Import/export HS code 880230: Medium aircraft between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg

Aircraft like mid-sized planes and helicopters weighing between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg when empty

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  • 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 95,446,379
France 81,853,357
Spain 71,485,599
Germany 62,513,176
Switzerland 54,711,462

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 44,179,492 51,266,887 +7,087,395
France 18,316,123 63,537,234 +45,221,111
Spain 18,631,115 52,854,484 +34,223,369
Germany 25,872,921 36,640,255 +10,767,334
Switzerland 5,217,182 49,494,280 +44,277,098
Canada 18,026,426 34,107,166 +16,080,740
Ireland 6,203,245 45,633,374 +39,430,129
Italy 16,523,723 32,774,665 +16,250,942
Portugal 0 34,684,938 +34,684,938
Poland 13,892,560 13,662,211 -230,349

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 £
Brazil 240,697,663
United States 232,971,185
Canada 128,646,251
Switzerland 45,675,767
France 35,740,824

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 £
Brazil 43,201,279 197,496,384 +154,295,105
United States 41,903,920 191,067,265 +149,163,345
Canada 61,896,784 66,749,467 +4,852,683
Switzerland 18,096,182 27,579,585 +9,483,403
France 31,515,893 4,224,931 -27,290,962
Poland 2,346,848 0 -2,346,848
South Africa 1,754,495 0 -1,754,495
Sweden 770,464 0 -770,464
Netherlands 0 619,953 +619,953
United Kingdom 262,508 0 -262,508

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1
Southern Scotland 1

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 0 -1
Southern Scotland 1 0 -1
West Central Scotland 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 535,495,200
Air transport 125,208,410
Other 25,747,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,011,217
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,243

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 £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 108,992,509 426,502,691 +317,510,182
Air transport 66,467,739 58,740,671 -7,727,068
Other 23,294,399 2,453,349 -20,841,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,993,726 17,491 -2,976,235
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 75,243 +75,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Farnborough Airport 145,597,409
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 89,942,792
Luton Airport 77,390,102
499 50,428,847
Northolt RAF Base 43,274,141

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 £
Farnborough Airport 25,209,566 120,387,843 +95,178,277
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 21,284,547 68,658,245 +47,373,698
Luton Airport 16,519,789 60,870,313 +44,350,524
499 28,069,435 22,359,412 -5,710,023
Northolt RAF Base 0 43,274,141 +43,274,141
East Midlands Airport 153,468 35,821,356 +35,667,888
Glasgow Airport 4,721,064 29,254,978 +24,533,914
Birmingham Airport 21,696,179 6,531,582 -15,164,597
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 11,808,637 15,323,426 +3,514,789
000 23,294,399 2,453,349 -20,841,050

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Air transport 6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1
2026-03 1
2026-01 1
2025-03 1
2025-02 2

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+ 5
15m-54m 1

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 £
Qatar 360,000,000
Netherlands 45,951,002
United States 36,508,409
France 25,012,907
Iceland 10,584,650

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 £
Qatar 180,000,000 180,000,000 +0
Netherlands 25,831,549 20,119,453 -5,712,096
United States 18,772,798 17,735,611 -1,037,187
France 25,012,907 0 -25,012,907
Iceland 10,584,650 0 -10,584,650
Turkey 10,250,298 0 -10,250,298
Belgium 0 9,102,446 +9,102,446
United Arab Emirates 76,734 6,780,436 +6,703,702
Australia 0 6,800,000 +6,800,000
Greece 4,945,111 0 -4,945,111

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 381,730,644
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 131,843,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,216,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,725

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 196,059,698 185,670,946 -10,388,752
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 80,626,793 51,216,967 -29,409,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,728,743 16,487,389 +10,758,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 252,725 0 -252,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Warton Aerodrome 360,000,000
London Stansted Airport 38,055,507
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 25,006,508
London Heathrow Airport 21,048,882
Farnborough Airport 19,291,042

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 £
Warton Aerodrome 180,000,000 180,000,000 +0
London Stansted Airport 20,084,254 17,971,253 -2,113,001
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 25,006,508 0 -25,006,508
London Heathrow Airport 0 21,048,882 +21,048,882
Farnborough Airport 13,062,567 6,228,475 -6,834,092
Luton Airport 17,833,622 0 -17,833,622
Glasgow Airport 13,520,255 920,946 -12,599,309
Southampton 4,476,018 9,157,389 +4,681,371
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 5,809,400 6,323,778 +514,378
London Gateway Port 0 7,070,000 +7,070,000

Quick facts

HS code: 880230

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

Description: Aircraft like mid-sized planes and helicopters weighing between 2,000 kg and 15,000 kg when empty