048 2,093,076 -320,972
Spain 1,813,081 681,550 -1,131,531
United Arab Emirates 2,021,970 53,448 -1,968,522
Canada 890,271 252,835 -637,436
Italy 376,344 713,063 +336,719
France 183,565 903,728 +720,163
Netherlands 476,081 313,719 -162,362

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 £
Germany 7,109,486
China 6,036,286
India 4,476,237
United States 4,391,769
United Kingdom 3,690,928

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 £
Germany 4,417,378 2,692,108 -1,725,270
China 3,910,316 2,125,970 -1,784,346
India 2,403,125 2,073,112 -330,013
United States 2,429,667 1,962,102 -467,565
United Kingdom 2,451,608 1,239,320 -1,212,288
Spain 1,789,010 637,978 -1,151,032
Canada 1,081,024 468,497 -612,527
France 130,672 1,269,617 +1,138,945
Norway 213,748 466,792 +253,044
Italy 153,689 158,940 +5,251

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 33
Inner London - West 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
West Yorkshire 14

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 19 25 +6
Inner London - West 9 13 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 3 -12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 12 +5
West Yorkshire 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 9 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 8 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 5 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -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 13,369,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,891,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,701,984
Other 94,129
Road transport 18,052

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 7,503,898 5,865,614 -1,638,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,187,647 3,703,892 -3,483,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,030,646 4,671,338 -1,359,308
Other 76,765 17,364 -59,401
Road transport 0 18,052 +18,052

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,741,124
Dover 5,337,890
London Gateway Port 4,204,721
Southampton 3,321,860
Eurotunnel 3,104,832

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 3,494,617 3,246,507 -248,110
Dover 2,781,100 2,556,790 -224,310
London Gateway Port 3,766,927 437,794 -3,329,133
Southampton 1,689,501 1,632,359 -57,142
Eurotunnel 2,133,017 971,815 -1,161,202
London Stansted Airport 1,193,937 687,074 -506,863
Felixstowe 1,021,282 785,498 -235,784
East Midlands Airport 1,179,282 570,384 -608,898
Birmingham Airport 653,469 753,464 +99,995
Thamesport 603,612 376,636 -226,976

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
62
Other manufacturing
38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
21
Scientific research and development
21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 26
2026-04 32
2026-03 45
2026-02 33
2026-01 25

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+ 109
1m-15m 104
15m-54m 35
0-1m 30
Other 26

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 41,607,994
Ireland 7,479,578
Australia 6,525,043
Netherlands 6,240,649
France 5,115,909

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 21,051,818 20,556,176 -495,642
Ireland 4,063,648 3,415,930 -647,718
Australia 2,002,613 4,522,430 +2,519,817
Netherlands 2,935,622 3,305,027 +369,405
France 2,622,781 2,493,128 -129,653
Germany 2,666,511 1,442,201 -1,224,310
Poland 1,014,877 2,712,337 +1,697,460
China 1,525,290 1,588,363 +63,073
Canada 1,183,653 1,891,759 +708,106
United Arab Emirates 1,802,260 865,598 -936,662

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 £
Sweden 63,417
United States 40,771
Ireland 218

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 £
Sweden 0 63,417 +63,417
United States 0 40,771 +40,771
Ireland 218 0 -218

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 76,583,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,819,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,320,634
Other 106,144
Road transport 59,906

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 38,717,285 37,865,785 -851,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,115,695 15,703,921 +588,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,823,253 11,497,381 -2,325,872
Other 1,945 104,199 +102,254
Road transport 59,906 0 -59,906

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 37,551,260
East Midlands Airport 24,771,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,126,684
London Gateway Port 11,917,848
Southampton 9,932,537

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 19,200,405 18,350,855 -849,550
East Midlands Airport 12,730,449 12,040,591 -689,858
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,324,175 6,802,509 -521,666
London Gateway Port 7,914,982 4,002,866 -3,912,116
Southampton 2,530,581 7,401,956 +4,871,375
Manchester Airport 2,507,053 2,384,715 -122,338
ZLC 1,999,421 2,765,940 +766,519
Holyhead 1,761,626 2,889,295 +1,127,669
Immingham Docks 1,954,243 2,161,327 +207,084
Liverpool Docks 2,093,217 1,771,640 -321,577

Quick facts

HS code: 90230010

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

Description: Special tools used in classrooms to teach science and technical topics like physics and chemistry