Import/export HS code 90258040: Electronic measuring tools

Digital or electronic devices for measuring temperature, pressure, or humidity

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 £
Ireland 10,145,303
Germany 5,818,085
Finland 5,429,094
China 3,421,694
Italy 3,376,529

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 £
Ireland 3,454,069 6,691,234 +3,237,165
Germany 3,160,682 2,657,403 -503,279
Finland 2,678,598 2,750,496 +71,898
China 1,707,937 1,713,757 +5,820
Italy 1,609,634 1,766,895 +157,261
Netherlands 1,370,625 1,553,615 +182,990
France 1,176,512 1,289,577 +113,065
Switzerland 1,270,652 1,175,866 -94,786
United States 1,358,256 1,030,265 -327,991
Belgium 572,085 810,530 +238,445

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 £
Ireland 8,667,995
China 6,177,647
Finland 5,632,214
Germany 4,131,237
United States 3,823,618

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 £
Ireland 2,493,174 6,174,821 +3,681,647
China 3,035,294 3,142,353 +107,059
Finland 2,775,241 2,856,973 +81,732
Germany 2,154,517 1,976,720 -177,797
United States 1,880,177 1,943,441 +63,264
United Kingdom 1,787,963 1,825,420 +37,457
Italy 1,406,350 1,534,832 +128,482
Switzerland 1,095,318 1,207,963 +112,645
Denmark 1,095,134 478,035 -617,099
Austria 426,832 585,334 +158,502

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 47
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 44
Inner London - West 40
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36
Greater Manchester 33

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 31 31 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 28 -3
Inner London - West 26 22 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 25 +0
Greater Manchester 26 22 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 21 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 21 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20 13 -7
West Yorkshire 16 12 -4
Essex 12 13 +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 23,888,935
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,622,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,367,777
Other 289,748
Road transport 115,264

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 11,865,905 12,023,030 +157,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,451,557 10,171,318 +2,719,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,639,677 2,728,100 +88,423
Other 187,192 102,556 -84,636
Road transport 37,176 78,088 +40,912

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,068,463
Liverpool Docks 7,126,513
London Heathrow Airport 4,966,362
London Stansted Airport 3,842,766
London 3,748,114

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 £
East Midlands Airport 5,972,284 6,096,179 +123,895
Liverpool Docks 1,624,448 5,502,065 +3,877,617
London Heathrow Airport 2,526,470 2,439,892 -86,578
London Stansted Airport 1,969,966 1,872,800 -97,166
London 2,098,763 1,649,351 -449,412
Dover 968,834 1,350,859 +382,025
Felixstowe 1,129,858 1,123,746 -6,112
Birmingham Airport 953,082 913,943 -39,139
Holyhead 1,099,124 728,481 -370,643
Thamesport 829,375 536,762 -292,613

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
137
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
50
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
41
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
38
Other manufacturing
38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 87
2026-04 105
2026-03 88
2026-02 105
2026-01 87

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+ 292
1m-15m 210
15m-54m 58
Other 52
0-1m 47

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 6,835,371
China 5,830,681
Germany 5,456,229
Japan 4,097,055
France 3,560,215

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 3,899,147 2,936,224 -962,923
China 3,300,857 2,529,824 -771,033
Germany 3,127,256 2,328,973 -798,283
Japan 2,560,177 1,536,878 -1,023,299
France 1,692,223 1,867,992 +175,769
South Korea 1,390,199 1,370,848 -19,351
Netherlands 1,079,988 1,410,603 +330,615
Ireland 1,432,394 1,031,131 -401,263
Italy 1,344,382 1,037,538 -306,844
Norway 1,275,840 894,145 -381,695

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 3,655
Germany 997
Taiwan 841
XI 642
Ireland 439

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 1,810 1,845 +35
Germany 560 437 -123
Taiwan 841 0 -841
XI 642 0 -642
Ireland 439 0 -439
France 0 63 +63
India 13 36 +23
Italy 0 28 +28
Lithuania 16 0 -16

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 48,529,197
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,946,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 662,486
Road transport 22,813
Other 7,449

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 26,561,468 21,967,729 -4,593,739
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,082,490 3,863,923 -1,218,567
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 209,914 452,572 +242,658
Road transport 22,813 0 -22,813
Other 4,806 2,643 -2,163

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 18,091,246
London Heathrow Airport 14,725,343
London Stansted Airport 7,880,721
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,068,014
ZLC 5,200,634

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 9,764,410 8,326,836 -1,437,574
London Heathrow Airport 9,350,181 5,375,162 -3,975,019
London Stansted Airport 3,846,072 4,034,649 +188,577
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,437,910 2,630,104 -807,806
ZLC 1,960,819 3,239,815 +1,278,996
Manchester Airport 1,296,635 433,260 -863,375
Dover 725,630 894,867 +169,237
Immingham Docks 656,686 173,328 -483,358
Durham Tees Valley Airport 302,735 225,689 -77,046
London Gateway Port 29,153 328,338 +299,185

Quick facts

HS code: 90258040

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

Description: Digital or electronic devices for measuring temperature, pressure, or humidity