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 5,813,409
China 4,189,728
Germany 2,311,507
Netherlands 2,043,808
Ireland 1,624,231

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 2,548,946 3,264,463 +715,517
China 1,830,626 2,359,102 +528,476
Germany 1,045,274 1,266,233 +220,959
Netherlands 1,140,927 902,881 -238,046
Ireland 732,811 891,420 +158,609
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 550,286 700,677 +150,391
France 361,535 464,194 +102,659
Norway 383,884 425,823 +41,939
Switzerland 432,256 364,336 -67,920
Italy 338,030 304,165 -33,865

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 7,288,756
China 6,405,527
United Kingdom 1,474,250
Germany 1,351,541
Switzerland 961,933

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 3,250,072 4,038,684 +788,612
China 3,073,901 3,331,626 +257,725
United Kingdom 756,586 717,664 -38,922
Germany 464,770 886,771 +422,001
Switzerland 412,820 549,113 +136,293
Ireland 447,385 375,454 -71,931
India 422,875 345,784 -77,091
Denmark 385,200 363,129 -22,071
France 289,472 304,487 +15,015
Mexico 192,587 372,160 +179,573

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 51
Inner London - West 50
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38
Greater Manchester 36

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 31 38 +7
Inner London - West 31 29 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 28 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27 25 -2
Greater Manchester 19 25 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 27 +7
West Midlands 15 16 +1
Inner London - East 11 16 +5
Essex 17 18 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 11 16 +5

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 19,013,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,961,739
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,108,705
Road transport 150,930
Other 13,514

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 8,817,867 10,195,276 +1,377,409
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,840,900 2,120,839 +279,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 969,297 1,139,408 +170,111
Road transport 51,225 99,705 +48,480
Other 3,767 9,747 +5,980

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,166,659
London Stansted Airport 4,286,960
London Heathrow Airport 2,822,910
Felixstowe 1,653,409
Birmingham Airport 1,652,370

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 3,476,043 4,690,616 +1,214,573
London Stansted Airport 2,110,844 2,176,116 +65,272
London Heathrow Airport 1,395,618 1,427,292 +31,674
Felixstowe 567,427 1,085,982 +518,555
Birmingham Airport 889,784 762,586 -127,198
Thamesport 705,574 463,301 -242,273
London 597,714 188,385 -409,329
Manchester Airport 98,465 550,707 +452,242
London Gateway Port 153,369 344,694 +191,325
Dover 220,718 272,339 +51,621

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
66
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
49
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
39

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 91
2026-04 82
2026-03 97
2026-02 98
2026-01 91

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+ 286
1m-15m 242
0-1m 78
15m-54m 57
Other 57

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 3,371,427
United States 2,301,466
Germany 1,653,023
Denmark 1,103,937
China 1,026,151

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 3,040,220 331,207 -2,709,013
United States 821,715 1,479,751 +658,036
Germany 760,202 892,821 +132,619
Denmark 501,582 602,355 +100,773
China 531,127 495,024 -36,103
Ireland 232,980 657,250 +424,270
Netherlands 266,560 416,706 +150,146
France 316,927 312,094 -4,833
Australia 260,507 199,720 -60,787
Belgium 169,542 271,932 +102,390

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 752
Lithuania 141

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 223 529 +306
Lithuania 0 141 +141

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 17,041,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,882,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 438,211
Other 1,012

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 9,108,494 7,933,324 -1,175,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 946,519 935,510 -11,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 261,696 176,515 -85,181
Other 223 789 +566

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,660,668
East Midlands Airport 4,484,397
ZLC 2,284,497
London Stansted Airport 1,946,847
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 3,137,946 2,522,722 -615,224
East Midlands Airport 2,103,652 2,380,745 +277,093
ZLC 925,752 1,358,745 +432,993
London Stansted Airport 1,038,616 908,231 -130,385
Warton Aerodrome 1,443,539 16,983 -1,426,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 621,044 354,480 -266,564
Dover 274,486 470,833 +196,347
Manchester Airport 285,372 393,850 +108,478
Durham Tees Valley Airport 94,796 76,652 -18,144
London Gateway Port 135,543 13,887 -121,656

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