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 22,244,005
Netherlands 6,513,338
United States 6,186,511
Romania 1,356,016
Canada 1,281,722

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 11,182,947 11,061,058 -121,889
Netherlands 3,957,441 2,555,897 -1,401,544
United States 3,296,521 2,889,990 -406,531
Romania 699,688 656,328 -43,360
Canada 716,097 565,625 -150,472
Italy 298,466 387,132 +88,666
Taiwan 445,135 181,023 -264,112
France 340,076 280,990 -59,086
Belgium 295,834 167,337 -128,497
China 214,265 170,853 -43,412

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 11,496,359
Germany 9,104,153
United States 7,443,775
Switzerland 4,281,087
China 1,964,896

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 6,300,987 5,195,372 -1,105,615
Germany 4,245,854 4,858,299 +612,445
United States 3,784,211 3,659,564 -124,647
Switzerland 2,380,104 1,900,983 -479,121
China 1,125,584 839,312 -286,272
Canada 871,412 592,404 -279,008
Romania 740,165 683,473 -56,692
United Kingdom 491,354 477,899 -13,455
Singapore 505,950 292,863 -213,087
Taiwan 455,298 229,544 -225,754

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 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Inner London - West 21
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18
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 13 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 19 +9
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 13 +1
West Midlands 10 13 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 14 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 9 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 10 +5

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) 20,992,284
Air transport 14,464,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,342,639
Other 696,293
Road transport 27,764

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) 10,782,649 10,209,635 -573,014
Air transport 7,736,273 6,728,261 -1,008,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,277,029 3,065,610 -1,211,419
Other 587,809 108,484 -479,325
Road transport 2,805 24,959 +22,154

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,295,124
London Gateway Port 5,553,041
London Heathrow Airport 5,214,057
Eurotunnel 4,855,718
Dover 4,392,233

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 6,163,043 5,132,081 -1,030,962
London Gateway Port 3,078,744 2,474,297 -604,447
London Heathrow Airport 2,642,176 2,571,881 -70,295
Eurotunnel 2,187,240 2,668,478 +481,238
Dover 2,210,996 2,181,237 -29,759
East Midlands Airport 2,014,871 2,223,361 +208,490
Birmingham Airport 1,027,690 1,131,135 +103,445
London Stansted Airport 1,122,491 509,239 -613,252
Thamesport 560,635 339,119 -221,516
000 587,809 108,484 -479,325

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 87
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 52
2025-11 52
2025-10 55
2025-09 49
2025-08 49

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+ 119
1m-15m 113
Other 36
15m-54m 30
0-1m 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 5,500,068
Ireland 3,371,124
Germany 1,663,721
Switzerland 1,340,494
Netherlands 1,206,316

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 4,281,483 1,218,585 -3,062,898
Ireland 1,660,619 1,710,505 +49,886
Germany 868,121 795,600 -72,521
Switzerland 340,564 999,930 +659,366
Netherlands 767,648 438,668 -328,980
Sweden 431,389 558,360 +126,971
Spain 368,916 505,140 +136,224
France 420,158 321,858 -98,300
India 337,236 321,413 -15,823
China 380,134 220,618 -159,516

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 7,902
XI 955

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 4,864 +1,826
XI 955 0 -955

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 20,936,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,829,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 623,124
Other 13,908
Road transport 11,451

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 11,786,260 9,149,830 -2,636,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,098,074 1,731,575 -366,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 369,470 253,654 -115,816
Other 7,708 6,200 -1,508
Road transport 11,451 0 -11,451

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 7,735,451
East Midlands Airport 7,495,298
ZLC 3,051,314
London Stansted Airport 2,064,534
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,926,029

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 4,512,875 3,222,576 -1,290,299
East Midlands Airport 3,802,268 3,693,030 -109,238
ZLC 1,875,938 1,175,376 -700,562
London Stansted Airport 1,331,794 732,740 -599,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 956,453 969,576 +13,123
Dover 496,864 396,218 -100,646
Immingham Docks 341,169 156,665 -184,504
Edinburgh Airport 69,757 203,253 +133,496
Holyhead 144,888 119,533 -25,355
London Gateway Port 27,475 169,036 +141,561

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