Import/export HS code 90268080: Various tools for liquids or gases

Devices for measuring properties of liquids or gases, 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 22,426,131
China 16,733,404
Switzerland 16,698,113
Germany 13,188,310
Japan 7,154,078

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 10,141,732 12,284,399 +2,142,667
China 10,981,568 5,751,836 -5,229,732
Switzerland 10,272,799 6,425,314 -3,847,485
Germany 7,621,247 5,567,063 -2,054,184
Japan 3,410,476 3,743,602 +333,126
Norway 1,946,500 3,645,383 +1,698,883
Netherlands 2,490,390 2,046,257 -444,133
France 2,209,425 2,215,604 +6,179
India 1,887,663 1,060,554 -827,109
Italy 1,038,554 799,813 -238,741

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 25,359,000
China 17,840,684
Switzerland 17,445,685
Germany 8,861,339
United Kingdom 8,579,455

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 11,403,728 13,955,272 +2,551,544
China 11,583,782 6,256,902 -5,326,880
Switzerland 10,435,093 7,010,592 -3,424,501
Germany 5,767,017 3,094,322 -2,672,695
United Kingdom 5,414,993 3,164,462 -2,250,531
Japan 3,499,145 3,776,291 +277,146
Norway 1,677,019 2,800,444 +1,123,425
France 2,259,017 1,573,078 -685,939
Netherlands 964,855 1,321,704 +356,849
India 808,467 955,584 +147,117

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 97
Surrey, East and West Sussex 69
Inner London - West 52
Greater Manchester 45
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 45

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 70 67 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 56 41 -15
Inner London - West 33 39 +6
Greater Manchester 32 28 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 34 26 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 28 -3
West Midlands 27 25 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28 27 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 30 18 -12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 24 22 -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 65,404,322
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,546,846
Road transport 13,972,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,974,166
Other 677,962

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 31,774,897 33,629,425 +1,854,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,607,075 6,939,771 -5,667,304
Road transport 8,319,044 5,653,210 -2,665,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,543,988 4,430,178 -4,113,810
Other 496,089 181,873 -314,216

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,511,484
East Midlands Airport 17,835,634
499 13,849,631
London Stansted Airport 12,278,898
Felixstowe 7,722,535

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 9,363,511 10,147,973 +784,462
East Midlands Airport 9,352,186 8,483,448 -868,738
499 8,320,756 5,528,875 -2,791,881
London Stansted Airport 5,511,498 6,767,400 +1,255,902
Felixstowe 6,416,189 1,306,346 -5,109,843
Birmingham Airport 3,911,660 3,425,328 -486,332
Dover 2,355,916 1,661,230 -694,686
Thamesport 2,108,224 1,464,837 -643,387
Manchester Airport 360,367 2,700,240 +2,339,873
Immingham Docks 1,791,824 1,192,885 -598,939

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 207
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 105
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 99
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 69
Other manufacturing 64

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 148
2025-11 155
2025-10 168
2025-09 159
2025-08 151

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
1m-15m 406
54m+ 389
15m-54m 92
0-1m 91
Other 85

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 37,862,597
Germany 23,989,046
United Arab Emirates 9,856,541
Netherlands 8,931,965
France 7,137,772

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 22,505,045 15,357,552 -7,147,493
Germany 9,825,213 14,163,833 +4,338,620
United Arab Emirates 6,267,551 3,588,990 -2,678,561
Netherlands 5,278,022 3,653,943 -1,624,079
France 2,884,571 4,253,201 +1,368,630
China 4,134,724 2,632,934 -1,501,790
India 3,633,416 2,584,900 -1,048,516
Nigeria 128,015 5,464,771 +5,336,756
Singapore 3,196,715 1,056,102 -2,140,613
Saudi Arabia 2,621,321 816,153 -1,805,168

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 £
XI 90,421
Sweden 35,794
China 12,135
Germany 4,095
Italy 1,317

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 £
XI 85,966 4,455 -81,511
Sweden 27,864 7,930 -19,934
China 8,055 4,080 -3,975
Germany 3,752 343 -3,409
Italy 600 717 +117
Spain 258 20 -238
Taiwan 117 68 -49

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 119,809,202
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,674,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,489,684
Road transport 207,636
Other 151,552

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 65,438,203 54,370,999 -11,067,204
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,686,763 8,987,691 -6,699,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,810,240 13,679,444 +3,869,204
Road transport 198,414 9,222 -189,192
Other 131,128 20,424 -110,704

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 39,654,800
East Midlands Airport 28,102,421
London Stansted Airport 22,214,341
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,573,881
ZLC 12,201,789

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 19,108,883 20,545,917 +1,437,034
East Midlands Airport 14,973,396 13,129,025 -1,844,371
London Stansted Airport 12,611,118 9,603,223 -3,007,895
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,414,374 10,159,507 +4,745,133
ZLC 6,052,993 6,148,796 +95,803
London Gateway Port 6,423,232 902,532 -5,520,700
Aberdeen Airport 5,114,664 2,084,143 -3,030,521
Southampton 1,221,542 4,250,347 +3,028,805
Grangemouth Docks 4,625,516 634,575 -3,990,941
Manchester Airport 4,289,499 704,094 -3,585,405

Quick facts

HS code: 90268080

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

Description: Devices for measuring properties of liquids or gases, not covered in other categories