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 5,802,967
China 4,114,767
Germany 2,296,448
Netherlands 2,139,649
Ireland 1,595,075

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 2,587,265 3,215,702 +628,437
China 1,795,020 2,319,747 +524,727
Germany 1,027,644 1,268,804 +241,160
Netherlands 1,177,226 962,423 -214,803
Ireland 670,534 924,541 +254,007
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 593,370 670,251 +76,881
Norway 406,936 406,619 -317
France 369,368 426,235 +56,867
Switzerland 426,295 347,962 -78,333
Italy 313,138 317,812 +4,674

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 7,254,629
China 6,348,728
United Kingdom 1,421,772
Germany 1,388,999
Switzerland 957,416

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 3,349,504 3,905,125 +555,621
China 3,103,240 3,245,488 +142,248
United Kingdom 703,870 717,902 +14,032
Germany 490,472 898,527 +408,055
Switzerland 403,350 554,066 +150,716
Ireland 421,169 397,312 -23,857
India 426,963 341,145 -85,818
Denmark 271,459 474,822 +203,363
France 304,094 294,390 -9,704
Mexico 167,159 344,013 +176,854

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 52
Inner London - West 48
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 37
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 30 38 +8
Inner London - West 30 29 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 27 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 24 -4
Greater Manchester 20 22 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19 26 +7
West Midlands 13 16 +3
Essex 20 18 -2
Inner London - East 11 18 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 13 -2

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 18,886,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,886,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,098,621
Road transport 127,829
Other 13,103

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 8,856,761 10,030,219 +1,173,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,841,143 2,045,439 +204,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 866,896 1,231,725 +364,829
Road transport 48,080 79,749 +31,669
Other 2,986 10,117 +7,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,108,058
London Stansted Airport 4,356,244
London Heathrow Airport 2,766,191
Birmingham Airport 1,652,402
Felixstowe 1,611,263

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 3,484,822 4,623,236 +1,138,414
London Stansted Airport 2,221,568 2,134,676 -86,892
London Heathrow Airport 1,396,535 1,369,656 -26,879
Birmingham Airport 833,015 819,387 -13,628
Felixstowe 550,465 1,060,798 +510,333
Thamesport 737,136 350,178 -386,958
London 535,704 311,515 -224,189
Manchester Airport 86,851 518,846 +431,995
London Gateway Port 145,576 330,679 +185,103
499 194,263 274,801 +80,538

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 161
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 67
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 82
2026-03 97
2026-02 98
2026-01 91
2025-12 79

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+ 283
1m-15m 250
0-1m 77
15m-54m 59
Other 58

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 3,445,687
United States 2,214,159
Germany 1,674,053
Denmark 1,072,513
China 1,066,268

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 1,664,737 1,780,950 +116,213
United States 797,768 1,416,391 +618,623
Germany 755,162 918,891 +163,729
Denmark 452,404 620,109 +167,705
China 609,019 457,249 -151,770
Ireland 242,926 633,400 +390,474
Netherlands 227,242 467,667 +240,425
France 328,125 346,243 +18,118
Australia 254,304 203,762 -50,542
Belgium 163,225 251,465 +88,240

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 720
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 234 486 +252
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 16,976,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,832,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 414,897
Other 790

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 7,653,940 9,322,606 +1,668,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 908,729 923,685 +14,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 273,115 141,782 -131,333
Other 234 556 +322

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,693,073
East Midlands Airport 4,514,779
ZLC 2,276,385
London Stansted Airport 1,878,176
Warton Aerodrome 1,460,522

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 3,207,068 2,486,005 -721,063
East Midlands Airport 2,101,360 2,413,419 +312,059
ZLC 908,704 1,367,681 +458,977
London Stansted Airport 954,431 923,745 -30,686
Warton Aerodrome 0 1,460,522 +1,460,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 609,706 357,394 -252,312
Dover 242,522 480,729 +238,207
Manchester Airport 322,121 366,182 +44,061
Durham Tees Valley Airport 80,049 74,243 -5,806
London Gateway Port 142,295 11,449 -130,846

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