Import/export HS code 90278930: pH and conductivity meters

Tools for testing water acidity (pH) or electrical conductivity in liquids

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 £
Germany 25,292,100
United States 7,530,786
Netherlands 6,329,785
Romania 1,596,746
Canada 1,403,375

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 £
Germany 11,452,745 13,839,355 +2,386,610
United States 2,930,073 4,600,713 +1,670,640
Netherlands 3,198,693 3,131,092 -67,601
Romania 718,650 878,096 +159,446
Canada 690,051 713,324 +23,273
Italy 311,169 478,314 +167,145
France 373,115 246,753 -126,362
Taiwan 412,346 194,684 -217,662
China 198,442 268,041 +69,599
Belgium 254,997 205,558 -49,439

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 £
Japan 12,732,415
Germany 10,680,088
United States 8,837,318
Switzerland 4,495,059
China 2,181,733

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 £
Japan 6,228,056 6,504,359 +276,303
Germany 4,610,085 6,070,003 +1,459,918
United States 3,427,857 5,409,461 +1,981,604
Switzerland 2,176,838 2,318,221 +141,383
China 1,075,909 1,105,824 +29,915
Canada 885,530 808,562 -76,968
Romania 759,487 911,009 +151,522
United Kingdom 418,879 508,361 +89,482
Singapore 441,774 362,973 -78,801
Taiwan 431,975 274,459 -157,516

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 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24
Inner London - West 20
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17

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 17 15 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 21 +9
Inner London - West 13 11 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13 13 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 16 +6
West Midlands 11 12 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 11 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 11 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 10 +4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,953,623
Air transport 16,645,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,697,256
Other 209,885
Road transport 28,967

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,894,230 13,059,393 +2,165,163
Air transport 7,221,273 9,424,061 +2,202,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,016,790 3,680,466 -336,324
Other 94,168 115,717 +21,549
Road transport 2,805 26,162 +23,357

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,428,878
London Heathrow Airport 6,863,295
Eurotunnel 5,792,628
London Gateway Port 5,761,205
Dover 5,232,718

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,124,185 6,304,693 +180,508
London Heathrow Airport 2,653,404 4,209,891 +1,556,487
Eurotunnel 2,358,921 3,433,707 +1,074,786
London Gateway Port 2,870,206 2,890,999 +20,793
Dover 2,215,570 3,017,148 +801,578
East Midlands Airport 1,877,602 2,724,375 +846,773
Birmingham Airport 1,036,268 1,433,499 +397,231
London Stansted Airport 821,614 676,199 -145,415
Thamesport 543,878 494,992 -48,886
Manchester Airport 436,292 189,969 -246,323

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 92
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 36
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 60
2026-03 70
2026-02 57
2026-01 52
2025-12 54

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 125
54m+ 123
Other 36
0-1m 33
15m-54m 30

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 5,378,610
Ireland 3,362,433
Netherlands 3,082,358
Switzerland 2,291,145
Germany 1,957,987

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 3,524,247 1,854,363 -1,669,884
Ireland 1,772,310 1,590,123 -182,187
Netherlands 638,076 2,444,282 +1,806,206
Switzerland 468,810 1,822,335 +1,353,525
Germany 916,737 1,041,250 +124,513
Sweden 456,671 657,808 +201,137
France 434,224 457,128 +22,904
Spain 477,366 397,864 -79,502
India 411,938 304,721 -107,217
Taiwan 282,304 232,410 -49,894

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 11,142
XI 955
Germany 515
China 149

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 3,038 8,104 +5,066
XI 955 0 -955
Germany 0 515 +515
China 0 149 +149

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 22,322,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,581,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 627,050
Other 17,812

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 11,175,129 11,146,971 -28,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,092,030 4,489,943 +2,397,913
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 394,821 232,229 -162,592
Other 7,708 10,104 +2,396

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,384,462
London Heathrow Airport 8,262,385
ZLC 2,856,269
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,445,035
London Stansted Airport 2,292,050

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 3,832,079 4,552,383 +720,304
London Heathrow Airport 4,277,022 3,985,363 -291,659
ZLC 1,641,712 1,214,557 -427,155
Dover / Eurotunnel 922,560 1,522,475 +599,915
London Stansted Airport 1,218,655 1,073,395 -145,260
Immingham Docks 249,548 1,918,886 +1,669,338
Dover 528,728 503,937 -24,791
Tyne 50,283 248,750 +198,467
London Gateway Port 153,477 123,668 -29,809
Holyhead 109,811 140,601 +30,790

Quick facts

HS code: 90278930

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

Description: Tools for testing water acidity (pH) or electrical conductivity in liquids