Import/export HS code 90258080: Various measuring tools

Tools for measuring environmental conditions, not covered in other categories

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 £
United States 5,226,019
China 3,557,748
Netherlands 2,020,757
Germany 1,857,977
Ireland 1,464,142

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 £
United States 2,594,877 2,631,142 +36,265
China 1,608,392 1,949,356 +340,964
Netherlands 1,261,168 759,589 -501,579
Germany 824,667 1,033,310 +208,643
Ireland 655,973 808,169 +152,196
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 578,761 482,557 -96,204
Switzerland 569,035 280,717 -288,318
France 309,832 427,613 +117,781
Italy 344,738 228,111 -116,627
Norway 411,489 75,546 -335,943

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 £
United States 6,443,800
China 5,530,310
United Kingdom 1,397,552
Germany 1,068,354
Switzerland 981,381

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 £
United States 3,357,743 3,086,057 -271,686
China 2,963,762 2,566,548 -397,214
United Kingdom 716,070 681,482 -34,588
Germany 485,286 583,068 +97,782
Switzerland 484,773 496,608 +11,835
Ireland 408,807 383,651 -25,156
India 445,353 291,145 -154,208
Denmark 103,665 559,045 +455,380
France 241,847 315,965 +74,118
Mexico 172,635 264,316 +91,681

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 47
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Inner London - West 41
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38
Greater Manchester 34

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 29 33 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 25 -3
Inner London - West 27 23 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 23 -5
Greater Manchester 23 18 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 23 22 -1
Essex 19 18 -1
West Midlands 14 12 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 14 -1
Inner London - East 12 12 +0

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 16,448,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,440,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,105,435
Road transport 86,485
Other 18,298

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 8,426,424 8,022,495 -403,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,786,086 1,654,630 -131,456
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,097,203 1,008,232 -88,971
Road transport 45,365 41,120 -4,245
Other 8,788 9,510 +722

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 7,022,241
London Stansted Airport 3,767,893
London Heathrow Airport 2,439,051
Birmingham Airport 1,518,757
Felixstowe 1,334,631

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 3,402,454 3,619,787 +217,333
London Stansted Airport 2,029,592 1,738,301 -291,291
London Heathrow Airport 1,332,963 1,106,088 -226,875
Birmingham Airport 826,506 692,251 -134,255
Felixstowe 529,276 805,355 +276,079
Thamesport 747,917 374,187 -373,730
London 632,147 468,104 -164,043
Aberdeen Airport 323,086 100,766 -222,320
London Gateway Port 138,749 273,084 +134,335
499 196,663 213,579 +16,916

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 162
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 60
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 91
2025-11 84
2025-10 100
2025-09 91
2025-08 80

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+ 272
1m-15m 226
0-1m 65
15m-54m 56
Other 52

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 £
Saudi Arabia 3,453,107
United States 1,824,435
Germany 1,587,742
China 917,105
Ireland 894,562

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 £
Saudi Arabia 235,419 3,217,688 +2,982,269
United States 722,831 1,101,604 +378,773
Germany 888,398 699,344 -189,054
China 623,070 294,035 -329,035
Ireland 356,804 537,758 +180,954
Denmark 161,753 591,493 +429,740
Netherlands 337,001 313,530 -23,471
France 365,579 282,737 -82,842
Australia 233,226 223,056 -10,170
Canada 320,224 106,511 -213,713

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 830
Taiwan 101
Lithuania 70

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 548 282 -266
Taiwan 101 0 -101
Lithuania 0 70 +70

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 15,206,117
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,765,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 586,955
Other 1,001
Road transport 890

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 6,081,446 9,124,671 +3,043,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,129,476 635,951 -493,525
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 431,123 155,832 -275,291
Other 649 352 -297
Road transport 890 0 -890

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,151,473
East Midlands Airport 4,227,083
ZLC 1,777,964
London Stansted Airport 1,599,677
Warton Aerodrome 1,443,539

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,980,441 3,171,032 +1,190,591
East Midlands Airport 2,207,572 2,019,511 -188,061
ZLC 649,453 1,128,511 +479,058
London Stansted Airport 785,458 814,219 +28,761
Warton Aerodrome 0 1,443,539 +1,443,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 732,368 239,593 -492,775
Manchester Airport 335,376 355,709 +20,333
Dover 244,931 342,004 +97,073
Liverpool Docks 204,932 939 -203,993
Durham Tees Valley Airport 37,549 111,247 +73,698

Quick facts

HS code: 90258080

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

Description: Tools for measuring environmental conditions, not covered in other categories