Import/export HS code 90251180: Various liquid-filled measuring tools

Liquid-filled tools for measuring things like temperature or density, not for medical use

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 £
China 1,690,852
United States 907,981
Spain 571,841
Germany 475,662
Netherlands 123,742

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 1,132,334 558,518 -573,816
United States 232,290 675,691 +443,401
Spain 211,016 360,825 +149,809
Germany 226,144 249,518 +23,374
Netherlands 64,175 59,567 -4,608
Taiwan 54,759 63,323 +8,564
France 74,512 35,247 -39,265
Poland 35,383 16,729 -18,654
Japan 35,313 8,731 -26,582
Canada 26,599 10,371 -16,228

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 1,871,928
United States 1,018,710
Germany 398,003
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 1,241,531 630,397 -611,134
United States 317,984 700,726 +382,742
Germany 188,413 209,590 +21,177
Ireland 2,387 228,700 +226,313
Mexico 121,846 78,148 -43,698
Taiwan 57,423 79,452 +22,029
France 67,647 50,307 -17,340
United Kingdom 44,248 41,590 -2,658
Switzerland 28,986 44,234 +15,248
Austria 57,959 2,154 -55,805

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 16
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11
West Midlands 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 12 12 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 10 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 6 -4
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Essex 8 5 -3
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Kent 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3

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 2,218,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,492,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 746,592
Other 36,595
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 1,063,485 1,155,435 +91,950
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 983,298 509,265 -474,033
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 263,643 482,949 +219,306
Other 20,143 16,452 -3,691
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 917,514
Felixstowe 733,920
East Midlands Airport 408,534
Dover 350,679
London 296,812

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 250,778 666,736 +415,958
Felixstowe 545,850 188,070 -357,780
East Midlands Airport 215,257 193,277 -21,980
Dover 67,917 282,762 +214,845
London 90,236 206,576 +116,340
499 231,070 30,163 -200,907
Southampton 138,952 108,219 -30,733
London Gateway Port 107,786 87,571 -20,215
London Stansted Airport 98,042 88,823 -9,219
Birmingham Airport 95,419 76,540 -18,879

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 66
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Other manufacturing 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
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 23
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 22
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 75
54m+ 63
0-1m 28
15m-54m 25
Other 12

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 699,442
France 300,280
Germany 216,987
United Arab Emirates 195,194
South Korea 170,022

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 569,344 130,098 -439,246
France 188,991 111,289 -77,702
Germany 136,454 80,533 -55,921
United Arab Emirates 77,957 117,237 +39,280
South Korea 129,668 40,354 -89,314
Netherlands 65,939 87,466 +21,527
Italy 38,979 107,856 +68,877
Croatia 20,420 125,922 +105,502
Singapore 87,916 50,365 -37,551
Switzerland 65,251 51,344 -13,907

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 2,048
XI 212
Nicaragua 19
Ireland 9

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 1,199 849 -350
XI 67 145 +78
Nicaragua 19 0 -19
Ireland 9 0 -9

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 2,254,056
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 846,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 719,303
Road transport 72,009
Other 2,537

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 1,289,211 964,845 -324,366
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 363,221 483,660 +120,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 628,690 90,613 -538,077
Road transport 72,009 0 -72,009
Other 1,542 995 -547

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 743,869
Dover / Eurotunnel 576,202
London Heathrow Airport 532,622
ZLC 516,228
Liverpool Docks 463,808

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 432,793 311,076 -121,717
Dover / Eurotunnel 206,854 369,348 +162,494
London Heathrow Airport 257,888 274,734 +16,846
ZLC 328,541 187,687 -140,854
Liverpool Docks 455,517 8,291 -447,226
Manchester Airport 192,095 70,829 -121,266
Felixstowe 137,366 65,293 -72,073
London Stansted Airport 141,234 36,235 -104,999
London Gateway Port 51,220 41,100 -10,120
Dover 67,685 4,711 -62,974

Quick facts

HS code: 90251180

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

Description: Liquid-filled tools for measuring things like temperature or density, not for medical use