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 9,609,626
China 5,836,773
Germany 5,150,269
Netherlands 4,495,711
Sweden 3,911,386

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 5,456,703 4,152,923 -1,303,780
China 3,368,747 2,468,026 -900,721
Germany 2,961,851 2,188,418 -773,433
Netherlands 1,829,152 2,666,559 +837,407
Sweden 1,314,370 2,597,016 +1,282,646
France 1,600,175 1,900,136 +299,961
Belgium 860,030 1,645,112 +785,082
Italy 543,119 1,182,028 +638,909
Austria 614,061 842,694 +228,633
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 693,202 666,378 -26,824

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 10,224,359
China 8,413,850
Sweden 3,800,554
Germany 3,415,322
Belgium 2,300,314

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 5,768,877 4,455,482 -1,313,395
China 4,621,595 3,792,255 -829,340
Sweden 1,220,525 2,580,029 +1,359,504
Germany 2,150,830 1,264,492 -886,338
Belgium 693,690 1,606,624 +912,934
Austria 767,530 1,051,711 +284,181
Italy 651,355 1,018,196 +366,841
Taiwan 866,446 799,678 -66,768
United Kingdom 693,669 954,469 +260,800
South Korea 806,051 784,471 -21,580

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 49
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 32
Greater Manchester 29
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29

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 37 31 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23 23 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22 24 +2
Greater Manchester 22 16 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 18 -6
Inner London - West 23 12 -11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14 21 +7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 20 15 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 10 -4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 14 12 -2

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 23,358,935
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,335,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,848,628
Other 251,250
Road transport 27,871

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 11,556,000 11,802,935 +246,935
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,922,125 7,413,029 +1,490,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,832,642 5,015,986 +183,344
Other 179,305 71,945 -107,360
Road transport 0 27,871 +27,871

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,717,383
Dover 6,065,114
London Stansted Airport 5,489,272
London Heathrow Airport 5,407,381
Felixstowe 3,814,213

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 2,649,009 4,068,374 +1,419,365
Dover 2,710,542 3,354,572 +644,030
London Stansted Airport 2,007,783 3,481,489 +1,473,706
London Heathrow Airport 2,968,119 2,439,262 -528,857
Felixstowe 2,266,310 1,547,903 -718,407
Immingham Docks 1,236,322 2,513,384 +1,277,062
Birmingham Airport 1,263,300 1,242,957 -20,343
Thamesport 878,598 1,335,047 +456,449
London Gatwick Airport 2,151,538 0 -2,151,538
Southampton 1,247,764 506,908 -740,856

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
56
Manufacture of electrical equipment
38
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
31

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 69
2026-04 82
2026-03 86
2026-02 82
2026-01 77

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 178
Other 61
15m-54m 43
0-1m 40

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 7,115,624
Germany 6,824,806
Netherlands 5,763,214
Italy 4,092,689
Sweden 3,260,544

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 3,442,740 3,672,884 +230,144
Germany 2,985,098 3,839,708 +854,610
Netherlands 2,480,408 3,282,806 +802,398
Italy 1,319,397 2,773,292 +1,453,895
Sweden 1,987,941 1,272,603 -715,338
France 1,285,185 1,269,884 -15,301
Singapore 1,665,273 725,077 -940,196
Ireland 967,705 836,514 -131,191
Romania 1,040,420 436,612 -603,808
Norway 667,892 378,681 -289,211

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 67,329
France 26,985
United States 13,056
Germany 8,301
Taiwan 7,985

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 31,085 36,244 +5,159
France 24 26,961 +26,937
United States 4,283 8,773 +4,490
Germany 8,301 0 -8,301
Taiwan 4,057 3,928 -129
Ireland 0 3,940 +3,940
XI 85 0 -85
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 28,383,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,911,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,919,607
Other 128,188

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 14,650,293 13,733,051 -917,242
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,208,498 8,702,850 +1,494,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,230,546 689,061 -541,485
Other 48,341 79,847 +31,506

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,566,985
East Midlands Airport 9,644,950
London Heathrow Airport 7,124,189
London Stansted Airport 5,989,900
ZLC 4,649,325

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 4,405,997 6,160,988 +1,754,991
East Midlands Airport 4,852,902 4,792,048 -60,854
London Heathrow Airport 3,222,163 3,902,026 +679,863
London Stansted Airport 2,955,195 3,034,705 +79,510
ZLC 3,220,616 1,428,709 -1,791,907
Immingham Docks 1,465,168 1,310,899 -154,269
Dover 860,348 300,046 -560,302
Holyhead 446,471 604,847 +158,376
Aberdeen Docks 537,367 62,957 -474,410
Manchester Airport 219,558 181,857 -37,701

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