Import/export HS code 903031: Basic multimeters

Multimeters without recording features, used for measuring electrical values

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 9,209,431
China 6,181,947
Germany 5,374,746
Netherlands 4,427,842
Sweden 3,960,780

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 4,928,941 4,280,490 -648,451
China 3,234,760 2,947,187 -287,573
Germany 3,058,000 2,316,746 -741,254
Netherlands 1,959,034 2,468,808 +509,774
Sweden 194,023 3,766,757 +3,572,734
France 1,486,660 2,195,119 +708,459
Belgium 1,046,911 1,532,137 +485,226
Italy 507,028 1,171,890 +664,862
Hungary 427,716 1,110,909 +683,193
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 655,529 831,254 +175,725

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 9,992,133
China 8,914,296
Sweden 3,809,730
Germany 3,711,194
Belgium 2,344,623

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 5,330,946 4,661,187 -669,759
China 4,484,816 4,429,480 -55,336
Sweden 74,578 3,735,152 +3,660,574
Germany 2,361,734 1,349,460 -1,012,274
Belgium 857,702 1,486,921 +629,219
Austria 867,665 1,066,131 +198,466
Hungary 426,382 1,388,673 +962,291
United Kingdom 681,201 1,006,681 +325,480
Italy 620,043 1,007,149 +387,106
Taiwan 770,438 840,006 +69,568

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 57
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38
Surrey, East and West Sussex 37
Inner London - West 31
Greater Manchester 30

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 44 33 -11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 26 26 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26 24 -2
Inner London - West 23 14 -9
Greater Manchester 21 17 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 20 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 21 +9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 17 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 15 12 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 9 -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 23,431,442
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,989,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,136,194
Other 276,970
Road transport 26,544

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 11,491,958 11,939,484 +447,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,930,037 9,059,568 +4,129,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,681,031 5,455,163 +774,132
Other 184,707 92,263 -92,444
Road transport 0 26,544 +26,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,894,908
Dover 6,319,894
London Heathrow Airport 5,469,547
London Stansted Airport 5,221,155
Felixstowe 4,034,535

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,925,006 3,969,902 +1,044,896
Dover 2,750,226 3,569,668 +819,442
London Heathrow Airport 2,945,056 2,524,491 -420,565
London Stansted Airport 1,641,380 3,579,775 +1,938,395
Felixstowe 2,302,168 1,732,367 -569,801
Immingham Docks 96,762 3,669,571 +3,572,809
Birmingham Airport 1,191,123 1,336,036 +144,913
London Gatwick Airport 2,151,538 0 -2,151,538
Thamesport 949,814 1,185,373 +235,559
Southampton 1,123,854 798,158 -325,696

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 117
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 64
Manufacture of electrical equipment 39
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 82
2026-03 86
2026-02 82
2026-01 77
2025-12 68

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+ 240
1m-15m 182
Other 66
0-1m 44
15m-54m 43

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 7,453,680
Germany 7,033,732
Netherlands 5,469,935
Italy 4,136,809
France 2,572,983

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 3,477,812 3,975,868 +498,056
Germany 2,793,925 4,239,807 +1,445,882
Netherlands 2,476,126 2,993,809 +517,683
Italy 1,150,953 2,985,856 +1,834,903
France 1,263,294 1,309,689 +46,395
Singapore 1,294,196 1,215,742 -78,454
Sweden 798,038 1,253,081 +455,043
Romania 1,351,198 536,920 -814,278
Ireland 952,123 854,506 -97,617
Norway 684,736 376,105 -308,631

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 67,222
France 26,985
United States 13,056
Germany 8,301
Taiwan 8,074

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 29,484 37,738 +8,254
France 24 26,961 +26,937
United States 3,037 10,019 +6,982
Germany 5,148 3,153 -1,995
Taiwan 2,875 5,199 +2,324
Ireland 0 3,940 +3,940
XI 128 0 -128
India 39 0 -39
Italy 11 0 -11

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 29,320,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,033,398
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,495,623
Other 128,213

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 14,053,931 15,266,385 +1,212,454
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,230,768 8,802,630 +2,571,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,816,531 679,092 -1,137,439
Other 41,121 87,092 +45,971

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,793,822
East Midlands Airport 10,167,803
London Heathrow Airport 7,176,758
London Stansted Airport 6,024,753
ZLC 4,930,785

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,520,720 6,273,102 +1,752,382
East Midlands Airport 4,977,028 5,190,775 +213,747
London Heathrow Airport 3,091,708 4,085,050 +993,342
London Stansted Airport 2,615,448 3,409,305 +793,857
ZLC 2,954,011 1,976,774 -977,237
Immingham Docks 799,034 803,583 +4,549
Dover 475,695 796,536 +320,841
Holyhead 456,071 598,083 +142,012
London Gateway Port 505,638 187,921 -317,717
Aberdeen Docks 534,810 62,697 -472,113

Quick facts

HS code: 903031

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

Description: Multimeters without recording features, used for measuring electrical values