Import/export HS code 9106: Time recording devices with clock or motor

Devices that record or measure time, like time-registers and time-recorders, using clock or motor mechanisms

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 £
France 7,544,963
United States 4,962,557
China 3,583,856
Germany 836,315
Taiwan 427,565

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 £
France 3,972,891 3,572,072 -400,819
United States 2,445,578 2,516,979 +71,401
China 1,992,723 1,591,133 -401,590
Germany 556,270 280,045 -276,225
Taiwan 284,588 142,977 -141,611
Czechia 308,628 100,290 -208,338
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 266,066 141,302 -124,764
Netherlands 207,321 148,642 -58,679
Italy 88,721 126,565 +37,844
Belgium 98,282 81,292 -16,990

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 £
France 7,293,815
United States 4,718,437
China 4,461,573
Czechia 682,455
Germany 576,324

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 £
France 3,789,490 3,504,325 -285,165
United States 2,275,319 2,443,118 +167,799
China 2,555,180 1,906,393 -648,787
Czechia 495,317 187,138 -308,179
Germany 412,800 163,524 -249,276
Taiwan 290,159 143,912 -146,247
Italy 77,589 106,633 +29,044
Switzerland 109,318 66,782 -42,536
Austria 68,225 58,210 -10,015
Thailand 65,560 59,111 -6,449

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 24
Inner London - West 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14

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
Greater Manchester 18 14 -4
Inner London - West 12 15 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 10 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
West Midlands 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 9 4 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2

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) 7,701,900
Air transport 6,662,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,075,750
Other 84,615
Road transport 30,882

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) 4,216,207 3,485,693 -730,514
Air transport 2,961,628 3,701,368 +739,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,339,804 1,735,946 -1,603,858
Other 60,814 23,801 -37,013
Road transport 13,517 17,365 +3,848

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 4,284,187
London Heathrow Airport 2,797,036
Southampton 2,097,340
Felixstowe 1,732,958
London 1,687,930

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 £
Eurotunnel 1,960,824 2,323,363 +362,539
London Heathrow Airport 727,738 2,069,298 +1,341,560
Southampton 1,594,046 503,294 -1,090,752
Felixstowe 1,214,544 518,414 -696,130
London 1,133,209 554,721 -578,488
Dover 1,112,759 561,858 -550,901
London Stansted Airport 834,471 517,364 -317,107
East Midlands Airport 655,059 448,232 -206,827
London Gateway Port 225,241 481,694 +256,453
Birmingham Airport 169,386 283,239 +113,853

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 69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 35
2025-10 37
2025-09 34
2025-08 28

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 89
54m+ 86
0-1m 34
15m-54m 26
Other 16

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 £
Italy 599,580
United States 579,921
Germany 523,753
Egypt 487,732
Ireland 454,388

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 £
Italy 253,044 346,536 +93,492
United States 230,576 349,345 +118,769
Germany 175,888 347,865 +171,977
Egypt 2,495 485,237 +482,742
Ireland 248,510 205,878 -42,632
France 225,666 173,514 -52,152
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 115,990 44,955 -71,035
Belgium 54,244 88,783 +34,539
Netherlands 38,426 75,072 +36,646
Spain 60,058 35,512 -24,546

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 £
XI 8,421
China 1,745
Germany 1,733

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 £
XI 3,800 4,621 +821
China 1,617 128 -1,489
Germany 229 1,504 +1,275

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 3,000,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 977,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,366
Other 12,326
Road transport 6,540

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 1,102,883 1,897,613 +794,730
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 578,505 399,081 -179,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 144,689 138,677 -6,012
Other 5,941 6,385 +444
Road transport 6,540 0 -6,540

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,755,488
London Heathrow Airport 478,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 422,439
London Stansted Airport 378,602
ZLC 340,321

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 505,997 1,249,491 +743,494
London Heathrow Airport 259,803 218,746 -41,057
Dover / Eurotunnel 252,268 170,171 -82,097
London Stansted Airport 142,873 235,729 +92,856
ZLC 161,997 178,324 +16,327
Dover 88,147 87,332 -815
Holyhead 118,580 29,778 -88,802
Liverpool Docks 37,148 88,109 +50,961
Heysham 62,776 16,137 -46,639
Southampton 23,895 53,775 +29,880

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 9106

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

Description: Devices that record or measure time, like time-registers and time-recorders, using clock or motor mechanisms