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 8,039,950
China 5,464,291
Germany 4,886,878
Netherlands 3,388,324
France 3,243,501

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 5,014,129 3,025,821 -1,988,308
China 3,086,493 2,377,798 -708,695
Germany 3,032,267 1,854,611 -1,177,656
Netherlands 1,824,969 1,563,355 -261,614
France 1,518,167 1,725,334 +207,167
Belgium 987,043 1,294,442 +307,399
Hungary 785,502 1,110,801 +325,299
Sweden 220,538 1,273,229 +1,052,691
Italy 458,003 820,303 +362,300
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 681,618 542,010 -139,608

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 8,800,120
China 7,723,144
Germany 3,484,092
Hungary 2,164,950
Belgium 1,964,145

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 5,538,283 3,261,837 -2,276,446
China 4,481,715 3,241,429 -1,240,286
Germany 2,083,258 1,400,834 -682,424
Hungary 782,422 1,382,528 +600,106
Belgium 770,337 1,193,808 +423,471
Taiwan 847,245 688,022 -159,223
Austria 870,110 554,910 -315,200
United Kingdom 602,404 789,511 +187,107
France 598,539 790,255 +191,716
Sweden 96,456 1,241,586 +1,145,130

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 51
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 36
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 26

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 43 26 -17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 26 22 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 16 -13
Inner London - West 22 15 -7
Greater Manchester 20 13 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 17 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19 12 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 17 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 10 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 15 8 -7

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 19,638,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,144,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,647,279
Other 290,439
Road transport 15,218

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 11,274,034 8,364,824 -2,909,210
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,202,374 5,941,727 +739,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,744,843 3,902,436 -842,407
Other 198,833 91,606 -107,227
Road transport 0 15,218 +15,218

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,207,142
East Midlands Airport 5,632,636
London Heathrow Airport 4,547,820
London Stansted Airport 4,176,062
Felixstowe 3,553,664

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 3,134,473 3,072,669 -61,804
East Midlands Airport 2,954,825 2,677,811 -277,014
London Heathrow Airport 2,817,909 1,729,911 -1,087,998
London Stansted Airport 1,517,076 2,658,986 +1,141,910
Felixstowe 2,008,459 1,545,205 -463,254
London Gatwick Airport 2,151,538 0 -2,151,538
Birmingham Airport 1,130,159 982,763 -147,396
Southampton 1,137,283 691,859 -445,424
Thamesport 984,551 718,156 -266,395
Immingham Docks 166,272 1,218,957 +1,052,685

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 106
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 59
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 35
Manufacture of electrical equipment 33
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 77
2025-11 83
2025-10 76
2025-09 81
2025-08 83

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+ 219
1m-15m 174
Other 62
0-1m 39
15m-54m 39

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 6,024,298
Germany 5,659,411
Netherlands 4,174,138
Singapore 2,337,112
France 2,202,708

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 3,540,684 2,483,614 -1,057,070
Germany 2,724,566 2,934,845 +210,279
Netherlands 2,281,163 1,892,975 -388,188
Singapore 1,233,975 1,103,137 -130,838
France 1,319,292 883,416 -435,876
Sweden 797,957 1,247,562 +449,605
Romania 1,298,310 517,095 -781,215
Italy 772,544 875,447 +102,903
Ireland 938,675 608,735 -329,940
Norway 681,335 268,760 -412,575

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 54,275
France 26,985
United States 10,789
Germany 8,301
Taiwan 5,559

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 29,242 25,033 -4,209
France 24 26,961 +26,937
United States 1,791 8,998 +7,207
Germany 5,148 3,153 -1,995
Taiwan 3,059 2,500 -559
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 24,932,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,643,533
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,355,657
Other 112,349
Road transport 5,400

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 14,052,218 10,880,064 -3,172,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,537,677 5,105,856 -431,821
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,874,068 481,589 -1,392,479
Other 41,682 70,667 +28,985
Road transport 5,400 0 -5,400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 8,476,077
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,805,479
London Heathrow Airport 6,099,876
London Stansted Airport 4,986,626
ZLC 4,559,117

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 4,996,334 3,479,743 -1,516,591
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,865,543 2,939,936 -925,607
London Heathrow Airport 3,118,022 2,981,854 -136,168
London Stansted Airport 2,551,916 2,434,710 -117,206
ZLC 2,981,333 1,577,784 -1,403,549
Immingham Docks 773,877 787,506 +13,629
Dover 474,696 729,317 +254,621
Holyhead 462,796 380,028 -82,768
Aberdeen Docks 537,940 62,048 -475,892
London Gateway Port 486,396 107,783 -378,613

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