Import/export HS code 9032: Automatic control devices

Devices used to automatically regulate or control systems or processes

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* 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 267,522,388
Germany 235,067,210
China 181,348,822
France 126,459,582
Netherlands 74,461,432

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 129,577,647 137,944,741 +8,367,094
Germany 121,554,282 113,512,928 -8,041,354
China 92,975,648 88,373,174 -4,602,474
France 61,503,721 64,955,861 +3,452,140
Netherlands 39,213,243 35,248,189 -3,965,054
Belgium 31,054,723 28,127,359 -2,927,364
Italy 26,996,797 27,368,442 +371,645
Czechia 19,568,259 21,520,114 +1,951,855
Japan 14,259,585 19,773,849 +5,514,264
Canada 15,579,099 16,603,491 +1,024,392

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 353,574,675
China 232,316,209
Germany 158,058,100
United Kingdom 150,290,047
France 104,956,187

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 177,611,772 175,962,903 -1,648,869
China 118,246,660 114,069,549 -4,177,111
Germany 83,575,371 74,482,729 -9,092,642
United Kingdom 76,425,812 73,864,235 -2,561,577
France 49,121,778 55,834,409 +6,712,631
Czechia 21,050,651 24,729,691 +3,679,040
Italy 21,039,533 21,771,122 +731,589
Japan 18,219,887 21,695,231 +3,475,344
Canada 18,235,094 19,994,554 +1,759,460
Poland 12,358,916 15,433,487 +3,074,571

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 356
Surrey, East and West Sussex 258
Inner London - West 227
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 209
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 205

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 254 260 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 193 179 -14
Inner London - West 165 148 -17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 157 155 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 136 156 +20
West Midlands 153 144 -9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 141 154 +13
Greater Manchester 141 141 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 125 126 +1
West Yorkshire 115 114 -1

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 830,177,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 308,183,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 257,413,214
Other 39,832,179
Road transport 6,877,976

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 416,542,720 413,634,538 -2,908,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 157,811,861 150,371,792 -7,440,069
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,999,462 141,413,752 +25,414,290
Other 32,403,974 7,428,205 -24,975,769
Road transport 2,853,085 4,024,891 +1,171,806
Rail transport 26,010 76,674 +50,664

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 312,129,673
East Midlands Airport 200,291,372
London Stansted Airport 193,112,331
Dover 99,378,002
Felixstowe 88,989,525

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 159,726,298 152,403,375 -7,322,923
East Midlands Airport 100,429,721 99,861,651 -568,070
London Stansted Airport 92,924,532 100,187,799 +7,263,267
Dover 50,605,128 48,772,874 -1,832,254
Felixstowe 48,386,951 40,602,574 -7,784,377
Eurotunnel 40,074,796 36,025,611 -4,049,185
Birmingham Airport 32,796,054 37,071,968 +4,275,914
Southampton 20,960,815 24,073,595 +3,112,780
London Gateway Port 11,497,224 29,780,175 +18,282,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,589,449 18,848,502 -2,740,947

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
982
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
474
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
325
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
283
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
247

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 992
2026-04 969
2026-03 1081
2026-02 1056
2026-01 975

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 2018
54m+ 1414
0-1m 617
15m-54m 480
Other 295

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 322,757,682
Germany 214,054,376
Switzerland 74,526,750
France 65,204,597
China 51,690,972

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 168,769,609 153,988,073 -14,781,536
Germany 114,631,232 99,423,144 -15,208,088
Switzerland 3,059,682 71,467,068 +68,407,386
France 30,097,646 35,106,951 +5,009,305
China 23,168,340 28,522,632 +5,354,292
Brazil 27,488,867 23,333,397 -4,155,470
Netherlands 22,767,192 24,462,550 +1,695,358
Ireland 19,583,366 16,348,571 -3,234,795
Angola 26,456,351 7,819,249 -18,637,102
Canada 16,136,287 16,642,098 +505,811

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 £
Germany 989,458
XI 320,886
China 296,376
Lithuania 92,942
Netherlands 62,902

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 £
Germany 211,715 777,743 +566,028
XI 131,640 189,246 +57,606
China 125,301 171,075 +45,774
Lithuania 884 92,058 +91,174
Netherlands 31,882 31,020 -862
France 4,148 52,721 +48,573
Ireland 26,209 18,268 -7,941
Czechia 5,148 12,428 +7,280
Poland 5,283 8,702 +3,419
United States 7,826 359 -7,467

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 997,585,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 264,332,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,937,269
Other 2,055,232
Road transport 358,132

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 485,215,195 512,370,265 +27,155,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,363,995 125,968,791 -12,395,204
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,632,282 65,304,987 -3,327,295
Other 647,942 1,407,290 +759,348
Road transport 241,551 116,581 -124,970
Rail transport 0 2,766 +2,766

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 515,261,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 196,850,744
East Midlands Airport 177,358,809
London Stansted Airport 161,020,451
ZLC 75,024,303

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 240,547,036 274,714,849 +34,167,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,951,363 84,899,381 -27,051,982
East Midlands Airport 93,093,463 84,265,346 -8,828,117
London Stansted Airport 80,462,504 80,557,947 +95,443
ZLC 42,315,089 32,709,214 -9,605,875
London Gateway Port 16,137,272 14,623,902 -1,513,370
Southampton 9,307,789 21,408,412 +12,100,623
Tyne 17,186,364 11,666,890 -5,519,474
Aberdeen Airport 10,358,777 14,725,854 +4,367,077
Aberdeen Docks 17,114,729 7,949,829 -9,164,900

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 9032

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

Description: Devices used to automatically regulate or control systems or processes