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 25,537,160
United States 7,967,353
Netherlands 6,285,879
Romania 1,612,178
Canada 1,346,286

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 12,138,400 13,398,760 +1,260,360
United States 3,097,239 4,870,114 +1,772,875
Netherlands 3,049,932 3,235,947 +186,015
Romania 746,606 865,572 +118,966
Canada 613,683 732,603 +118,920
Italy 307,902 449,271 +141,369
Taiwan 447,847 231,522 -216,325
France 357,629 220,767 -136,862
China 220,418 288,674 +68,256
Czechia 14,490 483,617 +469,127

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 12,832,051
Germany 10,769,385
United States 9,302,140
Switzerland 4,483,519
China 2,171,013

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 6,524,674 6,307,377 -217,297
Germany 5,051,589 5,717,796 +666,207
United States 3,581,106 5,721,034 +2,139,928
Switzerland 2,083,510 2,400,009 +316,499
China 1,028,318 1,142,695 +114,377
Romania 785,109 903,616 +118,507
Canada 809,162 865,952 +56,790
United Kingdom 417,943 451,533 +33,590
Singapore 500,789 297,153 -203,636
Taiwan 468,357 312,992 -155,365

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 26
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20
Inner London - West 19
West Midlands 18

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 16 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 20 +7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 12 -2
Inner London - West 14 9 -5
West Midlands 13 12 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 14 +5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 12 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
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) 24,326,527
Air transport 17,039,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,573,304
Other 202,015
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) 11,593,394 12,733,133 +1,139,739
Air transport 7,438,722 9,600,684 +2,161,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,802,277 3,771,027 -31,250
Other 90,629 111,386 +20,757
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 12,572,345
London Heathrow Airport 7,041,118
Eurotunnel 5,850,152
London Gateway Port 5,718,359
Dover 5,415,677

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 6,473,489 6,098,856 -374,633
London Heathrow Airport 2,874,840 4,166,278 +1,291,438
Eurotunnel 2,599,673 3,250,479 +650,806
London Gateway Port 2,728,604 2,989,755 +261,151
Dover 2,351,271 3,064,406 +713,135
East Midlands Airport 1,780,569 2,933,559 +1,152,990
Birmingham Airport 1,145,426 1,323,801 +178,375
London Stansted Airport 821,264 764,176 -57,088
Thamesport 483,794 484,259 +465
Manchester Airport 414,364 188,997 -225,367

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
91
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
35
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
25
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 55
2026-04 60
2026-03 70
2026-02 57
2026-01 52

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 124
54m+ 124
Other 36
0-1m 34
15m-54m 29

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 5,463,526
Ireland 3,458,116
Netherlands 3,059,463
Switzerland 2,551,287
Germany 1,936,379

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 3,507,222 1,956,304 -1,550,918
Ireland 1,585,681 1,872,435 +286,754
Netherlands 614,110 2,445,353 +1,831,243
Switzerland 505,512 2,045,775 +1,540,263
Germany 928,363 1,008,016 +79,653
Sweden 460,071 687,961 +227,890
France 439,752 495,553 +55,801
Spain 462,976 394,773 -68,203
India 367,135 356,867 -10,268
China 191,636 364,858 +173,222

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 12,075
XI 955
Germany 771
China 204

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 9,037 +5,999
XI 955 0 -955
Germany 0 771 +771
China 0 204 +204

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 22,640,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,679,616
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 633,725
Other 19,056

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 10,812,723 11,828,120 +1,015,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,227,118 4,452,498 +2,225,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 403,413 230,312 -173,101
Other 7,708 11,348 +3,640

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 8,698,992
East Midlands Airport 8,308,023
ZLC 2,836,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,456,504
London Stansted Airport 2,280,436

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 4,105,909 4,593,083 +487,174
East Midlands Airport 3,673,996 4,634,027 +960,031
ZLC 1,590,620 1,245,642 -344,978
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,043,894 1,412,610 +368,716
London Stansted Airport 1,229,662 1,050,774 -178,888
Immingham Docks 241,626 1,919,828 +1,678,202
Dover 542,169 528,681 -13,488
Tyne 50,283 248,750 +198,467
London Gateway Port 163,106 119,844 -43,262
Holyhead 135,516 143,807 +8,291

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