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 7,908,941
Germany 5,316,847
Finland 4,639,824
China 3,045,560
Netherlands 3,000,318

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 4,655,572 3,253,369 -1,402,203
Germany 2,741,388 2,575,459 -165,929
Finland 2,462,454 2,177,370 -285,084
China 1,600,606 1,444,954 -155,652
Netherlands 1,451,742 1,548,576 +96,834
Italy 1,424,767 1,403,511 -21,256
Switzerland 1,234,215 1,125,238 -108,977
France 1,090,050 1,202,511 +112,461
Japan 1,906,080 269,142 -1,636,938
United States 1,164,734 1,001,699 -163,035

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 6,484,400
China 5,607,570
Finland 4,839,352
Germany 3,883,266
United States 3,473,527

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 3,765,258 2,719,142 -1,046,116
China 2,947,421 2,660,149 -287,272
Finland 2,489,126 2,350,226 -138,900
Germany 1,863,918 2,019,348 +155,430
United States 1,861,144 1,612,383 -248,761
United Kingdom 1,618,288 1,771,900 +153,612
Italy 1,175,519 1,160,439 -15,080
Switzerland 1,081,797 1,109,250 +27,453
Japan 1,829,098 213,025 -1,616,073
Denmark 1,146,188 373,500 -772,688

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 48
Inner London - West 41
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39
Greater Manchester 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35

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 32 29 -3
Inner London - West 26 24 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 29 +6
Greater Manchester 29 21 -8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 23 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19 21 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 16 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 15 +0
West Midlands 18 11 -7
Essex 13 12 -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 23,046,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,753,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,150,001
Other 330,139
Road transport 62,063

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 12,812,066 10,234,272 -2,577,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,565,232 7,188,655 -376,577
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,798,121 2,351,880 -446,241
Other 238,310 91,829 -146,481
Road transport 5,425 56,638 +51,213

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,752,237
London Heathrow Airport 5,789,743
Liverpool Docks 4,840,228
London Stansted Airport 3,642,509
London 3,482,105

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 5,645,831 5,106,406 -539,425
London Heathrow Airport 3,789,508 2,000,235 -1,789,273
Liverpool Docks 2,704,993 2,135,235 -569,758
London Stansted Airport 1,804,488 1,838,021 +33,533
London 1,905,553 1,576,552 -329,001
Dover 1,006,499 1,034,787 +28,288
Felixstowe 827,687 1,176,018 +348,331
Holyhead 979,695 952,865 -26,830
Birmingham Airport 963,577 814,597 -148,980
Thamesport 921,719 506,571 -415,148

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 130
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 41
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 39
Other manufacturing 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 87
2025-11 85
2025-10 84
2025-09 102
2025-08 86

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+ 290
1m-15m 205
15m-54m 57
Other 56
0-1m 46

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 14,517,802
China 6,328,486
Germany 5,495,197
Japan 4,291,207
France 3,299,579

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 11,409,921 3,107,881 -8,302,040
China 3,961,472 2,367,014 -1,594,458
Germany 3,063,047 2,432,150 -630,897
Japan 2,552,199 1,739,008 -813,191
France 1,683,705 1,615,874 -67,831
South Korea 1,360,467 1,193,514 -166,953
Italy 1,262,926 1,188,051 -74,875
Ireland 1,455,580 877,602 -577,978
Netherlands 1,126,849 1,026,735 -100,114
Norway 1,200,192 861,115 -339,077

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 £
United States 4,370
China 3,033
Taiwan 841
Germany 747
XI 642

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 £
United States 4,370 0 -4,370
China 1,389 1,644 +255
Taiwan 0 841 +841
Germany 0 747 +747
XI 642 0 -642
Ireland 439 0 -439
France 0 63 +63
Italy 27 28 +1
Lithuania 16 0 -16
India 13 0 -13

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 47,753,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,193,098
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,534,660
Road transport 36,012
Other 10,938

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 26,721,780 21,031,691 -5,690,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,742,042 451,056 -8,290,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,963,818 3,570,842 -1,392,976
Road transport 36,012 0 -36,012
Other 7,381 3,557 -3,824

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 17,296,102
London Heathrow Airport 16,058,612
Liverpool Docks 8,135,347
London Stansted Airport 7,323,458
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,912,982

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 9,369,536 7,926,566 -1,442,970
London Heathrow Airport 10,116,695 5,941,917 -4,174,778
Liverpool Docks 8,133,834 1,513 -8,132,321
London Stansted Airport 4,009,499 3,313,959 -695,540
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,367,977 2,545,005 -822,972
ZLC 1,720,884 2,908,519 +1,187,635
Manchester Airport 1,316,103 549,674 -766,429
Dover 690,818 726,266 +35,448
Immingham Docks 627,696 177,079 -450,617
London Gateway Port 410,642 313,167 -97,475

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