Import/export HS code 902511: Liquid-filled measuring tools for direct reading

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* 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 £
China 2,018,135
United States 987,975
Spain 573,563
Germany 535,073
Netherlands 148,076

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 £
China 1,268,495 749,640 -518,855
United States 258,785 729,190 +470,405
Spain 214,027 359,536 +145,509
Germany 270,413 264,660 -5,753
Netherlands 89,320 58,756 -30,564
Taiwan 54,759 79,280 +24,521
France 74,512 38,339 -36,173
Poland 35,383 16,729 -18,654
Japan 36,722 7,322 -29,400
Ireland 23,537 16,843 -6,694

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 £
China 2,270,332
United States 1,098,492
Germany 455,089
Ireland 231,087
Mexico 199,994

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 £
China 1,396,420 873,912 -522,508
United States 372,387 726,105 +353,718
Germany 230,759 224,330 -6,429
Ireland 2,387 228,700 +226,313
Mexico 121,846 78,148 -43,698
Taiwan 67,307 69,568 +2,261
France 72,118 45,836 -26,282
Switzerland 27,333 61,540 +34,207
United Kingdom 47,525 40,870 -6,655
Japan 36,722 35,079 -1,643

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15
West Midlands 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 14 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 10 +1
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 5 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 6 -5
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Essex 8 5 -3
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2

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 2,401,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,796,675
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 852,832
Other 59,660
Road transport 2,573

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 1,126,797 1,274,740 +147,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,093,870 702,805 -391,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 359,784 493,048 +133,264
Other 38,330 21,330 -17,000
Road transport 0 2,573 +2,573

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,027,282
Felixstowe 786,345
East Midlands Airport 450,875
Dover 371,577
London 332,216

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 317,674 709,608 +391,934
Felixstowe 586,363 199,982 -386,381
East Midlands Airport 209,845 241,030 +31,185
Dover 83,886 287,691 +203,805
London 128,459 203,757 +75,298
Southampton 177,741 94,745 -82,996
499 174,887 54,069 -120,818
London Gateway Port 104,718 105,078 +360
Grangemouth Docks 62,715 132,243 +69,528
London Stansted Airport 100,508 87,260 -13,248

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 83
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Other manufacturing 15
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 36
2025-10 35
2025-09 23
2025-08 12

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 88
54m+ 66
0-1m 32
15m-54m 31
Other 14

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 1,024,839
France 322,895
Netherlands 248,058
Ireland 245,250
United Arab Emirates 239,649

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 832,081 192,758 -639,323
France 189,518 133,377 -56,141
Netherlands 161,483 86,575 -74,908
Ireland 154,825 90,425 -64,400
United Arab Emirates 149,127 90,522 -58,605
Germany 132,473 101,712 -30,761
China 105,421 87,508 -17,913
South Korea 154,413 32,283 -122,130
Italy 47,006 108,270 +61,264
Croatia 39,097 107,245 +68,148

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 16,804
XI 446
Ireland 42
Nicaragua 19

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 9,106 7,698 -1,408
XI 301 145 -156
Ireland 42 0 -42
Nicaragua 19 0 -19

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 3,240,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 966,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 878,121
Road transport 74,420
Other 17,835

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 2,211,643 1,028,592 -1,183,051
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 450,515 515,927 +65,412
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 667,745 210,376 -457,369
Road transport 74,420 0 -74,420
Other 9,876 7,959 -1,917

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,312,744
London Heathrow Airport 681,196
ZLC 569,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 557,853
Liverpool Docks 532,456

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 £
East Midlands Airport 958,110 354,634 -603,476
London Heathrow Airport 425,953 255,243 -170,710
ZLC 376,522 192,772 -183,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 222,330 335,523 +113,193
Liverpool Docks 479,709 52,747 -426,962
London Stansted Airport 291,279 65,798 -225,481
Manchester Airport 221,655 62,407 -159,248
Felixstowe 128,002 59,126 -68,876
London Gateway Port 79,690 102,867 +23,177
Holyhead 41,507 64,749 +23,242

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 902511

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

Description: Tools like thermometers or hydrometers filled with liquid for easy, direct measurements