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 2,211,214
United States 1,321,273
Spain 750,669
Germany 701,163
France 172,763

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 1,317,028 894,186 -422,842
United States 501,138 820,135 +318,997
Spain 192,455 558,214 +365,759
Germany 320,606 380,557 +59,951
France 77,831 94,932 +17,101
Netherlands 81,221 77,676 -3,545
Taiwan 38,634 98,309 +59,675
Poland 42,396 37,743 -4,653
United Arab Emirates 5,271 66,763 +61,492
Japan 41,937 3,875 -38,062

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 2,496,275
United States 1,547,619
Germany 507,701
Mexico 387,722
Ireland 229,781

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 1,457,290 1,038,985 -418,305
United States 572,813 974,806 +401,993
Germany 235,248 272,453 +37,205
Mexico 122,956 264,766 +141,810
Ireland 1,081 228,700 +227,619
United Kingdom 59,486 96,280 +36,794
Taiwan 51,182 90,365 +39,183
France 50,092 43,092 -7,000
Switzerland 54,381 30,911 -23,470
Japan 41,937 29,864 -12,073

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
West Midlands 14
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11

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 14 12 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 10 4 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 5 -6
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 8 4 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 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 2,906,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,049,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,099,285
Other 56,269
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 1,440,885 1,465,553 +24,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,113,244 936,446 -176,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 314,183 785,102 +470,919
Other 40,342 15,927 -24,415
Road transport 971 1,602 +631

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,303,342
Felixstowe 791,262
East Midlands Airport 594,301
Dover 434,610
London 405,184

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 575,243 728,099 +152,856
Felixstowe 541,870 249,392 -292,478
East Midlands Airport 205,461 388,840 +183,379
Dover 86,101 348,509 +262,408
London 150,319 254,865 +104,546
Southampton 174,314 105,061 -69,253
London Gateway Port 123,752 148,717 +24,965
Grangemouth Docks 121,979 131,921 +9,942
London Stansted Airport 106,892 130,861 +23,969
499 176,022 52,829 -123,193

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
88
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
16
Other manufacturing
14
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 20
2026-03 21
2026-02 28
2026-01 27

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 91
54m+ 71
15m-54m 34
0-1m 27
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 1,098,830
France 399,716
Germany 297,166
Netherlands 273,031
China 260,487

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 827,969 270,861 -557,108
France 201,998 197,718 -4,280
Germany 122,469 174,697 +52,228
Netherlands 148,472 124,559 -23,913
China 118,803 141,684 +22,881
South Korea 113,590 140,090 +26,500
United Arab Emirates 151,503 98,472 -53,031
Ireland 119,814 96,662 -23,152
South Africa 10,599 177,747 +167,148
Italy 127,320 37,939 -89,381

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 24,600
XI 354
Ireland 57
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 13,525 11,075 -2,450
XI 53 301 +248
Ireland 42 15 -27
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 3,817,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,133,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 827,124
Other 25,605
Road transport 936

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 1,913,174 1,903,866 -9,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 608,377 525,438 -82,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 590,353 236,771 -353,582
Other 14,012 11,593 -2,419
Road transport 936 0 -936

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,290,417
London Heathrow Airport 812,243
ZLC 665,503
Dover / Eurotunnel 661,742
Liverpool Docks 533,855

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 847,724 442,693 -405,031
London Heathrow Airport 310,404 501,839 +191,435
ZLC 248,077 417,426 +169,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 371,263 290,479 -80,784
Liverpool Docks 486,042 47,813 -438,229
London Stansted Airport 281,211 139,231 -141,980
Manchester Airport 191,931 151,307 -40,624
Belfast Airport 3,875 213,408 +209,533
Felixstowe 53,828 112,360 +58,532
London Gateway Port 70,453 71,945 +1,492

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